Junior Achievement of Georgia is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of leaders in the business and education communities. The Board has responsibility for the operation and expansion of JA programs within the state of Georgia. Board members are called upon to contribute their time and resources in areas such as student impact, planning, policy making, financial management, marketing and administration, as well as creative skills in areas of volunteer recruitment, special events, publicity and public relations.
JA of Georgia is governed by a statewide Board of Directors based in Atlanta. Additionally, each area office outside of Atlanta has its own governing board.
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Chairman Dwight Duke Cisco SVP Vice Chair & Treasurer Joe Reinkemeyer PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC Partner Corporate Secretary Steve Lewis Troutman Sanders LLP Partner President Jack Harris Junior Achievement of Georgia President Immediate Past Chair Kevin Fletcher Georgia Power VP Community & Economic Dev Executive Committee Vera Arthur Richoh Americas Corporation SVP - People Excellence Ed Baker Atlanta Business Chronicle Publisher Brantley Barrow Hardin Construction Co, LLC Chairman Dr Ken Bernhardt Georgia State University Regents Professor of Marketing & Asst. Dean Corporate Relations Don Chapman ChapCo Investments, LLC Chairman Lynn Chastain Chick-fil-A, Inc VP & Asst General Counsel Ralph Cleveland AGL Resources EVP, Engineering & Operations Dow Dameron UPS VP & COO - Georgia Marc Davenport Ernst & Young, LLC Partner Tad Hutcheson AirTran Airways VP - Marketing & Sales David Klatt Newell Rubbermaid - Tech GBU President Harry Lightsey AT&T Retired, President Dr Cindy Loe Fulton County Schools Superintendent Helene Lollis Pathbuilders Partner & President Dr Bobbie McCrackin Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta VP & Public Affairs Officer Marie Neff Neff & Associates, LLC President & CEO Luis Ramirez GE Energy Contractual Services President & GM Cyril Turner DAL Global Services President Directors Judy Agerton AT&T - Georgia Executive Dir - External Affairs Lisa Agona LexisNexis Chief Marketing Officer Margaret Anderson SAP Labs, LLC VP - SAP NetWeaver RIG Americas Craig Apatov Ascension Growth & Innovation Strategies Managing Partner Michael Arabia The Gallup Organization Partner Chuck Barlow En Pointe Technologies, Inc Reg Services Mngr Mark Bell Peter Bielan Sun Trust Bank SVP Sam Blakeslee Bank of America SVP Dr Tim Blumentritt Kennesaw State University Dir - MBA Programs Kathy Brandt The KG Brandt Group LLC John C. Bratten Patricia Britton Porsche Cars North America, Inc General Counsel Alexander Burgess Xerox Services, SE Reg VP Tom Campbell Oxford Industries, Inc SVP - Law, General Counsel & Secretary Jack Capers King & Spalding LLP Partner Richard Carrano Purchasing Power President & CFO Dave Cathcart TRX CFO Rob Cherof BBDO Atlanta EVP & CMO Bruce Clayton Genuine Parts Company SVP - Human Resources Jim Cullinan Kaiser Permanente VP, Marketing Sales & Business Dev Kevin Custis IBM Partner Dr Steve Dolinger GA Partnership for Excellence in Education President Dave Doudna Colonial Pipeline Transportation Services Leader James Dwane Chartis President, SE Region James Ellis Accenture Partner Ann Franks Tatum Technology Partner Andy Ghertner Cushman & Wakefield Executive VP David Grayson Vulcan Materials General Mngr - GA Dr Beverly Hall Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Todd Helms First Data SVP, Human Resources Jeff Hilimire Engauge Digital Chief Digital Officer Art Hopkins Macquarium President Jason Hopkins - Dalton Board Chair Hamilton Health Care Systems Dir, Human Resources Bryant Isaacs ARRIS Media & Communication President Jeffery J. Jay - Augusta Board Chair Savannah River National Laboratory International Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs Stuart Johnson Barnes & Thornburg, LLP Partner Terrie Jones AGSI President & Founder Janet Kaup - Gainesville Board Chair Padgett Business Svcs Tim Kemper Reznick Group, P.C. Managing Principal Rena Kilgannon Kilgannon, Inc Principal & CEO Dr Emily Lembeck Marrietta City Schools Superintendent Dr Crawford Lewis DeKalb County Schools Superintendent Mitch Lewis Euramax President & CEO Mark Louison Nokia, Inc President Tom Marano Air Serv Corporation CEO Eric McMurray Towers Perrin Managing Principal Mindy Mercaldo Wachovia Bank, Cobb Community Bank Pres SVP David Meszaros Neil Metzheiser Lockton Companies, LLC EVP John Mongelli AssuranceAmerica Corp SVP Finance/CFO John Morabito Morabito/Morrison Merrill Lynch Financial Advisor Avery Munnings Deloitte & Touche