Nolan S. Code
Founder & CEO
Leads AARI's strategy, fundraising, budgets and execution, aligning technology, operations and partnerships. Morehouse College alumnus. MBA.
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Legal identity
- Legal name
- Atlanta AI & Robotics Initiative, Inc.
- EIN
- 41-2742893
- Status
- Current 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
Diligence materials
AARI maintains IRS status records, a current Board roster, adopted bylaws and governing policies, a 2026 annual operating budget, and H1 2026 management-prepared financial statements.
Approved copies are available to qualified funders and diligence partners on request. Signed records, bank support, student information, and restricted documents remain private.
Leadership
Executive Leadership
Dorian Person
Chief Technology Officer
Leads technology strategy, infrastructure engineering and distributed systems architecture.
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David Taylor
Chief Operating Officer
Leads day-to-day operations, platform delivery and operating processes, coordinating programs and resources.
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Leslie "Nick" Nicholson
Chief Partnerships Officer
Leads enterprise and institutional partnerships, strategic alliances and partner engagement.
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Dwayne Joseph, PhD
Founding Director
Dr. Joseph brings deep expertise in STEM education infrastructure and institutional partnerships, providing strategic guidance on academic integration and platform scaling.
Carlotta A. Berry, PhD
Founding Director · Robotics & Systems Engineering
Dr. Berry brings decades of robotics research and engineering education experience, ensuring technical rigor and depth in the platform's applied robotics and systems curriculum.
Board of Directors
AARI is governed by its Board of Directors. Directors serve in their individual fiduciary capacities and without compensation for Board service.
Nolan S. Code
Director · Founder & CEO
Dwayne Joseph, PhD
Founding Director
Carlotta A. Berry, PhD
Founding Director · Robotics & Systems Engineering
Frank Johnson
Director · Azure Hardware Infrastructure
Frank is an engineer and applied data scientist with experience in hardware development, machine learning, and community development. In Microsoft's Azure hardware infrastructure organization, he helps optimize server rack design, development, and global data center deployment through manufacturing expertise, automation, data-driven decision-making, and supplier management. He also serves on the University of Central Florida's Data Science Advisory Board and leads a music, entertainment, and technology business.
James T. Adams
Director · Principal Account Technology Strategist, Microsoft
James advises enterprise telecommunications, media, and gaming organizations across AI adoption, Copilot, data platforms, cybersecurity, SAP, and modern workplace transformation. A military veteran and former infrastructure engineer, he brings an infrastructure-up view of AI spanning power, compute, data, identity, security, and operations. He is also an adjunct professor at Morehouse College, founder of ClearFit, and host of 9 to 5 Imposter. At AARI, he contributes governance, curriculum guidance, and industry access.
Bryan Jones Richardson
Director · Principal Software Engineer & Tech Lead, Fidelity
Bryan is an Atlanta native and Morehouse College graduate with more than 15 years of software engineering experience. He has led teams building IoT, connected-vehicle, and rapid-prototyping solutions using Bluetooth, ultra-wideband, computer vision, artificial intelligence, iOS, and Android. His career includes Stable Kernel, The Home Depot, Graybar, and General Motors. At Fidelity, he leads architecture, technical execution, and deployment for mobile products used by more than 30 million Fidelity and NetBenefits users.
Impact methodology
AARI separates students reached from students trained, submitted evidence from verified artifacts, student-reported outcomes from confirmed placements, and completed periods from future goals.
Read the impact methodologyFinancial controls and governance
- The Board operates under adopted bylaws, conflict-of-interest controls, and confidentiality requirements.
- AARI maintains a documented 2026 annual operating budget of $107,000.
- H1 2026 management-prepared, cash-basis interim financial statements are available for qualified diligence; they are unaudited.
- Restricted support, donor commitments, financial support files, and student records remain in private systems.
Donor reporting expectations
Written sponsorship scopes identify the period, students supported, participation or instructional hours, expected artifacts, equipment or certification support, partner engagement and reporting deliverables. Sponsor-specific attribution is made only when records support it.
Data protection
Student-level performance, private emails, financial records and restricted documents are not public website content. Public donor reporting uses aggregate metrics unless consent and policy support individual recognition.
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