Board of Directors

Executive Committee

James Heffner
James Heffner
Commercial Loan Officer II SRP Federal Credit Union (803)640-4927
Chair
Mickey Williford
Mickey Williford
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness Augusta University (706)627-3918
1st Vice Chair
Ingrid Tutt
Ingrid Tutt
Event Producer Augusta University
Secretary
Chris Lewis
Chris Lewis
Partner Cherry Bekaert LLP
Treasurer
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Vice President of Business Development Ellefson Transportation Group (706)793-0186
Marketing/Executive Forum/Alumni Committee Chair
Kim Evans
Kim Evans
Chief Executive Officer Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Augusta
Executive Forum Chair
Kate Sanders
Kate Sanders
Chief Marketing Strategist Alison South Marketing Group (404)547-9099
2023 Class Chair

Board of Directors

Alexia Davis
Alexia Davis
Partner Davis, Chapman, & Wilder, LLC
Governance Committee Co-Chair
Rachel Dworaczyk
Rachel Dworaczyk
Executive Assistant Forces United
Mary Jones
Mary Jones
Director, Equal Opportunity Office Department of Defense
Strategic Alignment Task Force Chair
Trip Brown, III
Trip Brown, III
General Manager Press Rentals
Christy Beckham
Christy Beckham
CEO Par 3 Rentals, LLC (706)755-4764
Joy Barr
Joy Barr
Corporate Communications Manager theClubhou.se (706)399-2150
Beth James
Beth James
Marketing Director Queensborough National Bank & Trust Co. (478)494-0342
Marketing Chair
Kristi Jilson Sykes
Kristi Jilson Sykes
Executive Director Westobou
Ashley Rogers (Strong-Green)
Ashley Rogers (Strong-Green)
Director of Academic Planning & Assessment Augusta University
Governance Committee Co-Chair
Opal Blanding
Opal Blanding
Co-Owner Blanding and Blanding Transportation (706)888-0417
Alumni Committee Co-Chair
Kate Channell
Kate Channell
USC Aiken School of Business (706)737-1563
Steven Kendrick
Steven Kendrick
Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner Augusta-Richmond County (706)821-2391
Youth Leadership
Jeff Pooser
Jeff Pooser
Project Manager Augusta-Richmond County (706)564-0577
Youth Leadership
Kelsey Holcomb
Kelsey Holcomb
Program Management and Integration Manager Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (803)761-1351
Kimberly Holden
Kimberly Holden
Director of Marketing and Public Relations Augusta Technical College (706)771-4819

Leadership Augusta Coordinator

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