First Step Staffing, Inc.
Executive Director
| Executive Director | Ms. Amelia Nickerson |
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| amelia@firststepstaffing.com | |
| Term Start | January 2018 |
| Amelia's Experience: Amelia first started her winding path to nonprofit management staffing as a campaign and research coordinator with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. After realizing that her passion lied more with the nonprofit sector and less with the arts, she followed her gut and landed with a local firm in Atlanta, where First Step Staffing was a client at the time. First Step was new to the staffing scene and was just starting to grow. Amelia worked hand-and-hand with the board, founder, and CEO through their rapid growth over the years. Eventually, she recommended that they bring someone in-house because of their increasing size. Amelia unexpectedly found herself being recruited by the persuasive founder to join their team as VP of development and communications. She said yes! The rest is history. First Step's mission, centered around helping others, was synonymous with Amelia's, which only made it easier for her to bring her dual interests of nonprofit and mission to the table. She ran with this through fundraising, board governance, working with community partners and really ensuring that the services they were providing were making an impact. With her career trajectory top of mind, Amelia reflects on her past mentors and how most of them were very successful women running companies or on boards in the nonprofit sector. She shares how she's obtained new staffing mentors by being a believer in reaching out and supporting other people. In Amelia's experience, 100% of the time if you ask, people are willing to help. |
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Senior Staff
| Name | Title |
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| Matt Miller | Chief Operating Officer |
| Kellie Brownlow | Chief Mission Officer |
| Reggie Harmon | Chief Financial Officer |
| Sheneva Harris | Vice President, Operations (Southeast) |
| Karima Rose | Vice President, Support Services |
| Trevor Turner | VP/General Manager Philadelphia |
| Raul Gomez | Vice President/General Manager, Southern California |
Staff
| Full Time Staff | 62 |
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| Part Time Staff | 0 |
| Volunteers | 0 |
| Contractors | 0 |
| Retention Rate | 84% |
Plans & Policies
| Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan? | Yes |
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| Does your organization have a Strategic Plan? | Yes |
| Years Strategic Plan Considers | 2 |
| When was the Strategic Plan adopted? | January 2021 |
| Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan? | Yes |
| Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy? | Yes |
| Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy? | No |
| Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy? | Yes |
Evaluation
| Is there a formal evaluation for... | Frequency (if applicable) | |
|---|---|---|
| CEO/Executive Director | Yes | Annually |
| Senior Management | Yes | Annually |
| Non-Management | Yes | Annually |
