Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors and Advisory Boards are comprised of some of Atlanta’s most important business and civic leaders.
Board of Directors Officers
Jennifer Boutté
Secretary
Director, Parent Engagement // The Lovett School
Jocelyn J. Hunter
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President and Associate General Counsel // The Home Depot
Matthew Kent
Treasurer
Partner // Alston & Bird LLP
Hala Moddelmog
Ex-Officio
President & CEO // Woodruff Arts Center
Allison O’Kelly
Vice Chair
CEO & Founder // CorpsTeam
E. Kendrick Smith
Chair
Retired Partner // Jones Day
Lifetime Directors
Rita M. Anderson
Community Volunteer
Ken Bernhardt
Regents Professor of Marketing Emeritus // Georgia State University
Ann W. Cramer
IBM // Retired
Linda Davidson
Community Volunteer
Howard L. Feinsand
Community Volunteer // Retired/Investments
Laura Hardman
Community Volunteer
John Hays Mershon
Retired Partner // King & Spalding LLP
Vicki Palefsky
Community Volunteer // Retired
Robert E. Reiser, Jr.
Senior Investment Advisor // Balentine
Jane Shivers
Shivers Consulting
H. Bronson Smith
Community Volunteer // Retired/Finance/Investments
Helen Smith Price
Retired // The Coca-Cola Foundation
Benjamin T. White
Partner // Alston & Bird LLP
Board of Directors
Kristin R. Adams
Executive Vice President // Aon Risk Solutions
Norman Adkins
President, Wire and Cable and Chief Operating Officer // Southwire
Kim Ajy
President and CEO // River to Tap, Inc.
James L. Anderson
SVP, Enterprise Inclusion // WarnerMedia
Farideh Azadi
President // Farideh & Ali Azadi Foundation
Maggie Blake Bailey
Author/Community Volunteer
Deisha Barnett
President, Global Communications // UPS
Alba C. Baylin
Vice President, Stakeholder and Community Management // The Coca-Cola Company
Lisa Bigazzi Tilt
Founder & CEO // Full Tilt Consulting
Dr. Bridget Blake
Project Management Consultant, Principal Engineer // MITRE and First Lady of Georgia State University
Kenny Blank
Executive Director // Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Terri Bonoff
Chief Executive Officer // Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta
Jennifer Boutté
Secretary
Director, Parent Engagement // The Lovett School
Traci Bransford
Partner / Sports & Entertainment Industry Team Leader // Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
Kristen Burke
Advisor // Egon Zehnder
Jane Jordan Casavant
Retired SVP/General Counsel // Beaumont Health
Jeffrey S. Cashdan
Partner // King & Spalding
Madeline Chadwick
Senior Vice President, Communications & Corporate Affairs // Papa John’s International
Bruce Cohen
President // Vision Properties, Inc.
LeighAnn Costley
Partner // Frazier & Deeter
Joe Crowley
Chief People Officer // World 50 Group
Kelly Estrella
Chief Marketing Officer // Allied Global Marketing
Katie Fahs
Intern, Fellowships, and Volunteer Coordinator // CARE
Reade Fahs
Executive Chairman // National Vision, Inc.
Rick Gestring
Senior Vice President // Honey Baked Ham
Richard Goerss
Community Volunteer // Retired/Finance
Branden Grimmett
Vice Provost, Career and Professional Development | Associate Dean // Emory College of Arts and Sciences
Anne Herren
Community Volunteer
Lila Hertz
Community Volunteer
Jocelyn J. Hunter
Immediate Past Chair
Vice President and Associate General Counsel // The Home Depot
Malvika Jhangiani
VP of Human Resources // Newell
Alexander Johnson
CEO //Triton Media Group
Brandon Kahn
Ex-Officio – Managing Director // Alliance Theatre
Anne Kaiser
Independent Consultant // 7thirty7 Group, LLC
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Ex-Officio
Jennings Hertz Artistic Director // Alliance Theatre
John Keller
Director, Global Sales Operations // Verizon Business Group
Matthew Kent
Treasurer
Partner // Alston & Bird LLP
Andjela Kessler
President, Incentive Travel & Meetings // STARS President
Jim Kilberg
President // KVI Real Estate and Investment
Jesse Killings
SVP, Customer Operations, Safety and Technical Training // Southern Company Gas
Carrie Kurlander
Vice President, Public Relations and Public Affairs // Chick-fil-A
Allegra J. Lawrence-Hardy
Partner // Lawrence & Bundy LLC
Jean Ann McCarthy
Retired Finance Executive
Alan McKeon
CEO & President // Alexander Babbage
Dori Miller
Principal // Collective Insights
Jeffrey Miller
Associate General Counsel // Enterprise Services, Elevance Health
Hala Moddelmog
Ex-Officio
President & CEO // Woodruff Arts Center
Phil Moïse
Retired/Legal
Christopher Moses
Ex-Officio
Jennings Hertz Artistic Director // Alliance Theatre
Allison O’Kelly
Vice Chair
CEO & Founder // CorpsTeam
Jackie Parker
Chief Talent and Diversity Officer // Global Payments
Stephanie Ray
Vice President, Regional Marketing Consultant // Truist
Patty Reid
Community Volunteer
Margaret Reiser
Community Volunteer // Retired/Finance
Matthew Richburg
Managing Partner // Ampersand Leadership Group
Robyn S. Roberts
Consultant // RSR Consulting, LLC
Maurice M. Rosenbaum
Chief Product Officer // nView Health
Mike Schleifer
Ex-Officio
Managing Director // Alliance Theatre
Steve Selig
President and Chairman of the Board // Selig Enterprises, Inc.
