The William’s House Board
Meet the Board
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Jeff Schultz, Board President
Sports Journalist | New York Times
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Nick Weir, AI IT
CISO | CheckX Solutions Group
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Pierre Edwards
Change Management Lead | Equifax
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Paula A. Molano, Esq.
Attorney | Montlick Injury Attorneys
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Sydney Roberts, J.D.
Senior Consultant | Jensen Hughes
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Rachel Richards
CEO | Solid Society: Digital Marketing
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Dan Perez
Real Estate Associate | Brown Realty
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Harrison Sims, Treasurer
Senior Director | FP&A at Sovos
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Douglas Webster
Associate Principal | Cooper Carry
Executive Director, Chuck Milton
Chuck Milton
Executive Director & CEO
Before co-founding William's House in 2020, Chuck accumulated over 20 years of corporate experience as Vice President at prominent boutique retained executive search firms. He excelled in business development and worked with a diverse clientele, including manufacturers, SMBs, and Fortune companies such as Southern Company and Walt Disney, across both Orlando and Burbank.
His inspiration for this mission stems from his personal journey with alcoholism and addiction, which led him to enter a rehabilitation program in 2009. Following his rehabilitation, Chuck found himself in a challenging situation without a stable living environment or the necessary tools to rebuild his life. This experience sparked his curiosity about the support available to men with children facing similar struggles.
Shortly thereafter, Chuck joined Mary Hall Freedom House, a facility that assists women and women with children. During his time there, he recognized the need for similar resources tailored to men with children, which inspired the creation of William's House.
Chuck is a proud alumnus of Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences with a focus on Political Science. He was actively involved in the Greek system and student government during his time at FSU. Despite being a Florida native, Chuck now considers Atlanta his home after residing there for over three decades.
The William’s House Team
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Dr. Lea Noring
Chief Clinical Director
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Brianna Shields, MS, NCC, APC
Psychotherapist
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Ira Racada
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
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Brentia Caldwell-Smith, Ph.D., LPC, NCC, ACS, CPCS
Clinical Internship Director
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Jeanne Schultz
Horticultural Therapist, Case Manager
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Gabriel Gillott
IT Consultant & Accountant
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Lauren Foster
Mental Health Coordinator
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Laurie Sedicino, MA, CTRS, CES
Recreation Therapist
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Nick Weir
Chief Information Officer
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Ashley Carmen
Career Counseling Consultant
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Sarah Reese
Development Coordinator
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Lydia Johnson
Family Therapist Consultant
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Jeffrey Smith
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
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Fatma Munye
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
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Alejandro Lopez
Clinical Mental Health Counseling Intern
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Ashley Carman has spent many years helping others find their purpose and their place. She is the owner of a real estate brokerage called Align Realty Group as well as the founder of Empower Community Solutions. Prior to starting her own organizations, she served along side several CEO's as an executive assistant helping to launch various businesses, non profits, and ministries. However, her greatest passion is helping to launch individuals.
She is overjoyed to be helping bring highly individualized career coaching to those coming out of transitional situations.
My Purpose is to Align others with their unique purpose to empower them to rewrite their narrative. My Promise is to always encourage you to discern, build, and live out your unique blueprint.
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Gabriel Gillott founded Eucatastrophe LLC in 2016, establishing the company as a significant player in the e-commerce and online retail market. Under his leadership, the company has achieved a position in the top 1% of Amazon sellers by sales. This success is attributed to a data-driven approach to product sourcing.
Gabriel graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, concentrating in Artificial Intelligence, from Kennesaw State University in 2023. During his academic tenure, he engaged in artificial intelligence research focusing on mental health, contracted by Cobb County.
Currently, Gabriel continues to lead Eucatastrophe LLC. He also serves as a Development Manager at William's House, where his responsibilities include integrating technological solutions, grant writing, and business development.
