Meet the Team
Leadership
Advocacy
Communications
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Suzanne Wooley, B.S.
Senior Communications Manager
Research and Policy
Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network (GSAN)
Katie Landes, M.S.W.
Director, Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network
Justin Swartzwelder, M.S.
Senior Program Specialist,
BOOST Grants Program
Operations
Melanie Dowdell, M.B.A.
Senior Director of Operations
and Finance
Board of Directors
Cindy Abel, Chair
CEO and Founder
Vescent
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Bobbi Cleveland, Vice Chair
Executive Director (Retired)
Tull Charitable Foundation
Baylie Evans, Secretary
Mergers and Acquisitions Associate
King & Spalding, LLP
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Sandy O'Meara, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Friends of Forman Christian College
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Gwendolyn Benson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Georgia State University
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Ernessa Brawley
Healthcare Strategies, Regulatory and Compliance
BakerHostetler
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Christine "Chris" Brodnan
Founder
CHB Consulting
Anne Marie Carlisi
Principal
Carlisi & Associates
Stacey Chavis
Managing Director
Campaigns Academy
Janet Cummings, Ph.D.
Professor
Emory University Rollings School of Public Health
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Nicola Dawkins-Lyn, Ph.D.
Vice President
ICF
Delmont Early, III
Founder and Managing Partner
Carter Hill Advisors
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​Kimberly Hensarling
Director of Talent and Human Resources
Windham Brannon
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Elizabeth "Betsy" Higgins
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Oglethorpe Power Corporation
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Leslie Kurtz
Chief Financial Officer
Jackson Healthcare, LLC
DeMark Liggins
President/CEO
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Joseph Lillyblad
Director, Education and Workforce Development
Georgia Power Company
Marc Hyunwoo Suh
Managing Director, Audit
KPMG
Belisa Urbina
Chief Executive Officer
Ser Familia
Tameeka Law Walker, M.D.
Physician
Georgia Perinatal Consultants
Calvin Ward
Wealth Advisor
Truist Financial
Marc Welsh
Vice President, Child Advocacy & Chief Diversity Officer
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta