UGA Board of Visitors
The University of Georgia Board of Visitors is committed to strengthening ties between the state of Georgia's flagship university and its elected officials, business leaders, and community organizations.
The UGA Board of Visitors establishes new relationships and strengthens long-standing ties between the state’s largest and most comprehensive research university and its elected officials, business leaders, and community organizations.
Members of the Board of Visitors are able to explore UGA’s accomplishments and impact on the state of Georgia. Participation on the Board prepares individuals to serve as ambassadors for the university in their career and community environments, carrying the mission of UGA with them wherever they go.
Members serve a two-year term on the Board and are invited to attend two stimulating programs each year. The programs are primarily held in Atlanta, but are occasionally on the UGA campus in Athens. Members are always encouraged to bring guests to those meetings.
Once each board member’s two-year term is complete, she/he gains Emeritus status.
The Board of Visitors was founded in 2010 and its members serve as advocates on the University of Georgia’s behalf. Members help increase awareness about UGA’s teaching, research and service mission. By spreading the word about the important work being done by its students, faculty and staff, members help build a constituency with a strong knowledge-base and passion for UGA.
Nominee Criteria
Board of Visitors members are in-state or out-of-state residents who are active in their communities and who have reached a discernible level of prominence in their fields. The selection committee seeks candidates who are willing to:
- Serve on the board for two years
- Attend four lunch programs (two each year) in the Atlanta or Athens area
Nominations for both UGA alumni and non-alumni are welcomed. Nominating diverse candidates is encouraged.
Nomination Timeline
Nominations are accepted at any time during the year at the link below. Nominations received prior to January 30 will be considered for the next year’s class of Board of Visitors members.
PLEASE NOTE: it is very important to enter each nominee’s correct email address as additional required information will be requested from nominees using the email address submitted in the nomination form.
Dorothy Sifford
Chair, UGA Foundation Board of Visitors
Kelly Kerner
Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations and Executive Director of the UGA Foundation
Karin Usry
Director of Board Relations, UGA Office of the VP for Development and Alumni Relations
Important Dates
October 26, 2021
Fall Meeting 2021
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Athens, GA
Meeting Space: TBD
Mailing Address
UGA Board of Visitors
1 Press Place
Athens, GA 30602
Board of Visitors Members – Class of 2019
Kelley M. Balkcom
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Georgia Power
Thomas G. Boynton
Chief Financial Officer
Kakona
Joel R. Bulger
Chief Marketing Officer
Zaxby’s
Kevin S. Carmichael
Director of Corporate University Relations, North America
NCR Corporation
T. Brian Crow
Chief Software Officer
Xylem, Inc.
Brian M. Dykes
Senior Vice President, Global Capital
United Parcel Service
Holli Hines Easton
Managing Director
BFG Marketing, LLC
Roy E. Hadley, Jr.
Business Lawyer and Trusted Advisor
Adams and Reese, LLP
J. Madden Hatcher III
Senior Vice President
J. Smith Lanier and Company
A Marsh and McLeennan Agency, LLC
William J. Mathews
Multi-Family Investment Sales Managing Director/Platform Leader
Colliers International
Byrd P. “Rusty” McGahee
Director of Compliance and Controls (retired)
Textron, Inc.
B. Lynn Morgan
Chief Executive Officer
Tour of America
Stephen J. Moroski
Chief Revenue Officer
Fenergo
R. Edward Perkins
International Vice President (retired)
Johnson & Johnson
Anthony T. Powers
Co-owner
Intown Ace Hardware
Mayor Pro-Tem, City of Decatur
Carolyn J. Roddy
Senior Advisor
USDA Rural Utilities Service
Pamela F. Roper
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
Cousins Properties
Deep J. Shah
Primary Care Physician
Gwinnett Clinic
Scott H. Sikes
Principal and Partner
Columns Fundraising
George W. Simmons
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
North Florida Animal Hospital
William H. Thomas, Jr.
Managing Attorney
The W.H. Thomas Firm
J. Will Thorburn
Director, Cleantech Strategy and Investments
Cox Enterprises
Lindsey D. Thornhill
Vice President and Division Manager
Integrated Solutions for Systems Inc.
Lauren S. Verdery
Brand Leader, Americas Advisory
EY
Peter Williams
Director, Head of Community Relations
BlackRock Atlanta
Emeritus Members
Joanna Adams
Pastor Emerita
Morningside Presbyterian Church
Cynthia A. Arrendale
Philanthropist
Richard J. Arroll II
Partner
Major and Arroll, LLC
Lillie Axelrod
Executive Vice President
USI Insurance Services
Ed Baker
Publisher
Atlanta Business Chronicle
William Craig Barrs
Executive VP Customer Service & Operations
Georgia Power Company
Bill Barwick
Partner
Duane Morris, LLP
Donna Barwick
Senior Fiduciary Officer
Wilmington Trust Company
Paul Begala
Political Consultant
Angela B. Blank
Director
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Matthew P. Brigham
Assistant VP & Assistant Treasurer
Genuine Parts Company
Remer Brinson
Former President
State Bank and Trust, Atlanta
William O. Britt IV
Senior Minister
Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Charlie T. Broussard
National Account Manager
Merck Animal Health
Tammie Brown
Philanthropist
Jeffery W. Cavender
Judge
U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
Svetlana V. Chumachenko
Development Leader
Domino’s Pizza, LLC
Chris Clark
President & CEO
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Bobbi Cleveland
Executive Director
Tull Charitable Foundation
James G. Cochran Jr.
