Jackie has always been mission driven. Since she was a child growing up in Missouri, she was enterprising and creative finding was to raise money for the St. Louis Zoo, March of Dimes, Jerry's Kids and so many others. In addition to 20 years in the training and direct selling industry, Jackie is now the Chief Motivational Officer and Founder of A Matter of Motivation Inc, a training, speaking and leader building organization. She is also a John Maxwell Inner Circle Certified coach and trainer and passes John's DNA along through Mastermind groups she runs locally each week. Jackie brought her passion for leadership to Forsyth County more than a decade ago, and now serves as a Continuing Education Instructor for the University of North Georgia, is a graduate and board member of Leadership Forsyth and volunteers regularly for Mountain Lake Church. With 2 children of their own, she and her husband of 25 years, Jerry Martin believe that anything you can do to help those children in your own Jerusalem is a critical mission. They joined the board of Meals by Grace together after catching the vision of Suellen and Steve Daniels. The plan to support and assist the organization in any way possible until there are no more children going to bed hungry.

Suellen Daniels is an energetic lady of many talents which have led to two full time and several part time simultaneous endeavors. All these jobs highlight her passion for organizational, planning and the personal development arenas where creative possibilities come to fruition. As one of the principals in a leadership development group, Suellen manages the day to day product and organization needs. She also works as a private organizational specialist, successfully directing her clients through triumph over chaos in their homes and lifestyles. Suellen finds extreme joy in helping others gain peace over their circumstances, and this gift has led her down many paths of teaching, learning, helping and guiding others to make sense of their mess, whether it be in their personal lives with their surroundings or in their financial lives with their bookkeeping. But the great work of Suellen's life--her magnum opus--is in the envisioning of Meals by Grace – a mission against childhood hunger. After personal tragedy left her husband, Steve, and her in dire financial straits with only the support of friends to help them, she realized the pain and difficulties they had been struggling with were all around her in a layer of society she had hardly noticed before…children. It was as if a light burst into her soul and a new passion was born. As she had been provided for and cared for, she was now compelled to share that same blessing with others. This mission would require deep organization and planning, and a strong team of compassionate volunteers to manage the complex processes of lovingly preparing and delivering meals to little ones in the community who are in crisis and a vision for personal development that would enable families to discover and grow into a place of self-sufficiency. Suellen provides the passion and vision behind the day to day execution of the most celebrated and fastest growing care organization for solving food insecurity in children in Forsyth County. Suellen has been married for 36 years to her mission partner and best friend. They have three adult children and were gifted with their first granddaughter late last year. Hugging and loving on volunteers and families in need comes naturally to her, as does the ability to lead, organize and execute with the goal of delicious hot meals being placed in front of hungry youngsters. Deep roots of security and love, and precious memories of thousands of family dinners shared over the years propel and motivate her to share that feeling with others so they too can feel safe and happy at home.

Stephen is the Co-Founder of Meals by Grace (MbG) and is the Director of Finance and Operations for MbG. He is a principal consultant at Cirrus Business Group, an expert in CRM Software applications and custom software projects. He is serving as an Elder and Board member of Grace Chapel Church of Christ for almost a decade. Stephen serves on the Loving Forsyth Food Coalition and on Advisory Boards for the Atlanta Community Food bank and Forsyth County Strategic Planning Committee. Stephen retired from Hewlett Packard after 27 years where he served as the Americas Sales Operations Business Project Leader for Seibel Sales reporting, providing sales operational reporting for 8,000 sales people in the Americas regions. During his career at Digital, Compaq, and HP Stephen help several technical, Sales, and management positions. Prior to Digital Stephen served in the USMC for 4 years where he held the rank of Sargent at Cherry Point Air Station NC. Stephen is married to the lovely Suellen for 36 years and they have 3 adult children.

Nancy Norman is Senior Vice President at JLL, a global real estate firm. With over 29 years of management experience in the areas of finance, human resources and operations, Nancy oversees operations for JLL's Brokerage, Capital Markets and Retail businesses in Atlanta. She is a member of the Atlanta Executive Committee and Business Enablement Team, the National Markets Operations Committee, the JLL Academy strategy team and is a Global Ethics Liaison. She is a recipient of the firm's Champion of Excellence Award, exemplifying the highest levels of excellence, respect, integrity, client focus, and teamwork. Nancy has been married 42 years to her teenage sweetheart, Brad, and they have three children and eight grandchildren. Nancy is passionate about enriching the lives of children in every way possible. She and Brad founded a performing arts ministry called His Kids and spent 25 years building confidence and shaping faith in children through music and drama. Nancy has been an active Meals by Grace board member since 2013 and served as Board Chair from 2015-2017.

Jerry Martin was drawn to Meals by Grace after a single Sunday visit where food was prepared and delivered to people who lived just down the road from his own home. It has become a vital part of his life and feeds the desire for giving back to the community that has blessed him. Jerry has lived in the Atlanta area for over 15 years and is a 12-year resident of Forsyth County. He is a Technical Architect for Hitachi Solutions and specializes in the design and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics CRM systems. Having spent the better part of 25 years in technology, Jerry is excited to use some of that expertise to help make a difference in the lives of hungry children. He is an active member at his local church, and also finds time to attend a weekly bible study and lead a life group.