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Healing Space Counseling and Consulting is a boutique practice dedicated to providing a safe space for exploration, healing and growth.
We will utilize a holistic approach to your health and wellness as we explore the impact of the past on your current life, sense of self and relationships with others.
My goal is to help you feel empowered and inspired to move forward, at your own pace, so that you can create the life that you have envisioned for yourself. Sessions will be individually tailored to support your journey.
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Chuck Milton serves as the Executive Director and CEO of William's House, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering fathers in recovery to achieve self-sufficiency and sustainable housing.
Before co-founding William's House in 2020, Chuck accumulated over 20 years of corporate experience as Vice President at prominent boutique retained executive search firms. He excelled in business development and worked with a diverse clientele, including manufacturers, SMBs, and Fortune companies such as Southern Company and Walt Disney, across both Orlando and Burbank.
His inspiration for this mission stems from his personal journey with alcoholism and prescription drug abuse, which led him to enter a rehabilitation program in 2009. Following his rehabilitation, Chuck found himself in a challenging situation without a stable living environment or the necessary tools to rebuild his life. This experience sparked his curiosity about the support available to men with children facing similar struggles.
Shortly thereafter, Chuck coincidentally joined Mary Hall Freedom House, a facility that assists women and women with children. During his time there, he recognized the need for similar resources tailored to men with children, which inspired the creation of William's House.
Chuck is a proud alumnus of Florida State University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences with a focus on Political Science. He was actively involved in the Greek system and student government during his time at FSU. Despite being a Florida native, Chuck now considers Atlanta his home after residing there for over three decades.
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Dr. Lea Noring is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Northcentral University and a master’s degree in Family Sociology from Valdosta State University. A Clinical Fellow of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (AAMFT), Dr. Noring provides psychotherapy for adults, couples, and families, specializing in complex parenting and co-parenting challenges.
With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Noring has supported families and individuals as a therapist, former teacher, ADHD coach, and special education advocate. She has extensive expertise in IEP and school consultations, addressing school-related challenges that impact family relationships, and assisting highly sensitive individuals and those with learning differences, including dyslexia, processing disorders, and NVLD. She is also skilled in helping parents understand and support children with ADHD and autism (AuDHD).
Previously, Dr. Noring served as Program Director at a prominent Atlanta-area eating disorder clinic, overseeing programs for clients with eating disorders and co-occurring conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression, OCD, and borderline personality disorder.
Dr. Noring incorporates tools like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Enneagram to help clients better understand their personalities and conflict styles. She is passionate about fostering no-fault communication patterns within families and supporting individuals recovering from traumatic bullying experiences.
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Originally from Pittsburgh, grew up in Los Angeles; relocated to Atlanta in 1989.
Bachelor of Science Health Administration, from California State University, Northridge, concentration in Marketing and Public Relations. Experience in health education and development for urgent care centers, home health services and the Oncology Division of Bristol Myers Squibb.
Master’s degree in education, Mercer University, concentration Middle Grades Science and Social Studies. Over 25 years teaching experience. Twenty-three years with Fulton County Schools.
Active in the recovery community since 2011. Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment Specialist from the Georgia Council for Recovery.
Founded 12 Acre Farms to incorporate nature and plant-based activities to cultivate others’ health and well-being. Certificate in Horticultural Therapy in 2022 from the Horticultural Therapy Institute.
Member of Skyland Trail’s Horticultural Therapy Department since 2020. Joined William’s House in 2022 to bring Horticultural Therapy to adults and children in a variety of settings.
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Foster has over 30 years of experience in leadership, advocacy, education, and clinical services. She serves as the Assistant Director at Perspectives Center for Holistic Therapy, where she manages community relations and client-therapist matching, and is the Founder of The Powerful Project, a nonprofit providing mental health scholarships to teens and young adults.
As a holistic coach and consultant, Foster offers family enrichment, teen/young adult coaching, and consulting services that integrate nutrition, brain health, emotional regulation, executive functioning, and social skills. She takes a socially inclusive approach, helping clients build self-awareness and emotional balance.
