Foundation Leadership

Foundation Leadership

Jon Albert

Founder,
Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation

Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation was inspired by Jill and Jon Albert's real life story. With an M.B.A. and years of executive experience in the corporate world, Jon found himself, his wife, Jill, and their two young children Jake and Jamie facing Jill's Stage IV metastatic breast cancer. Jill and Jon realized early on in Jill’s fight the disease was not just attacking her body, but it was affecting their entire family. Jill and Jon decided they needed to treat their family along with the cancer. Jon took his marketing and operations background and combined it with their drive to formulate something positive and tangible out of the unfair and cruel.

Heidi Cohen

Executive Director,
Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation

Heidi Cohen, has worked for non - profits organizations for the past 20 years. For the last twelve years, Heidi has served as the President of the Tourette Syndrome Association of Georgia and South Carolina. She currently serves on the board of the Epstein School, and the Atlanta Women's Golf Association.  Heidi has vast experience in all aspects of non profit administration, her particular expertise is in volunteer management and program/event planning.

Lindsey King

Director of Development,
Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation

Lindsey King joined The Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation in 2008 to lead strategic development and fundraising and has worked in the non-profit sector for seven years. Prior to working at The Foundation, Lindsey worked in politics and at Hands On Atlanta.

Board of Directors

Dennis Adamovich

Senior Vice President of Brand and Digital Activation/General Manager of Festivals,
TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM)

Dennis Adamovich is senior vice president of brand and digital activation/general manager of festivals for TBS, TNT and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). In this role, he is responsible the digital teams for the three networks, as well as brand initiatives like TBS and Just For Laughs’ annual comedy festival in Chicago, the TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, the TCM Classic Cruise and TNT’s Dramatic Difference project. He is also responsible for brand-related commerce initiatives, such as TCM’s extensive online store. Adamovich is based in Atlanta and reports to Jeff Gregor, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of TNT, TBS and TCM and general manager of TCM.

Adamovich, who has most recently served as senior vice president/general manager of TBS comedy festivals, came to the company after serving as senior vice president of marketing for Turner Broadcasting’s Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang. In that role, he was responsible for strategically planning and implementing efforts to build viewer preference and loyalty to the animated networks. He also expanded the reach of Cartoon Network and Turner’s other animation networks by combining traditional messaging and partnerships with the cutting-edge use of new media and viral campaigns.

Before joining Cartoon Network in July 2000, Adamovich worked for The Coca-Cola Company as managing director of Marketing Works, a division accountable for brand stewardship in North America. Through his leadership role, Adamovich oversaw the development of more than 300 annual programs within North America.

Prior to that, Adamovich was director of worldwide leisure marketing for Coca-Cola, managing global account teams responsible for Disney, Warner and Legoland theme-park accounts, as well as the cinema channel worldwide. Additional positions at Coca-Cola included group manager for sports activation, where he maximized local and national sports properties, and national account executive, managing the company’s relationships with various companies, including Six Flags and AMC Theatres.

Adamovich previously served as an account executive at McCann Erickson in Atlanta, where he was involved in all phases of production of local and regional broadcast commercials for agency client Coca-Cola. He launched his professional career at Fahlgren Martin Benito Advertising in Tampa, Fla., as a senior account executive, responsible for strategic planning and development for the Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan and Florida Cadillac Dealers Marketing Associations.

Adamovich graduated from the University of South Florida with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.

Mike Antinoro

Executive Vice President of Programming,
Dick Clark Productions

Michael Antinoro is the Executive Vice President of Programming for Dick Clark Productions. Prior to joining the team at Dick Clark Productions Antinoro was Six Flags’ Executive Vice President of Entertainment and Marketing and oversees all aspects of Six Flags marketing, advertising, promotions, entertainment, ticket strategy, group sales and communications. Since joining Six Flags in 2005, Antinoro has focused on enhancing the Six Flags entertainment experience while developing dynamic new marketing and communications programs to enhance the Six Flags brand, improve customer satisfaction and drive business to the 20 parks in the US, Mexico and Canada. Antinoro is responsible for introducing top entertainment brands such as MTV, Tony Hawk, The Wiggles and Thomas the Tank Engine into the parks and for overseeing the production of innovative and cutting edge communication campaigns. Since Antinoro has lead the marketing and entertainment forge, overall awareness and guest approval ratings have showed dramatic improvements from prior years and are at or above all-time highs. Antinoro is also responsible for overseeing the Coke and Warner Brothers relationships.

In 2008 Antinoro joined the board of directors of Dick Clark Productions. As a board member, Antinoro is actively involved in the creative development of all new projects and shows and innovatively works to merge the two organizations. Under Antinoro’s leadership, Six Flags has introduced live in-park shows such as Rewind, Backtrax and Best of Bloopers that creatively utilize the Dick Clark library to enhance the Six Flags guest experience.
 
