Chief executive officer of The King Center and civil rights leader Bernice King and Chick-fil-A executive Andrew Cathy are among 84 selected to take part in Leadership Atlanta’s 2020 training program.
“We are thrilled to welcome our 50th Class,” President and CEO Pat Upshaw-Monteith said in a news release. “We are proud to continue Leadership Atlanta’s tradition of bringing together the region’s most influential, engaged, and creative leaders dedicated to working together for the greater good. We can’t wait to see what innovative ideas the Class of 2020 brings.”
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Formed in 1969, Leadership Atlanta is one of the oldest running training programs of its kind in the country. Other notable members include Spelman College president Mary Schmidt Campbell and vice president of operations at Cox Automotive, Richard Cox.
Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC
Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC
Cox is also chief operating officer for the City of Atlanta. Cox Automotive is owned by Cox Enterprises, the parent company of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
For nine months, leaders in a myriad of industries — including education, law, media, healthcare, technology, and politics — will learn more about regional issues through retreats, full-day seminars, service projects, community tours, and discussion groups.
Here is the entire Leadership Atlanta 2020 class:
T.J. Abrams, Global Head of Brand and Commercial Performance, Holiday Inn and avid hotels and InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG)
Sarah Amico, Executive Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Jack Cooper Investments
Elaine Armstrong, Vice President of Marketing, Goodwill of North Georgia
PJ Bain, Chief Executive Officer, PrimeRevenue, Inc.
Nancy Baughan, Partner, Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs, LLP
Ashley Bell, Regional Administrator, Region IV, U.S. Small Business Administration
Nell Benn, Chief Executive Officer, Agape Youth & Family Center
Mark Berry, Vice President of Environmental & Natural Resources, Georgia Power Company
Gary Brantley, Chief Information Officer, City of Atlanta
Jennifer Johnson Burns, Senior Vice President, U.S. Legal, Equifax, Inc.
Mary Schmidt Campbell, President, Spelman College
Andrew Cathy, Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Jerry Chang, Senior Managing Director and Partner, Ankura Consulting Group, LLC
Kris Christy, Vice President, Georgia Community Affairs, Wells Fargo
Shawn Cole, Vice President, Delta Air Lines
Lisa Collins, Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Gretchen Corbin, President & Chief Executive Officer, Georgia Lottery Corporation
Bryant Cornett, President and Founder, DTSpade - Specialized Real Estate
Richard Cox, Vice President of Operations, Cox Automotive
Chandra Davis, Partner, The Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis, LLC
Deron Davis, Executive Director, Georgia, The Nature Conservancy
Karen Doolittle, Principal, Mercer
Pam Driesell, Senior Pastor, Trinity Presbyterian Church
DarionDunn, Managing Partner, Atlantica Properties
Roderick Edmond, Managing Partner, Edmond, Lindsay, & Atkins, LLP
Mark Feinberg, Managing Partner, Feinberg Capital Advisors
Eric Glidewell, Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP
Talbert Hill, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Goddard School(s)/Preschool Solutions Inc.
Raphael Holloway, Chief Executive Officer, Gateway Center
Yendelela Neely Holston, Partner/ Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Zenith Houston, Director, Posse Atlanta, The Posse Foundation
Sarah Hsi, Chief Information Officer, United Way of Greater Atlanta
John Hudson, Executive Vice President, Southern Company Gas
Faraz Iqbal, Chief Operating Officer, Naranga
Conn Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Inspire One
Mary-Campbell Jenkins, Executive Vice President/Co-Owner, The Arbor Company
Quinnie Jenkins, Manager of National Partnerships, Southwest Airlines
Kwame Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters Metro Atlanta
Michelle Jones, Chief Development Officer, Money Management International
Natalie Keng, Chief Executive Officer, Chinese Southern Belle
Bernice King, Chief Executive Officer, The King Center
Tricia Kinney, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Trudy Kremer, Owner, Jackson Spalding
Atticus LeBlanc, Chief Executive Officer, PadSplit, Inc
Scott Light, Executive Vice President - Packaging & Cellulose Segment, Georgia Pacific
Marian Liou, Founder and Executive Director, We Love BuHi
Stan Little, President, SunTrust Foundation Inc., SunTrust Bank
Dawn Luke, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Invest Atlanta
Jeff Maggs, Managing Director, Brunner
Richard Makerson, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner, BlueFletch Mobile
Charles Maxell, Managing Director and Resident Sales Director, AON
Michael McConnell, Chief Executive Officer, Rented.com
Jennifer McKeehan, Vice President, Supply Chain, The Home Depot
Peter McKnight, Head of School, Charles R. Drew Charter School
Steve Mensch, President & General Manager Studio Operations, Tyler Perry Studios
Stefanie Miller, Senior Vice President and General Manager, The Coca-Cola Company
Clyde Mize, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Gairy Moore, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Jill Morrisey, Chief Executive Officer, Camp Twin Lakes
Carlos Navarro, Executive Director, International Markets, JP Morgan Chase
Sara Prince, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Chris Pumphrey, Executive Director, Douglas County Economic Development Authority
Erik Rathke, Senior Vice President, Citigroup
Tameka Rish, Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, Arthur Blank Family of Business
Brenda Lopez Romero, State Representative, Georgia General Assembly
Maria Saporta, Owner, SaportaReport.com
Mike Schleifer, Managing Director, Alliance Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center
Rob Schreiner, Executive Vice President, WellStar Health System
Jim Schroder, Partner and Chief Financial Officer, TriBridge Residential
Ted Schwartz, Partner, Joel and Granot Real Estate
Dave Sewell, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Thad Sheely, Chief Operating Officer, Atlanta Hawks
Jason Shefrin, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Belnick
Wendy Silliman, Partner, Troutman Sanders
Randall Slaughter, Fire Chief, City of Atlanta
Gary Stewart, Physician, Resurgens Orthopaedics
Jennifer Stolarski, Chief Assistant District Attorney, DeKalb County District Attorney's Office
Nonet Sykes, Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer, Atlanta Beltline, Inc.
Herman Taylor, Professor & Director of Cardiovascular Research Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine
Brian Tolleson, Chief Executive Officer, Lexicon Strategies and BARK BARK
Adam Walker, Chief Executive Officer, Sideways 8 Interactive
Mitchell Walker, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
Dave Ward, Chief Executive Officer & President, Tommy Nobis Center
Jennifer Warner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Fernbank Museum of Natural History
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