Apparo and Regions Bank Completed a Technology Foundations Cohort with Nonprofits that Serve Small Businesses
Sponsored by Regions Bank
Apparo partnered with Regions Bank and completed a 10-week Technology Foundations Program for 9 nonprofits that serve small businesses (SMB). Participating nonprofits gained the knowledge and skills to make more informed decisions about their digital strategies and the technology tools to support their specific missions.
The Technology Foundations Nonprofit Participants:
- Community Enterprise Investments, Inc.
- Conexion Americas
- Entrepreneurship Center for Growth and Excellence
- Main Street Alabama
- MMBC Continuum
- Pinellas County Urban League
- Project Prosper, Inc.
- Project Restart Atlanta, Inc.
- The Allapattah Collaborative CDC
Tech Mentors from Regions Bank that Drove Impact:
- Shannon Powers
- Haleigh Beard
- Tom Butler
- Wesley Jones
- Herbie Handal
- Greg Bucko
- KaSandra Smith
- Keith Cain
- Chellee Roberts
Thank You to our Workshop Speakers:
- Chief Technology Officer, Melissa Dabb
- Chief Information Security Officer, Ivana Cojbasic
- Head of Data solutions & Data Products, Sumitha Natarajan
- Head of User Experience, Todd Keith
The cohort ran from May 13, 2026-July 15, 2026.