Prior to joining Six Flags, Antinoro was instrumental in ESPN’s foray into non-traditional, sports entertainment programming. Antinoro served as the Executive Producer of ESPN Original Entertainment (EOE) from February 2001 through November 2005. During his tenure at EOE, Antinoro oversaw the development of 6 made for TV movies (A Season On The Brink, The Junction Boys, Hustle, 3, Four Minutes and Codebreakers), 2 ten-episode Dramatic Series (PLAYMAKERS and Tilt), Sports Talk Shows (Pardon The Interruption, Jim Rome Is Burning), Game Shows (2 Minute Drill, Stump The Schwab), Reality Shows (Dream Job, Beg, Borrow and Deal, I'd Do Anything), Award Winning Documentary Series and The World Series Of Poker franchise. During his tenure EOE was nominated for over 100 awards including 30 Sports Emmys and also won the prestigious Peabody Award.

Tena Clark

Founder, CEO and Chief Creative Officer,
DMI Music and Media Solutions

What musical touchstone does President Barack Obama, the most powerful ruler in the world, share with Aretha Franklin, crowned the greatest singer of the rock era by Rolling Stone Magazine? The answer is the music expertise of Tena Clark. The company she founded, DMI Music & Media Soultions, programs the President’s music for Air Force One, and Clark also recently produced the Queen of Soul’s most recent album. Patti LaBelle, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole, Jennifer Holliday, Gladys Knight, CeCe Winans, Dionne Warwick, Patti Austin, Stephanie Mills, Yolanda Adams and Rev. Shirley Caesar are among the iconic recording artists for whom Clark has written and/or produced for. In 2009, Natalie Cole was honored with two GRAMMY awards for Still Unforgettable, executive produced by Clark. A musical compass has guided Clark from rural Mississippi to Hollywood. Beginning at age five, she would visit New Orleans with her mother, a songwriter from the big band era, where she absorbed the city’s intoxicating rhythms. Her first professional gig at 15 was playing drums at the Crescent City’s famed Roosevelt Hotel. Since then, Clark has excelled in multiple genres across an astonishing breadth of mediums. Highlights include penning award-winning country hits, contributing to multi-platinum movie soundtracks including Hope Floats, The Five Heart Beats, Where the Heart Is, and My Best Friend’s Wedding, writing for television shows like Desperate Housewives, and creating the instantly recognizable national campaign theme, “Have You Had Your Break Today,” for McDonald’s. In homage to her musical and spiritual roots, Clark produced Church: Songs of Soul and Inspiration that included classic soul artists like Patti LaBelle and Chaka Khan plus contributions from Pulitzer Prize winner, Dr. Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. A stratospheric anthem from this collection, “Way Up There,” written and produced by Clark and performed by Patti LaBelle, was nominated for a GRAMMY award. “Way Up There” was originally commissioned by NASA as their theme song. Clark, a preeminent songwriter, is one of the rare female producers in the music business, and is among the most influential women in American media.  Recently, Clark was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” by the Committee of 200, a prestigious group of the highest ranking women executives in successful private and public companies. Also, Clark recently launched “Twist, An American Musical” to rave reviews in Atlanta; Clark is the composer and lyricist.  “Twist” was directed and choreographed by Debbie Allen.  As CEO/Chief Creative Officer for the industry leader DMI Music & Media Solutions, the company she envisioned 13 years ago, she is involved with every imaginative aspect of the forward-thinking firm’s far-reaching endeavors. But she is never far from her recoding studio and her world-class campus. Writing eloquent songs and producing remarkable artists is at the heart of her musical soul. 

Bill Davis

Chief Financial Officer,
Blackboard

Bill is responsible for all financial operations of Blackboard. Prior to joining the company in May 2012, Bill was the Chief Financial Officer at Allscripts Healthcare Solutions where he oversaw revenue growth from $80 million to approximately $1.4 billion in 2011, with profits increasing at a compounded annual growth rate of approximately 25%.

 
Bill helped lead several strategic transactions including Allscripts $300 million acquisition of A4 Health Systems in 2006, its $90 million acquisition of Extended Care Information Networks in 2007, Allscripts $500 million merger with Misys Healthcare in 2008 and the company's $1.3 billion merger with Eclipsys Corporation in 2010 involving a $1.0 billion recapitalization of the business to reduce Allscripts majority shareholder ownership interest from approximately 55% to 0%.
 
Prior to joining Allscripts, Bill was Chief Financial Officer of Lante Corporation, a Chicago-based technology consulting firm, where he helped lead the company's IPO in February 2000 and subsequent sale in September 2002.
 
From 1991 through 1999, Bill was with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP. Two of those years were spent in PwC's National Technical Group in New York, NY focused on emerging technical issues, including software revenue recognition. In 1999, Bill was selected by PwC as one of its candidate's for the Securities and Exchange Commission's Professional Accounting Fellowship Program.
 
Bill earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from The University of Cincinnati and his Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University. He also is a Certified Public Accountant.
 
Bill serves on the boards of Systems Excellence Corporation (SXCI) and the Jack & Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation.

Nadine Evans

Associate,
Alston & Bird LLP

Nadine Sophia Evans, an associate in the firm’s Real Estate Finance & Investment Group, concentrates her practice in the area of public finance.  Ms. Evans’ experience includes energy finance for public gas and public power, municipal bond financing, financing for health care facilities and the representation of clients in interest rate and commodity swaps and hedges.  Ms. Evans has also served as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, disclosure counsel and counsel to credit enhancement providers in bond financings.  Ms. Evans has experience in financings for colleges, universities and other non-profit entities, and she serves as general counsel to a development authority.