Brandon McGraw, a native of Alpharetta, Georgia, is an Associate at Resource Planning Group. Resource Planning Group is a Fee-Only® Registered Investment Advisory firm that has been providing wealth management and retirement planning solutions to families and individuals since 1991 and is ranked yearly by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the largest NAPFA (National Association of Personal Financial Advisors) firms in Atlanta. As an associate at RPG, Brandon works closely with individuals and families to help each client protect, grow and enjoy their wealth in a way that supports their family's vision and values. Additionally, he serves on the compliance team and aids the Investment Committee with unique projects and research to further RPG's unique, cutting-edge investment methodology and financial planning techniques. Prior to working at Resource Planning Group, Brandon worked at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management for two years as a Communications and Database Administration Associate. He is a magna cum laude graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology where he earned a dual Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Affairs as well as a Minor in Spanish. While attending school, Brandon was an active member and Leader of the Georgia Tech chapter of the International Scholar Laureate Program Delegation of Business as well as Secretary of the Diversity Forum on campus. He was also a member of Golden Key International Honour Society, Youth Outreach and Sigma Chi fraternity. Brandon currently lives in Atlanta with his Weimaraner, Harley. Brandon is a member of North Point Community Church and is passionate about serving his community. He volunteers with Habitat for Humanity and Children Without a Voice USA. Brandon's interests include traveling, reading, attending Georgia Tech sports events and being outdoors-hiking, camping and fishing.

A long-time resident of Roswell, Brad Norman has spent years investing himself in the lives of children through sports, the performing arts, raising and home-schooling his own three children and being a doting "Pops" to his six grandchildren. Brad helped establish a youth sports program at North Atlanta Church of Christ, and has served as a coach, referee and program leader for over 12 years. With Nancy, his wife of 39 years, Brad founded a ministry called His Kids, and for 25 years, worked with children in the areas of music, drama and performing. Now Brad has turned his passion to "feeding Suellen's kids," and serves as a regular volunteer and board member of Meals by Grace. Brad holds a B.A. in Bible from Freed-Hardeman University. He was a small business owner and now works part-time for Chick-fil-A. He became a Meals by Grace board member in 2015.

Mark Jones, a resident of Cumming, grew up in Perry, Ga where he learned the importance of food for families while he was the President of the FFA Chapter for three years. As a young man, he witnessed food insecurity when his grandfather set aside funds during the year and bough pickup truckloads of food and delivered it to needy families during the holidays. Mark earned a Business Administration degree from Macon College (now Middle Georgia State University) and is currently the Technical Sales Manager for Jainchem in Taylors, SC. In his 24+ years of International Sales, he visited 96 countries where poverty was sometimes overwhelming even for the seasoned traveler.

Mark has been married over 37 years to the rock of the family, his wife, Lynn, who leads the crafts/cards projects for Meals by Grace. His hobbies include fishing wherever there is water, flat water kayaking and a gold mining sluice. These hobbies come second in football season because he is the VP of North Metro Football League and a Board Member of North Metro Football Officials. Spurred by a "Hack My Life' TV segment, love of chemistry and desire to make something for Lynn, Sydney Soaps, his brand of homemade soap bars, now keep the house and everyone in it smelling fresh.

A few years back, Mark and Lynn volunteered at a Meals by Grace Sunday Service with their small group from Mountain Lake Church and it was immediately a blessing to see an organization where a volunteer could show up, donate time and funds to make a hot meal and deliver it with enough food for a week to food insecure families where you put faces and names with the need being met. This service reminded Mark of his childhood helping his grandfather in rural Crawford County and motivated him to help the people of North Georgia know at least this week they have the security of food to eat and can focus on their families and their other needs.

Meme is a Georgia native with a passion for kids ministry. She has worked in healthcare and served in a leadership roles for 20+ years. She is a full time licensed professional REALTOR® who specializes in residential properties serving Forsyth County and surrounding areas. Meme brings dedication, passion, enthusiasm, and loyalty to her clients and the local community.

Meme enjoys quality time with her amazing husband Tony. Together, they serve and volunteer where needed. They have 3 wonderful children and 2 adorable grandchildren.

Since moving to Forsyth County, Meme has become a Mentor at Keller Williams, an active Cumming Forsyth Chamber Committee Member, and a Leader at church. It's a blessing to be a part of this amazing ministry and continue to help children and their families all over the county.

Dr Indran Indrakrishnan is a Gastroenterologist and has his own private practice in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He holds a dual faculty position as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at both Emory University School of Medicine and at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in Suwanee. He is in the Governor appointed Georgia Board of Physicians Work Force that focuses on the development of rural healthcare of Georgia. Georgia House of Representatives passed a resolution, declaring February 14, 2018, as Dr Indrakrishnan's day in Georgia recognizing his accomplishments and contribution to Georgia. Georgia Senate also passed a similar resolution in April, 2017, honoring Indran's service to the community. Georgia Asian Times awarded Indran as one of the top 25 most influential Asian Americans in Georgia in 2016. He is in the development committee of Rainbow Village in Lawrenceville. Indran has a special passion for colorectal cancer prevention and is on the board of directors of Fight Colorectal Cancer, a national patient advocacy organization. He Lives in Sugarloaf Country Club in Duluth with his wife Gayathri MBA, CPA, daughter Harini who will be graduating from Emory this Spring as one of the top 100 senior honorary students this year and Nala, a mischievous but adorable Hawanese puppy.