In 2016, Erica Stephens founded Nana Grants in honor of her grandmother, Mary "Gran" Arivett, and her mother, Diann "Nana" Arivett. Mary helped raise Erica while Diann, a single mother, attended nursing school at Kennesaw State.

Photo: Erica and her Gran

Board of Directors & Staff

  • Erica Stephens, Executive Director

  • Nakia Smith Collier, Board Chair | Sr. Director Business Process and Governance at Comcast

  • Olamide Bello, Treasurer | Executive Director, Nomura Asset Management International

  • Mary Jane Credeur, Founding Chair | Founder & Principal at The Credeur Group

  • Jimmy Lee, Director, Aprio

  • Shawnell Johnson, Director of PAACT for GEEARS: Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students

  • Rachel Bowser, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, Agnes Scott College

  • Dawna Boone, Managing Director + Atlanta Market Leader at Embark

  • Dan Berman, Founder and CEO Concentra Solutions, PharmaCentra & CannabisBPO

  • Karli James, HR Business Partner, Yamaha Motor Finance Corporation

  • Renee Defelippi, Senior Structuring Analyst at Gas South

  • Sheneita Graham | Director of Culturally Responsive Programming, Bottom Line