
Leaders in Action
Congratulations to the following Leadership Atlanta alumni who have been honored, nominated, or received a new job. We celebrate you and your successes!
As of February 19, 2025
Bill Adams ’03 has been elected to the Board of Directors of the CCIM Institute Foundation
Amy Ard ’23 was named the Inspired Change Changemaker by the NFL/Atlanta Falcons and attended the Super Bowl to be recognized
Marva Bailer ’19 released her first TEDx: How Accessible AI Unlocks Talent and Inclusivity
Cromwell Baun ’24 and his firm were named a Forbes Best in State Wealth Management Team for 2025
Mary Schmidt Campbell ’20 contributed the lead essay in Investing the Modern: The Untold Stories of Women Who Shaped the Museum of Modern Art and was the principal author of Sam Gilliam: A Life
Tedra Cheatham ’14 has been appointed as Chair of the Economic Development Research Partners program of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC)
Clark Dean ’12 was named Chair of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta Board of Directors
Richard Deane ’97 has been installed as the 75th President of The American College of Trial Lawyers
Angela Dotson ’18 is participating in the current Leadership Georgia Class
Yelena Epova ’11 was named to the Forbes 2024 America's Top CPA List
April Estes ’23 is now the Tax Market Leader for PwC's Atlanta Office
David Felfoldi ’18 was appointed Membership Engagement Director for the US East Region by the Entrepreneurs Organization
Alan Ferguson ’24 was appointed to the City of Atlanta's Housing Commission, as Chair of the board for Kindred Futures and as secretary of the board for Decide DeKalb
Shani Godwin ’16 has been appointed to be an Area Director for the US East Region’s board of advisors for Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Kwanza Hall ’11, LEAD ’05 was elected Board Chair for Develop Fulton
Vicki Hamilton ’09 is premiering her documentary, The Diary of Successful Black Mothers on March 20 at 6pm at Regal Theater Atlantic Station
Nikki Harland ’23 joined the boards of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Girl Scouts of Metro Atlanta
Javoyne Hicks ’09 was elected Secretary for the State Bar of Georgia 2024-2025
Monique Honaman ’16 started a new role as Managing Director, Portfolio Talent at BlackRock
Julia Houston ’18 was named by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as a 2025 Leader in Corporate Citizenship
Julie Hower ’24 joined the Board of Directors for Soccer in the Streets
Sonji Jacobs ’16 celebrated the one-year business anniversary of co-ownership of INCISIVE, a communications, marketing, brand, and public affairs agency with Chris Sizemore
Ronald Johnson ’18 was announced as the 39th Black Engineer of the Year at the 39th Annual BEYA STEM DTX Conference
Trudy Kremer ’20 is a new member of the Buckhead Coalition
Laura Kurlander-Nagel ’02 was elected Secretary for Develop Fulton
Steve Labovitz ’95 was named honorary chair of the 25th Atlanta Jewish Film Festival
Gerald McDowell ’19 received the COMO Transportation Leadership Award
Keith Ivory Millner ’18 was appointed Acting Chief Operating Officer at Guilford College
Mary Moore ’24 is celebrating 30 years of the Cook's Warehouse!
Dadisi Olutosin ’09 has joined the board of Café Momentum Atlanta and is now the Public Policy Committee chairperson for the 100 Black Men of Atlanta
John O'Neill ’11 will serve as the 2025 Board Chairman for the Atlanta Police Foundation
Mike Petrik ’16 has been elected Board Chair of The Quest Atlanta Catholic Radio
Maryum Phillips ’23 is now the Board Chair of the National HIV/AIDS Housing Coalition
Tameka Rish ’20 was promoted to SVP, Fan, Associate, and Ticket Experience for AMBSE
Antonio Robinson ’19 was named Vice Chair of the YMCA of Metro Atlanta Board of Directors
Jeremy Silverman ’23 was named Board Chair of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity
Fabiola Charles Stokes ’24, LEAD '09 was elected to the GSU Foundation Board of Trustees and the Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Family Foundation Board of Trustees
Bentina Chisolm Terry '05 was elected to the Board of Directors for Mueller Water Products, Inc. (NYSE: MWA), a leading manufacturer and marketer of products and solutions used in the transmission, distribution and measurement of water in North America and headquartered in Atlanta.