Mital Shah
Founder // Well Ventured
William D. Sleeper
Community volunteer // Retired/Legal/Finance
E. Kendrick Smith
Chair
Retired Partner // Jones Day
Charlita Stephens
Vice President, Corporate and Cause Marketing Partnerships // Habitat for Humanity International
Chandra Stephens-Albright
Managing Director // Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company
Mark Swinton
Senior Vice President, Scripted Programming and Development // Tyler Perry Studios Film and Television Producer, Writer, Director, and Playwright
Julie Teer
Senior Vice President // Wellstar Health System, President // Wellstar Foundation
Richard Valladares
Administrative Shareholder & Chair Business Litigation // Greenberg Traurig
Benny H. Varzi
SVP-Wealth Management, Wealth Management Advisor // The Varzi Group
R. Wai Wong
Vice President Labor Relations // Norfolk Southern Corporation
Rebekah Wasserman
Physical Therapist & Yoga Instructor // Turning Point Breast Cancer Rehabilitation
Cristel Williams
Director, Client & Community Relations and VP, Office of the Regional President // PNC Bank
LaNeah Williams
CEO & Founder/Managing Partner // Birthday Girl, LLC/Value Investment Group
Todd Zeldin
President // ACG Professionals, Inc.
Advisory Board
Andrew Barrow
Senior Vice President, Commercial Banking // Ameris Bank
Allison Bass
Senior Associate Director of Advancement & Alumni Engagement // Emory University
Chris Brodnan
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer // Amplify & Connect Advisors
Maranie Brown
Vice President, Data Product Delivery // BlackRock
Carol Caines
Group Program Manager – Finance // Microsoft
La’Keitha Daniels Carlos
Chief of Staff to CEO Michael Thurmond // Dekalb County Government
Haley Casola
Statewide Project Manager // Georgia Department of Economic Development
LaMya Clinton
Constituent Services Representative / Cardiac Sonograher // City of South Fulton / Emory University Hospital
Jovan Davis
International Visitor Liaison // US Department of State
Mamie Dayan-Vogel
Senior Commercial Research Lead // Affirm
Joy Dyess
SVP, Project Manager // BankSouth Mortgage
Brandon Flemming
Founder & CEO // The Veritas School
Allen Fox
Director // Georgia Department of Economic Development
Liz Gillespie
Architect of Experience // Liz Gillespie, LLC
Emmanuel Glaze
Founder & CEO // Optimize the Vizion
Jeff Graham
Executive Director // Georgia Equality
Aulona Graham-Simms
Sr. Community Affairs Coordinator // Gas South
Erica Greenblatt
Director, Strategic Partnerships // JDC
Dr. Lindsey Hardegree
Executive Director // Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia
Campbell Hastings
Management Consultant // Bain and Company
Donovan Head
Executive Director // State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia (SCSC)
Adrienne Hundley
Head of Community Strategy // Art Pharmacy
P. Kimberleigh Jordan
Minister of Spiritual Formation, Community Ministries, and Creative Arts // St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Debraleigh Jowers
Clinical Aesthetician, SAHM
Jodi Kalson
Litigation Counsel // Experian
Dr. Laura Kelly
Senior Manager, Strategy & Analytics // Deloitte Consulting, LLP
Ellie Knight
Chief of Staff // Kaiser Permanente
January LaVoy
Actor/Narrator/Director
Jennifer Lee
Policy Director // Asian Americans Advancing Justice Atlanta
JoJasmin Lopez
Nonprofit Development Professional
Tre’Von McKay
Vice President // Hire Ground
Elizabeth McLean
Assistant Director of Statewide Projects // Georgia Department of Economic Development
Robbie Medwed
Teacher // The Epstein School
Aprille Moore
Major // Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
Jane Morgan
Owner // Formsmith Printing
Susan Sim Oh
VP of Strategy and Operations Telemundo Station Group // Telemundo Station Group
Pedro Pavón
Global Policy Director // Meta
Kama Pierce
Chief Program Officer // National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Kat Reynolds
Senior Manager, Corporate Social Impact // Veritiv Operating Company
Michelle Robinson
Principal & Founder // Resilient Resources Group
Peggy Roth
Mediator // Miles Mediation
Daniella Sandino
Marketing & Community Relations Manager // Develop Fulton
Sarah Anne Smith
Executive Assistant to Sara Blakely // Blakely Ventures
Issa Solís
Cultural Arts Supervisor II // City of Roswell
Natalie Sowell
Associate Professor of Theatre/Chair, Department of Theatre and Performance // Spelman College
Alicia Thompson
Executive Coach // Signature Leadership LLC
Joanne Truffelman
Former Advertising Agency Owner / Semi-retired // TG Madison (formerly)
Tracey Underwood
Director, Global Service Solutions (HR) // Red Hat
Ana Urrego
Associate Manager // Coxe Curry & Associates
Abby Vankudre
Program Officer // Box Woodruff Foundation
Christopher Walker
Assistant General Counsel // Equifax
Melinda Weekes-Laidlow
Founder & CEO // Beautiful Ventures
Jennifer Weizenecker
Partner // Jones Day
Joni Williams
Chief of Staff // Atlanta Technical College
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