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.

Board of Directors

*Governor’s Appointee

Cameron Bean

Chair

Flournoy Development Group | Gateways Foundation, Inc.

Columbus

Lisa J. Smith

Vice-Chair

Senior Vice President Georgia Power, Retired

Newnan

Delores Lazare White

Treasurer

Assistant to the CFO | Southern Company

Conyers

Joseph B. Alonso*

Secretary

Founding Member | Alonso & Wirth Law, LLC

Alpharetta

Thomas E. Daniel

Immediate Past Chair

University System of Georgia, Retired

Atlanta

Lisa Bayer

Director | University of Georgia Press

Athens

Becky Blalock

Managing Partner, Advisory Capital and Retired CIO | Southern Company

Vinings

Dr. Keith S. Bohannon*

Associate Professor | Department of History, University of West Georgia

Carrollton

William S. Burdell III

HHS Hospitality Services

St. Simons Island

Dayle Burns

Educator, Retired

Newington

Karla Heath-Sands

Anchor | WALB

Albany

Albert “Al” Hodge

Founder and CEO | Hodge Consulting Services LLC

Rome

Ruth A. Knox*

President, Retired | Wesleyan College

Thomson

Susan Pease Langford

Lawyer | Butler Snow LLP

Atlanta

F. Abit Massey*

President Emeritus | Georgia Poultry Federation

Gainesville

Dr. Mary Kay Murphy

Member | Gwinnett County Board of Education

Peachtree Corners

Lara Bush Norris

CTAE Director/Lead Counselor | Peach County Schools

Perry

Dr. Brian Peterson

Vice President of Academic Affairs | LaGrange College

LaGrange

Phil Smith*

National Field Director | The Concord Coalition

Watkinsville

Ann Stallard

Partner | A+ Results LLC

Atlanta

Pythias “Pete” Temesgen

Judge | State Court of Muscogee County

Columbus

Pat Wilson

Commissioner | Georgia Department of Economic Development

Atlanta

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