The YMCA of Metro Atlanta is lead by a diverse group of skilled professionals who, together with our senior leadership team, share an unwavering commitment to the Y's mission and work to strengthen our communities.

Board of Directors

Chair: W. Jeffrey Beckham

Brad Alexander 
Impact Public Affairs

Ron Alston 
Truist

W. Jeff Beckham 
Buckingham Companies

Leslie Blair  
Kaiser Permanente 

Amber Cutler 
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Thomas Davenport 
Davenport Capital Management

Clark Dean 
Transwestern

Kelley Elliott 
Delta Air Lines

Jeff Githens 
PeakMade Real Estate 

Sonya Halpern 
Consultant & GA State Senator 

Jenni Hawkins 
Gas South

Carl Hill 
Atlanta Public Schools

Andrew Hirsekorn 
JLM Financial Partners

Matthew Johnson  
KPMG LLP

Samantha Jones
PNC 

Elizabeth Ledet 
McKinsey - Retired 

Matt Lovein 
Marsh McLennan Agency

Neil Metzheiser 
Lockton Companies, LLC

Kristin Myers 
Deloitte

David Nelson 
LMA Development

David Nour 
Avnir 

Keisha Olinger 
Mercer - A Business of Marsh McLennan

Whitney Ott 
Jackson Spalding

John L. Pemberton 
Southern Power Company

Antonio Robinson 
Carter’s

Andrew Saltzman 
Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena

Ivan Shammas 
Hispanic Plug

Michael Smith 
EY

Kirk Somers 
Somers Law, LLC

Ryan Teague 
Baldwin Paving Co., Inc.

Harvin Vallabhaneni
Google

Karthik Valluru 
Boston Consulting Group

Tammy VanWambeke 
Equifax, Inc.

Carol Waddy 
Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Thad Wilson 
King & Spalding LLP

W. Thomas Worthy 
Piedmont Healthcare, Inc.

John Yates  
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP

Chairs Board*

Chair: W. Jeffrey Beckham

Joe A. Arnold

Kelly Barrett

Kevin Greiner 
Gas South

Bill Holby

David E. Homrich 
AMB Group, LLC

Milton H. Jones, Jr. 
Peachtree Providence Partners, LLC

Melanie Platt

David P. Stockert 
Sweetwater

R. Scott Taylor, Jr. 
Carter

Charles R. Yates, Jr.

*Former Board Chairs