2019 Corporate Board of Directors
*Indicates members who joined in 2020
Simon H. Bloom, Esq. (Current Chair)
Bloom Parham LLC
Susan Ward (2019 Chair)
UPS
David Jernigan (Current President)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Missy Dugan (2019 President)
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Steven Cook (Secretary)
Pulte Group
Michael Orr (Treasurer)
Genuine Parts Company
Stephanie Blank (Immediate Past Chair)
Georgia Early Education for Ready Students
Anthony T. Banks
The PNC Financial Services Group
Stephanie Blank
Georgia Early Education for Ready Students
Simon H. Bloom, Esq. (Current Chair)
Bloom Parham LLC
Rita Breen
Georgia Power
Jennifer Bressler
Jerel Causey
Accenture
Jeff Chalovich
WestRock
LeighAnn Costley
Frazier & Deeter
John Coughlin
FleetCor
Kevin Custis
Ernst & Young, LLP
Jenny Cybul
Bennet Thrasher LLC
Richard Deriso
South Coast Commercial, LLC
Carl Drake
Ares Management
Angelia Duncan
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Stacey Eames
Highland Bakery
Thad Ellis
Cousins Properties Incorporated
Yunice Emir
The Coca-Cola Company
Gardiner Garrard
TTV Capital
Fran Gary
Anthem, Inc.
Elizabeth Halkos
Mike Hazelton
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Kimberly Heard*
Youth of the Year 2020
A.R. “Gus” Barksdale Boys & Girls Club
Charlie Henn
Kilpatrick Townsend
Chris Hohlstein
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Keith Holmes
Cox Communications, Inc.
Mark Huffstetler
SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
Robert W. Kamerschen
Aaron’s Inc.
Jim Kaufman
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc.
Andy Macke
Comcast Cable Communications, Inc.
Candy Moore
Wells Fargo & Company
Gairy Moore
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Jimmy Morris*
Citi Private Bank
Aniska Moss-Melford*
United Postal Service
Jeff D. Nolde
Morgan Stanley
Roland Ornelas
NDCP
Larry Patrick
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Tom Reilly*
Troutman Sanders
Adrian Perry
Youth of the Year 2019
A.W. “Tony” Matthews Boys & Girls Club
Brooks Robinson
Springbot
Pete Robinson
Troutman Sanders LLP
Sarah Saunders
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
David Touwsma
R4 Holdings
Brent L. Wilson, Esq.
Elarbee, Thompson Sapp & Wilson
Jeremy Wing
Payscape
2019 County Board Members
*Indicates members who joined in 2020
Cobb County Board of Directors
Derek Krebs, 2019 Board Chair
William Cheeks
Joseph Cortes
Joy Doss
Sean Ferrell
Derek Goshay
David Haskin
Dave Hoeller
Joyette Holmes
Steve Howell
Elizabeth Loudermilk
Wayne McGee
Amber Patterson
Jeff Robertson
Devin Saunders
Kevin Sledge
Aarica Smith
PJ Zonsius
DeKalb County Board of Directors
John Schumacher, 2019 Board Chair
Justin Palmer, Current Chair
Tom Adams
Richard Alvarez
Keats Baldwin
Todd Barnes
Blair Brady
Kellie Brownlow
Dominique Davis *
LaTisha Dear-Jackson
John Freeman
Shannon Harris
Michael Holmes
Crawford Humphreys *
Andi King-Wieczynski
Joshua Krentzman
Wm. Edward Laity
Dante McDowell
Clinton McKellar
Dave Mikita
Vera Morrison
Justin Palmer
Earl Porter III *
Jay Robbins III
Malik Smith
Todd Stanton
Michael Twum
Gwinnett County Board of Directors
Tom Davenport, 2019 Board Chair
Russ Crosio
Randy Crump, II
Rennie Curran
Quintin DeGroot
Adam Edge
William “Bo” Ford
Karen Fortune
Matthew Gore
Wesley Hardy
Michael Hay
Tyan Keyes-Ballard
Gregory King
Carol Landrum
Lani Mauriello
Jeff Ordner
Tamar Piehler
Andy Phillips
David Polevoy
Teddy Russell
Lisa Stalter
Jordan Sandler *
Joshua Strickland *
Donna Tisdale
Timothy Williamson
Katherine White
Randall Woody
Paulding County Board of Directors
Yolanda Newell, 2019 Board Chair
Brian Barfield
Keith Cagle
