Leadership

Board of Directors—Officers

Allison Giddens, Chair
Co-President, Win-Tech, Inc.
Member since 07/2019
Kimberly Williamson, Vice Chair
Senior Director, Cox Enterprises
Member since 07/2019
Gerlda Hines, Treasurer
State Accounting Officer, Georgia State Accounting Office
Member since 07/2022
Brian Marcos, Governance Chair
Fire Chief, Director of Emergency Management, Smyrna Fire Department
Member since 07/2024
Alisha Hargett, Secretary
Office Operations Manager, SCANA Energy/IGS Energy
Member since 07/2024

Board of Directors—Members

Lauren Atkins
Chief Preconstruction Manager, Brasfield & Gorrie
Member since 07/2023
Stefanie Burford
Attorney at Law, Registered Mediator, SteFanie Drake Burford Law Group
Member since 07/2024
Stacey Chapman, Resource Development Chair
Senior Vice President, Principal, CROFT & Associates
Member since 07/2023
Ben Cohen
Deputy Chief, Cobb County Police Department
Member since 07/2021
Jason Doss
Attorney and Owner, The Doss Firm
Member since 07/2024
Don Ezell
EXECUTIVE PASTOR, TURNER CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH
Member since 07/2022
Paula Greaves
Chief Women’s Health Service Line, Wellstar Health Systems
Member since 07/2024
Kim Gresh, Advisory Circle Chair
Owner, SA White Oil Co.
Member since 09/2009
Katie Grist
Member since 07/2025
Tom Heyer, Safe Guard Chair
Owner, Motto Mortgage
Member since 07/2021
Carla Jackson, Academy of Women Leaders Chair
COBB COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER
Member since 07/2022
Ashley Jenkins
Director of Government Affairs, Gas South
Member since 07/2023
Sheree Knowles
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, HR Knowledge Source
Member since 07/2020
Murali Krishnan
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER, LGE COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION
Member since 07/2022
Wayne McGary, Facilities Chair
Vice President pf program management, CEi, and Land Acquisition, Croy Engineering
Member Since 07/2020
Dr. Janet Memark
Cobb & Douglas Public Health District Director, Cobb & Douglas Public Health
Member since 07/2025
Gina Owens
Associate Vice President, Verizon
Member since 07/2024
Rosan Petrillo
Senior Manager of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
Member since 07/2024
Alisha Pierce
Head of General Liability Claims, Zurich North America
Member since 07/2024
Julian Richard
Chief Information Officer, E Same Jones Distributors,
Member since 07/2024
Jason Saliba
DEPUTY CHIEF ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Member since 01/2014
Dennette Thornton
Sr. Director, Family Fund & Engagement, AMB Sports and Entertainment
Member since 07/2023