Guys and Gals Community Partnership, Inc.
Board of Directors, Consultants, and Committees.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2024-2025

​Iriel Hopkins – Board Chair
System Director, Community Relations & Diversity · Summa Health

Glenn Daniels – Board Vice Chair
Superintendent- Operations Management, Continuous Improvement – PPG

Willie McGee – Board Treasurer
Director of House of 330 – Athletic Director for I Promise school

Vernora McCants – Board Secretary
HUB Referral Coordinator - Community Action Akron

Dr. Lathardus Goggins ll – At-Large Board Member
President/CEO - Applied Academics Solutions

Latonya Johnson – At-Large Board Member
Program Director, Newborn Screen Counselor, and Outreach Education Coordinator for the Region

Traci Vaughn – At-Large Board Member
Quality Assurance – Community Advocate
 

Christa Nuru – Board Member
School Counselor, Akron Public Schools

Tarsha Woolridge – Board Member
Registered Nurse OB Navigator – Cleveland Clinic Akron General

Denico Buckley-Knight – Board Member
Youth & Community Opportunity Director for the City of Akron – Mayor’s Cabinet

Kariem Primm – Board Member
Entrepreneur Extraordinaire
 

CONSULTANTS 2024-2025

Kwame “Jerry” Williams – Retired Social Worker

Cultural Programming and Organizational Improvement

Preston Clark & Lucia Arteaga – Marketing Team

Market Me 24/7
 

COMMITTEES 2024-2025

Hoop For Coop Initiatives: Jerome Moss, Willie McGee, Tarsha Woolridge, Denico Buckley-Knight,
Shirl Dawson, Vernora McCants, Christa Nuru, Latonya Johnson

Executive Committee: Iriel Hopkins, Glenn Daniels, Kariem Primm, Traci Vaughn, Denico Buckley-
Knight

Fundraising/Marketing: Traci Vaughn, Christa Nuru, Lucia Arteaga, Preston Clark, Glen Daniels
Programming, Projects, Collaborative Committee: Dr. Lathardus Goggins ll, Jerome Moss, Latonya
Johnson