Current LEAD Atlanta Class
LEAD Atlanta is an intensive eight-month leadership development and community education program targeted at promising young professionals in Metro Atlanta. Starting with the Class of 2018, class participants will range between the ages of 27 and 34. Through personal and professional development and broad exposure to the community, LEAD Atlanta aims to equip young leaders early in their careers with the skills and knowledge needed to be an effective leader committed to the common good. Established in 2004 as an initiative of Leadership Atlanta, the program is distinguished by its unique integration of personal, professional, and community education.
LEAD Atlanta boasts a diverse roster of accomplished alumni. These young leaders, and all who follow their example, represent the next generation of Metro Atlanta's leaders.
LEAD Class of 2025
Khadijah Ameen
Co-Founder and Director of Policy & Research
BLKHLTH Inc.
Sherace Bartholomew Calder
HCM Solution Consultant
Workday
Patrick Baughman
Vice President, Brokerage
JLL
Sarah Beck
Associate Director
Guidehouse
Amanda Bradley
Associate
Bondurant Mixson & Elmore
Ian Bridges
Principal Program Lead, Education Strategy
Chick-fil-A Inc.
Caroline Burnette
Site Selection Consultant & GIS Manager
Colliers International
Terrence Burroughs
Deputy Command Judge Advocate
US Army
Brooklyn Cartwright
Senior Director, Basketball Operations
Atlanta Dream WNBA
Andrew Clark
Manager, Digital Marketing and Media
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB)
Kathryn Coffey
Business Development Manager
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Louis Conde
Manager
KPMG
Brittany Croone
Implementation Strategist
Google
Charles Crosby
Associate
McKinsey & Company
Tyler Curry
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Firefox
Mozilla Corporation
Eric Daiter
Owner & Managing Director
Vippas.io
Shreya Desai
Associate
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
Gregory Edward
Vice President, Investments
Ackerman & Co.
Darien Grant
Category Insights Manager
Molson Coors
Daniella Gutierrez
Marketing & Community Relations Manager
Develop Fulton
Danielle Hall
Vice President of IT Applications
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Russell Hardin
Vice President, Investments
Cousins Properties
Austin Harrison
Senior Associate
Squire Patton Boggs
Jamar Harrison
Manager, Global Agency Sales
Delta Air Lines
Courtney Jenkins
Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Programs
The Home Depot Foundation
Deitra Jones
Associate Counsel
Spring Health
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Grace Lee
Executive Director, Former Chief Administrator
Korean Kids and Orphanage Outreach Mission
Timka Lockheart
Manager, Strategic Planning
American Express
Geoffrey Loften
Equitable Economic Development Program Manager
Decide DeKalb Development Authority
Lindsey Macon
Partner, Head of Atlanta Office
McArthur Law Firm
Melissa Markhardt
Audit Manager
Grant Thornton
Eduardo Martinez (Jr.)
Associate General Counsel
UPS
Kate Mcnamara
Managing Director, Recruitment Strategy, People, Operations
Teach For America
Allison Moder
Communications Analyst
Southern Company
D.J. Myers
Director, State and Local Government
Ohio River South
Rebeca Ojeda
Assistant United States Attorney
Department of Justice
Olatunde Oshikoya
Physician Assistant
Bicycle Health
Jovan Paige
Program Officer: Power & Leadership
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Edward Phillips
Vice President of Development
City of Refuge
Hussain Punjani
Global Product Strategy & Commercialization Director
Visa
Cremeithius Riggins
Associate
Alston & Bird
Jack Rogers
Managing Consultant
Thought Logic
Donald Rucker
Principal
KIPP Metro Atlanta
Cortland Russell
Atlanta Market Development Lead, US South Chief of Staff Accenture
Sara Saxner-Coughlin
Growth
Dualboot Partners
Corey Slaughter
Sergeant / S.W.A.T Medic
Atlanta Fire Rescue Department
Mark Spencer
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Emory University
Chelsey Tabakian Odom
Director of Board Engagement
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Ana Urrego
Associate Manager
Coxe Curry & Associates
Avery Walker
Vice President
PNC Bank
Katie Ward
Director of Strategic Partnerships
City of Atlanta
Racheal Woods
Consulting Project Manager
BlackRock Inc.
Vivian Yu
Manager, Academic Healthcare (AHC) Division
ECG Management Consultants