WHAT CEO BOARD MEMBERS DO
Board members are active, engaged community leaders who volunteer their time and expertise to the operational oversight of our local CEO Program.
Facilitator Support: Board members provide ongoing support to the CEO Facilitator.
Event Planning: Board members plan and execute key CEO events, including investor and mentor socials, and the student trade show.
Student Recruitment & Selection: Board members organize recruitment efforts, engage with local schools, and oversee the selection of CEO students.
Mentorship Coordination: Board members recruit mentors, manage mentor-student pairings, and ensure mentor program success.
School Liaison: Board members maintain communication with school administrators to coordinate student participation and scheduling.
Investor Recruitment & Care: Board members recruit and maintain relationships with local investors, ensuring the program's financial sustainability.
Who is a board member?
Meet the local leaders who make up our CEO Board.
Mark Waters
Professional EOS ImplementerBoard Chair Committees: Facilitator Review / Hire, Investor Recruitment & Care, Mentoring...Mark has been a CPA, business owner and now business coach. He has managed Finance and Accounting Departments over the past 25 years. He works with entrepreneurial companies to help them gain alignment, clarify, simplify and achieve their vision. He has been a resident of Decatur, Alabama since 1991. He was born in Montgomery Alabama. He received his Bachelors in Accounting from Samford University and Masters in Business Adminstration from The University of Alabama. He is married to Shelly Slate Waters and has three adult children.
John Joseph
Executive DirectorVice Chair Committees: Investor Recruitment & Care
Robbie Laney
Chief Commercialization OfficerSecretary Committees: Investor Recruitment & Care
Jeremy Childers
Career Tech/Workforce Development DirectorBoard Member Committees: School Coordinator
Ellen Didier
PresidentBoard Member Committees: Media, Facilitator Review / Hire, Investor Recruitment & Care, Mentoring
Catrena Gray Jackson
School CounselorBoard Member Committees: School Coordinator
Jason Greene
Dean, College of BusinessBoard Member Committees: Mentoring
Scott Mayo
Executive DirectorBoard Member Committees: Facilitator Review / Hire, School Coordinator
Clotile Rice
PresidentBoard Member Committees: Event Coordinator, Media, MentoringAs the President of LLVE, LLC (Ladies Living in Victory and Excellence), Dr. Yvette Rice is passionate about adding value to women's lives through developmental systems that promote Discovery, Building, and Becoming a woman of excellence. Rice's focus on empowerment for women includes Discovering Resilience, Building Confidence, and Becoming Ones Best Self as a woman ready to cross the gender divides of the marketplace and do great exploits worldwide. A published author, Rice utilizes more than 30 years of expertise, influence, and business insight to partner with Senior Executives of large corporations to produce books, white papers, and prolific articles related to Leadership Development, Mentorship, Executive Coaching, and Business Advancement, developing and deploying platforms globally. As a results-oriented Executive with Front End of the Business acumen and demonstrated success in the development and execution of technical communications strategies that maximize team effectiveness, develop talent, and drive lasting cultural change, Rice serves as a Small Business Consultant for Woman-Owned Businesses, nationally.
