Board of Directors

Rodney Close, ChairBoys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley

Carolyn Bermudez, Vice ChairLiberty Utilities

Crystal Shahid, Finance ChairTruist

Pace Halter, Immediate Past Chair W.C. Bradley Real Estate

Jerald Mitchell, President & CEOGreater Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Merett AlexanderNG Turf Sod Farm

Lori AutenFocus Consulting Group

Carolyn BermudezLiberty Utilities

Kevin BlairSynovus

Kevin BoykinPath-Tec

Joseph BrannanPMB Broadcasting LLC

Cathy Cook Cook Dental Care

Steve DavisColumbus Water Works

Tianna EvolaAT&T

Rhonda Eysel Master Kleen Dry Cleaners

Ashley Ginn Barnes Gibson Partners Architects

Geniece GranvilleDavis Broadcasting

Hamish Guthrie Pratt & Whitney

Deron Hicks TSYS/Global Payments

Audrey HollingsworthGoodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers

Doug JenkinsGeorgia Power

Wes KelleyBrasfield & Gorrie

Kellie KirvenAnthem

Dan Lopez Aflac

Herman LewisChop 61 Enterprise

Fred Maglione OmegaFi

Paul MeadowsBatson-Cook Company

Christopher SmithTaylor CPA & Associates

Melody TrimbleSt. Francis-Emory Healthcare

Bill TustinPiedmont Columbus Regional

Robert WoolfolkYates, Woolfolk & Turner Insurance

Brian SillittoVice President

Partnership & Engagement

Joseph SandersVice President

Finance

Getz TabethaDirector

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