2022-2023 Board of Directors
Chair
Charlie Henn
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP
Partner
Secretary
Steve Cook
Pulte Group (Retired)
Treasurer
Sarah Saunders
Partner at FORVIS
Immediate Past Chair
Simon H. Bloom, Esq.
Bloom Parham, LLP
Chair-Elect
Larry Patrick
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Jon Babul
Atlanta Hawks
Anthony Banks
Regions Bank
Darius Bates
Partner at McKinsey & Company
Erica Bolden
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC
Katie Boscoe
Kohl’s
John Bottini
Koch Industries/Georgia Pacific LLC
Dr. Barunashish Brahma
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Lauren Bricks
Ipsum Diagnostics LLC
Emojoy Brown
BlackRock
Jerel Causey
Accenture
Madeline Chadwick
Papa Johns International
Justin Clay
NCR Corporation
LeighAnn Costley
Partner at Frazier & Deeter
John Coughlin
Summit Partners
Hasco W. Craver IV
City of Newnam
Richard Deriso
South Coast
Stacey Eames
Highland Bakery
Thad Ellis
Cousins Properties
Rhom Erskine
Lockheed Martin
Ryan Esparza
EspriGas
Jerald Estime
Claire’s
Jenny Ethridge
Cendyn
Fran Gary
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Abhi Golhar
Meridian 84
Derek Goshay
Genuine Parts Company
Eric Hagen
The Home Depot
Camille Hannans
Georgia Aquarium
Jeff Hanson
Floor & Decor
Ivory Harris
AGCO Corporaton
Jamael Hester
The Coca-Cola Company
Mark Huffstetler
Truist
Cloteen Jasmin, Esq.
Ryan Companies US, Inc.
Nedra Jones
CDC Foundation
Robert W. Kamerschen
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jim Kaufman
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.
Aiten McPherson
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, LLP
Gairy Moore
Deloitte & Touche LLP
John Mori
Mori Luggage & Gifts (Retired)
James “Jimmy” Morris
Citi Private Bank
Aniska Moss-Melford
UPS
Justin Palmer
Hilltop Advisors
James “JP” Pulliam III
Live Nation
Tom Reilly
Partner at Troutman Pepper
Erin Mitchell Richeson
Cox Enterprises
Brooks Robinson
Accel-KKR
Elizabeth Silbert
Partner at King & Spalding
William “Billy” Small
The Fountain Companies, Inc.
Haydon Stanley
Fiveash-Stanley, Inc.
Dara Steele-Belkin
Global Payments Inc.
Michael Sullivan
Southern Company Gas (Retired)
Michael Tabb
Google
Paul Trotti
Chick-Fil-A Corporate
Steven Vault
Wellstar Health System
VP of Strategic Community
Coweta County Advisory Board
Scott Berta – Board Chair
Annissia Haynard
Asissa Patton
Barry Debrow
Bob coggin
Bob Heaberlin
Chad Smith
Cynthia finney
David Farmer
Elson Montford
Evette Jones
Fred Durden
Jamal Ogletree
Jeff Coggin
Jim Gay
Jonathan Watkins
Kim Melhouse
Laura Thomas
Lauren Bollinger
Marla Hollis
Mel Kendrick
Melissa payton
Rachel Hand
Randy Burgess
Rebecca Jo Frey
Samantha Brazie
Douglas County Advisory Board
Jamal Jessie – Board Chair
Davin Auble – Vice Chair
Aisha Meeks
Kathy Barnes
Lisa Lonon
Louis Simmons
Monique Carruthers
Phil Taylor
Regina Brigman-Lake
Shajra Thrasher
Suvess Ricks
Vanessa Brook
Vincent Irving
Fulton County Advisory Board
Jessi Freeman – Board Chair
Adam Cohen
Al Keeler
Amy Averill
Ann Jones
Dan Ludlam
Hala Sura
Jay Mooney
Jenny Hergenrother
Marcus Thornton
Mitch Robinson
Neelash Tatia
Pierre Yapo
Raj Palakshappa
Rita Treadwell
Ronda Zents
Stephanie Delatorre
Steve Ensor
Steve Goeke
Stokely Weinberg
Vaughn Marshall
