Current LEAD Atlanta Class

Overview

LEAD Atlanta is an intensive eight-month leadership development and community education program targeted at promising young professionals in Metro Atlanta.  Starting with the Class of 2018, class participants will range between the ages of 27 and 34. Through personal and professional development and broad exposure to the community, LEAD Atlanta aims to equip young leaders early in their careers with the skills and knowledge needed to be an effective leader committed to the common good. Established in 2004 as an initiative of Leadership Atlanta, the program is distinguished by its unique integration of personal, professional, and community education.

LEAD Atlanta boasts a diverse roster of accomplished alumni. These young leaders, and all who follow their example, represent the next generation of Metro Atlanta's leaders.

Class of 2024

Josephine Almanzar
Owner and Psychologist
Oasis Psychological Services, LLC
  Audrianna Archibald Lawrence
Director of Strategic Projects
KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools
     
Tyler Ashley
National Director, Strategy Execution
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
 
  Andrew Leipold
Investigator - Office of Ethics and Compliance
Georgia Institute of Technology
     
Kegan Baird
Senior Consultant
Deloitte Consulting
  DJ Lewis
Enterprise Cloud Customer Engineer
Google
     
Sheila Bilimoria
Partner
Morgan & Morgan
  Brent Macon
Chief Executive Officer
Daymaker
     
Ari Bogotch
Associate
McKinsey & Company
  Sarina Marsh
Manager of Volunteer Partnerships & Experience
Junior Achievement of Georgia
     
Davis Burgess
Executive Director, Business Clinical Intelligence
Grady Health System
 

Krysten McCauley
Education Industry Executive
Microsoft

     
Jeffrey Chen
Associate Attorney
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP
  Matthew McCurdy
Co-founder, President
BLKHLTH, Inc
     
Claudia Colichon
Director of Civic and Business Engagement
Ohio River South
  Emma Palmer McVey
Director of Operations, Economic Development
Metro Atlanta Chamber
     
Gerard Dash
Senior Vice President & Practice Leader,
FinTech & Financial Services

Raines International 
  Juan Mejia
Chief Executive Officer
JCM Ventures
     
Kalle Davis
Managing Director, Leadership Development
Teach for America
 

Elizabeth Messick
Chief Programs Officer
HOPE Atlanta

     
Christina Dupre
Director
Jabian Consulting
  Molly Millard
Office Tenant Representation Lead,
Atlanta Office
Cushman & Wakefield
     
Geoffrey Easterling
Vice President, Strategy and Operations
Centennial Yards
  Vett Petty
Senior Director, Marketing & Communications
Achieve Atlanta
     
Jordan Edwards
Senior Associate
Alston & Bird LLP
  Gautam Reddy
Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
     
Rahul Garabadu
Senior Voting Rights Staff Attorney
ACLU of Georgia Foundation Inc.
 

Remington Role
Senior Project Manager
Optum/UnitedHealth Group

     
Sierra Green
Global Strategic Initiatives Lead
The Coca-Cola Company
  Lakeisha Sesay
Public Service Strategy & Consulting Manager
Accenture
     
Tucker Green
Senior Director
FTI Consulting
  Tiffany Sithiphone
Senior Manager, Product Analytics
Warner Bros. Discovery - Bleacher Report
     
Jarvarus Gresham
Associate
BakerHostetler LLP
  Hannah Spencer
Senior Director of Marketing
Atlanta Dream (WNBA)
     
Irvin Hernandez
Associate
Greenberg Traurig
  Richard Taylor
Managing Partner
ARRC Capital Partners, LLC
     
Katie Hoppenjans
Director of Global Experience Programs
UPS
  Julius Thomas
Project Manager & Sales Support Lead
Marsh McLennan
     
Savannah Huddleston
General Manager, CEO Communications
Delta Air Lines
  Rebecca Thomas
Director, Partnership Development
NPower
     
Ashley Hunter
Content Strategy Manager
The Home Depot
  Nakaiya Turk
Product Marketing Manager
LinkedIn
     
Jon Ingram
Director of Corporate Relations
The Woodruff Arts Center
  Sasha Ugi
Vice President
Croy Engineering
     
Nathan Jester
Associate
Jones Day
  Jacqueline Van De Velde
Associate
King & Spalding LLP
     
Sterling Johnson
Director, Just Opportunity Portfolio
Partnership for Southern Equity
  Austin Wagner
Deputy Chief of Staff
City of Atlanta
     
Hannah Jones
Vice President of Programs
The Goizueta Foundation
  Darius Williams
Worldwide Education Specialist
Apple, Inc.
     
Alexandra Kirk
Vice President, Development and Construction
Jamestown LP
  Ryan Woods
Associate Principal, Commercial Practice Leader
Beck Group
 
     
Sylvia Kline
Vice President, Project & Development Services
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
   
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     






 

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