LLP Dir - Professional Practice Ricardo Nunez HD Supply, Inc SVP, General Counsel & Corp Secretary Phil Ostwalt KPMG LLP Partner Sunny Park General Building Maintenance President Dave Patton Alston & Bird Partner Eric Pearson InterContinental Hotels Group CMO, The Americas Drew Putt RBC Bank (USA) President, Commercial Mrkts Dana Ripley ING Americas SVP, Americas Communications David Riviere Alvarez & Marsal Managing Dir Steve Rosenboro Cox Enterprises, Inc Asst. Gen. Counsel Robert Ross - Savannah Board Chair Savannah College of Art& Design VP & CFO Jim Royal Niche Technology VP Jana Schmidt Harland Clark SVP - Sales, Marketing & Communication Andre Schnabl Grant Thornton Managing Partner Ted Schrafft Premiere Global Services President Robert Shannon Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover Partner Dan Silk Georgia-Pacific VP - Environment Sustainability Misty Skedgell Turner Broadcasting System VP, Corporate Dan Stoks Hewlett Packard VP, Manufacturing & Distribution Wade Stribling Sutherland Partner Mark Stroman Aon Consulting SVP Jim Suciu GE Energy President, Global Sales & Mktg Jim Sweet Newell Rubbermaid EVP - Human Resources Karen Swope Ticketmaster Senior GM Tisha Tallman GA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Jim Terry II Coca-Cola North America VP - Nat'l Sales Michael Tompkins Julian LeCraw & Co Managing Partner Steve Voorhees Rock-Tenn Co EVP & CFO Stephen Young Special Guest Ann Evangelista Talent Quest HR Committee - Ad Hoc John J. Fenton BDO Seidman LLP Business Line Leader - Assurances Svcs Emeritus Directors John Aderhold Aderhold Properties Tom Bowers SunTrust Bank Retired Don Brinkley Derby Enterprises Consultant Dr John Burd Benau University President Emeritus Dave Cole Kurt Salmon Associates, Inc Chariman Emeritus General Alfred Hansen EMS Technologies Retired Don Hubble Angelica Corporation T.J. Mangold PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Partner Paul Manners Paul Manners & Associates Bill McNair MCN Investments, LLC Partner Bruce Merrill IdentiCo, Inc Retired Bob Moore Publix Super Markets, Inc Retired Ron Mott Ernst & Young Retired Alexander Patterson Fi(sh) BAIT, LLC Partner Joe Prendergast Wachovia Retired Ted Seaman JC Penney Retired Dr Betty Siegal Kennesaw State University President Emeritus Dr Willis Sheftall, Jr Morehouse College Prof of Economics William Valentine 
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Chairman Jeffery J. Jay Savannah River National Laboratory International Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs First Vice-Chair Eddie Jordan Papa John's Pizza Operating Partner Special Events Vice-Chair Robert Beier Georgia Power Company Key Account Mngr Corporate Development Vice-Chair Ted McLyman Waddell & Reed Financial Services District Mngr Finance Vice-Chair Phil Caldwell Publix Super Markets District Mngr Immediate Past Chair Jerry Shumpert Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc VP - Piedmont Division Executive Director Laurie Cook JA of Georgia Executive Dir Directors Michelle Adams Georgia Bank and Trust Co Product & Campaign Mngr Jean Barney First Bank of Georgia Business Development Judy Beltz Club Car, Inc Employee & Community Relations Mngr Reynold Borseth Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc Augusta Sales Center Mngr Damon Cline Medical College of Georgia Public Information Specialist Chris Conner Coca-Cola Bottling Company, United Piedmont Division Marketing Mngr Neil Gordon The Gordon Group Owner Bill Graves AT&T Area Mngr - Network Svcs Beda Johnson Columbia County Convention & Visitors Bureau Executive Dir Debby Kalliokoski Medical College of Georgia Dir - Annual Fund David Knight John Deere Company Product Development Mngr Leigh Mangum Doctor's Hospital VP - Human Resources Patti McGrath Augusta Metro Credit Union Public Relations Coordinator Marc Miller, Ph.D. Augusta State University Dean, Hull College of Business Claudia Schmidt Retired Kevin Wade Intellisystems, Inc CEO/ President 
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Chairman Rich Cellino Columbus Bank & Trust SVP - Risk Mgmt Directors Audrey Bergeron Muscogee County School District Dir - Career & Technical Education Jim Bowie Columbus Regional Technology Incubator Dir Rich Cellino Columbus Bank & Trust Sr VP - Risk Mgmt Dr Stephen Cooper The Spine & Joint Centers Physician Victor Cross Phenix City Chamber President Kim Jinks Steeplechase General Mngr Jem Morris Georgia Power Reg Sales Mngr Carolynn Obleton Columbus Band & Trust Sr VP - Branch Banking Group Adam R. Pease Page Scrantom Sprouse Tucker & Ford PC Attorney Allen Pettis TSYS Group Executive Cathy Phillips Buffalo Rock Company Key Account Cooridinator Timothy Porter Columbus Bank & Trust VP Portfolio Analysis - Risk Mgmt Tammy Segura UGA SBDC Business Consultant Terry Smith AT&T Reg Mngr Mark Strunk The Pastoral Institute Dir - Business Resource Center Jack Turner Columbus Bank & Trust VP Ellaween Wright Muscogee County School District Work Based Learning Specialist 
