Leadership Atlanta Class of ‘15 Named
Press release from the issuing company
Monday, May 5th, 2014
Leadership Atlanta on Friday announced its Class of 2015 -- 77 leaders in education, law, nonprofit, technology, media, health care, government and more.
In alphabetical order, they are:
- Matt Arkin, Head of School Georgia Cyber Academy/K12
- Hany Atallah, Chief of Emergency Medicine at Grady Health System, Emory University School of Medicine
- John Bachman Anchor/Reporter Cox Media Group /WSB-TV
- Ambrish Baisiwala, Chief Executive Officer Portman Holdings
- Robert Botelho Jr., Supervisory Special Agent United States Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA]
- Ruben Brooks, Regional Hub Director, Multifamily, Southeast Region U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
- Norman Brothers, Vice President, UPS Legal
- JocCole “JC” Burton, President and Chief Executive Officer Woodline Solutions of North America
- Lillian Caudle, Partner Jones Day
- Angela Chadwick, Vice President and Managing General Counsel Atlanta Housing Authority
- Farah Chapes, Vice President, Research and Academic Affairs Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
- Trey Childress, Partner / Co-Owner Perdue Partners, LLC
- John Cooper, Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
- Aaron Danzig, Partner Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
- Leah Davenport, Senior Vice President - Division Head Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Christopher Duncan, Managing Director Accenture LLP
- Frances Dunston, Pediatrics Morehouse School of Medicine
- David Eidson, Executive Vice President Coxe Curry & Associates
- Jacob Ferro, Chief Information Officer American Cancer Society
- Staci Fox, Chief Executive Officer Planned Parenthood Southeast
- Shelley Giberson, Tax Market Leader, International Tax Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Daniel “Dan” Gordon, Chief Operating Officer Extremity Healthcare Incorporated
- Ashley Grice, Managing Director iris Worldwide
- Karlise Grier, Managing Attorney Grier Law Office, P.C.
- John Hartman, Senior Vice President Equifax, Inc.
- Page Harty, Partner, Market Leader - SignatureWOMEN SignatureFD
- John Horn, First Assistant U.S. Attorney United States Attorney’s Office, U.S. Department of Justice
- Carrie Jennison, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Strategy Kaiser Permanente
- Cassandra Johnson, Global Contact Center Vice President AIG
- Daryl Jones, Vice President The Integral Group
- LeeAnn Jones, Attorney Taylor English Duma LLP
- Sucheta Kamath, Founder/ Chief Executive Officer Cerebral Matters
- Soumaya Khalifa, Executive Director/Founder Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta
- Monica Khant, Executive Director Georgia Asylum & Immigration Network (GAIN)
- Jesse Killings, Vice President, Operations Atlanta Gas Light
- Adelee Le Grand, Associate Vice President AECOM
- Donna Lee, Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Agnes Scott College
- Tywanda Lord, Partner Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Pierluigi Mancini, Chief Executive Officer CETPA, Inc.
- Margaret Marshall, Shareholder, Global Entertainment Practice Group Greenberg Traurig
- Ross Mason, Founder and Chief Executive Officer Samaritans Road International
- Robert McBurney, Judge Fulton County Superior Court
- Reese McCranie, Director of Communications Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
- Tish McDonald, Partner King and Spalding LLP
- Sheri McGaughy, Vice President, Legal The Weather Channel, LLC
- Rosa Soltero McHugh, Executive Director Chastain Park Conservancy
- Charles “Chuck” Meadows, Vice President, Economic Development Policy Metro Atlanta Chamber
- S. Gordon Moore Jr., Executive Director - Student Diversity & Inclusion Georgia Tech
- Ira Moreland, Partner and Managing Director ICV Partners
- Robert Nibbs, Director of Strategic Planning and Execution Georgia Department of Human Services
- Amy Panos, Senior Vice President First Citizens Bank and Trust Company
- David Paule, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Robert W. Woodruff Arts Center, dba Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
- Margaret Rauber, Vice President Winter Construction
- Marc Rawls, Partner Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP
- Kevin Riley, Editor The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
- Jeff Robertson, Vice President - SkyMiles Program Delta Air Lines
- Blythe Robinson, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Sheltering Arms Early Education & Family Centers
- Dirk Schroeder, Chief Health Officer and Executive Vice President HolaDoctor Inc
- John Seeds, Senior Vice President, Principal Atlantic Capital Bank
- Ivan Shammas, General Manager and General Sales Manager Telemundo Atlanta
- Joyce Sheperd, Atlanta City Council Member
- Erika Shields, Deputy Chief City of Atlanta Police Department
- Kamau Smith, Executive Director Atlanta Airlines Terminal Corporation
- James Stevens, Partner Troutman Sanders LLP
- Corteney Stewart, Co-founder/Chief Executive Officer L.E.A.D., Inc.
- Pamela Stewart, Vice President, Sales - East Region The Coca-Cola Company
- Lauri Strauss, Executive Director Atlanta Press Club
- Michael Sullivan, Partner Womble Carlyle
- Tracy Techau, Scout Executive/Chief Executive Officer Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Evan Toporek, Chief Executive Officer Alternative Apparel Inc
- Stephen Vault, Director, Strategic Planning and Business Development WellStar Health System
- Melanie Velez, Managing Attorney Southern Center for Human Rights
- Kyle Waide, Vice President, Operations Atlanta Community Food Bank
- Christopher Ward, Presiding Judge- DUI Division Municipal Court of Atlanta
- Rebecca Ward, Senior Vice President - Practice tvsdesign
- Scott Yates, Partner GGG Partners, LLC
- Kenneth Zeff, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Fulton County Schools