Officers
Chair
Phil Bettendorf
Senior Vice President, Synovus Bank
Vice-Chair
Rhodes McLanahan
President & CEO, First American Bank & Trust
Secretary
Kelly Holloway
Attorney, Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC
Treasurer
G. Michael Smith
Retired Managing Partner, G Michael Smith & Associates, CPAs
Immediate Past Chair
Alex Patterson
Retired Partner, Alston and Bird, LLP
Board Members
| Alicia Battle | Director of Workforce Development, Goodwill of North Georgia |
| David Bradley | President & CEO, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Clark Brown | Wealth Strategist, Vickery Financial |
| Bob Carson | President, Carson Advisory Group, Inc. |
| Kevin Clark | General Manager, Online Athens and Athens Banner Herald |
| Sally Coenen | Community Member |
| Myron Downs | Co-founder, Athens Veterinary Surgery Center |
| Rob Fezekas | Wealth Adviser, Vickery Financial Services |
| Dexter Fisher | Chief of Operations, Clarke County School District |
| Jennifer Frum | VP for Public Service and Outreach - University of Georgia |
| Patrick Garrard | Attorney, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. |
| Hank Huckaby | Higher Education Administration - Retired |
| Tim Johnson | ED, Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens |
| Kelly Girtz | Athens-Clarke County Mayor |
| Tawana Smith Mattox | CCSD Board of Education |
| Pat Mercardante | First VP - Investment Officer, Wells Fargo Advisors |
| Jinx Patel | Scientist, Athens Research and Technology, Inc. - Retired |
| R. Edward Perkins | Johnson & Johnson - Retired |
| Sara Schramm | Attorney, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. |
| Kirk Smith | President, The Adsmith |
| Lawton Stephens | Judge of Superior Court |
| Neil Stevens | President & CEO, Oconee State Bank |
| Justin Widener | R&D Leader, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health |
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