Board of Directors
Board of Directors
The AACF Board of Directors has 28 members from the Athens area. The Board is diverse and represents a wide variety of interests from throughout the region. The full Board meets quarterly and committee work is ongoing.
Officers:
Alex Patterson, Chair
Retired Partner, Alston and Bird, LLP
Phil Bettendorf, Vice-Chair and Board Governance Committee Chair
Senior Vice President, Synovus Bank
Kelly Holloway, Secretary
Attorney, Epps, Holloway, DeLoach & Hoipkemier, LLC
G. Michael Smith, Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair
Managing Partner, G Michael Smith & Associates, CPAs
Bill Douglas, Development Committee Chair
President, Athens First Bank and Trust
R. Edward Perkins, Strategic Philanthropy Committee Chair
Johnson & Johnson – Retired
Board:
Sally Coenen, Dan T. and Sara Wyche Coenen Fund
Myron Downs, Co-founder, Athens Veterinary Surgery Center
Dexter Fisher, Director of Facilities – University of Georgia
Jennifer Frum, Vice President 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, Executive Director, Family Connection-Communities In Schools of Athens
Steve Jones, Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Kathy Kirbo, Executive Director, Reefball Foundation
Cynthia Lester, Senior Vice President, Synovus Bank
Rhodes McLanahan, President & CEO, First American Bank & Trust
Pat Mercardante, First Vice President – Investment Officer, Wells Fargo Advisors
Scot Morrissey, Publisher of OnlineAthens.com and the Athens Banner-Herald
Jinx Patel, Scientist, Athens Research and Technology, Inc. – Retired
Bernard Saunders, MBA Board Fellow – University of Georgia
Sara Schramm, Attorney, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C.
Shriraj Shrikhande, MBA Board Fellow – University of Georgia
Lewis Shropshire, Hotel industry – Retired
Lawton Stephens, Judge of Superior Court
Ovita Thornton, State Director of the Georgia Clients Council
Justin Widener, Research and Development Leader, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health
Carla Williams, Deputy Director of Athletics – University of Georgia