OUR TEAM

Gregory W. Edwards, EdD
Executive Director

Over several years, Greg amassed a great deal of professional experience as a trainer, an administrator, and an organization development specialist/management consultant in a broad spectrum of organizations. While his most recent work has been primarily in the areas of HIV/AIDS community healthcare; he gained practical work experience in Ivy League institutions as a chief administrator, in high-tech and financial corporations as an executive management development specialist, and in government as a professional management consultant and trainer.

Clearly, Greg Edwards has established an outstanding track record as a developer of people, projects, and processes. He is both an excellent public speaker and a productive fundraiser. Edwards served actively on the San Francisco HIV-CARE Planning Council; developed minority community organizations as the Pacific-West regional HIV Resource Specialist awarding funds earmarked by the United States Congressional Black Caucus and administered by the Assistant Surgeon General; and consulted with the New England chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoples (NAACP) in addressing issues related to HIV/AIDS education and prevention programming for underserved, African-American communities.

Having graduated from Harvard University with masters and doctoral degrees, prior to coming to the Foundation, Greg served as Vice-President of Health Services Administration for the nation's largest community-based HIV/AIDS organization in New York City.

As executive director of the Flowers Heritage Foundation, Edwards brings a passion for results and productivity. He is diplomatic, sensitive and compassionate and holds a reliable expectation for achieving excellence in outcomes.

Mark brings five years of project coordination, IT expertise, executive assistance and Spanish-English interpreting/translation experience to the Flowers Heritage Foundation. He was an active member of Rotary International and helped develop and coordinate projects in some of the poorest parts of Mexico. Mark now applies his skills and technical abilities to the Foundations’ various projects.