Waller serves as Atlanta Committee for Progress’ Executive Director and has more than 35 years of financial and operational leadership experience. Prior to her retirement from The Coca-Cola Company, Waller served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and President, Enabling Services. She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Rochester and her Master of Business Administration from the University of Rochester.

“Kathy has a decades-long career of consistently demonstrating sharp business acumen and a deep commitment to bettering her community,” said Hala Moddelmog, Woodruff Arts Center President and CEO. “I have a tremendous amount of respect and admiration for Kathy and am eager to work alongside her to lead the Arts Center in its next chapter.”

In addition to Waller, the Arts Center welcomed Angela Evans, Partner at EY - Americas Tax and Risk Advisory Services, as Incoming Chair of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, along with Barry C. McCarthy, President and CEO at Deluxe Corporation, as Finance Committee Chair of the Governing Board and Mark D. Wasserman, Partner, CEO Emeritus at Eversheds Sutherland (US), and Ann A. Adams, Chief Human Resources Officer at Norfolk Southern, as At-Large Members of the Governing Board. 

The full slate of the Woodruff Arts Center’s FY26 Board of Trustees Governing Board includes: 

• Kathy N. Waller (Chair) – Executive Director, Atlanta Committee for Progress

• Kenneth Neighbors (Vice Chair) – Partner, McGuireWoods LLP

• Hala Moddelmog (President & CEO) – President & CEO, Woodruff Arts Center

• Angela M. Spivey (Secretary) – Partner, Alston & Bird

• Barry C. McCarthy (Finance Committee Chair) – President and CEO, Deluxe Corporation

• DeRetta Cole Rhodes, Ph.D. (Compensation & HR Committee Chair) – Executive Vice President, Chief People Capital Officer, Atlanta Braves

• Galen L. Oelkers (Investment Committee Chair) – President, The Zeist Company, LLC (Retired)

• Kevin Kelly (Audit Committee Chair) – Atlanta Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

• Mike Egan (Nominating & Governance Committee Chair) – Senior VP and General Counsel, AMB Group (Retired)

• F. David Leiter, Jr. (Development Committee Chair) – Midsouth Managing Partner, KPMG LLP

• E. Kendrick Smith (Alliance Theatre Chair) – Partner, Jones Day (Retired)

• Angela Evans (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chair) – Partner, EY - Americas Tax and Risk Advisory Services

• Daniel Baldwin (High Museum of Art Chair) – Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, Baldwin Capital LLC

• Ann A. Adams, Ph.D.  (At-Large Member) – Chief Human Resources Officer, Norfolk Southern

• Michael P. Doss (At-Large Member) – President and Chief Executive Officer, Graphic Packaging

• James O. Etheredge (At-Large Member) – CEO, North America Accenture (Retired)

• Pratap Mukharji (At-Large Member)

• Mark D. Wasserman (At-Large Member) – Partner, CEO Emeritus, Eversheds Sutherland (U.S.) 

The Arts Center’s 13 incoming Trustees join a diverse group representing the business, nonprofit, entertainment, and education sectors, among others. The FY26 incoming Trustees include: 

• Claire Lewis (Yum) Arnold – CEO, Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc.

• Riley Blount – President, AT&T Georgia

• Thomas C. Chubb – Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President, Oxford Industries, Inc.

• David B. Dove – Partner, Troutman Pepper Locke

• Shane P. Foye – President, DW1

• Susannah Frost – President, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

• Susan Gambardella – President, Kimberly-Clark Professional North America

• Suja Katarya – Co-Founder and Executive Chair, Procure Analytics

• Jeffrey R. Kuester – Partner, Taylor Duma LLP

• Michael F. Mansfield, Jr. – Chief Operating Officer, Mansfield Energy Corp

• John Richert – Managing Director of Mid-Cap Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan

• Derica W. Rice – Former EVP Global Services and CFO, Eli Lilly and Company; Former EVP, CVS Health Corporation; Former President, CVS Caremark

• Benny Varzi – Managing Director, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

“These distinguished individuals will be outstanding additions to our Board of Trustees,” Moddelmog said. “Their perspectives will bring unique insight and guidance to our work at the Woodruff Arts Center. They join a strong group that provides immense value to our organization. I’m enthusiastic to work alongside such bold leaders committed to amplifying the arts and arts education in our community.”