Leadership
Breakthrough Atlanta Board of Directors
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
William (Bill) Holden, Vice Chair
EVP and Senior Advisor
The Taffrail Group, LLC
Kerry Heyward, Secretary
General Counsel
Georgia State University
Simone Walsh, Treasurer
Portfolio Company CFO
David W. Ghegan, Past Chair
Partner
Troutman Pepper
Nancy Brumley Robitaille
President & Director
The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
Brian Boutte
Director, Global Community Engagement
Chick-fil-A Foundation
Meredyth Cole
Head of School
The Lovett School
Deva Hirsch
AVP, Client & Community Relations
PNC
Courtney Kirk
Senior Talent Business Advisor
Deloitte
Katika Lovett, Ed.D.
Chief of Staff
Bibb County School District
Kevin O’Keefe
Managing Director
Piper Sandler & Co.
Tamara Pearson, Ph.D.
Senior Director of Research and Programs, Constellations Center for Equity in Computing
Georgia Tech
Brittain Prigge
Community Volunteer
Grant Rivera, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Marietta City Schools
Brennan Spry
Managing Director
J.P Morgan Securities
Crystal Stephens
CEO & Managing Director
BoardWalk Consulting
Jonathan Watkins, MPA, FACHE
President
City of Hope Atlanta
Chief Executive Officer
Monique Shields
mshields@breakthroughatlanta.org