Dr. Damian Elder
Angelia Farries
Wayne Glover
Selena Jackson-Guines
Frederick Groves
Blake Keown
Jason Kolacz
Sara Magnusson
Michelle McGlamery
Yolanda Newell
Maria Perry
Sarah Powers
Susan Rushing
Stephanie Sparks
Brandon Test
2019 Board of Trustees
*Indicates members who joined in 2020
Stephanie Blank (Chair)
Georgia Early Education for Ready Students
Kathleen Barksdale
Community Partner
Ada Lee Correll
Community Partner
Mark Feidler
MSouth Equity
Scott Hill
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
Sam Johnson
Ernst & Young
Aron Levine
Bank of America
Tim Tassopoulos
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Steve Voorhees
WestRock
Sharod White
R.W. Construction
2019 Senior Staff – BGCMA
*Indicates staff who joined in 2020
David Jernigan*
President & Chief Executive Officer
Missy Dugan
2019 President & Chief Executive Officer
Claire Guitton
Chief Operating Officer
Sam Delaney
Chief Financial Officer
Nicole Pietro
Chief Development Officer
Margo Marks
Vice President of Human Resources
Natasha Rice
Chief Administrative Officer
Melanie Buckmaster
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Bobby Dunn
Vice President of Field Operations
2019 County Board Members
*Indicates members who joined in 2020
Carroll County Board of Directors
Cason Hightower, 2019 Board Chair
Shannon Lovelady
Bernice Brooks
Jay Gill
Andy Johnson
Kylie Carroll
Nicholas Martin
Sandra Morris
Dan Rajczyk
Brad Robinson
Meghan Sullivan
Myles Watkins
Adam Wilkins
Cherokee County Board of Directors
Doug Foley, 2019 Board Chair
Reginald Brown
Jon Campbell
Ned Castleberry
Jerry Cooper
Lori Davis
Stephen Divine
Debbie Dykes
Loretta Freeman
Tony Harrison
Deidre Hollands
Sarah Kendall
Kelly Kirchner
Wesley Latimer
Eric Lawless
Joshua Lewis
Chuck McGhee
Michael McGowan
Carleen McCarthy
Laura Mikszan
Robert Mimms
Jeff Mitchell
Mark Moore
Debra Murdock
Ted Officer
Mike Owen
Chuck Page
Katherine Pearson
Tony Pecht
Chip Poth
Marla Prince
Christopher Rautenstrauch
Robert Sinclair, Jr.
Brian Spivey
Jack Tuszynski
Amy Turcotte
Shannon Wallace
Holli White
Stacey Williams
Coweta County Board of Directors
Hasco Craver, 2019 Board Chair
Scott Berta
Jason Brock
Betsy Burnette *
Robert Coggin
David Farmer
Dr. Cynthia Finney
Dr. Robert Heaberlin
Schwanda Jackson
Patricia Johnson
Lisa Johnston
Gerald Kemp
Clay Neely
Steve Mader
Kim Melhouse
Ginger Queener
Garnet Reynolds
David Ridgeway
Marva Slade-Jennings
Lori Stephens
Marsha Suber
JJ Thomasson IV
Linette Ward *
Douglas County Board of Directors
Sabrena Straton, 2019 Board Chair
Lisa Lonon, Current Chair
Kathy Barnes
Vanessa Brook
Chip Butts
Leigh Ann Champion *
Brett DeHart
Ronald Hall
James Haddle
Urshla Fouch *
Elmer Horn
Doris Isaacs
Tracie Ivey
Travis Landrum
Lisa Lonon
Sidney Miller
Laura Mullins
Trent North
Dr. Suvess Ricks
Michelle Ruble *
Michael Stephens
Trina Wright
Davidae Walker
Christopher Womack
Fulton County Board of Directors
Paige Collier, 2019 Board Chair
Dan Ludlam, Current Chair
Amy Averill
John Bielema
Adam Cohen
Stephanie Delatorre *
Steve Ensor
Bruce Feiman
Jessi Freeman
Chris Freer
Steve Goeke *
Stan Hill
Kwende Jones
Al Keeler
Russell LaGrone
Dan Ludlam
Kristi Matthews
Jenny Hergenrother
Raj Palakshappa
Nick Phillips
Mitch Robinson
Rick Suid
Hala Sura
Neelesh Tatia
Marcus Thornton
Trenton Turner
Natasha Wilson
Pierre Yapo
Ronda Zents
Rockdale County Board of Directors
Franklin Beauford, 2019 Board Chair
Shawn Bromell
Pamela Brown
Clarence Cuthpert, Jr.
Jorge Diez
Rev. Darrell Hall *
Janie Jones
Eric Levett
Jared McKinley
Al Moreno
Yvette Morton-Williams *
Kai Oden
Joey Ralston
Veronica Rhodes *
Chad Shultz
Tisa Smart-Washington
Adrian Watson
Amy Williams