Board of Advisors

Accenture

Cortland Russell, Atlanta Local Market Lead

AJ Terrell JR Foundation

Dee Thompson, Director

Alcon

Zach Paige

Alliant Health Solutions

Dennis White, President & CEO

American Heart Association

Carla Smith, Senior Vice President and Executive Director

American Red Cross of Georgia

Terri Badour, Executive Director

Aon Risk Solutions

Jennifer Rutecky

Apollo Mission Critical Engineering

Edwardo Sackey, Executive Vice President

Aprio, LLP

Mitch Nelson, Revenue Officer

Archer

Tosha Perkins, Chief People and Partnership Officer

Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

Brett Jewkes, EVP/Chief Brand & Communications Officer

Autodesk

Allison Rose, Senior Director

Avison Young

Doug Eidson

BandwidthIG

Dave Cohen, Sr. Director, Business Development

Banyan Street Capital

Taylor White, Principal & Chief Investment Officer

BBDO Atlanta

Peter Bunarek, CEO

BDO USA, LLP

Anthony Reh, Managing Partner

Beazer Homes

Laura Frazzetta, SVP, Chief Human Resources Officer

Beon

Katie Wild, Vice President of Marketing

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Georgia

Kathy Connelly, Chief Operating Officer

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta Inc.

David Jernigan, President & CEO

Brysan Utility Contractors

Chris Barber, CEO

Business Wise Incorporated

Debra Kline, President

CA South LLC

Jennie Rusciano, Project Executive

Caldwell Partners

Rich Perkey, Partner

Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, PA

Greg Null, Atlanta Office Managing Shareholder

CBRE, Inc.

David Lanier, Senior Managing Director

Centennial Yards Company

Brian McGowan, President

Choate Construction Company

Davis Myers, Director of Business Development

CHRIS 180

Kathy Colbenson, President & CEO

CIBC Bank

Mark Veach, Atlantic Region Head

City of Alpharetta

Lance Morsell, Economic Development Manager

City of College Park

Michelle Alexander, Economic Development Director

Clayton State University

Georj Lewis, President

Clear

Jarryd Davis, Director of Public Affairs

Clorox

Rick McDonald, Chief Supply Chain Officer

Cognia

Mark Elgart, President / CEO

Colliers

Andrew Waguespack, SVP, Principal Atlanta

Cooper Tacia General Contracting Company

Cooper Carry Incorporated

Kyle Reis, President & CEO

Cox Enterprises

Craig Hodges, SVP, Corporate Affairs

CRH Americas

John Hay, SVP, Government Relations

Crowe LLP

Andrea Castle, Office Managing Partner

Cushman & Wakefield

Tyler Courtney, Managing Principal

CVS Health

Katherine Raynor, Regional Director, State Government Affairs

Delta Air Lines Inc.

Tad Hutcheson, Managing Director Community Engagement

Dematic

Roy Neill, Corporate and Community Affairs

Dentons US LLP

Sam Olens, Partner

DPR Construction

Chris Bontrager, Business Unit Leader

Edge Solutions

Michael Haley, Co-Founder, Partner

Emory Healthcare

Joon S. Lee, CEO

Flexport

Burak Ozgunay, General Manager

Fifth Third

Michael Knowles, SVP, Senior Relations Manager

Four Seasons Hotel

Nancy Chacon, General Manager

Freud America, Inc.

Russell Kohl, President & CEO

Fulcrum Ventures

Jeffrey Muir, Partner

Fulton County Government 

Samir Abdullahi, Director, Select Fulton

Gas South

Ashley Jenkins, Government Affairs

Georgia Aquarium

Christina Robinson, CFO

Georgia Natural Gas

John Jamieson, Senior Vice President – Retail Op

Georgia World Congress Center Authority

Kevin Duvall, CEO

Gilbane Building Company

Carlos Torres, Director of Corporate Markets

Goldman Sachs & Company

Brittany Boals Moeller, Southeast Region Head of Private Wealth Management & Institutional Client Services

