Leadership
Breakthrough Atlanta Board of Directors 2021–2022
A generous and dedicated Board of Directors supports our team. The board, led by its Executive Committee, brings unparalleled knowledge, expertise, experience, and resources from some of the region’s most prestigious companies and organizations. We are grateful for their efforts.
Neysa Dillon Brown, Chair
Managing Director, Diversified Search
Crystal Stephens, Vice Chair
Director, BoardWalk Consulting
Simone Walsh, Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Delta Apparel, Inc.
Carol Waddy, Secretary
Director, Community Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, Chick-Fil-A Foundation
David W. Ghegan, Past Chair
Partner, Troutman Pepper
Nancy Brumley Robitaille
President, The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
Meredyth Cole
Head of School, The Lovett School
Aimee Connolly
Community Volunteer
Reed Deupree
Managing Partner, Tin Top Partners, LLC
Kerry Heyward
Interim President, Clayton State University
William (Bill) Holden
Retired, Vistra Corp
David Jernigan
President & CEO, Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta
Russell Jolivet
Senior Vice President Talent Acquisition, Truist
Katika Lovett, Ed.D.
Assistant Superintendent,
Atlanta Public Schools
Janis Middleton
SVP, Executive Director of Multicultural and Inclusion Strategy
Guided by Good, 22squared Ad Agency
Tiffany Mitsui
Sr. Manager, Multicultural Marketing,
The Home Depot
Sarah O’Brien
Community Volunteer
Kevin O’Keefe
Managing Director,
Piper Sandler & Co.
Tamara Pearson, Ph.D.
Director, Center of Excellence for Minority Women in STEM,
Spelman College
Brittain Prigge
President, Balentine
Stella Ringer
Senior National Sales Executive,
The Coca-Cola Company
Grant Rivera, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Marietta City Schools
Chief Executive Officer
Monique Shields
mshields@breakthroughatlanta.org
