Bill R. Hancock, Founder,
President and Chief Executive Officer
With over 25 years of leadership and public policy experience, Bill
R. Hancock is uniquely qualified to help FaithBridge Foster Care
fulfill its mission of changing foster care in the United States.
Prior to founding FaithBridge (originally named Cornerstone Family
Services), Hancock was executive director of Mountain Top Boys'
Home, a home for young men ages 14-17. There, he implemented a
five-year revitalization plan that completed the construction
of a $1 million residential group home facility, doubled
service capacity and balanced the annual operating budget.
Before joining Mountain Top, Hancock served as executive pastor of
Evangel Temple Assembly Of God in Columbus, GA where he maintained
an active foster care advocacy and consultant role. During his
tenure, he organized Georgia's first Child Placement Conference for
Georgia's child welfare professionals that is the largest annual
professional conference in Georgia. Hancock also held a founding
executive director position at Carpenter's Way Ranch, a Christian
children's home, where he managed all aspects of daily operations
and development of the fifty-acre campus to serve more than 24
children in a family-centered practice.
Hancock has been the recipient of numerous recognitions and awards,
including a gubernatorial appointment to Georgia's Policy Council
for Children and Families and the Georgia Association of Homes and
Services for Children's Gail Bayes Visionary Leadership for
Children and Families Award in 1998. He and his wife Elaine live in
suburban Atlanta with their three children.
David Shaw, Chief Church
Relations Officer
As our chief church relations officer, David Shaw is responsible
for cultivating and developing relationships with church partners
and helping to establish independent, church-based foster care
ministries in Georgia and eventually, across the nation. He has
over 25 years' of experience in the areas of strategic
planning, conflict resolution, staff development, marketing and
executive search, as well as strong personal ties to foster care
and to local church ministry.
Prior to joining FaithBridge, Shaw was senior vice president of
business development and chief operating officer for Coker Group.
He also served as vice president and director of recruiting at
Jackson and Coker and has held senior-level positions at The Corban
Group, an Atlanta-based recruiting firm, HCCA International Nurse
Staffing in Nashville and Private Business, Inc (now Jack Henry),
which provides accounting software for community banks.
In addition to his sales and operations experience, Shaw has taught
adults, worked with individuals struggling with addiction recovery
and worked in the mentoring ministry at his local church. His
single adult daughter adopted her son from the foster care
system.
Mark A.
Washington, Chief Operating Officer
A veteran of the child welfare industry with
significant achievements in both public service and private
endeavors, Mark A. Washington serves as chief operating officer for
FaithBridge. Washington is responsible for all aspects of the
organization's strategic and tactical operations, including
finance, foster family and training, government compliance and
outcomes management.
Prior to joining FaithBridge, Washington was
assistant commissioner for Georgia's Department of Family and
Children's Services, one of the largest government agencies in
Georgia. He had executive responsibility for child protective
services program administration which included oversight of foster
care and public and private adoptions as well as the management of
eligibility services for Medicaid, food stamp programs, Temporary
Assistance of Needy Families (TANF) and child care. He also played
a key role in setting public policy, legislative priorities and
compliance with federal legislative mandates.
Prior to joining Georgia DFCS, Washington
served in many consultative and executive leadership roles in both
government and private organizations, including commissioner for
Kentucky's Department of Community Based Services, executive
officer to the undersecretary of health in Kentucky, chief
financial officer for a privately-held corporation and auditor for
Ernst & Young. He received his bachelor of science degree in
Business Administration from the University of Kentucky.
Washington is married to a lovely bride adn has four
daughters.