Our Team

Bruce previously served as the Executive Director with the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA with YMCA of Greater Louisville Kentucky, where he played a critical role in launching a new “Community Integrated Health” facility in December 2019.  As executive director of the Republic Bank Foundation YMCA, Bruce was responsible for promoting a community integrated health strategy, in partnership with neighborhood groups, non-profits, community leaders and funders.   Before joining the YMCA in Louisville, Bruce was first the operations director and then appointed to CEO of the Boys & Girls Club of Decatur, Illinois where he spent almost 12 years. In Bruce’s tenure he led the organizations through multiple years of positive financial growth, served a record number of youth and his proudest professional highlight is partnering with the Howard G. Buffett Foundation to build a Teen Center which they opened in December of 2018. His passion for youth and families has allowed him to lead throughout his career with a servant heart.

Christian Davis serves as the Parent Champion's Network Relationship Director. She starts each day with her favorite quote in mind: "When a flower doesn't bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower ( Alexander Den Heijer)". Driven by social theory, community engagement, and educational advocacy, she has a steadfast passion for breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty by creating and supporting life-altering opportunities throughout Cincinnati that support children and families.  

Christian most recently served as Founder and CEO of Cincinnati Parent Empowerment Network; an Ohio Non-Profit Organization that leverages social media to streamline information about free/ low-cost community, social, and educational resources to local families. Her previous career experiences focused on K-20 education, case management

(service coordination), and ensuring single mothers successfully complete short-term credentialed workforce training programs. 

A native Cincinnatian, Christian graduated from both Cincinnati State and Northern Kentucky University, studying in Human Services and Sociology. She went on to pursue a Master's Degree in Education and a Post-Master's Certificate in K-12 Educational Policy, Leadership, and Management. Christian looks forward to building a strong Parent Champion Network within the Greater Cincinnati area.