 
Ms. Evans has significant experience in commercial real estate and has advised clients in transactions involving the sale and acquisition of commercial real estate, financing, development, leasing and the daily management of commercial real property.  Ms. Evans has represented a wide array of clients that own or invest in affordable housing, retail properties and timberland.
 

Steven Heinrichs

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary,
Neenah Paper, Inc.

Steven S. Heinrichs has been our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since June 2005 when he joined Kimberly-Clark Corporation as Chief Counsel, Pulp and Paper and General Counsel for Neenah Paper, Inc. Prior to his employment with Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Heinrichs served as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for Mariner Health Care, Inc., a nursing home and long-term acute care hospital company.

Before joining Mariner Health Care in 2003, Mr. Heinrichs served as Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary for American Commercial Lines LLC, a leading inland barge transportation and shipbuilding company from 1998 through 2003. Mr. Heinrichs engaged in the private practice of law with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP and Shuttleworth, Smith, McNabb and Williams PLLC from 1994 through 1998. Mr. Heinrichs has an undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, a law degree from Tulane University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Steve Kasten

Global Marketing Director, Media & Entertainment,
Accenture

Steve is the worldwide marketing director for Media & Entertainment at Accenture.  He is responsible for planning and executing marketing programs that support the strategic objectives of clients worldwide in broadcasting, entertainment, publishing and portals. He helps Media & Entertainment companies adapt to the realities of the digital evolution and capitalize on new opportunities to improve business performance.
 
Steve also leads Accenture’s firmwide thought leadership around Convergence and supports bringing to market related products and services through the Communications and High Tech operating group, the largest of Accenture’s five industry groups.
 
Steve started his career with Accenture in 1998 with the Products group, leading marketing for Food and Consumer Packaged Goods. He then joined the Communications division to establish marketing for the wireless group and supported rapid growth in that sector.  

Before joining  Accenture, Steve led the global branding efforts for MCI, under the business to business  sector – network MCI. Prior to that, Steve led advertising and corporate communications for the Georgia Power Company/Southern Company.   
 
Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Communications and a MBA in Marketing.  He is married and lives with his wife and three children in Atlanta, Georgia.   

Cliff Marks

President, Sales & Marketing,
National CineMedia

Clifford (“Cliff”) E. Marks, National CineMedia (NCM)’s president of sales and marketing, has been a leading advertising, marketing and sales professional for over 20 years.  Marks leads NCM’s marketing, sales and advertising division based in New York City. 

Through its FirstLook pre-feature program, Lobby Entertainment Network (LEN), NCM Interactive Network and other promotional products, NCM provides advertisers with bundled offerings of on-screen, lobby and online marketing products that offer multiple ways to interact with theater patrons. NCM operates the largest digital in-theater network in North America, the Digital Content Network (DCN)SM, which allows for the targeted distribution of advertising and content to specified auditoriums and lobby areas within its network of AMC Entertainment Inc., Cinemark Holdings, Inc., Regal Entertainment Group and other top network affiliate movie theaters nationwide.
 
Marks was the architect behind The 2wenty, a first-of-its-kind digitally delivered entertainment and advertising pre-feature program, debuting in 2003. In 2006, NCM launched the current edition of its in-theatre pre-feature program, FirstLook, showcasing content fromA&E Television Networks, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Turner Broadcasting System, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures and Warner Bros. along with national, regional and local advertising. 
 
Prior to his current position, Marks served as president of sales and marketing with Regal Entertainment Group’s media subsidiary, Regal CineMedia Corporation. In March 2005, Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Entertainment, Inc. combined its individual sales and marketing organizations, Regal CineMedia and National Cinema Network, to form National CineMedia (NCM) LLC.   In July 2005, Cinemark USA was the third leading movie exhibitor to take an ownership stake in National CineMedia LLC. National CineMedia, Inc. was listed on the NASDAQ Global Market as “NCMI” in February of 2007.
 
Before joining Regal CineMedia, Marks was a 14-year veteran of ESPN/ABC Sports, where as senior vice president he oversaw its $2.0 billion sales organization.  Working with top national advertisers such as Anheuser Busch, Circuit City, MCI, Toyota, AT&T, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and KFC, Marks was instrumental in developing vertically integrated advertising packages for clients across multiple platforms including ABC Sports programming, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Classic, ESPNews, ESPN.com, ESPN magazine, ESPN radio and ESPNZone restaurants.
 
From 1986 through 1989, Marks was an executive at The Nashville Network. He began his career at prominent New York advertising agencies Young & Rubicam (1985-86) and BBDO (1983-85).
 
A cinema industry leader and advocate, Marks was named one of The Mediaweek 50 top executives in the advertising industry in 2009 and also served as president and chairman of the Cinema Advertising Council (CAC) during 2007.

Derek Schiller

Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing,
Atlanta Braves

As executive vice president of sales and marketing, Derek Schiller is responsible for the management for all baseball-related revenues such as ticket sales, corporate partnerships, broadcasting, licensing and merchandising, community relations and the overall marketing strategy for the franchise.

