Leadership

Executive Board

Volunteer leaders who guide PowerUP's mission, strategy, and growth.

Austin Scee

Austin Scee

Co-Founder & Chairman
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Private equity (Razorhorse Capital). BA Brown, MBA Harvard. Big Brother x2 and board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta.

Mike Gandy Auzenne

Mike Gandy Auzenne

Co-Founder & Board Director
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Sr. Director Strategic Marketing at Buffalo Wild Wings/Inspire Brands. Former BCG consultant and investment banker at BofA Merrill Lynch. Little Brother matched 1997, Big Brother x2. BA Colgate, MBA Harvard.

Tom Avery

Tom Avery

Board Director
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Career in investment banking and venture capital in Atlanta. Retired from Raymond James in 2016. Also on the board of KIPP Metro Atlanta. BS Georgia Tech, MBA Harvard.

Stéphan Donzé

Stéphan Donzé

Board Director
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Software entrepreneur with 20 years of experience. Founder/CEO of AODocs. Born in France, moved to California then Atlanta. Karate black belt with three kids who are martial artists.

Dan Mahoney

Dan Mahoney

Board Director
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Patrick Taylor

Patrick Taylor

Board Director
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David Hardwick

David Hardwick

Board Director
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Fractional CTO and advisor.

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Shonna Bairos

Board Director

Head of Revenue Operations at Lasso. Taekwondo 5th degree black belt.

Operations

Staff

The team that runs PowerUP day to day, managing programs, partnerships, and growth.

Connor Cook

Connor Cook

Executive Director (since 2021)
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Leads day-to-day operations and program growth.

Yulvi Reyes Solorio

Yulvi Reyes Solorio

Program Manager
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Fatima Hussain

Fatima Hussain

Operations Coordinator
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On the Mat

Instructors

The senseis and coaches who mentor our scholars every week, teaching core values through martial arts.

Instructor

Aldanie ‘Macaquinho’ Martinez

Capoeira Training Club
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Guillermo Cesario

Warriors Forever Martial Arts
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Jaral Bowman

Atlanta Kick
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Kihle Spotwood

Pure Kemetistry
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Mario Morales

Survive Taekwondo
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Micah Williams

MBS Karate
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Grand Master Pius Ilukhor

Master Pius Martial Arts
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Raymond Williams Jr.

Triple Garden Kung Fu
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Ricky “Malandro” Lawson

Capoeira ATL
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Scott Tasker

North Metro Martial Arts
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Sergio Armas

AMA Taekwondo, LLC
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Sifu/Professor Sule Welch

WELCH Experience
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William Miller

The Center for Self-Cultivation
In Memoriam

Honoring Those We've Lost

Their dedication to PowerUP's mission continues to inspire everything we do.

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Tom Rawls

Board Director

Legal career in Atlanta spanning 30 years at AT&T/Bellsouth. Board member of Tapestri and advisor to New American Pathways. BS Georgia Tech, JD Emory. Black belt in Taekwondo.

The annual PowerUP tournament is named in his honor.

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Sensei Richard Trammell

Founding Instructor

World champion in Shidokan Karate and Kickboxing. One of PowerUP's first instructors since 2017, guiding over 300 students.

“His unwavering commitment to bringing martial arts mentorship directly to students in their communities defined what it means to truly serve.”

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