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Chairman Jason Hopkins Hamilton Health Care System Dir., Human Resources Directors Donald Amonett Dalton Public Schools Asst. Superintendent Robyn Baggett Whitfield County Schools Dir - Teaching & Learning Noel Black Georgia Power Company Dalton Area Mngr Bill Blackwood Coldwell Banker/Kinard Realty Commercial Mngr Dr. Merry Boggs Dalton State College Dean, School of Education Dr. Carol Brand Dalton State College Interim Dean Liz Burciaga Adcock Financial Group Account Mngr Tim Burke Shaw Industries Group, Inc. Dir - Information Systems Security Brad Cummings Tandus Sr. VP - Human Resources Heather Dixon First Bank of Dalton Branch Mngr Jim Kortum Windstream VP Tonja Puryear Cohutta Banking Company VP Cheryl Teasley First Georgia Banking Company VP Cheryl Thomasson Murray County Schools Curriculum Dir Vicki Warren Mohawk Industries HR Relationship Mngr Linda Wimpy J&J Industries, Inc Marketing Services Mngr Tom Woodby Chick-fil-A of Dalton Owner 
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Chairman Janet Kaup Padgett Business Services Owner Directors Libby Caldwell Bank of America President Steve Carlson, RPh, MHA NEGA Health System Dir - Pharmacy Kimberly Cobb Regions Bank Branch Mngr Mike Dobeck Cargill, Inc Plant Mngr Betty Griffith Jackson E.M.C. Serivce Member Representative John Hemel Publix Mngr Evord Knights Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc Financial Advisor LaCrisia Larkin Gainesville City Schools CTAE Dir/Assistant Principal Malissa Lawrence Lanier Tech Career Services Specialist William Lightfoot Brenau University Dean - School of Bussiness & Mass Communication Juan Luna Luna's Restaurant Owner J.D. Mealor Wachovia Bank, NA Market President Melanie Molton Clarity Market Analyst Dr Michael Moye Lanier Technical College President Dr Andres Panasiuk Crown Financial Ministries Vice President Cathy Parker GA Power Key Account Mngr Rhonda Samples Hall County Schools Hall County Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator Sandy Salyers Regions Bank Retail Lender Kathleen Simmons Gainesville College Chair & Associate Professor Terry Smith United Community Bank Vice President Tom Weldon The Innovation Factory Owner Christine Willis Verity Bank Business Development Mngr Reagan Wolfe Full Media Business Development Emeritus Dr Joh Burd 
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Chairman Roger Ross Savannah College of Art & Design VP - Business & Finance Vice Chairman Jerry Avery Comcast Dir - Marketing Secretary Shawn Kachmar Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn Partner Treasurer Camille Russo AT&T Regional Mngr Past-Chair Rob Dailey First National Bank President Edwin Byck Weiner, Shearouse & Shawe Partner Vice President Johnathon Barrett JA of Georgia CPA Directors The Honorable Louisa Abbott Chatham County Superior Court Judge Dolly Chisolm Ingelsby, Falligant, Horn & Chisolm Partner Paty Daves HRH Insurance President Becky Keightley Memorial Health University Dir - Marketing Denise Marsh Georgia Pacific Corporation Mngr - Accounting Randy Gaston Gulfstream Aerospace VP- Flight Operations Joseph Hargrove Palmer & Cay VP Dr Barbara Hubbard Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Dir- SEARCH Tim Iley Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Executive Dir Stephanie Johnson Suntrust Banks VP - Community Relations Scott Knudsen National Distributors Inc Barbara Martens MGI Commercial Real Estate, Inc VP James McCurry Georgia Ports Authority Dir - Port Relations Jackie Ogden Chatham County Extension Service Dir Dr Bix Rathburn Savannah Technical College President Dr Mostafa Sarhan Savannah State College of Business Dean Ty Stone United Community Bank SVP Bob Thomas International Paper Mngr- Accounting Mark West Bank of America VP Lisa White US Army Corps of Engineers Asst District Council Advisory Board Members John Cay III Dale Critz, Sr Robert Demere, Jr William Haile ThomasHester Howard Morrison, Jr Brooks Stillwell, III Eric Winger Emeritus Doug Fuss
To provide our programs free of charge, JA of Georgia relies on the generous support of our donors.
JA of Georgia’s volunteers are the critical link between the business and education communities.
Teachers are where everything starts; get your students involved in Junior Achievement.
