Leadership
Breakthrough Atlanta Board of Directors 2020–2021
A generous and dedicated Board of Directors supports our team. The board, led by its Executive Committee, bring unparalleled knowledge, expertise, experience, and resources from some of the region’s most prestigious companies and organizations. We are grateful for their efforts.
David W. Ghegan, Chair
Partner, Troutman Pepper
Crystal Stephens, Vice Chair
Director, BoardWalk Consulting
Pinney Allen, Past Chair
Retired, Alston & Bird LLP
Simone Walsh, Treasurer
Vice President & Deputy Controller, Novelis
Nancy Brumley Robitaille
President, The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
Meredyth Cole
Head of School, The Lovett School
Neysa Dillon Brown
Managing Director, Diversified Search
Reed Deupree
Managing Partner, Tin Top Partners, LLC
Kimberly Haynes
Chief Consultant, OMBI Group, LLC
Kerry Heyward
University Attorney, Georgia State University
Jeffrey Hines
Physician, WellStar Health System
William (Bill) Holden
Retired, Vistra Corp
David Jernigan
President & CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Russell Jolivet
Senior Vice President Talent Acquisition, Truist
Janis Middleton
Communications Strategy Director, Director of Diversity, 22squared Ad Agency
Jeff Neville
Portfolio Manager, ZWJ Investments
Sarah O’Brien
Founding Partner, Valor Ventures
Brittain Prigge
President, Balentine
Stella Ringer
Senior National Sales Executive,
The Coca-Cola Company
Grant Rivera, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Marietta City Schools
Carol Waddy
Director, Community Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Chick-Fil-A Foundation
Chief Executive Officer
Monique Shields
mshields@breakthroughatlanta.org
Emeritus Members
Dameron Black III
Timothy J. Barton
Dan Dupree
Ric R. Felker, Jr
Bill Henegan
Dabney Hollis
W. Barrett Howell II
Economy Jackson
Elizabeth Pearce
William S. Peebles IV
Mark C. Pope IV
Jimmy L. Williams
