Board of Directors

Leadership Augusta Coordinator

  • Emilee Heise
    Emilee Heise
    Leadership Augusta Coordinator Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce (706)821-1300
    Leadership Augusta Coordinator

Executive Committee

  • Stephen King, Jr.
    Stephen King, Jr.
    External Affairs Manager Georgia Power Company (706)667-5594
    Chair
  • Ashley Rogers (Strong-Green)
    Ashley Rogers (Strong-Green)
    Director of Academic Planning & Assessment Augusta University
    2nd Chair
  • Mickey Williford
    Mickey Williford
    Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness Augusta University (706)627-3918
    Immediate Past Chair
  • Chris Lewis
    Chris Lewis
    Partner Cherry Bekaert LLP
    Treasurer
  • Jim Thorpe
    Jim Thorpe
    Vice President of Business Development Ellefson Transportation Group (706)793-0186
    Alumni Committee Chair
  • Beth James
    Beth James
    Marketing Director Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co. (478)494-0342
    Marketing Chair
  • Albert Dallas
    Administrator & Chief of Staff Georgia Cancer Center at AU
    Adult Class Chair
  • Kate Channell
    Kate Channell
    GA Real Estate Broker Instructor USC Aiken School of Business
    Development Chair

Board of Directors

  • Jeff Pooser
    Jeff Pooser
    Project Manager Augusta-Richmond County (706)564-0577
    Youth Leadership Chair
  • Kelsey Holcomb
    Kelsey Holcomb
    Program Management and Integration Manager Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (217)414-8051
  • Matthew Fraser
    Matthew Fraser
    Focus Digital Marketing Group. Owner (706)400-4201
  • Ingrid Tutt
    Ingrid Tutt
    Event Producer Augusta University (706)267-0844
  • Opal Blanding
    Opal Blanding
    Co-Owner Blanding and Blanding Transportation (706)888-0417
  • Natalie Butler
    Natalie Butler
    Associate Vice President of Workforce & Professional Development Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce (706)821-1315
  • Charles Williams
    Charles Williams
    Delinquent Accounts-Levy Officer Richmond County Tax Commissioner's Office (706)619-6370
  • Jay Al-Hashimi
    MBA, MPH, MSc, CIO Chief Information Officer Shifa Care (706)564-7860
  • Tawanaca Williams
    Tawanaca Williams
    Community Development Officer II SRP Federal Credit Union (706)831-0318
  • Amy Christian
    Amy Christian
    Director of Business Development Dickinson Architects, PC (706)722-7488
  • Rick Herring
    Rick Herring
    Pastor Pierce United Methodist Church Augusta (762)215-1921
  • Patricia Walker
    Financial Counselor Augusta University
  • Michael Albright
    Lead Product Manager ADP (706)945-7256
  • Abigail Drescher
    Abigail Drescher
    Associate Dean and Professor Augusta University (706)737-1467
  • Chashawna Wesby
    Chashawna Wesby
    School Counselor RCSS - Cross Creek High School (706)829-7685
  • Whitney Dixon
    Whitney Dixon
    Assistant Director of Accounting Richmond County School System (706)826-1000
  • Kelly Mooney
    Kelly Mooney
    Creative Operations Manager TaxSlayer (706)495-5181
  • Jason Thornton
    Jason Thornton
    Vice President Commercial Banker Augusta First Bank & Trust (706)736-2810
  • Sarah Childers
    Sarah Childers
    PDM Director of Destination Experiences + Film Augusta Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau (706)849-3246