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Leaders on the Move

Congratulations to the following Leadership Atlanta alumni who have been honored, nominated, or received a new job.

We celebrate you and your successes!

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As of December 12, 2024

  • Douglas Aldridge LEAD ’14 recently became the Chairman of School Ministries ATL, an organization that is privately funded, parent-approved, and legally located off-campus with a mission to teach the Bible to students in the Atlanta Public School system.

  • Anna Beck LEAD ’12 and Jeff Romig LEAD ’10 have started Give & Get Partners, a fundraising consulting firm.

  • Jacoria Borders LEAD ’24 was recognized as part of the 2024 Class of Florida A&M University’s “40 Under 40” awardees.

  • Maranie Brown LEAD ’20 joined the Advisory Board for the Alliance Theatre Class of 2027.

  • Gerard Dash LEAD ’24 joined the Hands On Atlanta Changemakers Board.

  • Andy Deutsch LEAD ’13 is now the Senior Director of Integrated Marketing at Tilray Beverages, where he leads creative and design teams, experiential and sponsorship marketing, and digital, social, and PR teams across 20 craft breweries nationwide, including Sweetwater and Terrapin in the Atlanta area.

  • Savannah Huddleston LEAD ’24 is now the Director of Brand & Public Relations at Delta Air Lines.

  • Diriki Geuka LEAD ’23 was named a Game Changer by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta.

  • Kelly Lee LEAD ’22 started her new role in Community Affairs (Atlanta & Columbus Field Offices) and State & Local Government Relations for McDonald’s.

  • Adam C. Johnson LEAD ’20 graduated from Cobb 101: Citizens Government Academy, an 11-week course providing residents and business owners in Cobb County an in-depth look at county government functions.

  • Mitchell Robinson LEAD ’19 is now Senior Counsel at Seyfarth Shaw LLP.

  • Alexis Roe LEAD ’23 was a featured speaker at the Essence GU Disruptor Summit Office Hours.

  • Raj Shah LEAD ’12 joined the board of the Piedmont Park Conservancy.

  • Tiffany Sithiphone LEAD ’24 started her new role as Director of Product Analytics & Experimentation at FanDuel.

  • Sarah Anne Smith LEAD ’23 joined the Advisory Board for the Alliance Theatre Class of 2027.

  • Rebecca Thomas LEAD ’24 started her new role as Director of Strategic Partnership Management at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business.

  • Sabina Vayner LEAD ’14 was included in the 2025 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

  • Anqi Zou LEAD ’22 received the Women in Technology "Woman of the Year" award for the Woman to Watch category.

 

Group Accolades:

  • The following LEAD alumni were recognized on Georgia Trend's 500 Most Influential Leaders: Leonte Benton LEAD '14, Fabiola Charles Stokes '24/LEAD '09, Amy Cheng LEAD '22, Gaurav Kumar LEAD '13, Nathaniel Smith '09/LEAD '05.

  • The following LEAD alumni were recognized on the 2024 40 Under 40 Georgia Trend list: Maranie Brown LEAD ’20, Jenny (Jang) Kovacevic LEAD ’17, Kelly Harper Lee LEAD ’22, Allison Ng LEAD ’20, Jacquelyn Renée Schneider LEAD ’17, Sarah Anne Smith LEAD ’23, Richard Taylor LEAD ’24, Sasha Ugi LEAD ’24, Ryan Woods LEAD ’24, and Anqi Zou LEAD ’22.

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