Foster co-developed The Personal Power Tools curriculum, which teaches social navigation and self-regulation skills and is used in schools, camps, and private practice. Her work has been featured in books like The LCP Solution and magazines such as Parenting and Autism File.
Holding certifications as a Speech-Language Pathologist (MS, CCC-SLP), Certified Natural Healthcare Practitioner (CNHP), and Reiki Master, she is a sought-after speaker and consultant for nonprofits like William’s House.
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Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner since 2021 with additional psychiatric nursing experience dating to 2015. Also, board certified in addiction (CARN-AP) and correctional health (CCHP).
Has served in a variety of settings including inpatient, intensive outpatient, outpatient, and corrections. Currently co-owns a private outpatient practice which emphasizes a holistic, critical approach to patient care.
Known for efficiently finding solutions and challenging perspectives through analytical insight.
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MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Mercer University
BA in Psychology and minor in chemistry from Mercer University
National Certified Counselor (NCC)
Georgia Mandated Reporter Certified
Stewards of Children Certified
QPR Gatekeeper
Trained in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy
Trained in Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy
Practicing under the supervision of Ashley Skidmore, LCSW
About the Team
About the Board
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Sports Journalist at the New York Times
Professional sports journalist for more than four decades, based in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Atlanta, most recently as a Senior Writer and Columnist for The Athletic, a New York Times company. Has reported on and written about some of the world’s biggest sports stories, including championship events and Summer and Winter Olympics
Winner of numerous local and national awards, including being named one of the nation’s top 10 sports columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE), the Atlanta Press Club’s Award of Excellence and five-time winner of the Georgia Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association (NSMA).
Has been immersed in the addiction recovery community and driven to destigmatize and educate people on addiction and related mental health issues. Widely honored and recognized for his story. “Personal Journey: Lost and Found,” on the struggles of addiction in his own family and the parallel roads of recovery for a parent and their child.
Board member for Families Anonymous, a parallel recovery group for relatives and loved ones of those living with substance use disorder.
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Change Management Specialist at Equifax
Experienced change management specialist and corporate trainer with a career spanning more than seven years across Fortune 500 companies, nonprofit organizations, and public education systems. Currently serves as a Change Management Specialist at Equifax, where he leads operational readiness, stakeholder engagement, and communication strategies for enterprise-wide initiatives impacting D2C operations.
Previously held key training and facilitation roles at Delta Dental of California and the Metro Atlanta School District, where he led onboarding, developed professional learning programs, and improved student outcomes through strategic partnerships. Former grants specialist and college readiness coordinator at Project GRAD Atlanta, where he secured and managed over $6 million in funding for youth programming.
Earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and a Bachelor’s degree in English from Morehouse College. Recognized for his leadership, collaborative mindset, and ability to communicate complex information with clarity and purpose.
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Associate Principal at Cooper Carry
Douglas began his career at Cooper Carry in 1994 and returned in 2022 as an Associate Principal and Director of Design. In this new position, he facilitates design excellence across studios. With 25 years of experience, Douglas has a blended portfolio of mixed-use, residential, higher education, and corporate interiors projects, which gives him a unique perspective when designing creative, functional spaces for clients. His cross-pollination approach allows critical thinking to transcend conventional thought by introducing different ideas and experiences from one project type to another.
Plans many of the philanthropic efforts within the firm for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, United Way, Atlanta Community Food Bank, ASPCA, The Giving Kitchen and, of course, William’s House.
Douglas has a Bachelor of Architecture degree, cum laude, from Auburn University. He is a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and a Fitwel Ambassador.
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Workers’ Compensation Attorney at Montlick Injury Attorneys
Paula is a native from Colombia who immigrated to the U.S. at the age of 16 to pursue a college education. She has a B.B.A. in International Business with a Concentration in Management from Kennesaw State University (2010).
