BOARD OF DIRECTORS
All members of our board of directors are unpaid volunteers who are dedicated to empowering college students who have experienced foster care or homelessness to achieve lifelong success.
Matthew Patterson
Chairperson
Matthew experienced homelessness while attending college and joined Champions Empowering Champions as a student member in the Summer of 2020…
Kimberly Dunn, Ph.D.
Vice-Chairperson
Dr. Dunn joined Florida Atlantic University in 2001 and currently serves as Faculty Senate President, Trustee, and Associate Professor in the School of Accounting.
Michael Gauci
Treasurer
Michael J. Gauci, CPA is President of Gauci Accounting Services, P.A. in Parkland, Florida, providing accounting, tax, and assurance services to small businesses…
Dennis Crudele
Member
Dennis Crudele is the President and CEO of C Group 3, LLC, a comprehensive higher education consulting group specializing in bringing management and…
Andrew S. Duffell, MBA
Member
With a robust international background and a wealth of experience in various economic development roles, Duffell has honed a forward-thinking and…
Jeff Gordon
Member
Mr. Jeffrey F. Gordon, a Pennsylvania native, is currently a Board-Certified Trial Lawyer with Lesser Lesser Landy & Smith in Boca Raton, Florida.
Pamela Feinberg-Rivkin, RN, BSN, CCM
Member
My personal philosophy is that if we have hope and give hope, that is the beginning of something special. Possibilities in healing lives are available to so many…
Jasmine Moore
Member
Ms. Moore is currently a Program Manager and Success Coach for Educate Tomorrow, Corp. She has over 10 years of experience in developing programs and…