meet our team

Michelle Baker

Community + Civic Engagement Coordinator

Nicki Brown 

Director of Development

Katherine Klinger

Corporate Impact Event Coordinator

Kahiah Polidore, MFA

Marketing Coordinator

Jemarlo Brown

Education Programs Coordinator

Montay Fowler-Thomas

Sr. Manager of Community + Civic Engagement

Chanika R. Perry, Ed.D 

Director of Impact Programs - Interim President and CEO

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephanie Bedard - Fundraising Chair

Senior Associate

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP

Maranie Brown

VP, Data Product Delivery

BlackRock

Beth Cabrera - Mission Committee Chair

President

Cabrera Insights

Todd Croom - Finance Chair

Chief Financial Officer

Jackson Spalding

Chad Duncan

Head of Consulting & Cloud Transformation

RapidScale

Adrian Epps

Former Dean

Bagwell College of Education, Kennesaw State University

Tara Ghei

COO

Clearbrief

Amber Hall

Chief Compliance & Privacy Officer

Cox Communications

Dana Hudson

Vice President

Home Depot (retired)

Andrea Lawson

Chief Talent & Diversity Officer

Equifax

Eileen Lee - Board Development Committee Chair

Managing Director

Endeavor Atlanta

Kelly Harper Lee

Community Affairs Lead - Atlanta and Columbus Field Offices

McDonald’s

Andrew Liebler

Partner

Alston & Bird

Chris McDade

Sr. Principal, Customer Digital Experience

Chick-Fil-A

Wendy Miller

North America People Leader

McKinsey

Darwin Newton

Head of Operations, Electrical Services

Siemens

Terreta Rodgers

Head of Community Affairs, Atlanta Region

Amazon​

Kelli Bacote Ross

Director of Partnerships

City of Atlanta

Arun Singh

CEO

Radial Capital

Renee Stevens

Chief People Officer

Honey Baked Ham

David Wender

Partner

Eversheds Sutherland

Adrienne White Carden - Chair

VP Not-for-Profit & Commercial Relationship Manager

SouthState Bank

Amal Yusuf

General Manager, Airport Operations/Field Support

Delta

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Alex Abdelnour

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Cindy Abel

CEO and co-founder, Liv2BMe

Kent Alexander

Author and Attorney

Jay Bernath

President, C & S Wholesale Meat Co.

Ken Bernhardt

Regents Professor of Marketing Emeritus, Georgia State University

Jason Blake

SVP, Chief Commercial Officer, PepsiCo

Bill Bolling

Founder, Atlanta Community Food Bank

Ellen Brown Landers

Senior Advisor, Social Impact Practice, Heidrick & Struggles

Molly Burke

Retired General Council, GE

Earnie Caballero

Chief Investment Officer, UPS

Julianna Cagle

President, Goizueta Foundation

Nick Costides

Retired President Information Technology, UPS

Ann Cramer

Senior Consultant, Coxe Curry & Associates

Elizabeth Chrane

Chief People Officer, OneDigital

Whitney Deal Marshall

Corporate Citizenship Consultant, Advisory Council Chair

Eden Doniger

General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, BitPay

Elise Eplan

Principal, The Eplan Group

Debbie Goldsmith

Senior Project Manager, Turner; Co-Founder of Discovery

Richard Goldsmith

Teacher, Fulton County Schools

Jenn Graham

Founder and CEO, Inclusivv

Steve Green

CEO Green Enterprise Works, LLC

Jim Grien

President, TM Capital Corp.

Adam Harrell

Founder and CEO, Nebo Agency

Jennifer Hartz

President, Corporate Hartz, LLC

Scott Hilsen

Chief Compliance Officer, Cox Automotive

Deva Hirsch

Executive Director, The Rich’s Foundation

David Jernigan

President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta

Zahra Kassam

Executive Officer, Global Encounters

Jessica Kirkwood

AVP, Supporter Engagement, CARE

Cynthia Kuhlman

Director of Educational Achievement, CF Foundation, Inc.

Anne Loescher

Director, The E.W. Scripps Company

Saba Long

Executive Director, Atlanta Civic Circle

Debbie Maslia

Principal, In-Focus Consulting, LLC

Ceasar Mitchell

Partner, Dentons

John Morabito

Portfolio Manager, RBC Wealth Management

Ryan Oliver

Managing Director of US/Canada, Twitter Next

Keith Pepper

Publisher, Reporter Newspapers

David Richardson

Director, T-Mobile

Dr. Victoria Seals

President, Atlanta Technical College

Monique Shields

Executive Director, Breakthrough Atlanta

Rachel Sprecher

Relationship Manager, R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation

Terri Theisen

Principal, Theisen Consulting

Bernie Wedge

Technology/Finance Executive, Retired Partner Ernst & Young

Michelle Wirth

Sr. Director of Communications, Georgia Charter Schools

CHANGEMAKERS BOARD

Jacoria Borders

President & CEO, TCG Impact

Aubree Broadwater

Manager, Equity Enablement, Salesforce

Katie Comer

Head of Data Center Community Development North America, Meta

Kroopa Desai

Director, Legal, ActiveCampaign

Alex Ebanks

V.P. of Communications, Essence Magazine

Adelin Gasana

Documentarian, E.W. Scripps Company

Kate Hewitt

Executive Director, 21st Century Leaders

Noelle Jones

Founder & CEO, We Thrive Media

Ariel Lopez

Partnerships, Techstars

Jacob Martin, PhD

Senior Consultant, TalentQuest

Carl McCray

General Manager, Corporate and Commercial Human Resources, Delta Air Lines

Aprille Moore

Major; Training, Background, & Recruitment, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office

Gabe Pirela

Sr. Product Manager, Salesloft

Amari Ruff

Co-Founder/CEO, Memik

Amanda Rubin

Philanthropic Officer, The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Jianan Sun

Mobility Product Manager, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mercedes-Benz USA