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ABOUT US

HOPE for Prisoners
FOUNDER & CEO

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Jon Ponder

Jon D. Ponder

Founder & CEO

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Glenn Martin

Glenn E. Martin

Interim Chairman of the Board

Founder & Managing Director - GEM Trainers

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Jeffrey Cooper

Treasurer

Trustee - Engelstad Foundation

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Jeff Colton

Director

President - The Walters Group

Kord Nichols

Kord Nichols

Director

Chief Operating Officer - Station Casinos LLC

LVMPD Undersheriff Andrew Walsh

Andrew Walsh

Director

Undersheriff, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Alex Dixon

Alex Dixon

Senior Advisor

Resorts World Foundation Board

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Mike Gennaro

Director

Assistant Sheriff - Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department

Mark D. Rich

Mark D. Rich, CPA, CFF

Director

Founding Partner - Rich, Wightman & Company, CPAs, LLC

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Ryan Woodward

Director

President / CEO - National Technical Institute

Tom Burns

Tom Burns

Director

Executive Director - Nevada Governor’s of Economic Development (GOED)

Bob Woodson

Robert L. Woodson Sr.

Honorary Emeritus

Founder and President of the Woodson Center

ADVISORY BOARD

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Tony Lowden

Executive Vice President and Chief Impact Officer - ViaPath Technologies

Scott Sibella

Scott Sibella

Casino Executive (Former)

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Antong Lucky

President & CEO - Urban Specialists

Pastor Jabin Chavez

Pastor Jabin Chavez

Lead Pastor Citylight Church

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Dr. Tiffany Tyler-Garner

Manager, Department of Youth Development and Social Initiatives

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Pastor Paula White-Cain

Senior Pastor New Destiny Christian Center

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Steven Smith

President - Colonnade Consulting