Schiller manages the Braves television relationships with FS South, SportSouth and Peachtree TV and the radio relationship with Clear Channel Radio that includes 150 affiliates across the Southeast, the largest affiliate network in all professional sports.  Schiller also coordinates all aspects of the Braves marketing outreach with fans, including braves.com and all promotional and advertising campaigns.
 
Schiller earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Vanderbilt University. He is an executive board member of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Atlanta Sports Council, an alumnus of Leadership Atlanta and serves in a variety of roles for a number of metro Atlanta charities.  He recently completed his first marathon and half-ironman triathlon. Schiller and his wife Kristin and their two children, Luke and Carson, reside in Duluth. 

Jane Stevenson

Vice Chairman, Board and CEO Services,
KORN/FERRY INTERNATIONAL

Jane Stevenson recently joined Korn/Ferry after leading a global executive search firm, where as a global managing partner, she focused on leadership succession and global search work for chief executive officers, chief marketing officers, chief innovation officers and board of directors for the past ten years. Additionally, Ms. Stevenson founded and for four years, led the firm’s global marketing, sales and strategy officers practice, which became one of the firm’s largest practices and the industry’s premier marketing practice. She also founded the firm’s venture capital practice.

Earlier, Ms. Stevenson spent over a decade as a partner with another international search firm, serving as executive vice president. She began her search career with a boutique firm, specializing in corporate information technology searches. Her work prior to her search experience includes leading public relations, admissions, and recruitment programs for Loma Linda University and Columbia Union College.
 
Ms. Stevenson is known for her strong global relationships in Fortune 500 C-suites and among board of directors. She was recognized by Business Week in 2008 and 2009 as one of the “100 Most Influential Search Consultants in the World.” She is frequently consulted by Business Week, Fortune, Forbes, Brand Week, Advertising Age, and The Wall Street Journal to discuss trends and issues relating to marketing and general management.
 
Ms. Stevenson’s groundbreaking book with Bilal Kaafarani, Breaking Away, scheduled for release by McGraw Hill in the spring of 2011, defines the world's first innovation framework linking the importance of innovation, leadership and growth. She is on the board of directors for the Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation. 

Jack Van Berkel

Managing Principal,
Christenson Advisors

 

As Managing Principal, Jack is responsible for CA's global growth across its multiple service lines. His primary focus is on developing and strengthening relationships across the real estate market.
 
Jack has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of corporate strategy, executive management, organization development, human capital, compensation and capital markets. His vast knowledge across all facets of an organization is an invaluable resource for the clients he serves. Jack draws on his past experiences of overseeing global operations and human resources functions that included compensation, benefits, training, organization development, staffing and employee relations for various Fortune 500 and publicly traded companies with as many as 21,000 employees in 80 countries.
 
Prior to joining CA, Jack was President, Real Estate Services and Chief Operating Officer of Grubb & Ellis Company, where he significantly expanded the firm's service platform through the recruitment of new business leaders and nearly 300 highly productive brokerage sales professionals during a three-year period. He also helped lead the successful integration of Grubb & Ellis and NNN Realty Advisors. Prior to Grubb & Ellis, Jack was Senior Vice President of Human Resources for CB Richard Ellis, where he helped complete the acquisition and integration of more than 10 companies in 30 months. Earlier in his career, he held senior management positions with First Data Corporation, Gateway Corporation and Western Digital.
 
Jack is active in multiple real estate associations and is a frequent speaker and panelist at industry related events.
 
He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from San Diego State University.

 

Melissa Vaske

Melissa Vaske founded Karuna Charitable Foundation to become more personally involved in the way that she was giving.  A mother of 4 from New Canaan, CT, Melissa wanted to create opportunities for children to make a difference through hands on learning.  Melissa is dedicated to utilizing the most effective ways for young people to impact and change the world!

After the death of her Father, Melissa was inspired by the work of JAJF.  Melissa and her husband John proactively support the creation of cherished lasting memories for those children about to lose their Mom or Dad.  Melissa values the great importance these memories serve in the years to come. 

Board of Advisors

Theodore (Ted) Blum

Chair - Atlanta Corporate and Securities Practice,
Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Theodore Blum serves as chair of the Atlanta Corporate and Securities Practice. He leads and advises a team with the strategic business, legal and market experience needed to manage and close complex transactions, as well as to provide counsel on day-to-day operations. Ted concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate and business law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital and corporate finance. He has significant experience representing buyers and sellers in the structuring and negotiation of complex, multi-million dollar mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of public and privately-held companies. These transactions include leveraged buyouts, tax-free reorganizations, stock redemptions, and acquisitions of financially troubled or insolvent companies.

Ted also works closely with growth companies raising equity or debt capital in private placements and other transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the federal and state securities laws. These transactions include the structuring and negotiation of rights, privileges, and preferences of common stock, preferred stock, convertible debt, warrants and other equity or debt arrangements (including preemptive rights, anti-dilution protections, liquidation and dividend preferences, registration rights, rights of first refusal, co-sale rights, puts, calls, voting rights and board representation, capital calls and other rights). Ted represents companies in structuring and negotiating joint-venture, partnership and other strategic arrangements, licensing and development agreements, distribution and supply agreements, shareholder agreements, option and warrant agreements, employment and consulting agreements, and non-competition, nondisclosure and proprietary rights agreements.
 

