Leadership
Breakthrough Atlanta Board of Directors 2022–2023
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
Interim President
Clayton 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
Aimee Connolly
Community Volunteer
Reed Deupree
Managing Partner
Tin Top Partners
Russell Jolivet
Head of Talent Acquisition
Elevance Health
Katika Lovett, Ed.D.
Chief of Staff
Bibb County School District
Janis Middleton
Chief Inclusion Officer
Guided by Good, 22squared Ad Agency
Tiffany Mitsui
Director, Marketing Strategy
AT&T
Sarah O’Brien
Community Volunteer
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
President
Balentine
Stella Ringer
Senior National Sales Executive
The Coca-Cola Company
Grant Rivera, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Marietta City Schools
Crystal Stephens
Director
BoardWalk Consulting
Chief Executive Officer
Monique Shields
mshields@breakthroughatlanta.org