Officers
Chair
Rhodes McLanahan
President & CEO, First American Bank & Trust
Vice-Chair
Sara Schramm
Attorney, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C.
Secretary
Jinx Patel
Scientist, Athens Research and Technology, Inc. – Retired
Treasurer
Clark Brown
Wealth Strategist, Vickery Financial
Immediate Past Chair
Phil BettendorfÂ
Senior Vice President, Synovus Bank
Board Members
| Alicia Battle | Director of Workforce Development, Goodwill of North Georgia |
| David Bradley | President & CEO, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Bob Carson | President, Carson Advisory Group, Inc. |
| Kevin Clark | Regional Sales Representative, Pop RV's |
| 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 |
| Kelly Girtz | Athens-Clarke County Mayor |
| Tim Johnson | ED, Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens |
| Tawana Smith Mattox | CCSD Board of Education |
| Pat Mercardante | First VP - Investment Officer, Wells Fargo Advisors |
| R. Edward Perkins | Johnson & Johnson - Retired |
| Rod Rutledge | Healthcare Executive, Retired |
| Manan Saxena | MBA Board Fellow, University of Georgia |
| 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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