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Leaders in Action 

Congratulations to the following Leadership Atlanta alumni who have been honored, nominated, or received a new job. We celebrate you and your successes!

As of December 24, 2024

Bill Adams ’03 has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Chicago based CCIM Institute Foundation.

 

Chris Ahrenkiel ‘17 has been named the 2025 President of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors.
 

Ken Ashley ‘14 was selected as top-rated faculty at CoreNet Global for the ninth time.
 

Marc Balizer ‘24 is now the Co-Head of the BlackRock Atlanta Office.

Dr. Raheem Beyah '14 received the 2024 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University College of Engineering Alumni Achievement Award and was elevated to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 
 

Frank Brown ‘19 was named to the 2025 Georgia Trend 500 Most Influential Leaders List and the 2025 Atlanta Magazine 500 Most Powerful Leaders List.
 

Cassius Butts ‘12 is now the Executive Vice President of Innovative Finance and Strategic Partnerships for Carver Financial Corp.
 

James Calleroz White ‘23 will step down as Head of School of the Galloway School at the end of the school year and has accepted the role of Head of School at Dwight-Englewood School in New Jersey.
 

Lillian Caudle ‘15 has been selected to lead the Accessories & Lifestyle business at Mercedes-Benz USA.
 

Danielle Cheung ‘22 was promoted to Head of Treasury Sales for the Commercial Bank at Wells Fargo.
 

Jennifer Dawson ‘23 has joined the Board of United Way of Greater Atlanta.

 

Richard H. Deane, Jr. '97 has been installed as the 75th President of The American College of Trial Lawyers. 

 

Pat Falotico ‘07 joined the board of WABE and is serving on the Development Committee.
 

Heather Fortner ‘23 was named Maverick of the Year by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, Allyship Champion of the Year by InvestmentNews Women to Watch, a Georgia Titan 100, and an Executive of the Year Finalist for ThinkAdvisor Luminaries.

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Shani T. Godwin '16 was been appointed to be an Area Director for the US East Region’s board of advisors for Entrepreneurs’ Organization. 
 

David Hartnett ‘13 received the Venture Atlanta Hall of Fame Award.
 

Sheryl Heron ‘02 led the Emory University School of Medicine to receive the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) award for health professionals.

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Javoyne Hicks '09 was elected Secretary for the State Bar of Georgia 2024-2025 Bar year.
 

Jeff Hilimire ‘13 will speak at the 2025 TEDx Atlanta event on February 28, 2025.
 

Shakura Ingram ‘17 received the Gate City Bar's President's Award for Excellence at its annual Hall of Fame Gala.
 

Dr. Kevin James ‘23 has been granted a contract extension as President of Morris Brown College until 2029.

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Steven Labovitz '95 and Sheri Labovitz '98 were named the honorary chairs of the 25th Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.
 

Jeff Maggs ‘20 was named to the Forbes Business Council.

Al McRae '23 was selected for the Leadership Georgia Class of 2025.
 

Paulette Norvel Lewis ‘81 has been reappointed Chair of the Program Committee for the National Council of Negro Women and continues to serve on the Executive Board.
 

Whitney Ott ‘22 has joined the Atlanta YMCA Board of Directors.
 

Sara Ray ‘23 was selected for the Leadership Georgia Class of 2025.
 

Kevin Riley ‘15 has launched Sage Communications Advisors.
 

Heather Rocker ‘19 was named to Georgia Trend's Top 500 Influential Leaders List.
 

Anthony Rodriguez ‘22 is now the Executive Director of the South Forsyth Community Improvement District.
 

Peggy Roth ‘08 was appointed to the Commission of the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution by the Supreme Court of Georgia.

Regenia Sanders '23 joined the Board of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce.

 

Kendrick Smith '97 was selected board chairman of the Alliance Theatre.
 

Carolyn Stefanco ‘13 was invited to join the International Women's Forum (IWF) of Georgia.
 

John Tien ‘18 has joined the public boards of Union Pacific Railroad (NYSE: UNP) and SAIC (NASDAQ: SAIC).

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Dave Ward '20 was appointed by the Governor to serve a 4-year term on the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD). 

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Mark Weinstein ‘10 sold the majority of his company, BrightWell Talent Solutions, which is now a Certified Minority/Black Owned Firm, and he remains on the Board of Directors.
 

Joshua Williams ‘22 was promoted to Vice President and Southeast Director of Transportation Operations for Jacobs.
 

Rebecca Woods ‘24 is now the Co-Chair for the CHRIS180 Advisory Board.
 

Michael Yochelson ‘23 has been named Chair of the Inclusion and Engagement Committee and a member of the Board of Governors for the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Group Accolades:

Mitch Reiner ‘19, David Roemer ‘24, and Regenia Sanders '23 have joined the Board of the Woodruff Arts Center.

Chloe Barzey-Donaldson '10, Tiffany Burns '22, and Regenia Sanders '23 were awarded the Female First award from the Atlanta Business League in recognition of being the first Black women named as Office Managing Partners of their respective consulting firms. 

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The Following Alumni were named to the Georgia Trend 500 Most Influential Leaders List:

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Allison Ashe '17
Ambrish Baisiwala '15
Leona Barr-Davenport '02
Chloe Barzey-Donaldson '10
Rabbi Peter Berg '12
Bill Bolling '83
Matt Bronfman '02
Frank Brown '19
Rodney D. Bullard '12
Andrew Truett Cathy '20
Fabiola Charles Stokes '24
Pedro Cherry '16
Lisa Guadalupe Clark ' 22
Dallas Clement '06
Gretchen Corbin '20
Dan Corso '17
Mike Donnelly '14
Frank Fernandez '24
Jerry Gonzalez '05
Andre Greenword '22
Ernest L. Greer '04
Sheffield F. Hale ;96
"Russ" Russell P. Hardin '91
Dough Hertz '90
Jen Hidinger-Kendrick '24 
Raphael Holloway '20
JP James '24
Stacey Key '14
Bernice King '20 
Katie Kirkpatrick '12
Eloisa Klementich '17
Randy Koporc '14
David Leiter '09
"Steve" Stephen Lewis '07

Milton J. Little Jr. '10
Santiago Marquez '13
Sharon Mason '18
Gerald McDowell '19
Valerie Montgomery Rice '13
David C. Moody Jr. '98
Carol Naughton '16
Carlos Pagoga '09
David Panton '12
Keith T. Parker '14
William Pate '24
Monica Pearson '77
L.J. Egbert Perry '87
Palmer Proctor '12
Chris Pumphrey '20
Anna Roach '24
A.J. Robinson '92
Heather Rocker '19
Anthony Rodriguez '22
Katie Saez '24
Maria Saporta '20
Victoria Seals '18
Nathaniel Smith '09
Wendy Stewart '17
Tracy Styf '17
Michael E. Tabb '11
Kathleen E. Toomey '02
Fay Twersky '23
Belisa Urbina '17
DePriest Waddy '22
Kyle Waide '15
Kathy N. Waller '22
Chris Womack '00 
Andrea Young '08

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