Adam Capes

President, Managing Member,
Equity Estates

Adam has always had longstanding passions for entrepreneurship and travel. After graduating from Cornell University, his first business, Jezebel Magazine, was one of the fastest growing city publications in the country. After the sale of Jezebel, he directed his energies to understanding the luxury travel market. After identifying the upcoming market demand for destination clubs, Adam secured a position as Membership Director of a luxury destination club. His marketing and sales initiatives helped grow the club from under 50 members to over 150 in 12 months. Many prospects talked about their desire to share in the appreciation of the real estate, and in response, Adam decided to co-found Equity Estates to offer an equity stake to members along with their usage.

Wendy Clark

Senior Vice President-Integrated Marketing Communications and Capabilities,
The Coca-Cola Company

Wendy Clark joined The Coca-Cola Company in September 2008 as senior vice president – integrated marketing communications and capabilities. In this role, Clark oversees global efforts on design, advertising development, media, sponsorships, interactive marketing and the company’s Live Positively sustainability commitment.

 Prior to joining The Coca-Coca Company, Clark was senior vice president – advertising for AT&T, the world’s largest telecommunications company, where she oversaw all global advertising efforts and brand management responsibilities for the new AT&T.  
 
From delivering the AT&T “globe” logo into the 21st century to making the “Your World. Delivered” tagline synonymous with AT&T, Clark was at the helm of the largest re-branding and advertising campaigns in the company’s history.

Clark is a board member of the Association of National Advertisers and currently lives in Atlanta with her husband and three children. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English/creative writing from Florida State University.

Richard (Rick) Dean

Managing Director,
Waverly Partners

Richard (Rick) Dean is a Managing Director and Principal of Waverly Partners, a retained executive search firm, and heads our Atlanta office. Prior to Waverly Partners, he was a Vice President & Practice Leader with StratfordGroup, a "top 20" executive search firm. He began his executive search career with DHR International in Atlanta and was subsequently appointed Managing Director of DHR's Charlotte, North Carolina office.

Rick has successfully completed mid-, senior- and CEO/COO-level search assignments across all corporate functions (marketing, sales, finance, operations, human resources, distribution, information technology) in most industries, including manufacturing, consulting, information technology, pharmaceuticals, packaged goods, consumer durables, hospitality, utilities, financial services and trade associations. His clients include Iomega Corporation, Whirlpool Corporation, Michelin-North America, Tire Centers, LLC, The Stanley Works, Maytag Corporation, Applica Consumer Products, Nabisco, McKesson Corporation, Carrier Corporation, Illinois Tool Works, Bosch-Siemens, and Pfizer Corporation. Rick brings a general management perspective to his executive search consulting. His two decades of P&L line assignments in both profitable and turnaround companies enable him to be discriminating when evaluating leadership, general management and technical business skills among candidates.

He has served in a variety of sales, sales management, marketing, public relations, operations, and distribution assignments during his corporate career with such multinationals as Whirlpool Corporation, Swedish AB Electrolux, United Dominion Corporation, and Australian SouthCorp. Rick served at the officer level with both AB Electrolux and SouthCorpUSA.

Rick earned a BS degree from Syracuse University and an MBA degree, cum laude, from Michigan State University. 

Jim Grant

Partner,
Alston & Bird LLP

Jim Grant is the co-leader of Alston & Bird’s 135-member Litigation and Trial Practice Group (LTPG). He is the former leader of the appellate litigation team which is housed within the LTPG. Mr. Grant focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation and has extensive experience with appellate matters.

Mr. Grant has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America for the last two years in the areas of commercial litigation and legal malpractice law and he is listed in Super Lawyers magazine.  Jim has litigated matters in more than 15 states across the country. Mr. Grant is a member of the litigation and appellate sections of the Atlanta Bar Association and is a frequent speaker on various topics of commercial litigation.
 
Jim received his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan in 1986 and his J.D. from Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1989. While at Vanderbilt, Mr. Grant served as an associate editor on the Vanderbilt University Journal of Transnational Law.

John Huie

Agent,
Creative Artist Agency

John Huie is co-head of the Nashville office at entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency, which is based in Los Angeles and also has offices in New York, London and Beijing. Huie represents many of America’s most successful musical acts, including Faith Hill, Amy Grant, Sugarland, Zac Brown Band and Shania Twain. 

Brad MacAfee

Senior Partner, Managind Director,
Porter Novelli - Atlanta

Brad MacAfee brings a wealth of public relations experience-on both the agency and corporate sides-to Porter Novelli, where he manages the Atlanta office. Brad spearheads the organization's Technology Council, driving client engagements and business development. He has spent his entire career working with companies selling products and services to the small and medium-sized business (SMB) audience. He has developed strategic marketing and public relations programs for companies such as Sage Software, Level 3 Communications, Aflac, Capital One, BellSouth (now part of AT&T), Navision Software (now part of Microsoft) and Quark. Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Brad held director of public relations and business development positions at Peachtree Software (a division of Sage Software). At Peachtree, Brad established the company's first successful business development program—forging dozens of strategic partnerships valued at millions of dollars. He managed all aspects of the affiliate program, from lead generation to ongoing partnership management, and managed large corporate partners including Microsoft and IBM.

