The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is lead by a diverse group of skilled professionals who, together with our senior leadership team, share an unwavering commitment to the Y's mission and work to strengthen our communities.
Board of Directors
Chair: Clark Dean
Brad Alexander - Impact Public Affairs
Ron Alston - Truist
Eldridge Banks - Kaiser Permanente
W. Jeff Beckham - Buckingham Companies
Sheldon Cummings - Smarsh Corporate Business Unit
Amber Cutler - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Thomas Davenport - Davenport Capital Management
Clark Dean - Transwestern Commerical Services
Kelley Elliott - Delta Air Lines
Kali Franklin - On Location/Endeavor
Sonya Halpern - Consultant & GA State Senator
Carl Hill - Coca-Cola Bottling Co. UNITED Inc.
Andrew Hirsekorn - JLM Financial Partners
Matthew Johnson - KPMG LLP
Christopher Kunney - Iotech Consulting
Elizabeth Ledet - McKinsey - Retired
Matt Lovein - Marsh McLennan Agency
Jim Maske - Goldman Sachs
Neil Metzheiser - Lockton Companies, LLC
Kristin Myers - Deloitte
David Nelson - LMA Development
Michael Nies - Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
David Nour - Avnir
Whitney Ott - Jackson Spalding
John L. Pemberton - Southern Power Company
Spence Pryor - Alston & Bird
Antonio Robinson - Carter’s
Joan Rohs - World 50
Andrew Saltzman - Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena
Ivan Shammas - Hispanic Plug
Michael Smith - EY
Kirk Somers
Ryan Teague - Baldwin Paving Co., Inc.
Karthik Valluru - Boston Consulting Group
Tammy VanWambeke - Equifax, Inc.
Carol Waddy - Chick-fil-A Foundation
Thad Wilson - King & Spalding LLP
W. Thomas Worthy - Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.
John Yates - Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP
Chairs Board*
Chair: W. Jeffrey Beckham
Joe A. Arnold
Kelly Barrett
Kevin Greiner - Gas South
Bill Holby
David E. Homrich - AMB Group, LLC
Milton H. Jones, Jr. - Peachtree Providence Partners, LLC
Melanie Platt
David P. Stockert - General Partner Sweetwater
R. Scott Taylor, Jr. - Carter
Charles R. Yates, Jr.
*Former Board Chairs