Board of Directors
Civic, business, and academic leaders from across the state set policy and direction for Georgia Humanities. The governor of Georgia appoints up to six members, and members of the public nominate the remainder of the board.
*Governor’s Appointee
Mr. James E. “Jet” Toney
Chair
Principal, Cornerstone Communications
Loganville
Ms. Jeanne Cyriaque
Vice Chair
African American Programs Coordinator,
Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Dept. of
Natural Resources, Retired
College Park
Dr. Gary S. Hauk
Secretary
Vice President, Senior Adviser to the President, and University Historian,
Emory University
Decatur
Mr. Daniel Thompson*
Treasurer
Attorney and Retired Executive
Atlanta
Ms. Loretta Parham
Immediate Past Chair
Chief Executive Officer & Library Director, Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center
Decatur
Dr. Keith Bohannon*
Associate Professor, Department of History, University of West Georgia
Carrollton
Mr. Brian Brodrick
Partner, Jackson Spalding
Watkinsville
Mr. Thomas Daniel
University System of Georgia, Retired
Atlanta
Mr. J. Truitt Eavenson
Vice President, Coastal Region,
Georgia Power
Savannah
Dr. P. Toby Graham
Associate Provost and Director of Libraries,
University of Georgia
Athens
Dr. Jodie Guest
Professor, Rollins School of Public Health and
Emory School of Medicine
Atlanta
Ms. Karla Heath-Sands
News Anchor, WALB-TV
Albany
Ms. Elizabeth K. Hopkins
Grants Officer, The Knox Foundation
Augusta
Ms. Lyn Hunt
Community Volunteer
Madison
Ms. Lauren Burke Jones*
Secretary/Treasurer, Virtual-OTA and Community Volunteer
Newnan
Dr. T. Marshall Jones*
Professor, Music Department, Albany State University, Retired
Albany
Ms. Ruth Knox*
President, Wesleyan College
Macon
Mr. Kevin Langston
Deputy Commissioner, Tourism, Georgia Department of Economic Development
Atlanta
Ms. Merryll Penson
Executive Director, Library Services, University System of Georgia, Retired
Athens
Ms. Claudia Seyle
Community Volunteer
Savannah
Mr. Phillip R. Smith*
National Development Director and National Political Director, The Concord Coalition
Atlanta
Mr. William H. Verner
Vice President of External Affairs, Georgia EMC
Atlanta
Ms. Lisa White
Attorney
Savannah
Dr. Pamela Whitten
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, University of Georgia
Athens
