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THE PEOPLE BEHIND
THE COINS
WE ARE COIN COLLABORATORS
Economic Succession takes a Community.
Our Coin Collaborators form a powerful coalition of leaders who bring together expertise across financial capability, education, business, law, operations, and community development. Each collaborator contributes a unique form of currency that helps students turn financial understanding into real economic opportunity.
By blending cross‑sector leadership with community‑rooted perspective, our collaborators help students see wealth not as something distant, but as something they can build, own, and pass forward. Together, we are building the people, partnerships, and pathways that allow students to learn, practice, own, grow, and ultimately move wealth forward, from personal stability to family strength to community transformation.
GOVERN THE MISSION
Board of Directors
Our Board provides governance, strategic oversight, fiscal stewardship and community leadership to ensure the work remains intentional, sustainable and positioned for long-term economic impact.
Kendal O'Neal
Knight Federal Solutions
Board Chair
Spencer Hawthrone
Verizon Wireless
Board Treasurer
Shelley Brage Merida, MS
Deloitte
Shannon Latimer
Orange County Public Schools
Trimesha Smiley, Esq
Probate
Patrick Eichholtz
First Horizon Bank
Board Vice-Chair
Danisha Duncan-Phillips
Adventhealth
Board Secretary
Charline Charles-Whittaker, M.Ed
Adobe
Njeri Gichia-Broussard
Lighthouse Wealth Consulting
Jamara Wilson-Harvin
Progressive Cleaning
Chair Emeritus
LEADING THE MISSION
Coin Collaborators
Our team designs the programs, builds the partnerships, and creates the experiences that move students along their wealth journey. We translate financial concepts into hands‑on learning, real‑world practice, and opportunities that feel tangible and achievable. We connect students to mentors, institutions, and pathways that help them see themselves as earners, owners, and contributors to their community’s economic future.
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ITS TAKES MORE THAN EIGHT CENTS
Community is Currency
Students. Families. Educators. Volunteers. Financial institutions. Employers. Funders. Commissioners. Community partners. Each brings a different form of currency. Together, we create access.