Grady Health Foundation

Joselyn Baker, President

Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead

Katie Cotton-Morris, General Manager

Grant Thornton LLP

Brittany Barbosa, Strategic Assurance and SOC Services – Partner

GreyStone Power Corporation

Guided by Good

Christy Cross, Trade School SVP, Head of Growth

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp

John Neely, VP, Law & Public Affairs

Harry Norman Realtors

Gil Castro

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Janet Lennon

Heidrick & Struggles Incorporated

Ellen Landers, Senior Advisor

Hines Interests Ltd Partnership

John Heagy, Senior Managing Director – Southeast Region

Holder Construction

Greer Gallagher, SVP

Holder Properties Incorporated

Robert Holder, Chief Executive Officer

Honeywell

Daniel Powel, Energy Solutions – South Region Sales Manager

Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Derrick Morrow, General Manager

iHeart Media

Chris Jones, Senior Vice President of Sales

Inspire Brands

Nils Okeson, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer

Intel

Dammy Olopade, Site Manager

Intuitive

Jamila Pope, State Government Affairs Lead

Jackson Spalding Incorporated

Eric O’Brien, Principal

Jamestown

Chris Kopecky, CFO

Johnson & Johnson

Ashley Groome, Director, U.S. State Government Affairs

Kaiser Permanente

Shea Ross-Smith, Director, Government Relations

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

Michael Turton, Partner

Kimberly-Clark Professional

Susan Gambardella, President, North American Region

King & Spalding

Michelle Stewart, Counsel

Lincoln Property Company

Michael Howell, Executive Vice President

Lockton Companies, Inc.

Doug Hutcherson, CEO – Southeast Series

Mailchimp

Michael Love, CFO

Manhattan Associates Incorporated

Eddie Capel, President & CEO

MARTA

Collie Greenwood, Interim General Manager / Chief Executive Officer

Mercer

Keisha Olinger, Atlanta Office Leader

Mercer University

Kellie Appel, SVP for Strategic Initiatives

Miller & Martin PLLC

Michael Marshall, Bank Attorney

Miller Zell Incorporated

Chip Miller, CEO

Monarch Private Capital LLC

Robin Delmer, CEO

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP

Michael Hollingsworth, Managing Partner, Atlanta

North American Properties

Tim Perry, Managing Partner, Atlanta

Northside Hospital

Lee Echols, Vice President of Marketing

Novare Group

James Borders, President

Novelis, Inc.

Ashley Gravlee, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility

Oglethorpe Power

Betsy Higgins, EVP and CFO

Operation Hope

Brian Betts, President and CFO

ORTEC

Mat Witte, CEO

Porsche Consulting, Inc.

Gregor Harman, President and CEO

Portman Holdings

Travis Garland, Managing Director

Primerica Financial Services

Kathryn Kieser, Chief Reputation Officer and Chair of The Primerica Foundation

PrizePicks

Stuart Wilkinson

Protivit

David Brand, East Region Managing Director

QUIKRETE Companies, The

John Winchester, Co-Chairman

Rivian

Andrew Capezzuto, Director, Corporate Affairs

Rooms To Go

Elliot Kalick, VP of Sales, Southeast division 

Sage Software

Tracy Owens, Director US Public Affairs

Salesforce

Kristen Casimer, Manager US State and Local Government Affairs

Savannah College of Art & Design

Hannah Flower, Vice President

Scientific Games

Phil Bauer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Southwest Airlines

Alison Hoefler Sr., Regional Manager, Community Outreach

Sterling Hospitality/ Marlows

John Metz, CEO/Executive Chef/Co-Founder

Stride Learning

Caroline Casagrande, Executive Director

Sunny River Management

John Cote, Managing Partner

The Walt Disney Company

Lisa Pitney, VP, Government Relations 

TikTok

Transwestern Commerical Services

Bruce Ford, President Eastern US

Trilith Studios

Frank Patterson, CEO

tvsdesign

Janet Simpson, President & CEO

United Way of Greater Atlanta

Milton J. Little, Jr., President & CEO

Verizon

Julie Smith, External and Government Affairs

Womble Bond Dickinson, LLP

Joe Foltz, Partner

WSP USA Inc.

Claudia Bilotto, SE District Leader

WTW

Nichelle Daulby, Georgia / Alabama Market Leader

YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, Inc.

Lauren Koontz, President & CEO