She has her J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law (2014). While in law school, she contributed over 400 hours of pro bono work with the Immigrant Rights Clinic.
She started her legal career as an immigration attorney for a non profit (Catholic Charities Atlanta) representing unaccompanied minors in removal proceedings. Most recently, Paula has worked at a non profit (Ser Familia) representing immigrant victims of domestic violence, violent crimes, and trafficking.
She lives with her husband, Paul, and her dog, Estelle, in Marietta, GA and loves reading, watching history documentaries, and traveling the world (she has visited 15 countries).
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Senior Consultant at Jensen Hughes
Serving as our Government Relations SME, Sydney is a Senior Consultant at Jensen Hughes, where she helps communities, police executives, elected officials and universities transform policing strategies to deliver constitutional and procedurally just policing practices.
Undergraduate degree (B.S.) in Criminal Justice from University of Delaware in 1986, J.D. from Rutgers Law School in 1996, and a MSc in Criminal Justice & Criminology, from University of Oxford (UK), Wolfson Collegein 2002.
A former Chief Executive for the Chicago Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), Sydney also served as Director for the IL Secretary State of Police, and First Deputy Inspector General/COO in the Office of Executive Inspector General for Illinois.
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Founder and CEO at Solid Society
Rachel Gilreath Richards founded Solid Society in 2013, a digital marketing and e-commerce platform. Within three years from its start, Rachel solely generated over 20,000 product sales and accumulated over 900,000 total Instagram followers, all through organic social media marketing.
Rachel played a pivotal role as one of the first influencers to leverage Instagram as a brand building and community engagement tool between 2012 and 2018. In 2014, Rachel was voted as the “Instagram Account of the Year." In 2015, she was an invited entrepreneurial speaker at YPO (Young President’s Organization).
Rachel graduated from the University of Georgia in 2020, where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics. She currently serves as a marketing consultant for her clients and lives with her husband, Taylor, in the Atlanta area.
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Commercial Real Estate Associate at Brown Realty Group
Dan is a native of Atlanta, GA. and received a BBA in Marketing and an MBA, both from the University of Georgia. He is also a proud Eagle Scout.
Dan worked for several years at top advertising and marketing firms in Atlanta until he transitioned to The Home Depot, where he spent nearly a decade with in-store environment and then product development.
Dan’s entrepreneurial spirit led him to launch an automotive import business in 2020, followed by a consulting firm specializing in capital strategy, operations, project management and commercial real estate brokerage.
Dan has also spent several years in the non-profit world where he collaborated with organizations such as the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, National Monuments Foundation, and Andrew Young Foundation. His dedicated efforts played a key role in the successful erection of multiple statues in Atlanta, GA, including those of Ambassador Andrew Young and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., prominently featured at Rodney Cook Sr. Park.
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Senior Director, FP&A at Sovos
Finance leader with more than a decade of experience in financial planning and analysis across enterprise software, retail, and logistics sectors. Currently serves as Senior Director of FP&A at Sovos, where he drives strategic planning, forecasting, and data-driven decision-making for a global SaaS tax compliance platform.
Previously spent nearly six years at The Home Depot in a series of progressive finance roles across U.S. and global operations, including as Senior Finance Manager for Global FP&A. His expertise includes leading cross-functional projects, supporting executive decision-making, and managing multi-million-dollar P&Ls with a focus on scalable growth and operational efficiency.
Harrison began his career as an accounting manager and financial analyst, with early experience in marketing strategy and transportation finance. He holds an MBA from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and dual undergraduate degrees in Finance and Marketing from Kennesaw State University.
A Certified Management Accountant and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Harrison combines analytical rigor with leadership excellence to influence results at scale. He is passionate about mentoring, process improvement, and building high-performing teams that fuel business transformation.
Where It All Started…
Chuck and William in the beginning phases of founding William’s House