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Leadership Atlanta has released the names of 89 community leaders who will participate in its Class of 2019 program – the largest class in the organization’s 49-year history.
The Class of 2019, representing diverse industries as education, law, corporate, religious, nonprofit, technology, media, healthcare, politics and government, share a common desire to move Atlanta forward by delving deeply into the city’s issues, according to a Leadership Atlanta news release.
During the nine-month program, the Class will learn more about the region by participating in retreats, full-day seminars, service projects, discussion groups and community tours, and other impactful experiential activities. In addition to exploring important regional issues, class members will critically examine themselves as leaders, challenge themselves to find ways to be more effective in their leadership roles, and build relationships of trust and mutual understanding with each other.
Leadership Atlanta Class of 2019
Emily Acker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Hillside, Inc.
Latanza Adjei
Sales & Marketing Vice President
Georgia Power
Chris Appleton
Executive Director
WonderRoot
Marva Bailer
Global Director Leadership and Executive Engagement
Splunk
Deisha Barnett
Senior Vice President, Brand Communications
Metro Atlanta Chamber
Amy Baxter
Founder + Chief Executive Officer
MMJ Labs
Susan Bell
Americas Power & Utilities Sector Leader
EY
Shirley Borghi
Executive Director
Hispanic Health Coalition of Georgia, (HHCGA)
Frank Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Communities In Schools of Atlanta
Christopher Burke
Director of Community Relations
Georgia Institute of Technology
LaKeitha Carlos
Chief of Staff to Chief Executive Officer
DeKalb County Government
Meria Carstarphen
Superintendent
Atlanta Public Schools
Deke Cateau
Chief Executive Officer
A.G. Rhodes Health & Rehab
Christopher Chan
Partner / Intellectual Property Group
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
Andrew Chang
Executive Director, Marketing and Physician Outreach
Piedmont Healthcare
Edwin Chang
Executive Director
redefinED atlanta
Robiaun Charles
Vice President for College Advancement
Agnes Scott College
David Cole
Managing Director and Senior State Executive
IBM
Donna Coleman-Stribling
Solicitor-General
DeKalb County
Carol Collard
President & Chief Executive Officer
CaringWorks
Victoria Collier
Owner, Chief Executive Officer
The Elder & Disability Law Firm of Victoria L Collier PC
Ted Cummings
President/Chief Executive Officer
Onyx MS Group
Chad Cunningham
Consumer Banking Region Executive
Bank of America
Tye Darland
Senior Vice President/General Counsel
Georgia-Pacific LLC
Alma Davis
Founder/Chief Executive Officer
Alma G. Davis Foundation
Diana Davis
Vice President, Capacity and Chief Financial Officer Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Narinder Dhaliwal
Vice President of Distribution Operations
Drive DeVilbiss Health Care
Catherine Downey
Chief Executive Officer
CATMEDIA, Inc.
Eric Dunaway
Judge
Superior Court of Fulton County
Michael Eriksen
Dean and Regents’ Professor
Georgia State University
Adina Erwin
Chief Operating Officer
Fox Theatre, Inc.
Edward Eschleman
Chief Financial Officer
Southern Ground Family, Inc.
Jimmy Etheredge
Southeast Region – Senior Managing Director Accenture
Paul Fancher
Partner
Troutman Sanders LLP
Sandra Elizabeth Ford
District Health Director/Chief Executive Officer DeKalb County Board of Health
Jeff Glazier
Field Operations Division Deputy Chief
City of Atlanta Police Department
Kevin Gooch
Partner – Finance
DLA Piper LLP (US)
Jamie Graham
Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend
Ryan Grant
Vice President & Managing Director
Parker Executive Search
Chad Gregory
Region Bank President
Wells Fargo Bank
Joseph Handy
President & Chief Operating Officer
Georgia Aquarium
Adam Harrell
Founder
Nebo
Will Herman
Partner-in-charge – Audit Practice
Deloitte
Keisha Hines
Director of Technology
3Ci
Josh Hirsh
Senior Managing Director
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
Elizabeth Holmes
Senior Vice President – IT Strategy & Global Business Services
Elavon
Jeff Hullinger
Weeknight News Co-Anchor
Tegna/WXIA TV/11Alive/NBC
John Hutchins
Partner
BakerHostetler
Lolita Jackson
Director, Government Affairs
Comcast
Sharla Jackson
Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Resource Prosecutor
Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia
Colin Kelly
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
Jenna Kelly
Georgia Division President & Chief Executive Officer
SunTrust Bank
Carol Kissal
Chief Financial Officer – Vice President Finance
Emory University
Elisa Kodish
Partner
Nelson Mullins
Debra Lam
Managing Director, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation
Georgia Institute of Technology
Rebekah LeMon
Executive Pastor
First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
Pascal Lewis
Senior Vice President
Delta Global Services (DGS)
Michael Lipton
Senior Vice President
Colliers International
Juanika Mainor Harper
Deputy Chief/Captain
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
/United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps
Rohit Malhotra
Executive Director
Center for Civic Innovation
Marcus Margerum
Vice President of Government & Community Affairs
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Harold Martin
Chief Executive Officer
Taco Mac
Celena Matlock
Executive Director, Financial Compliance
Time Warner, Inc.
Willie Mayberry
Senior Vice President, Head of Business Banking
PNC Bank
Gerald McDowell
Executive Director
Aerotropolis Atlanta CIDs
Addison Meriwether
Executive Director
Cushman & Wakefield
Josh Moffitt
Founder/Chief Executive Officer/President
Silverton Mortgage Specialists, Inc.
John Morrow
Chief of Staff & Vice President of Business Operations, Software Solutions
NCR Corporation, Inc.
Kevin Murriel
Senior Pastor
Cascade United Methodist Church
Janine Musholt
Senior Vice President, Advancement & External Affairs
Woodruff Arts Center
Jessica Nunan
Executive Director
Caminar Latino
Brigitte Peck
Principal and Founding Partner
Capstone Advancement Partners
Juliette Pryor
Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Cox Enterprises, Inc.
Mitchell Reiner
Partner, Chief Operating Officer, Senior Investment Advisor
Capital Investment Advisors
Jerome Roberts
Vice President of Marketing
UPS
Antonio Robinson
Vice President & Associate General Counsel
Carter’s, Inc.
Heather Rocker
Business Development Executive
SEI-Atlanta, LLC
Wanda Rodwell
Director, Community Partnerships, Global Community Affairs/ The Coca-Cola Foundation
The Coca-Cola Company
Hedy Rubinger
Partner and Chair, Healthcare Practice Group
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Molly Salatich
Senior Vice President, Acquisitions
North American Properties
Alexander Scollon
Managing Director
The Actor’s Express
Nzinga Shaw
Senior Vice President, Community and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Atlanta Hawks & Philips Arena
Meredith Sidewater
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Inc.
Chris Sizemore
Chief Executive Officer
Creative Mischief
April Speed
Owner/Chief Executive Officer
Just Breast, LLC
Christina Szczepanski
Managing Director, Southeast
Reinvestment Fund
Vasanne Tinsley
Deputy Superintendent
DeKalb County School District
Paula Tkac
Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Research
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Paul Zurawski
Senior Vice President, External Affairs
Equifax