Brad earned a B.S. in telecommunications from Indiana University.

Rich McKay

President,
Atlanta Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons will continue to rely heavily on the valued experience and expertise of Rich McKay as he enters his sixth season with the Falcons as the team President, handling all business operations of the club including Community Relations, Human Resources, Retail, Marketing, Finance, Ticket Sales, and Football Communications.

Rich remains heavily involved with Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff in running the club’s salary cap and contract negotiation areas.  Additionally, Rich will continue to work with Falcons Owner & CEO Arthur M. Blank on the pursuit of a new stadium as the club nears the expiration of its lease term at the Georgia Dome.

Prior to embarking on his new role as team President, McKay served in a dual role as Falcons President & General Manager from 2004-07. One of the many proud moments during his successful tenure in Atlanta includes helping the Falcons lay claim to an NFC South Division title in 2004, only the club’s third Division crown in franchise history, and a NFC Championship Game appearance (2004) for only the second time in team history. He recorded his 100th career regular season victory as an NFL General Manager in 2005 when the Falcons defeated the Detroit Lions 27–7 on Thanksgiving Day before a nationally televised audience at Ford Field. The 2004 Falcons rolled to a 4–0 start en route to an 11-5 record and earned the conference’s second seed in the playoffs, a first-round bye, and a nationally televised home game against the St. Louis Rams and their high-octane offense.

McKay, who also taught a course in sports/entertainment law at Stetson University’s College of Law, earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1981 from Princeton University. He graduated from Stetson’s College of Law in 1984 and clerked for two years for Tampa U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges.

Born March 16, 1959 in Eugene, Oregon, McKay grew up in Los Angeles and Tampa, graduating from Tampa’s Jesuit High School. An avid long distance runner, he has participated in and finished two New York City marathons and one recent Atlanta marathon. McKay and his wife, Terrin, have two sons, Hunter and John. 

Robert (Bob) Meier

President,
Northern Trust - Georgia

Bob Meier is the President of the Atlanta, Northern Trust Bank, FSB. Formerly, Bob was a Vice President at Northern Trust Bank of Florida. He was responsible for Trust New Business in the Bonita Springs office.

Prior to joining Northern Trust in 1997, Bob was associated with NationsBank from 1991 to 1997, most recently as a Vice President.

He received a B.S. degree in Economics from Wake Forest University.

Bob is a Board Member of the United Way of Lee County and is a former President of the Lee County YMCA. He served in the U.S. Navy and Navy Reserves from 1981 to 1997. 

Philip Mekelburg

CEO, Managing Member,
Equity Estates

Philip's business acumen is honed from over 20 years of experience in business development, marketing, management and operations. After graduating Cornell University, he worked as a corporate trainer and management consultant for ten years. Philip's accomplishments include starting a fast growing, new to market retail concept which he built up and sold after four years. The industry respected his novel approach and elected him president of their international association. Afterwards, Philip was hired as Director of Operations for a financial service firm where his work in channel sales garnered him praise, knowledge and experience in marketing specialty finance products. Philip had been a close friend and business confidant to Adam for 10 years and immediately saw value in creating an investment portfolio that allows owners to invest in vacation homes they can use and enjoy. He co-founded Equity Estates and enjoys building a real estate portfolio that is a smart investment and also provides memorable experiences. 

Hala Moddelmog

President,
Arby's Restaurant Group, Inc.

Hala Moddelmog currently serves as President of Arby’s Restaurant Group. Prior to joining Arby's, Moddelmog spent the last 15 years of her career in president and CEO roles. She is known as a multi­dimensional leader with areas of strength in strategic planning, marketing, brand and product development, and assembling and managing high performance teams. Her ability to form strategic alliances and public-private partnerships in industry and nonprofit is a powerful complement to her business acumen. Moddelmog was the first woman to lead an international restaurant company when in 1995 she was named President of Church's Chicken, the world's third largest chicken brand with 1500+ restaurants in 15 countries and nearly $1B in system sales. In 2006, she was chosen as President and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest grassroots network working to eradicate breast cancer through education, awareness, public policy, and science throughout the globe. Since its inception, Komen has contributed over $1.5B in the fight against breast cancer and has outreach in 50 countries.

Moddelmog currently serves as a director on the boards of two public companies— AMN Healthcare (NYSE:AHS) and Amerigroup Corporation (NYSE:AGP) — and is CEO of Catalytic Ventures, LLC, a company she founded to provide strategic and operational consulting in the areas of foodservice, franchising, healthcare, and nonprofit with special emphasis in international multi-unit/multi-channel organizations.
Highlights of her career at Komen include the establishment of a world-renowned Scientific Advisory Board with a record-setting annual grant of $100m to scientific research and the establishment of the Susan G. Komen Advocacy Alliance, a 501c4 designed to advocate for breast cancer patients at the federal and state level. Moddelmog also strengthened the operational and financial stewardship of the organization, and as a result, Komen received its first ever 4-Star Rating from Charity Navigator. During Moddelmog's tenure, Komen's awareness and the number of corporate sponsors grew significantly (from 123 sponsors in 2006 to 296 in 2009), as did Komen's reach around the globe. She developed the Komen Global Promise Fund and led mission delegations to Africa, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.
 
