Lee Jarboe, Chair
Vice President, Senior Client Solutions Director, JE Dunn Construction
Laura Komarek, Secretary/Treasurer
Associate - DLA Piper
Lisa J. Smith, Immediate Past Chair
Owner and Operator, The Johnigan Group
Mark A.B. Carlson
Chief Growth Officer, Baker Donelson
Chris Clark
President and CEO, Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Clemons
Global Head of Talent Development, BlackRock & Head of HR, Atlanta Innovation Hub
Carolyn Collins
Senior Manager of Talent Enablement, Gas South
Jason Cuevas
Founder & Managing Director, Cavehouse Advisors, LLC
Brian Davison
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Development, Graphic Packaging
Greg Dozier
Commissioner, Technical College System of Georgia
Chris Erwin
Chair, Education Committee, Georgia House of Representatives
Cara Herzog
Chief DEI Officer, Southwire Company
Justin Haight
Sr. Director, Talent Partnerships, Public Policy, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Craig Harper
Executive Director, Professional Association of Georgia Educators
Billy Hickman
Chair, Education & Youth Committee, Georgia Senate
Amy M. Jacobs
Commissioner, Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning
Rich Johnson
Executive Director, North Fulton Economic Alliance
Rachel Kinsaul
2026 Georgia Teacher of the Year
Brian Kitching
Vice President of Strategy and Operations, SoFi
Anthony Lewis
Chief Human Resources Officer, Phoebe Putney Health Systems
Sonny Perdue
Chancellor, University System of Georgia
Dana Rickman
President, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
Willette Shalishali
Senior Director Talent Management & Development, Synovus
Ben Wiggins
Executive Director (Incoming), Georgia Association of Education Leaders
Crystal Wilde
SVP, Direct to Consumer Lending Segment Leader, Truist Bank
Valarie Wilson
Executive Director, Georgia School Boards Association
Richard Woods
State School Superintendent, Georgia Department of Education
John Zauner
Executive Director, Georgia School Superintendents Association
Burt Fealing (2021-2023)
Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Southwire Company
Mike Donnelly (2019-2021)
Region Bank President, North Georgia, Wells Fargo
Milford McGuirt (2017-2019)
Atlanta & MidSouth Area Managing Partner, KPMG
Kevin Greiner (2015-2017)
President & CEO, Gas South
Shan Cooper (2013-2015)
VP & General Manager, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
W. Paul Bowers (2012-2013)
President & CEO, Georgia Power Company
Ann W. Cramer (2010-2011)
Director, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs for the Americas, IBM Corporation
Robert L. Brown, Jr. (2006-2010)
President & CEO, RL Brown & Associates, Inc.
Philip S. Jacobs (2004-2006)
President, BellSouth Georgia/AT&T Southeast
David M. Ratcliffe (2001-2004)
President & CEO, Georgia Power Company
Gary Lee, Jr. (1999-2001)
Executive Director, UPS Foundation
Ann W. Cramer (1997-1999)
Director, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs for the Americas, IBM Corporation
Carl E. Swearingen (1996-1997)
President, BellSouth Georgia
Roy Richards, Jr. (1994-1996)
President & CEO, Southwire Company
William C. Gaston (1991-1993)
President & CEO, Gold Kist, Inc.
Steve Dolinger, President Emeritus
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education
Tom Upchurch, President Emeritus
Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education