members of the board
Nancy Sheain
President, Executive Director
Program Director, Board Member
Nancy Sheain is the president and founder of Amazing Futures Foundation, Inc., and creator of the Smashing ANTs programs. She left the corporate world in 2005 in the hopes of helping kids and parents develop closer relationships through better communication, respect, and understanding.
Despite a successful corporate IT career in which she managed complex, multi-million dollar projects in diverse industries, Nancy had a yearning for self-improvement. Always a very determined person, she began researching personal growth and self-fulfillment literature and programs. Over a 20-year period which continues to this day, Nancy has read and studied extensively the masters of parenting, life strategies, motivation, and self-esteem. This knowledge, combined with business management philosophies, parenting experience, and her own personal struggles, has given Nancy a unique and worldly perspective on family life and made her a sought-after speaker, lecturer and author.
Nancy is a member of Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Bully Prevention Policy Writing Committee, HCPSS Board Policy 1060: Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment and Intimidation Implementation team, HCPSS Student Services Advisory Committee, and was a 2007 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Summer Institute Presenter.
Program Director, Board Member
Nancy Sheain is the president and founder of Amazing Futures Foundation, Inc., and creator of the Smashing ANTs programs. She left the corporate world in 2005 in the hopes of helping kids and parents develop closer relationships through better communication, respect, and understanding.
Despite a successful corporate IT career in which she managed complex, multi-million dollar projects in diverse industries, Nancy had a yearning for self-improvement. Always a very determined person, she began researching personal growth and self-fulfillment literature and programs. Over a 20-year period which continues to this day, Nancy has read and studied extensively the masters of parenting, life strategies, motivation, and self-esteem. This knowledge, combined with business management philosophies, parenting experience, and her own personal struggles, has given Nancy a unique and worldly perspective on family life and made her a sought-after speaker, lecturer and author.
Nancy is a member of Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) Bully Prevention Policy Writing Committee, HCPSS Board Policy 1060: Bullying, Cyberbullying, Harassment and Intimidation Implementation team, HCPSS Student Services Advisory Committee, and was a 2007 Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Summer Institute Presenter.
Richard P. Sheain
Treasurer/Secretary and Member of Board of Directors
Richard Sheain currently manages a traffic office for Navteq. Previously, he has been a traffic reporter for radio stations such as Shadow and 98 Rock. Also, he has given traffic reports for television stations such as WJZ-TV. For several years he also covered sports on Sports Talk 980. Richard Sheain graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park and has been a Maryland resident his entire life.
Richard Sheain currently manages a traffic office for Navteq. Previously, he has been a traffic reporter for radio stations such as Shadow and 98 Rock. Also, he has given traffic reports for television stations such as WJZ-TV. For several years he also covered sports on Sports Talk 980. Richard Sheain graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park and has been a Maryland resident his entire life.
Melisa Carrico
Board Member
Melissa Carrico is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). After several years of mental health practice in the private, public and clinical therapeutic settings, Melissa began Skyeia Holistic Services, a holistic wellness private practice in Oakland, Maryland in 2006. She is a native of Oakland and is truly excited at the opportunity to offer integrative therapy and holistic wellness to Garrett County, where she also serves as an adjunct professor at Garrett College. She is a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, aromatherapy & hypnosis practitioner and the creator of Balance~ology™: The pathway to the extraordinary life. Balance~ology™ was featured at the 2008 Annual Counseling Association’s annual conference in Hawaii. Her specialty is Integrative Therapy which is treating physical and mental issues from the “Whole Person” perspective.
Melissa Carrico is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). After several years of mental health practice in the private, public and clinical therapeutic settings, Melissa began Skyeia Holistic Services, a holistic wellness private practice in Oakland, Maryland in 2006. She is a native of Oakland and is truly excited at the opportunity to offer integrative therapy and holistic wellness to Garrett County, where she also serves as an adjunct professor at Garrett College. She is a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, aromatherapy & hypnosis practitioner and the creator of Balance~ology™: The pathway to the extraordinary life. Balance~ology™ was featured at the 2008 Annual Counseling Association’s annual conference in Hawaii. Her specialty is Integrative Therapy which is treating physical and mental issues from the “Whole Person” perspective.
Katherine Price Gillis
Board Member
Katherine Price Gillis has been in the business world for the past 30 years. She currently co-owns three successful small businesses in the Maryland area. She is excited to be a part of the Amazing Futures team and brings her unique expertise to this position.
Katherine Price Gillis has been in the business world for the past 30 years. She currently co-owns three successful small businesses in the Maryland area. She is excited to be a part of the Amazing Futures team and brings her unique expertise to this position.