While she was President of Church's, the company experienced record sales and profit growth with eight years of consecutive comparable sales increases, which out-paced the foodservice industry growth rate. Moddelmog also led a logo change and complete reimaging of brand. She was recognized for her strong relationships with franchisees, her marketing savvy, and successful new product development. Moddelmog's strategic direction for Church's translated to new heights of restaurant operating profit. She led the brand both under private equity ownership and as a public company under AFC Enterprises (NASDAQ:AFCE), and she was instrumental in the divestiture of Church's back to private equity ownership.
 
She serves/has served on multiple boards: public, private, advisory, and nonprofit; and she is a frequent speaker at conferences, universities, corporations, and associations and on TV and radio on topics including her business areas of focus as well as women's business advancement and public board service. She has had the privilege of working with the National Cancer Institute and many other cancer organizations. She has testified before the Senate HELP (Health, Education, Labor, Pensions) Committee and the Senate Women's Caucus, and she is the recipient of numerous awards and recognition including an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Georgia Southern University.
 
Moddelmog earned a Masters in Journalism and Mass Communications from the University of Georgia and a BA in English from Georgia Southern University. She has also attended Executive Education programs at Harvard and Kellogg and has her National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) certification. She resides in Atlanta, GA with her husband, Steve Moddelmog. They have two adult children.

William Pate

President and CEO,
Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau

As president of Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau (ACVB), William Pate is in charge of maintaining tourism as one of the city's top economic drivers. The industry brought more than 37 million visitors to metro Atlanta in 2007, generating more than $11.4 billion in visitor spending ($28 million a day) and sustaining more than 230,000 jobs.

Prior to joining ACVB, Pate served as chief marketing officer for BellSouth, one of the world's largest communications companies. Pate spearheaded the development and marketing of the BellSouth brand both nationally & internationally.                                                              

Pate also held positions at MCI, where he supervised domestic and international advertising and public relations and at Knapp Inc., an Atlanta-based marketing services firm specializing in solutions for large corporations. He also spent six years at the Southeast Dairy Association, producing advertising and marketing programs.

He began his career in non-profit, working in public relations positions with Goodwill Industries and the American Red Cross. Pate has received many awards and honors for his work from both Advertising Age and the American Marketing Association. In 2009, Pate was named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 100 Most Influential Atlantans.

Pate is the former chairman of the Atlanta Sports Council, Chick-fil-A Bowl and ACVB. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Alliance Theatre Company, The Association of National Advertisers and The Ad Council. He is also a member of the American Advertising Federation, the Georgia State University Board of Trustees and the Public Relations Society of America.

A native of Atlanta, Pate grew up in Decatur and attended Georgia State University, where he received his undergraduate degree in journalism and his graduate degree in communications. He and his family are members of St. Thomas More Catholic Church. 

Scott Smith

Scott Smith has a BSBA in Economics from the University of Florida and a MSM from the Georgia Institute of Technology.  Currently residing in McKinney, Texas, Scott is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and attended Westminster High Schools.  Scott has a talented 17 year old daughter, Jennifer, who is currently attending Pace Academy as a Junior, and recently completed her Jewish studies at Temple Sinai in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Scott has functioned as a serial entrepreneur as well as a proven Executive Leader and IT Professional.  He has deliberately invested 24 years of his professional life primarily focused on large scale private equity investment, professional services, and political grassroots activities.  Scott has successfully led multiple IT Consulting firms, developed and managed the deployment of complex system infrastructures across a global landscape, and assembled high performing teams with repeatable successes in delivering strategic results.

His strongest industry skills lie in financial services, energy, telecommunications, public sector, and technology services.  He has served as Founder/CEO of several IT Consulting firms, executed large scale global ERP integrations, and designed strategic IT global operations leading to measurable corporate economic and financial results.  Scott also has substantial experience turning around under-performing groups and delivering high quality technology solutions on-time and on-budget. 

Scott has successfully led multiple IT Consulting firms, developed and managed the  deployment of complex system infrastructures across the globe.  In addition, Scott has built top performing teams servicing users globally. 

Joe Rizzo

Corporate Engineering Director,
United Parcel Service

In his twenty- six years with the world’s largest transportation company, Joe has held a number of senior management positions with United Parcel Service in the areas of Product Development, Process Re-Engineering, Information Technology, Acquisition Integration, Supply Chain Management Consulting and Operations.  Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of South Florida in Management Information Systems. In 1999, Joe and his wife Sharon moved from Orlando, Florida through a corporate relocation.  In 2003 they started a family, and their pride and joy keeps them both busy with volunteering at school functions, Cub Scouts, coaching baseball, playing basketball, waterskiing and most recently, golfing as a family.

Joe met Jon Albert a few years ago when they were having their cars serviced at a local dealership in Atlanta.  After short personal introductions in the back of a courtesy vehicle, a friendship was formed and a strong desire to help support the Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer Foundation was incubated.  Jon’s desire, passion and motivation to build the foundation resonated deeply with Joe who lost his mother to cancer when he was seventeen and attending his first semester in college.  From the first phone call received from his mom in the college dorm, until her last days on Earth, Joe wishes he somehow would have thought of or had the financial means to create his family’s own “WOW” experience so that he could relive those special memories and share with his family.

