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The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is lead by a diverse group of skilled professionals who, together with our senior leadership team, share an unwavering commitment to the Y's mission and work to strengthen our communities.

Board of Directors

Chair: W. Jeffrey Beckham

Brad Alexander - Impact Public Affairs
Ron Alston - Truist
W. Jeff Beckham - Buckingham Companies
Leslie Blair - Kaiser Permanente 
Amber Cutler - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Thomas Davenport - Davenport Capital Management
Clark Dean - Transwestern
Kelley Elliott - Delta Air Lines
Jeff Githens - PeakMade Real Estate 
Sonya Halpern - Consultant & GA State Senator 
Jenni Hawkins - Gas South
Carl Hill - Atlanta Public Schools
Andrew Hirsekorn - JLM Financial Partners
Matthew Johnson - KPMG LLP
Elizabeth Ledet - McKinsey - Retired 
Matt Lovein - Marsh McLennan Agency
Neil Metzheiser - Lockton Companies, LLC
Kristin Myers - Deloitte
David Nelson - LMA Development
David Nour - Avnir 
Keisha Olinger - Mercer - A Business of Marsh McLennan
Whitney Ott - Jackson Spalding
John L. Pemberton - Southern Power Company
Antonio Robinson - Carter’s
Andrew Saltzman - Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena
Ivan Shammas - Hispanic Plug
Michael Smith - EY
Kirk Somers - Somers Law, LLC
Ryan Teague - Baldwin Paving Co., Inc.
Harvin Vallabhanei - Google
Karthik Valluru - Boston Consulting Group
Tammy VanWambeke - Equifax, Inc.
Carol Waddy - Chick-fil-A Foundation
Thad Wilson - King & Spalding LLP
W. Thomas Worthy - Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
John Yates - Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP

Chairs Board*

Chair: W. Jeffrey Beckham

Joe A. Arnold
Kelly Barrett
Kevin Greiner - Gas South
Bill Holby
David E. Homrich - AMB Group, LLC
Milton H. Jones, Jr. - Peachtree Providence Partners, LLC
Melanie Platt
David P. Stockert - General Partner Sweetwater
R. Scott Taylor, Jr. - Carter
Charles R. Yates, Jr.

*Former Board Chairs