Staff & Board
Board Members

Ambrose R. Russell
Founder & President, The Inner Hero
arussell@theinnerhero.com

Dr. James Bardon
Board Member/Program Committee Chairman
30 years of Criminal Justice experience.
james@theinnerhero.com

Mary Taris
Board Member
Publisher & CEO
mary@theinnerhero.com

Keith Deanes
Board Chairman
Executive Vice President Client Services, Strategic Source

Godfred Ahianyo
Board Member/Treasurer
Account Manager, 8X8 Inc.
godferd@theinnerhero.com

Douglas E. Nepp
Board Member/Fund Development Committee Chairman
Attorney at Law, Nepp & Hackert, LLC
douglas@theinnerhero.com

Gregory O. W. Coleman
Board Member/Program Director
The Inner Hero
gregoryc@theinnerhero.com

Britni Austin
Board Member
14 years of Criminal Justice experience.
britni@theinnerhero.com

Max Tahija
Youth Board Member
Creative Director & Visual Storyteller
max@theinnerhero.com

Thomas A. Hackert
Board Member
Attorney at Law, Nepp & Hackert, LLC
thomas@theinnerhero.com


Samuel Wreh
Youth Board Member
Criminal Justice Major
samuel@theinnerhero.com
Staff & Mentors

Ambrose R. Russell
Executive Director/Founder
My hope and dream for this youth mentoring program is to see this present generation and the one to come be empowered with the right information. By having people in their lives to give them the right communication skill set, self-esteem, education, and moral values to become successful and to be an empowering force for the next generation to come.

Gregory O. W. Coleman
Program Director