Our Board of Directors
We understand the power and necessity of accountability. Our Pathways2Life Board of Directors keeps us on track and spurs us on to keep growing the vision.
Keith Compton
Board Chair - President, Compton Sales Inc.
Keith has over 35 years of experience managing and directing the Manufacturer’s Representative Firm of Compton Sales Inc. He is a member of and currently active in the National Home Builders Association, MANA, Former State President of NADRA and other industry trade associations. He is a former Deacon at Johns Creek Baptist Church and chaired many committees within the church body. He is an active Elder at Perimeter Church and involved in the Parent Connect ministry. Keith lives in Duluth with his Wife Carol and has five children and three grandchildren.
7 Years Board Membership
Tim Strickland
CEO, NEXGEN
Tim has over 30 years of business experience. He has held several executive level positions with P&L and strategic direction responsibilities. He currently serves as President and CEO of a national company that provides services to telecom and energy companies. Early in his adult life, Tim felt called to help boys become godly men. His deep desire to see lives transformed by the gospel finds expression through coaching sports and mentoring activities. His passion to grow and empower father-son relationships through the word of God drives his involvement in men’s ministry, leadership development programs and middle school ministry. Tim also has a heart for world missions and has participated in and/or led Vacation Bible Schools, Marriage Conferences and Medical trips. He lives with his wife of 25+ years in Alpharetta, Georgia and attends North Point Community Church.
7 Years Board Membership
Dana Blair
BTA, cybersecurity practice lead
Dana’s work as a Consultant, Inventor, and Developer, spans 30+ years in the Internet networking industry. Currently, he serves as Principal Architect and Practice Lead for Cybersecurity at Business Technology Architects. Dana is an Elder at Perimeter Church and has focused on discipleship for the next generation. He has a Master of Divinity from Metro Atlanta Seminary and Master of Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University. Dana lives in Johns Creek with Paige.
2 Years Board Membership
David Pritchard
Retired, President
David’s professional career spans 45 years. He was the founder (1984) and president of Gill North America – a technical marine apparel importer and distributor. The company was sold to the Gill brand in 2017. David continued to work on for the new owners as the Senior VP of Sales and Marketing until he retired in May of 2019. Over the years David has served both local and international nonprofit organizations including Sail America, Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Medical Missions Ministries Guatemala, Perimeter Church, John Creek (PCA) and Pathways 2 Life as a board member and or volunteer. His passion is to coach organizational leader’s reliable ways to create and deliver real and distinct value to the communities they serve. Currently, David resides in the Suwanee, GA area with Susan, his wife of 39 years. They have two children Taylor (Deceased 2017) and a married daughter Grace.
1 Year Board Membership – 5 Years Strategic Direction and Oversight
Frank Sabo
Retired, CEO, Sabo Ventures, Inc. (Restaurant/Franchisee)
7 Years Board Membership
Kimberly Walsh
Technical Expert Lead, JBS International, Inc.
Kimberly Walsh has 34 years of experience in the behavioral health field with experience in direct service, clinical practice, non-profit management, and state government administration. She has a Master’s Degree in both Social Work and Public Administration and a Certification in Educational Leadership. Kim is currently a Technical Expert Lead (TEL)/Consultant for JBS International, Inc. leading federal opioid and substance use project implementation across the country. Prior to joining the JBS Team she worked as the Deputy Commissioner overseeing state mental health, substance abuse and intellectual and developmental disabilities systems of care in West Virginia. Throughout Kim’s career, she has held various roles and administratively responsible positions, has worked extensively to address the opioid epidemic, with homeless and housing initiatives, public school systems and social work services, residential treatment (youth and adult), Tribal services coordination, victim services, justice initiatives and crisis and emergency disaster response efforts and has been an adjunct undergraduate and graduate professor for the past 12 years. Kim lives in Alpharetta with her husband, Gerry, and teenaged children, Daelyn and Cayden.
6 Years Board Membership
Léonce Crump
Pastor, Renovation Church
Léonce Crump Jr., is an author, international speaker, and the founder and senior pastor of Renovation Church in Atlanta. In 2006, Crump answered God’s call to relocate from Tennessee to Atlanta and begin the process of planting Renovation Church. He details the obstacles he and his family faced and the revelations he uncovered during this process in
(Multnomah Books, Feb. 16, 2016). A champion for the Church’s participation in focused and intentional cultural renewal, Crump is the leading voice of a generation committed to operating as God’s redemptive agents in the earth. His unique background includes contacts from the world of professional sports and the music industry. At the University of Oklahoma, Crump was an All-American wrestler and defensive end for the Sooner football team; he went on to play professional football for the New Orleans Saints. He has been in ordained ministry for nine years and holds graduate degrees from the University of Tennessee and Resurgence Theological Training Center. He is currently a Master of Divinity student at Reformed Theological Seminary and a member of the Acts 29 church planting network. He and his wife, Breanna, reside in the heart of downtown Atlanta with their three daughters and son.
7 Years Board Membership