EVP and CFP
Southwire Company
Elizabeth Cook
Senior Associate General Counsel
Total System Services, LLC
Deke Copenhaver
Former Mayor, City of Augusta
Ann Cramer
Senior Consultant
Coxe Curry & Associates
Alex Crumbley
Attorney
Crumbley Law Firm, P.C.
Robert L. Crutchfield
Managing Director
American Cancer Society’s BrightEdge Venture Fund
Mike Donnelly
Wells Fargo & Company
John F. Elliot
President
Orkin, USA
Mark F. Ellison
Urologist, Retired Clinically
Piedmont Athens Regional Administration
AU/UGA Medical Partnership Faculty
John Ethridge
Partner
Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP
Jeff Everett
Invesco Inc.
Paul A. Faletti Jr.
President & CEO
NCM Associates
John D. Feltman
Executive Chairman
Vivionetics
Jonathan B. Gibson
VP of Marketing and Communications
Penske Racing
Bart Gobeil
Georgia Ports Authority
Cort A. Haber
Principal
Haber Investment Council, LLC
John Hardman
Former President & CEO
The Carter Center
Rachel R. Henson
Retired Fellow
Peoplesoft
Dominique Holloman
Chief of Staff
Representative William K. Boddie, Jr., Georgia House District 62
Larry Hooks
Attorney at Law
Roger C. Hunter
Associate Director & Program Manager
NASA
Donna Hyland
President & CEO
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Doug Ivester
President
Deer Run Investments, LLC
James C. Jackson
Former Regional President and Retail Banking Executive
Bank of America and Capital One
Phil Jacobs
Founding Partner
Pendleton Consulting Group
LeRoya Jennings
Trial Attorney and Founder
Chester Jennings & Smith, LLC
Otis Johnson
Scholar in Residence
Savannah State University
Jeff Kelley
Partner, Bankruptcy Division
Troutman Sanders LLC
Seth L. Knight
Owner
Knight Rawls, Inc.
Joseph L. Markwalter
Director of Sales
Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Randolph P. Martin
Professor Emeritus
Emory University
Barry McCarty
Former Senior Pastor
Peachtree Christian Church
James C. McCurry
Chief Administrative Officer
Georgia Ports Authority
Don McKenna
President & CEO
St. Mary’s Health Care System
Leslie G. Moore
Beecher Carlson Holdings, Inc.
John M. Parker
Managing Director
MMHP Investment Advisors
Karen A. Parker
Community Volunteer
Monica Pearson
Host
Georgia Public Radio
Charles A. Peck
Piedmont Healthcare
Rogsbert F. Phillips-Reed
Owner & Surgeon
Metro Surgical Associates, LLC
Eugene M. Rackley IV
VP Government Relations, CCR
The Coca-Cola Company, North America
David Ralston
Speaker of the House
Georgia House of Representatives
Mary Elizabeth W. Sadd
Senior Client Partner
Korn/Ferry International
Steven L. Sanders
Partner
Fulcher Hagler LLP
Tucker M. Sarkisian
Director of Public Relations
Sweetwater Brewing Company
Brian E. Satisky
Owner
Steelmart, Inc.
Jodi Selvey
Senior VP, Market Leader, Principal
Office Occupier services, Colliers International
Michael Shapiro
Former Director
High Museum of Art
James Harold Shepherd Jr.
Chairman
Shepherd Center Inc.
John D. Shlesinger
Owner
Shlesinger Interests, Inc.
Todd Shutley
Executive Vice President
SunTrust
David E. Sikes
Owner
Sikes Paper & Chemical Supply, Inc.
Clarence Smith
President & CEO
Haverty’s Inc.
Derek Smith
Director
Geeknet Inc.
Carolyn D. Smock
Retired Judge
Bolling Phinizy Spalding
Cofounder
Jackson Spalding Inc.
Kessel Stelling Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Synovis Financial Corporation
Timothy N. Stevens
President and CEO
Oconee State Bank
Greer L. Taylor
Community Volunteer
Mark Taylor
CEO
Fred Taylor Company
Charles B. Thompson
Founder
ASW Distillery
Dixie L. Truelove
Owner
Elmer Truelove Dairy, Inc.
Wayne Randolph Vason
Senior Council
Troutman Sanders
Andres C. Villegas
President & CEO
Georgia Forestry Association
Wiley A. Wasden III
Managing Partner
Brennan, Wasden, & Painter LLC
David R. Werner
Director of State and Local Government Relations
Delta Air Lines
Ellen Wiley
Philanthropist
Milton Williams III
Crawford Investment Counsel Inc.
Ridley M. Williams
Executive VP
N.A. Williams
Frank Wilson III
Partner
Wilson, Brock & Irby Inc.
Dee Yancey
President & CEO
State Mutual Insurance
MaryPaul Yates
Principal
Yates Design, Inc.
Andrew Young
US Ambassador & Founder
Andrew Young Foundation
Neely Young
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
Georgia Trend Magazine
Rebecca Young
Philanthropist
