Board Members

Molly Brantz
	*President*, received her Master's in Urban Planning (MUP) at New York University where she focused on workforce development and community development. Molly has been involved with a number of non-profit organizations focusing on educating and assisting immigrants in Colorado and Los Angeles. Molly has also spent extensive time in Central and South America working in education and teaching English.

Robin Warren
	*Secretary and Co-Founder*, is Executive Director of the Florida Council on Economic Education. Previously, she spent 21 years with Bank of America and its predecessor banks in various roles including Associate General Counsel, Public Policy Executive and Compliance Risk Management Executive. Robin co-chairs the Asset Building Committee of the Wealth Building Coalition of Pinellas County and serves on the Steering Committee for Bank on St. Pete, a program to bank the unbanked in the City of St. Petersburg.

Lola Walker, CFRE
	*Vice President*, is a Realtor. Previously, Lola served as development director for nonprofit organizations in the fields of social services and cultural arts. Lola has an MA in Community Service and Administration and 18 years of experience serving community organizations as executive director and development director. She has be a CFRE (certified fund raising executive) since 1995 and is on the board of directors of the Suncoast Chapter of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals.

Mymy Thenor
	*Trustee*, a Pinellas resident has volunteered for Project Prosper as Loan Committee member and mentor as well as Financial Literacy instructor. She currently works for Raymond James Bank and has been instrumental in its relationship with Project Prosper.


Suzanne M. Canales, CPA
	*Treasurer*, is a Tax Manager at Bashor & Legendre LLP in Tampa, FL. Suzanne has served on the board for various non-profit organizations in the community, helping set up and obtain IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) status for several of them. Suzanne is a graduate from Walsh College in Troy, Michigan and is a registered Certified Public Accountant in Arizona and Florida. Suzanne is involved with SCORE which is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration, and has been mentoring small business owners for several 15 years. She has also volunteered under the IRS VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program and the Neighborly Senior Services to help seniors with their finances. She also taught ESOL for two years to one student from Honduras who introduced Suzanne to her future husband. Suzanne has seen first hand the hardships that recent immigrants face everyday in every financial situation and wanted to help by joining Project Prosper who has helped hundreds of immigrants through their financial literacy program and their individual loan program.

Miksi McNulty
	*Communicatons Coordinator*, has spent 9 years in the marketing field in various facets from promotion and pricing analysis to account management. She received her Master's in Marketing Strategy and MIS at University of South Florida where she graduated with honors. She has been involved in religious youth programs for the past 15 years along with volunteering her graphic design and website skills to various non-profit organizations. Currently, she is a manager of business development at the Catalina Marketing Corporation.

Kitty Pelster Rawson
	Trustee, has spent her entire professional career with nonprofit organizations. A graduate of Eckerd College, she has worked for her alma mater, St. Martin’s Episcopal School (Metairie, LA) Prevent Blindness Florida and Family Resources. She recently accepted a position as the development coordinator at Academy Prep St Petersburg. Along the way she earned a certificate in nonprofit management from the University of South Florida. Her first involvement with Project Prosper was as a volunteer; she coordinated financial literacy classes for Project Prosper and continues to be a volunteer instructor. She also volunteers with Business and Professional Women (BPW), serves on the boards of Faith and Action for Strength Together (FAST) and Project Prosper and is an active elder at Lakeview Presbyterian Church.