Executive Director: Cynthia Dorman has an M.A. in Student Personnel Services from Eastern Kentucky University. She is the former Director of Services of Victims of Sexual Assault for the state of North Carolina and has more than 30 years of experience in education and social work. Cindi is the mother of two grown daughters and is a grandmother.

Assistant Executive Director: Emilie Hamlow Gottsegen is a certified Family Life Educator through the National Council on Family Relations and a certified facilitator for the Active Parenting. She has an MS degree in Family Studies from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at UNCG and a BS from Purdue University. Emilie is married and the mother of an elementary-age son and a middle-school age daughter.

Wise Guys Director: Rick Brown has a BA in Sociology from High Point University and 25 years of professional experience working with adolescents. He held the Executive Director’s position of High Point, North Carolina’s Big Brothers/Big Sisters agency for twelve years.  Rick has been recognized by the North Carolina Jaycees as one of five outstanding young North Carolinians, and also received the WFMY TV2/Gannett Foundation’s Dare to Care award. Rick is married and the father of an elementary age boy.

Wise Guys Educator: Spencer Long.

Spencer is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. Spencer has previously worked as the Mentor Program Coordinator with Black Child Development; group facilitator for the Domestic Violence Intervention Program; Case Manager with Alcohol & Drug Services; and Investigating Officer for the NC Department of Corrections. Originally a native of East Orange, New Jersey, Spencer is married to Guilford County’s an Elementary School Teacher of the Year Nominee and the father of two young children.

Wise Guys Educator: Ted Sikes

has a BA in English, with a concentration in Creative Writing from High Point University. He served for two years as Resident Director for High Point University, where he coordinated health and substance awareness programs for college students. Ted also taught Language Arts at the Middle School level for Guilford County Schools before joining the Family Life Council. Ted is married and the father of three young children.

Wise Guys Educator: Walter Johnson  has a B.A. degree in music from North Carolina A & T State University . He is an ordained Elder for Yadkin Grove Church in Salisbury, NC , where he carries out varied ministerial duties. He served as youth pastor for four years in High Point, taught for the Alamance school system for four years, where he directed an after school program teaching drama, chorus, and basic computer skills, and has worked with at-risk youth for over 8 years. Walter is a husband and father of two children.

Jovenes Sabios Educator: Jorge Alonzo is the Jóvenes Sabios Educator for the Spanish language version of Wise Guys. Jorge came to the United States in 1999. He received a law degree from Universidad Federico Villarreal and teaching certification for English as a Second Language from the University of Cambridge. His background includes work as a Spanish teacher for St Pius X Middle and Elementary Schools; an interpreter for the Guilford County Health Department in the Adult Health Clinic, primarily dealing with STD and HIV cases and street outreach.

Coordinator for Family Programs: Rebecca Starnes has an MS in Human Development and Family Studies from UNC-Greensboro. Rebecca is a part-time instructor at UNCG in the Family Studies Department. Rebecca is a certified educator for the 8 Habits of Highly Effective Marriages, PREP: Fighting for Your Marriage, and PREPARE. She is married and has a middle school age son and two elementary age children.

Parent Educator: Sebrina Cooke-Davis  has provided services for youth for several years. She is works with both pregnant and parenting teenage girls. She is currently pursuing her doctorate, is happily married and has two children. She has worked in substance abuse for 2 years. Davis is a certified substance abuse prevention consultant for North Carolina and has worked in both treatment and prevention with families and diverse groups.