Bill Hancock, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

With over 20 years of leadership and public policy experience, Bill Hancock is uniquely qualified to help FaithBridge Foster Carefulfill its mission of changing foster care in the United States. Prior to founding FaithBridge (originally known as CornerstoneFamily Services), Hancock was executive director of Mountain TopBoys' Home, a home for young men ages 14-17. There, he implementeda five-year revitalization plan that completed the constructionof  a $1 million residential group home facility, doubled service capacity and balanced the annual operating budget.

Before joining Mountain Top, Hancock served as executive pastorof 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 WelfareProfessionals that is the largest annual professionalconference 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 ofHomes and Services for Children's Gail Bayes Visionary Leadershipfor Children and Families Award in 1998. He and his wife Elaine live in suburban Atlanta with their three teenage children.

David Shaw, Chief Church Relations Officer

As FaithBridge Foster Care's 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' experience in the areas of areas of strategic planning, conflict resolution,staff development and 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 and his wife are certified foster parents of a toddler and adoption proceedings are underway.