The Team behind the Spark
We are an experienced and passionate team,
united by a single belief:
Donna Cobb
Founder & President
Donna brings more than 30 years of experience helping global organizations grow and evolve, with leadership roles at ServiceNow, Deloitte, Accenture, and Samsung spanning product strategy, go-to-market planning, and AI adoption.
She founded the Bright Spark Foundation on the belief that caring about a problem must lead to action. Donna also serves on the board of the Access Psychology Foundation, championing greater access to mental health care.
Molly Coulter
Chief Financial Officer
Molly brings more than 20 years of operations and financial leadership, with experience at ServiceNow, Smartsheet, and SAP.
As a first-generation college graduate, Molly is passionate about expanding opportunity. Her two years teaching English with the Peace Corps in Moldova, working with students from sixth grade through adulthood, strengthened her belief that every child deserves the chance to reach their full potential, regardless of circumstance.
Jeff Sawyer
Chief Strategy & Technology Officer
Jeff is a technology leader with 25+ years of driving organizational impact through digital innovation. Today, he leads the Atlanta market as Managing VP at Pariveda Solutions, following leadership roles at BCG and Accenture, where he built a generative AI practice and launched the Atlanta Innovation Hub.
An engineer and servant leader, Jeff co-founded Synotrend Solutions, an AI consultancy serving nonprofits, hospitality, and retail, with his husband and business partner, Erik. He brings deep technology expertise and a commitment to social impact to the Foundation's technology strategy and food insecurity mission.
Dr. Kimberly Vay
Chief Mental Health Officer
Dr. Kimberly Vay is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Professional Counselor Supervisor, and nationally recognized leader in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). She founded Evidence Based Therapy & Consultation of Atlanta, LLC, where she specializes in evidence-based treatment, clinical consultation, supervision, and training.
She serves as President of the DBT-Linehan Board of Certification™ and is a DBT-LBC™ Certified Clinician.
With leadership experience across clinical, residential, and educational settings, Dr. Vay is passionate about expanding access to high-quality mental health care.
