Leaders on the Move

Katie Brown LEAD ‘22 joined the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta Board.

Malik Brown LEAD '22 started his new role as Project Director, LGBTQ Community Center Feasibility Study with the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA).

Christopher Bruce LEAD ’17 now the President of the Gate City Bar Association.

Diana Bui LEAD ’23 selected for the Young Government Leaders (YGL) Mentoring Program.

Merry Hunter Caudle LEAD '20 has been selected as the 2025 Co-Chair of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Foundation's Young Professionals Board, and has been voted to join the 2025 Board of Directors of the Association of University Research Parks (AURP). 

Alex Ebanks LEAD ’22 started her new role as Vice President of Communications and Fiserv.

Nakia Neptune Echols LEAD ’06 launched her own consulting firm—Neptune Consulting Partners.

Jordan Webber Edwards LEAD ’24 was elected Partner at Alston & Bird effective January 1, 2025. 

Lynne Espy-Williams LEAD ‘13 was named the Office Managing Partner for Cozen O’Connor’s Washington, DC Office.

Jai Ferrell LEAD ’17 was honored on both the US Black Chamber’s Women Power 50 and Atlanta Magazine’s Atlanta 500 Powerful Leaders recipient lists.

Diriki Geuka LEAD ’23 now Senior Corporate Associate at Townsend & Lockett, LLC.

Katie Hoppenjans LEAD ’24 started a new job as Head of Digital Marketing at Extraordinary Journeys.

Jon Ingram LEAD ’24 started his new role Chief Development Officer Role at The Westside Future Fund.

Kiara Lane LEAD ‘23 named Ragan Communications’ 2025 Top Women in Communications Honoree.

Hunter Lainhart LEAD ‘20 now Vice President of Development at Selig Enterprises.

Brittany Marshall LEAD ‘19 began her two-year term as Executive Vice President of the National Urban League Young Professionals in January 2025.

Juan Mejia LEAD ’24 joined the Latino Community Fund (LCF) Georgia Board.

Tony Mitchell LEAD ‘22 is now the Senior Director, State Government Affairs with Gilead Sciences.

Richard Taylor LEAD ’24 reappointed to both the Zoning and Land Use Committee Chair and Atlanta Planning Advisory Board Delegate of Neighborhood Planning Unit K.

Ariana Santiago-Thomas LEAD '19 has joined the National Black Child Development Institute as Director of Communications. She continues to lead digital marketing at Flylight Creative.

Karim Shariff LEAD ’12 named a recipient for the 2024-2025 Emory Entrepreneur Awards in the real estate category.

Tiffany Sithiphone LEAD ’24 recognized as the Winner of the 2025 University of Tennessee Volunteer 40 Under 40 Award.

Alex Villanueva LEAD ’23 started his new role as Cyber Strategist Manager at EY.

Mamie Dayan Vogel LEAD ‘23 accepted as an NLC Fellow - Atlanta.

Catherine Woodling LEAD ‘10 has recently been appointed to serve as the Executive Director of the East Lake Junior Golf Academy, a new collaborative initiative between East Lake Golf Club and East Lake Foundation to empower and inspire young athletes in the East Lake community and at Charles R. Drew Charter School. 

Ryan Woods LEAD ’24 now Design Director of the Beck Group.

Group Accolades:
Diana Bui LEAD ’23, Kelsey Brantley LEAD ’23, Jacky Cheng LEAD ’23 joined the We Love Buford Highway Board.

Ashley Nealy LEAD '18, Juan Mejia LEAD '24 and Lakeisha Sesay LEAD '24 honored as members of the KSU Inaugural 40 Owls Under 40 list.