Board of Directors

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David Spickard, President/CEO - dspickard@jobsforlife.com
David Spickard is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Jobs for Life (JfL). Having joined JfL in 1999 as its Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Spickard was appointed JfL’s CEO in January 2006. With Mr. Spickard’s leadership, JfL has grown from a local effort in Raleigh, NC to a national organization equipping Christ-centered churches and organizations in over 40 U.S. cities.

While overseeing JfL’s growth, Mr. Spickard has engaged audiences all across the country motivating and equipping them to join JfL in its efforts to reach out to and support those struggling with poverty, work, and unemployment. As a result of these efforts, hundreds of individuals have become JfL leaders and volunteers prepared to train and support those needing employment in their communities. By mobilizing these leaders, Mr. Spickard has played an integral role in helping make JfL one of the most unique and effective job training strategies in the country.

Prior to joining JfL, Mr. Spickard helped establish the Capital Savings Company, a mortgage services company that provides financial services statewide in North Carolina and served as a Business Analyst with American Management Systems, Inc. providing business consulting services to BellSouth in Birmingham, Alabama.

A native of Nashville, Tennessee, Mr. Spickard received his Masters in Business Administration from Indiana University and a degree in Communications and Psychology from the University of North Carolina. He and his wife, Alice, have been married 13 years and have four children.

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Paula Bryan, Director of Customer Support - pbryan@jobsforlife.com
Paula Bryan is the Director of Customer Support for Jobs for Life. Ms. Bryan’s primary focus is to assist potential customers to fully understand the available resources through JfL that will help them become a JfL site and to work along side existing sites to provide technical support that will ensure that they are properly equipped to obtain the most effective results.

Ms. Bryan brings to Jobs for Life an expertise in customer service, business development and recruitment. Prior to joining JfL, Ms. Bryan served as the Senior Vice President of the executive search firm, Angel Group, LLC. Earlier in her career she served as Regional Training Manager for the Hertz Corporation, with responsibility for customer service development and training.

Ms. Bryan is a native of Greensboro, North Carolina. She and her husband, Andy, currently live in the Raleigh area.