2017 Zoo Atlanta Senior Leadership, Board of Directors and Leadership Council

Leadership
Raymond B. King	President & Chief Executive Officer
Cary S. Burgess	Senior Vice President of Operations, Guest Services & Community Affairs
Marci Creath	Vice President of Human Resources
Tracy Lott	Vice President of Marketing and Membership
Hayley Murphy, DVM	Vice President of Animal Divisions
Zoe Nieminen	Vice President & Chief Advancement Officer
Pam Taylor	Chief Administrative Officer/Chief Financial Officer
Kathy Williams	Chief Quality Officer
Richard Hezlep	Senior Director of Creative Services
Michelle Kolar	Vice President of Education
Jennifer Mickelberg	Senior Director of Collections and Conservation
Shawn Whitman	Senior Director of Membership and Guest Experience
Tomson Karevelil	Senior Director of Technology

 

Board Members
Eddy Benoit, Jr.	President & CEO	The Benoit Group
Paul Brown	Chief Executive Officer	Arby’s Restaurant Group
Bill Cary	Chief Investment Officer	Georgia Division of Investment Services
James Cheeks	Owner	RedBrick Homes & Development
Pedro Cherry	EVP, Customer Service and Operations	Georgia Power
Robert J. Cortelyou	Senior Vice President, Network Planning	Delta Air Lines
Tye Darland	Senior Vice President, General Counsel	Georgia-Pacific
Cindy Davis	Shareholder	Greenberg Traurig
Bert Ellis	Chairman and CEO	Ellis Communications
Andrew W. Evans	President & Chief Executive Officer	Southern Company Gas
Nick Franz	Partner	Ernst & Young LLP
Ron Frieson	President, Foundation and External Affairs	Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Kathleen Goddard	Community Leader	Atlanta
Matt Gove	Chief Marketing Officer and SVP	Piedmont Healthcare
William Hill	Partner	Polsinelli
Dr. Duane Jackson	Professor of Psychology	Morehouse College
Sonji Jacobs	Senior Director, Corporate Affairs	Cox Enterprises
David Kim	CEO and Founder	C2 Education Centers
Beth Kytle Chandler	Vice President	J.P. Morgan Securities
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy	Partner	Lawrence & Bundy LLC
Nathan Lewis	President and CEO	Security Capital Brokerage, Inc.
Art Martinez	Senior Vice President Southeast Region	Outfront Media, Inc.
Richard McPhail	Senior Vice President, Finance	The Home Depot
Katie Miller	Vice President, Sports and Entertainment Marketing	The Coca-Cola Company
William Nemetz	Executive Vice President, PFS Investments	Primerica, Inc.
McKee Nunnally	CEO	Nunnally Company
Niv Persaud	Managing Director and Founder	Transition Planning & Guidance, LLC
Erica Qualls-Battey	General Manager	Atlanta Marriott Marquis
John Ripoll	Senior Vice President, Wealth Advisor, Southeast Region	Wells Fargo Private Bank
Mark Roberts	Chairman	Bentley Holdings
Gigi Rouland	Community Leader	Atlanta
Lovette Russell	Senior Consultant	Coxe Curry & Associates
Mark Street	Marketing Representation Manager, Southeast Market	Ford Motor Company
R. Scott Taylor, Jr.	President and CEO	Carter & Associates
Justine Turpin	Vice President Global Compensation and Benefits	UPS
Stephanie Vettese	Director	Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
Larry Westbrook	Community Leader, Retired Executive	Atlanta

 

Leadership Council
Glenn Austin	SVP (Retired)	Fannie Mae
Jorge Bazan	Principal/Director of Design	Flux Architecture
Rebecca Bily	Senior Marketing Administrator	Wilmington Trust
Celeste Bottorff	VP (Retired)	The Coca-Cola Company
Ginny Brewer	Community Leader	Atlanta
David Calhoun	Partner	Morris, Manning & Martin
Dan Campbell	CEO	Hire Dynamics
Thomas Carroll	Head of Division Wealth Management	SunTrust Bank
Jennifer Castanet	SVP, Regional Marketing and Communications	Fifth Third Bank, Georgia
Randy Dalbey	Partner	Chilivis, Cochran, Larkins & Bever
Michael Dickerson	CEO	ClickDimensions
Jocelyn Dorsey	Director, Editorials and Public Affairs	WSB-TV
Ed Eschleman	Chief Financial Officer	Southern Ground
John Ethridge	Partner	Smith, Gambrell & Russell
Michele Garren	Community Leader	Atlanta
James Garvie	VP of Compensation, Benefits and HR Operations	Southern Company
Kristen Gibbs	Community Leader	Atlanta
Steve Goodman	Managing Partner	Meeting Advice
Josh Gunnemann	Partner	Rogers & Hardin, LLP
Burch Hanson	Community Leader	Atlanta
Scott Harrison	VP, Platform Leadership	The Coca-Cola Company
Gary Hickman	Senior VP, Tax and Risk Management	Oldcastle, Inc.
Steve Hughes	Senior Vice President (Retired)	CBRE Group, Inc.
Janin Hutcheson	Pilot	Southwest Airlines
Candace Johnson	Community Leader	Atlanta
Michelle Jones	EVP, Chief Business and Development Officer	ClearPoint Credit Counseling Solutions
Jim Kerr	EVP, Gen Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer	Southern Company
Jose Martinez	Executive Director – Tax	EY
David Mathews	Principal	Pritchard & Jerden
David McElroy	Director	Virtus Investment Partners
Peter McGaffigan	SVP, Senior Investment Strategist	Wells Fargo
Ward Morse	SVP, Employee Benefit Practice	Willis Towers Watson
John O’Neill	Senior Managing Principal	Cushman & Wakefield
Whitney Ott	Partner	Jackson Spalding
Bharath Parthasarathy	Deputy General Counsel,  Legal Affairs	Georgia State University
Mary Clancy Peak	Director, In-Restaurant Communications	Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Derek Porter	President	Blue Ridge Ventures
Chip Presten	Partner	Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
Brent Reid	President and CEO	Winter Construction
Dana Sample	General Manager, Enterprise Notification System	Delta Air Lines
Marc Schneidau	COO and Client Portfolio Manager	Silvant Capital Management
Kim Seals	Managing Director	Golden Seeds
Charlie Sharbaugh	Partner	Carlton Fields
Emily Sharbaugh	Asset Manager	Greystone & Co
Matthew Simon	Community Leader	Atlanta
Holly Sims	SVP, Commercial Banking	Brand Bank
Moira Vetter	Founder & CEO	Modo Modo Agency
Adam Walker	Co-Founder and Managing Partner	Sideways8 Interactive
Don Wilson	Partner and Chief Investment Officer	Brightworth