We are grateful for the leadership and commitment of our 2026-2027 Board.

Executive Committee

• Sydney Langdon, Chairperson

• John Tester, Treasurer

• Joe King, Vice-Chair of Development

• Larry Mark, Vice-Chair of Governance

• Mary Lynn Realff, Secretary

• Jeff Blake, Immediate Past Chair

• Vincent Anthony, Founder and Executive Director Emeritus

• Beth Schiavo, President & Executive Director

Voting Board

• Scott Autrey / Community Volunteer

• Jonathan Awtrey / Home Depot

• Lohr Beck / King & Spalding

• Margo A. Brinton, Ph.D. / Georgia State University

• Penny Clements / Emory University

• Cheryl Henson / President, The Jim Henson Foundation

• Whitney Hillyer / Salesforce

• Cal Jennison / Community Volunteer

• Joe King / Retired Partner – EY

• Sydney Langdon / Senior Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Warner Bros. Discovery

• Larry M. Mark / Retired, The Coca-Cola Company

• Sophie Merven / VP, Brand, PR & Events, Inspire Brands

• Lauren Sullins Ralls / Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP

• Mary Lynn Realff, Ph.D. / Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

• Kim Rousseau / Principal, Perkins&Will

• Ryan Smith / Partner, EY

• John T. Tester / SVP and Chief Accounting Officer, Acuity Brands

• Jessica Warner / SouthState Bank

• Andrew Wilson / Synovus

Advisory Board

• Robert H. Barnett / Chief Transformation Officer, Brookwood Baptist Health

• Jeff Blake / Merchant & Gould

• John T. Chandler, Jr. / Equifax Inc. (Retired)

• Anne L. Cross / Senior Vice President, Private Client Advisor, Bank of America

• Sherrod DeGrippo / Director of Threat Intelligence Strategy, Microsoft

• Judy Garland / Community Volunteer

• J. Cameron Hardin / Sales Manager, Lighting and Smart Services, Georgia Power Company

• Christopher Hardwick / Managing Director and Founder, Build Technology Group

• Mike Hostinsky / Partner, Risk Advisory, Bennett Thrasher

• Vir Nanda / Community Volunteer

• Kristi Patterson / Resident Consultant, Bentley Systems

• Lois Reitzes / WABE

• Dean DuBose Smith / Community Volunteer 

• Scot Safon / Community Volunteer

• Dana Sugar (Board Treasurer) / Investment Portfolio Management, Bank of America

• Allen W. Yee (Immediate Past Board Chair) / Community Volunteer