Meet the EAST Staff

My Favorite Quote

"To be useful is a curious prayer. Unromantic. A little dull even, but it’s at the heart of who we are."

- Bono (Paul David Hewson), Surrender

Matt Dozier

President & CEO

My Favorite Quote

"Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might"

- Solomon

Jerry Prince

Vice President of IT

My Favorite Quote

"See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are."

- 1 John 3:1

Jack Ciak

Vice President of Finance

My Favorite Quote

"Imagination is more important than knowledge"

- Albert Einstein

Alicia Humbard

Senior Director of Program Services

My Favorite Quote

"Difficulties in life don't come to destroy you. They come to help you realize your hidden potential."

- Dr. A.P. J. Abdul Kalam

Jessica Dunham

Senior Director of Operations

My Favorite Quote

"The better part of one’s life consists of their friendships."

- Abraham Lincoln

Luke Story

Senior Director of Marketing & Communications

My Favorite Quote

"From his fullness, we have all received grace upon even more grace - not just a little, but an inexhaustible provision."

- John 1:16

Tami Baker

Director of New Program Growth

My Favorite Quote

"When little people are overwhelmed with big emotions, it's our job to share our calm, not join their chaos."

- L.R. Knost

Kelley Klein

Director of Events

My Favorite Quote

"People will not remember what you said, or what you did, but they will always remember the way you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

Bethany Howell

Director of Development

My Favorite Quote

"When you do things right, no one will be sure you did anything at all"

- Futurama

Jason Blake

Director of Training Services

My Favorite Quote

"Success breeds motivation. Not the other way around."

- Jeff Haden

Rinda Hall

Program Coordinator for Site Support

My Favorite Quote

"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try."

- John F. Kennedy

Breanna Burris

Program Coordinator for Facilitator Services

My Favorite Quote

"If you want to make everyone happy, go sell ice cream."

- Steve Jobs

Troy Debill

Program Coordinator for Facilitator Services

My Favorite Quote

"And now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good."

- John Steinbeck, East of Eden

Dawson Cumberland

Senior Accountant

My Favorite Quote

"Growing old is mandatory, but growing up is optuonal."

- Walt Disney

Konnie Hogue

Purchasing & Inventory Coordinator

My Favorite Quote

"If you were happy every day of your life you wouldn't be a human being. You'd be a game-show host."

- Heathers 1989

Bradley Brewer

Communications Coordinator

My Favorite Quote

"You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."

- Maya Angelou

Jocelyn Johnson

Designer

My Favorite Quote

"It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it."

- Oscar Wilde

Eric Holt

Full Stack Web Developer

My Favorite Quote

"If at first you don’t succeed; call it version 1.0"

- Unknown

Christian Aqui

Front-End Web and App Developer

My Favorite Quote

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

Whitney Croy

Office Manager

My Favorite Quote

"It feels scary because it's unfamiliar, not because I'm incapable"

- Michell C. Clark

Keeley Frye

Administrative Assistant

My Favorite Quote

"No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another"

- Charles Dickens

Jourdan Taylor

Coordinator of Information Technology

My Favorite Quote

"Here for a good time, not a long time."

- Some one who knows what's up.

Elijah Skinner

Technical Resources Specialist

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