Henry County Advisory Board
Dee Clemmons – Board Chair
Ronald Braithwaite – Vice Chair
Andrea Boyd
Boniface Echols
Christopher Holmes
Earlene Crump
Gloria Dodson
Harry Parsons
John Webb
Kari Uyehara
Kyana Cannon
LaTisha Flint
Mike Griffin
Pam Bettis
Pandora Palmer
Stephen Knights Jr
Tamika Taylor-Brown
2022-2023 Board of Trustees
Sam Johnson (Chair)
Ernst & Young
Kathleen (Katy) Barksdale
Stephanie Blank
Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready
Paul Bowers
Georgia Power (Retired)
Ann-Marie Campbell
Home Depot
Helen Carlos
Mark Feidler
MSouth Equity
Aaron Levine
Bank of America
Tim Tassopoulos (Immediate Past Chair)
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Susan F. Ward
UPS (Retired)
2022-2023 BGCMA Senior Leadership Team
David Jernigan
PRESIDENT & CEO
Michael LaMont
CHIEF OF STAFF
Victor Fioresi
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Terri Fishback
CHIEF OF PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS
Lorene Jackson (resigned April 2023)
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS
Veronica Squires
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Margo Marks
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Shernā “Dr. Nae” Phillips, PhD
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Kimberly Lucas
VICE PRESIDENT OF SAFETY & FACILITY OPERATIONS
2022-2023 County Board Members
Cherokee County Advisory Board
Stacey Williams, Board Chair
Ryan Lawson – Vice Chair
Andrew Reibly
Anita Horton
Christopher Ess
Chuck McGhee
David Cochran
Debra Murdock
Don Thronton
Doug Foley
Jamie Gianfala
Jason Blakey
Jay Hughes
John Horney
Jon campbell
Jon Tanner
Katherine Pearson
Keisha Shepherd
Lisa Grisham
Lori Thompson
Mark Moore
Melissa Madigan
Randy Gravley
Rebekah Gibson
Robert Sinclair
Steve Divine
Susan Treadaway
Ted Officer
Thomas McWethy
Tony Harrison
Tyler Richards
Cobb County Advisory Board
Joseph Cortes – Board Chair
Robin Baggs – Vice Chair
Amber Patterson
Antioni Parker
Derek Krebs
Jennifer Garner
Kelli Pierson
Kelli Pierson
Kevin Sledge
Sheryl-Anne Murray
Stephen Gentry
Vicki Montet
Clayton County Advisory Board
Commissioner Felicia Franklin – Board Chair
Mallorye Crowell – Vice Chair
Corliss Price
Kevin Roberts
Kris Favers
Michael Green
Patricia James
Carlos Benifeld
Carol Robinson
Cathy Loving
DeKalb County Advisory Board
Dante McDowell – Board Chair
Dave Mikita – Vice Chair
Alfonso Rogers
Andi King Wieczynski
Crawford Humphreys
Dominique Davis
Edward Laity
Earl Porter
Greg Ford
John Schumacher
Jonathan Granade
Joshua Krentzman
Justin Palmer
Katy Gibson
Keats Baldwin
LaTisha Dear Jackson
Mitch Stockwell
Nate Miller
Sam McCammon
Shannon Harris
Suad Awad
Todd Stanton
Tom Adams
Vera Morrison
Gwinnett County Advisory Board
Michael Hay – Board Chair
Karen Fortune – Vice Chair
Annemarie Scully
BT Gutter-Parker
Carol landrum
Greg King
Jason Moore
Jeff Ordner
Jeff Smith
Jordan Sandler
Markell Bryant
Michael Rudnick
Rennie Curran
Rory Johnson
Russ Crosio
Teddy Russell
Tom Davenport
Warren Kelson
Donna Stone
Rockdale County Advisory Board
Joey Ralston – Board Chair
Darrell Hall – Vice Chair
Alisha Johnson
Angela Campbell
Chad A. Shultz
Eric Levett
Franklin Beauford
Jared Mckinley
Jerry Randolph
Kai Oden
Kevin Taffe
Shawn Bromell
Tisa Smart-Washington
Veronica Rhodes