Leadership & Board
2024 Zoo Atlanta Senior Leadership, Board of Directors and Leadership Council
| Leadership | |
| Raymond B. King | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Jennifer Smith | Chief Operating Officer |
| Russell Jacobs | Chief Financial Officer |
| Zoe Nieminen | Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer |
| Cary S. Burgess | Senior Vice President, DEI, Government & Community Affairs |
| Gina Ferrie, PhD | Vice President, Collections and Conservation |
| Wednesdá L. Furman | Vice President, Human Resources |
| Eric Hall | Vice President, Facilities & Construction |
| Tomson Karivelil | Vice President, Information Technology |
| Sam Rivera, DVM | Vice President, Animal Health |
| Shawn Whitman | Vice President, Membership & Guest Experience |
| Staci Wiech | Vice President, Education |
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Board of DirectorsBill CaryChief Investment OfficerGeorgia Division of Investment ServicesBeth Kytle ChandlerManaging Director, Wealth AdvisorCressetJames CheeksOwnerFortas Homes and Fortas RealtyTye DarlandSenior Vice President, General CounselGeorgia-PacificCindy DavisShareholderGreenberg TraurigMike DickersonCEOYottaaTodd EllisPrincipal & Mid-South Hub Advisory Market LeaderKPMGAndrew W. EvansExecutive Vice President & CFO (Retired)Southern CompanyFran ForehandSenior Vice President, TransmissionGeorgia PowerNick FranzPartnerErnst & Young LLPJerry GahlhoffPresident & CEORollins, Inc.Kathleen GoddardCommunity LeaderAtlantaRobert HolderChief Executive OfficerHolder PropertiesCarli HubandNational Specialty Tax PartnerAprioDr. Duane JacksonProfessor of Psychology/Associate Chair, Department of PsychologyMorehouse CollegeSonji JacobsManaging PartnerIncisiveE. Jewelle JohnsonVP, Assistant General Counsel and Chief Labor and Employment CounselGraphic Packaging InternationalLisa LaubePresident (Retired)Floor & DecorNathan LewisPresident and CEOSecurity Capital Brokerage, Inc.Kim LymanAVP, Information TechnologyNorfolk SouthernSuzanne MitchellCEOSynergyGPS, LLCDavid MoodyPresident and CEOMoody ConstructionWilliam NemetzExecutive Vice President, PFS InvestmentsPrimerica, Inc.Sunny Park President Global Sun Investments, Inc. Mary Clancy PeakDirector of Organizational AgilityChick-fil-AVijay PintoManaging Director DeloitteDeepak RaghavanCo-Founder/Lecturer, AstronomyManhattan Associates/Georgia State UniversityCaroline ReddingtonHead of TreasuryCadence BankDeRetta Cole Rhodes, PhDEVP, Chief Culture OfficerAtlanta BravesMark RobertsChairmanBentley HoldingsGigi RoulandCommunity LeaderAtlantaSarah Greenberg SachsVP, Marketing, Growth Strategy & InnovationThe Coca-Cola CompanyMatthew Simon-SchumannCommunity LeaderAtlantaR. Scott Taylor, Jr.President and CEOCarter & AssociatesTim WilkersonSenior VP, Home ServicesThe Home Depot
| 2024 Leadership Council | ||
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Marc Azar |
Tax Partner |
Smith & Howard |
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Cutler Andrews |
Senior Associate Vice President and Chief Experience Officer |
Emory University |
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Cliff Baker |
Founder/Chief Strategy Officer |
CORL Technologies |
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Jorge Bazan |
Principal, Director of Design |
Flux Architecture |
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Eddy Benoit Jr. |
President and CEO |
The Benoit Group |
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Celeste Bottorff |
VP (Retired) |
The Coca-Cola Company |
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Meg Boyles |
Commercial & Middle Market Sustainability Consultant |
Truist |
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David Bueno |
Partner |
McKinsey & Company |
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Meredith Cagigal |
Head of Marketing, North America |
SC Johnson Professional USA |
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David Calhoun |
Partner |
Morris, Manning & Martin |
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Carrie Campbell |
Director of Institutional Markets |
Winter Construction |
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Dan Campbell |
Partner |
MSouth Equity Partners |
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Thomas Carroll |
CEO & President |
Homrich Berg |
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Bob Cortelyou |
SVP, Network Planning (Retired) |
Delta Air Lines |
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Randy Dalbey |
Partner (Retired) |
Chilivis, Grubman, Dalbey & Warner |
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Sandra Edwards |
Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor |
Merrill Lynch |
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John Ethridge |
Partner |
Smith, Gambrell & Russell |
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Anastasia Falconio |
Chief Human Resources Officer |
The Quikrete Companies |
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Keith Fleming |
Managing Director and Head of the South Atlantic Market |
J.P. Morgan Private Bank |
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Whitney Frank |
Community Leader |
Atlanta |
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James Garvie |
SVP HR, Total Rewards and Technology |
Southern Company |
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Hollis Gilliam |
Director, Equity Trading |
EARNEST Partners |
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Christian Given |
Vice President |
Stephens Inc. |
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Steve Goodman |
Managing Partner |
Meeting Advice, An Etherio Company |
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Ashley Heintz |
Partner |
Jones Day |
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Susanne Hodges |
Senior Vice President |
LocusTenens.com (a Jackson Healthcare Company) |
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Elizabeth Hood |
Senior Vice President |
Callan |
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Steve Hughes |
Senior Vice President (Retired) |
CBRE Group, Inc. |
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Nancy Hunter |
Community Leader |
Atlanta |
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Janin Hutcheson |
Pilot (Retired) |
Southwest Airlines |
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Candace Johnson |
Vice President |
Johnson Construction Services |
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Justin King |
Partner |
King & Spalding |
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Patrick Lowther |
Partner |
Morris, Manning & Martin |
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Peter McGaffigan |
Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager |
Wells Fargo |
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Michelle Merrill |
Associate Broker/Owner & Trainer |
Berkshire Hathaway Georgia Properties/Laughing Dog Farm |
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Molly Millard |
Director |
Cushman & Wakefield |
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Ward Morse |
SVP, Employee Benefit Practice |
Willis Towers Watson |
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Whitney Ott |
Partner |
Jackson Spalding |
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Addy Parker |
Manager, Deloitte Consulting |
Deloitte |
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Erica Qualls-Battey |
Area General Manager – Atlanta |
Marriott International |
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Lia Santos |
Principal |
Mercer |
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Ryan Sheets |
Wealth Manager |
Sheets Smith Wealth Management |
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Christine Traubel |
AVP Human Resources |
Norfolk Southern Corporation |
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Len Van Popering |
President |
Applause Innovation Group |
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Chris Willis |
Partner |
Troutman Pepper LLP |