Great Prospects, Inc. is pleased to offer a community-based program that fits the updated guidelines the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental has set for providing care for individuals with disabilities. The shift from institutional-based to community-based programming, in addition to the extensive list of people waiting for state funding, makes it even more necessary for programs like Great Prospects to not only exist but to provide its services at a reasonable cost.
Great Prospects, Inc. is one of the only high-quality programs in the Atlanta area that focuses on serving individuals and their families with this gap. We are poised to help these individuals both before and after they receive their pre-approved state funds and look forward to growing to help as many families in our community as possible. We serve individuals ranging from ages 20 to 40.
Our Values
Respect - Treat everyone with diginity
Honesty - It's always the best policy
Perseverance - Never give up
Self-Determination - Be your own best advocate
Our Staff
All of our programs are led by experienced and qualified staff with a low participant to staff ratio, allowing for individualized and specialized attention.
Michelle Jericevich
CEO, CMV and Epilepsy Advocate
Michelle is a registered, certified teacher and member of the Royal Academy of Dance, London, England. She was the Dance Coordinator for North Atlanta High School from 1989 – 2000. She then joined Atlanta Ballet education faculty from 2000-2019. Michelle is currently on faculty at Royal Dance Academy and serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Great Prospects, Inc. Her daughter is a participant in the program.
Jack Garrett
Director of Operations
Jack has a MA in Applied Anthropology as well as a BA in Anthropology from California State University, Long Beach and Certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University. He has a proven track record in management, research and development, project development, operations, and customer/client relations. Before joining Great Prospects, Jack worked in the non-profit world for over 20 years, primarily with community-based organizations that assist agencies in developing strategic planning and model programs that respond to the economical, housing, and social needs of communities. He is looking forward to using his skillset to strengthen the program at GP.
He and his wife live in Milton, GA and have a son pursuing an aerospace engineering degree at the University of Kansas.
Tabitha Todle
Therapeutic Day Program Director
Tabitha is a graduate from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Sport and Entertainment Management and Columbia International University with a MBA. She is a passionate inclusion advocate for individuals with "special abilities". Her experience with this population includes being a peer buddy in the special education classroom while in high school, multiple years of volunteering with the Special Olympics, working as a personal support caregiver for families with individuals with special needs, and serving as President of the Columbia, SC chapter of Best Buddies International.
She is excited to use her experiences to continue offering the participants of Great Prospects, Inc. a meaningful therapeutic day program that is filled with collaborative efforts amongst herself and the participants to plan daily activities, community service days, and weekly Friday Fundays.
Carly Oxler
Therapeutic Day Program Specialist
Carly has Associate's degrees in Psychology, Sociology, and Social and Behavioral Sciences. She is currently enrolled in an online BA program in Psychology at Southern New Hampshire University. Carly has worked in various capacities helping people. She was previously an activities coordinator at a day program for disabled adults, a theater arts teacher and behavior support specialist at a school for secondary students with Autism, and was a paraprofessional for Fulton County GNETS. Her true passion lies with working with disabled adults.
Carly moved to Georgia from California in January of 2023 with her Husband and dog Hazel. She is excited to explore more of Georgia through Great Prospects inc.
Leona Badalian
Therapeutic Day Program
Ansley Hale
Summer Friends & SFD
Board of Directors
Charles Gabriel
Interim Board Chair
Charles D. “Chuck” Gabriel joined the Great Prospect Board in January, 2017. He was born, raised, and educated in Syracuse, New York (he is a “Double ‘Cuse Orangeman” – BA ’71 and Law ’73). After Law School, he joined the FBI as a Special Agent and served as both a street agent and Legal Advisor through his retirement and the start of his private law practice in 2002. Chuck is now a member of the Chalmers, Burch & Adams law firm, where he focuses on Business and Complex Litigation matters. Chuck has devoted himself to public and community service throughout his adult life and by remaining active since retirement within the legal and law enforcement communities. He believes that every young adult deserves access to the skills and experiences that enable them to live meaningful and community-connected lives and is pleased to further Great Prospect's initiatives in this field through his work as a board member. He and his wife have been married for over 40 years, have raised two adult children and continue to parent rescue dogs.
Michelle Jericevich
Board member, Secretary
Michelle is a registered, certified teacher and member of the Royal Academy of Dance, London, England. She was the Dance Coordinator for North Atlanta High School from 1989-2000. She then joined Atlanta Ballet education faculty from 2000-2019. Michelle currently sits on the Board of DEGAS, the Georgia Chapter of the NDEO and is on faculty at Royal Dance Academy and Dance Stop Studio. Michelle serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Great Prospects. Her daughter is a participant in the program.
Mark Chapman
Board member, Treasurer
Mr. Chapman, before his retirement, spent over 37-yrs in senior management roles specializing in commercial real estate investment banking, debt restructuring, accounting, tax, transactions and asset management. He served as President of Security Capital Investment Research Inc, Vice President at the distressed debt affiliate of Lehman Brothers and Vice President of William Blair Realty Partners. He also spent seven years at AMB Property Corporation, a publicly traded REIT, running most of its East Coast markets prior to its merger with PROLOGIS.
Mr. Chapman is a graduate of Marquette University with a degree in accounting and attended DePaul University's Graduate School of Business taking graduate courses in finance. Mr Chapman also earned a CFA designation.
Andrew Young
Board member, At-Large
Andrew Young holds the position of Vice President for Global Security and Asset Protection at The Coca-Cola Company. Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, he practiced law and enjoyed a distinguished career spanning two decades as a Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent. Throughout his journey, Andrew exemplified unwavering dedication to serving his country and upholding justice.
Andrew is passionate about making an impactful contribution to his community, aiming to create a positive influence, support those in need, and foster a spirit of shared responsibility.
Andrew and his wife Gina reside in Roswell, GA and love spending time at the beach with their family.
Advisory Board
Marge Krengel
Occupational Therapist, Certified Hand Therapist
Marge worked in many capacities as an occupational therapist for 40 years. She has experience working in the school system, inpatient hospitals, out- patient rehabilitation clinics and for the past 30 years has specialized in injuries of the upper extremity.
She was a business owner of East Cobb Hand Therapy for a period of 10 years and has worked in the offices of several physicians who specialize in surgery of injuries to the upper extremity.
For the past 9 years Marge has been a member of the East Cobb Civitan Club where she served as president and is presently serving as secretary. She has supported Great Prospects within the Civitan Club and organized an annual service project with the participants of Great Prospects.
Sara Dunham
Sara Dunham joined the Great Prospects advisory board in January of 2023.
A global HR executive with over 20 years’ experience leading comprehensive HR organizational strategy, management of employee relations, employee program integration and talent strategy. Provides consulting services to senior executives and management as well as not-for-profit organizations.
Rick Reynolds
Rick is co-founder and CEO of AskForensics. Rick’s expertise in sales, knowledge management, market research, and analysis has contributed toward building AskForensics into a world-class partner with major corporations to improve sales, retention, and financial results. Prior to AskForensics Rick founded and sold SalesIQ and worked for Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment Company (The Movie Channel, Nickelodeon, and MTV).
Rick served on the board of the National Fragile X Foundation and was a board member of Community Health Charities (both in GA and at the national level). He is also the Founder of the Reynolds Fragile X Fund at the Emory University School of Medicine. He holds an M.B.A. in Marketing from Georgia State University and a B.A. in Economics and History from Denison University.
Rick’s son, Jimmy Reynolds, attends Great Prospects and is thriving!
