Board of Directors
Elizabeth (Beth) Vranicar Tanis
Board Chair
King & Spalding LLP (Atlanta)
Mike McGlamry
Board Vice-Chair
Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood LLP (Atlanta)
The Honorable Herbert E. Phipps
Board Secretary
Court of Appeals of Georgia (Albany)
Robert Gallagher
Board Treasurer
PwC (Atlanta)
Charles (Chuck) C. Clay
Member-At-Large
Brock, Clay, Calhoun & Rogers LLC (Marietta)
L. Joseph (Joe) Loveland
Immediate Past Board Chair
King & Spalding LLP, (Atlanta)
Lauren Zeldin
Young Professionals Council President
Ogletree Deakins (Atlanta)
Kathy Ashe
Georgia House of Representatives (Atlanta)
Mary Benton
Alston & Bird (Atlanta)
Neal Berinhout
Associate General Counsel, AT&T Mobility (Atlanta)
William Bradley (Brad) Bryant
Executive Director, Georgia Foundation for Public Education, Georgia Department of Education (Atlanta)
A. Stephens (Steve) Clay
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP (Atlanta)
Taylor Daly
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP (Atlanta)
Bob Edwards
Troutman Sanders LLP (Atlanta)
Jeff Firestone
UPS (Atlanta)
Laverne Lewis Gaskins
University Attorney, Valdosta State University (Valdosta)
Brian Gordon
DLA Piper (Atlanta)
Cathy Henson
Education Leader (Atlanta)
Sharon N. Hill
Executive Director, Georgia Appleseed (Atlanta)
Ralph Knowles
Doffermyre Shields Canfield & Knowles, LLC (Atlanta)
Kent E. Mast
General Counsel, Equifax, Inc. (Atlanta)
John McRae
Educator (Bainbridge)
Judy O'Brien
Sutherland (Atlanta)
Patricia (Pat) Roberts
Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Southern Company (Atlanta)
Dr. Portia H. Shields
Interim President, Tennessee State University
Wade (Trip) H. Tomlinson III
Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick, Morrison & Norwood LLP (Columbus)
Leslie M. Turner
General Counsel, Coca-Cola North America (Atlanta)
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