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
​​Bobbi Cleveland, Chair
Executive Director (Retired)
Tull Charitable Foundation
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Nicola Dawkins-Lyn, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Vice President
ICF
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Ernessa Brawley, Secretary
Healthcare Strategies, Regulatory and Compliance
BakerHostetler
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Sandy O'Meara, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer
Friends of Forman Christian College
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Cindy Abel, Immediate Past Chair
CEO and Founder
Vescent
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Gwendolyn Benson, Ph.D.
Associate Dean
Georgia State University​
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Frank Berry
Managing Director, Government Executive Lead
Ernst and Young
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Christine "Chris" Brodnan
Founder
CHB Consulting
Anne Marie Carlisi
Principal
Carlisi & Associates
Stacey Chavis, At-Large Member
Managing Director
Campaigns Academy
Janet Cummings, Ph.D.
Professor
Emory University Rollings School of Public Health​
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Delmont Early, III
Founder and Managing Partner
Carter Hill Advisors
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Katrina Garnes
Director of Marketing and Communications
St. Benedict's Episcopal School
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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​
Marc Hyunwoo Suh
Managing Director, Audit
KPMG
Belisa Urbina
Chief Executive Officer
Ser Familia
Calvin Ward
Wealth Advisor
Truist Financial
Marc Welsh
Vice President, Child Advocacy & Chief Diversity Officer
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta