We all dedicate our time, insight and experience to ensure the Foundation’s work is thoughtful, effective, and grounded in Atlanta’s future. Our collective guidance helps us carry the Tull legacy forward with purpose and responsibility.
Photo: Youth Villages Inc.
Beverly Daniel Tatum
Board Chair
Misty Fernandez
Trustee
Glen Jackson
Trustee
Samuel Johnson
Trustee
Clay Rolader
Trustee
Napoleon B. Rutledge, Jr.
Trustee
Tim P. Tassopoulos
Trustee
Gabrielle Kreisler Sheely
Executive Director
gabby@tullfoundation.org
Executive Director
Gabby joined the Foundation in 2020, bringing to this role 25 years in leadership, policy, and capacity-building roles in the public and nonprofit sectors. She worked in senior leadership positions in the non-profit and government sectors, focusing on the development and implementation of public policy and programming for at risk children and youth. Among other roles, Gabby had the opportunity to work in senior positions at the NYC Department of Education, focusing on the support services the school system provides to at risk students; in Mayor Bloomberg’s office as the lead for the development of the Integrated Human Services Project; and as a senior staff at the NYC Administration for Children’s Services. She has written extensively on the child welfare and juvenile justice systems in New York City.
She has also worked as an independent consultant providing strategic planning, accreditation preparation, and project management to non-profit and government agencies in the child and family services fields and served as an Affiliate Consultant at the TCC Group. She served on New Jersey State Education Commissioner Cerf’s Transition Team in 2012 and served as an adjunct professor at Hunter College, School of Social Work in New York City.
Prior to joining the Tull Foundation, Gabby worked with a coalition of child welfare providers in Georgia to prepare for the implementation of new federal legislation (“Family First Preservation and Services Act”) that has the potential to significantly change the child welfare landscape for family support and foster care providers.
She is a graduate of Skidmore College and holds a law degree from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Gabby lives in Atlanta with her husband and two sons.
holly@tullfoundation.org
Director, Grants & Business Management
In February 2023, Holly joined the Foundation as the Grants Manager. With an extensive background in nonprofit executive and leadership roles, she has over 17 years of experience in the housing and homeless services sector.
A well-respected nonprofit executive, she was the CFO for Project Community Connections Inc. (PCCI) until 2022, a tenure of over eleven years. Holly’s core focus was on five major areas: finance and accounting, grants management, human resources, risk management and business development support. An eye for financial health and sustainability, combined with a substantial background in government funding sources, Holly ensured compliance with all applicable governing requirements, and was an integral part of the annual A-133 audit, FAC uploads, and program audits. Leading the entity through substantial growth during her tenure, PCCI saw revenues and staffing levels rise exponentially and she collaborated with senior executives and staff to obtain an initial, three-year CARF accreditation for the organization in 2021.
Before joining PCCI, Holly was the Director of Accounting for CaringWorks Inc. and the Controller for Progressive Redevelopment, Inc. (PRI). At PRI she managed accounting and financial reporting for nine development entities and four corporate affiliates (three of which were nonprofits). She worked as a liaison between project development, property management, supportive services, and asset management teams.
She attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and received her SHRM-SCP in 2016. She lives in the metro Atlanta area with her husband and two children.
Holly Bills
Director,
Grants & Business Management
-Gabrielle Kreisler Sheely, Executive Director