Current LEAD Atlanta Class
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.
LEAD Class of 2024
Josephine Almanzar
Owner and Psychologist
Oasis Psychological Services, LLC
Tyler Ashley
National Director, Strategy Execution
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Kegan Baird
Senior Consultant
Deloitte Consulting
Sheila Bilimoria
Partner
Morgan & Morgan
Ari Bogotch
Associate
McKinsey & Company
Davis Burgess
Executive Director, Business Clinical Intelligence
Grady Health System
Jeffrey Chen
Associate Attorney
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP
Claudia Colichon
Founder
Colichon & Associates LLC
Gerard Dash
Senior Vice President & Practice Leader,
FinTech & Financial Services
Raines International
Kalle Davis
Sr. Experience Lead, Staff Learning
Chick-Fil-A
Christina Dupre
Director
Jabian Consulting
Geoffrey Easterling
Vice President, Strategy and Operations
Centennial Yards
Jordan Edwards
Senior Associate
Alston & Bird LLP
Rahul Garabadu
Senior Voting Rights Staff Attorney
ACLU of Georgia Foundation Inc.
Sierra Green
Global Strategic Initiatives Lead
The Coca-Cola Company
Tucker Green
Senior Director
FTI Consulting
Jarvarus Gresham
Associate
BakerHostetler LLP
Irvin Hernandez
Associate
Thompson Hine
Katie Hoppenjans
Director of Global Experience Programs
UPS
Savannah Huddleston
General Manager, CEO Communications
Delta Air Lines
Ashley Hunter
Content Strategy Manager
The Home Depot
Jon Ingram
Director of Corporate Relations
The Woodruff Arts Center
Nathan Jester
Associate
Jones Day
Sterling Johnson
Director, Just Opportunity Portfolio
Partnership for Southern Equity
Hannah Jones
Vice President of Programs
The Goizueta Foundation
Alexandra Kirk
Vice President, Development and Construction
Jamestown LP
Sylvia Kline
Vice President, Project & Development Services
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
Audrianna Archibald Lawrence
Director of Strategic Projects
KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools
Andrew Leipold
Investigator - Office of Ethics and Compliance
Georgia Institute of Technology
DJ Lewis
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Evergreen
Brent Macon
Chief Executive Officer
Daymaker
Sarina Marsh
Manager of Volunteer Partnerships & Experience
Junior Achievement of Georgia
Matthew McCurdy
Co-founder, President
BLKHLTH, Inc
Juan Mejia
Chief Executive Officer
JCM Ventures
Elizabeth Messick
Chief Programs Officer
HOPE Atlanta
Molly Millard
Office Tenant Representation Lead,
Atlanta Office
Cushman & Wakefield
Emma Palmer
Director of Operations, Economic Development
Metro Atlanta Chamber
Vett Petty
Senior Director, Marketing & Communications
Achieve Atlanta
Gautam Reddy
Partner
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Remington Rolé
Deputy Program Manager
Optum
Lakeisha Sesay
Public Service Strategy & Consulting Manager
Accenture
Tiffany Sithiphone
Senior Manager, Product Analytics
Warner Bros. Discovery - Bleacher Report
Hannah Spencer
Senior Director of Marketing
Atlanta Dream (WNBA)
Richard Taylor
Managing Partner
ARRC Capital Partners, LLC
Julius Thomas
Project Manager & Sales Support Lead
Marsh McLennan
Rebecca Thomas
Director, Partnership Development
NPower
Nakaiya Turk
Product Marketing Manager
LinkedIn
Sasha Ugi
Vice President
Croy Engineering
Jacqueline Van De Velde
Associate
King & Spalding LLP
Austin Wagner
Deputy Chief of Staff
City of Atlanta
Krystin McCauley Watkins
Education Industry Executive
Microsoft
Darius Williams
Worldwide Education Specialist
Apple, Inc.
Ryan Woods
Associate Principal, Commercial Practice Leader
Beck Group