Founder & President
Vice-President
Elaine has received several honors during her career. These honors include a Dedication Award from Booker T. Washington School, two nominations for Ida S. Baker Distinguished Minority Education Award, a recipient of grant funds for children from the Hillsborough Education Foundation, and Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. In addition, she was the recipient of Phi Delta Kappa Scholarship "Youth Education Award". Elaine and her team leaders won the Hillsborough County Education Foundation "EDDIE" School Group Awards (Visionary and Persevere). Most importantly, she is a recipient of the Outstanding Service Award from her sorority Beta Zigma Zeta Chapter Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Elaine joined the PFM board in January 2006. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with family, fellow church members, sorority sisters, and friends. Elaine has seventeen siblings, a daughter and son-in-law, and three grandchildren. A native of Griffin, GA, she resides in Tampa.
Secretary
Marsha A. Perkins-Cowan is a Financial Investigator Criminal Enforcement Coordinator with the state of Florida Office of Financial Regulation. She holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Wayland Baptist University and honorably retired from the U.S. Army in 1994. Since 1994, she has been employed with the Office of Financial Regulation and has over eighteen years of investigative experience. As a Financial Investigator-Criminal Enforcement Coordinator, she conducts joint investigations with law enforcement agencies on local, state, and federal levels.
Marsha joined the PFM board in November 2004. She is a native of Memphis, TN. Marsha is sensitive to the needs and spiritual growth of children, especially teenagers. She and her husband Gregory have two children, Brittany Marie and John Franklin. They reside in Tampa, FL, and attend Faith Outreach Center, pastored by George Walters.
Treasurer
Dennis Baptiste, CPA, is an accounting consultant in the Atlanta, GA, area. He holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from Bernard M. Baruch College, City University of New York. Dennis has over twenty-five years of accounting experience and has worked for several large firms such as Arthur Andersen, Time Warner, AT&T, and the Georgia Department of Revenue.
Dennis is an ordained elder and is currently serving his local church as church treasurer. His love for the Lord and God's church has led him to serve in various leadership positions within the church. When he is not working, Dennis enjoys spending time with family and friends, much of which is also church-related. Dennis and his wife, Sharon, have been married for over twenty-seven years and have two children, Shanece and D.J. Dennis's life motto is: "I want to see Jesus."
He joined the PFM board in November 2004. Dennis is from the western Caribbean island of Grenada. He and Sharon reside in Alpharetta, GA.
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