Board of Directors

Current Members

Chair

Ms. Ruth Knox
President, Wesleyan College, Macon

Vice Chair

Ms. Loretta Parham
Chief Executive Officer & Library Director, Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center, Decatur

Secretary

Mr. Phil Smith
National Political Director, The Concord Coalition, Atlanta

Treasurer

Mr. James E. "Jet" Toney
Principal, Cornerstone Communications, Loganville

Immediate Past President

Ms. Lisa White
Attorney, Savannah

Mrs. Mary Adams
Community Volunteer, Athens

Dr. Keith Bohannon
Associate Professor, Department of History, University of West Georgia, Carrollton

Mr. Brian Brodrick
Partner, Jackson Spalding, Watkinsville

Mrs. Carolyn Hogan Byrd
Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, GlobalTech Financial, LLC, Atlanta

Mr. Deke Copenhaver
Mayor, Augusta

Ms. Jeanne Cyriaque
African American Programs Coordinator, Historic Preservation Division, GA Dept. of Natural Resources, East Point

Mr. John T. Grant, Jr.
Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Atlanta

Dr. Gary S. Hauk
Deputy to the President, Emory University, Decatur

Mr. Thomas D. Hills
Retired Banker and State Official, Atlanta

Ms. Nicklaus Hogan
Community Volunteer, Savannah

Senator George Hooks
Legislator, Georgia General Assembly, Americus

Ms. Lyn Hunt
Community Volunteer, Madison

Ms. Lauren Jones
Secretary/Treasurer, Virtual-OTA and Community Volunteer, Newnan

Dr. T. Marshall Jones
Adjunct Professor of Music, Albany State University, Albany

Mr. Ross King
Executive Director, Association County Commissioners of Georgia, Atlanta

Mrs. Rose Lane White Leavell
Owner and Artist, Charlane Plantation, Dry Branch

Ms. Diana M. Murphy
Managing Director, Rocksolid Holdings, LLC, Sea Island

Dr. Lucretia Payton-Stewart
Associate Professor Emerita, Georgia State University, McDonough

Dr. William G. Potter
University Librarian and Assc. Provost, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens

Dr. Larry Rivers
President, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley

Mr. Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.
Partner, Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis & Rothschild, LLC, Columbus

Ms. Swann Seiler
Manager, Community Relations and Corporate Support, Georgia Power, Savannah

Dr. Betty Siegel
President Emerita, Kennesaw State University

Mr. Daniel Thompson
Attorney and Retired Executive, Atlanta

Dr. Ellen Thompson
Community Volunteer, Cohutta

Mr. Bill Verner
Vice President of External Affairs, Georgia EMC, Atlanta

Mr. Mike Vollmer
City Manager, Tifton