Now he is part of the Jack and Jill Late Stage Cancer team as an Advisor and plans to raise awareness and financial support for this very efficient nonprofit foundation. 

Marc Sonenshine

Associate,
Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates

Marc completes his clinical fellowship in the Department of Digestive Diseases at Emory University in June 2012; he will then become an associate with Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates and their Physician Business Development Director for their Center for Advanced GI Therapeutics and Southeastern Center for Functional GI and Motility Disorders. Prior, he became board certified in Internal Medicine after finishing his residency training as a member of the Osler Medical Service at Johns Hopkins University. In July 2012, he also graduates with his Master of Business Administration from the Terry College at the University of Georgia. Marc received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia after obtaining his Bachelor of Science in microbiology studies at the University of Georgia. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society and Phi Beta Kappa Academic Honor Society. Marc was a member of the 2010-2011 LEAD Atlanta for Young Professionals class, and he currently is a member of the inaugural (2011-2012) Emerging Leaders Project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

Marc is married to his high school sweetheart, Alana, and they raise their two sons, Devin and Reese, in their hometown of Atlanta.  

Medical Board of Advisors

Yvette Tremonti

Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development,
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.

Yvette Tremonti is the Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc. In this capacity, she oversees Planning, Strategic Alliances, Public Relations & Marketing, Board Relations, the Board of Advisors, Moffitt Diversity and Human Resources. She has worked for Moffitt Cancer Center since 1996. Prior to her current role, she served as Vice President of Human Resources.

Mrs. Tremonti has approximately 18 years of health care finance experience. She spent nine years with Ernst & Young in the audit practice focused on for-profit and not-for-profit health care entities. In addition, she served as campus coordinator, recruiter and program instructor for Ernst & Young.

Mrs. Tremonti holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of South Florida and a Masters of Business Administration from Auburn University. She is a member of the American and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Healthcare Financial Management Association and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Howard (Skip) A. Burris, III, M.D.

Executive Director, Drug Development Program,
Sarah Cannon Research Institute

Dr. Burris has over 20 years of Phase I clinical trial experience. He received his undergraduate degree from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point in 1981 and medical degree from the University of South Alabama in 1985. He then performed his residency and fellowship in hematology/oncology at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology.

Steven Frank, MD

Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Division of Radiation Oncology,
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Judy Garber, MD

Director of the Cancer Risk and Prevention Program,
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Judy E. Garber, M.D., MPH, is Director of the Cancer Risk and Prevention Program at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. She is attending physician at Dana-Farber’s Breast Oncology Center, an associate physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Garber’s research is focused on genetic susceptibility to breast, ovarian and other cancers, and the development of novel medical strategies to prevent cancer. 

Wendy Harpham, MD

Born and raised in New York, Dr. Harpham graduated with distinction from Cornell University and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and she did her post-graduate training in internal medicine in Texas. From 1983 through 1990, Dr. Harpham cared for patients in her solo practice of internal medicine at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.

In 1990, Dr. Harpham was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma and has been in and out of treatment ever since. Forced to redefine her career, she saw opportunities to use her unique perspective as a physician-patient to help cancer patients and their families. Dr. Harpham turned to writing as a way to continue to educate, comfort and inspire others. Adapting the principles of her office and drawing upon her own experiences as a patient, she has written award-winning books for newly diagnosed patients and their families, survivors dealing with recovery and long-term survivorship, and parents with cancer and their children.

Since her books are informational—and not autobiographical—each book begins with a brief prologue in which she shares her personal story as it relates to the topic of the book. Her first book, Diagnosis: Cancer. Your Guide Through the First Few Months, was written during the months of her initial chemotherapy, bringing to it a valuable combination: the mind-set of a newly diagnosed patient and the experience of an internist. The third edition (June 2003) has a new subtitle: Your Guide to the First Months of Healthy Survivorship. Her second book, After Cancer, was begun during her first remission, but much of it was written while she was undergoing various courses of treatment for her first few recurrences of cancer. Her book for parents, When a Parent has Cancer, unlike her first two books, includes personal vignettes throughout the text. Dr. Harpham explains, "Dr. Harpham wrote my first two books. Mommy Harpham wrote this one. I share my personal story not to teach people about me but to help them think about, talk about and better understand what is happening to them. I hope that others can learn from my successes and mistakes, and more easily find what can work well for them."

Since December 2005, Dr. Harpham has been writing a regular column- View From the Other Side of the Stethoscope- for the professional magazine, Oncology Times. She addresses common challenges to the care of the cancer patient from her vantage as physician-survivor. Dr. Harpham received the silver award from American Society of Healthcare Publications in the category “Regular Column: Contributed.”

In addition to her writing, Dr. Harpham has become a nationally recognized speaker for professional and lay—general public, survivor groups—audiences. She teaches people how to obtain sound knowledge, find and nourish hope, and act effectively when dealing with illness. Among the many aspects of survivorship she discusses are optimizing the clinician-patient relationship, dealing with cancer-related fatigue, helping the children (preschoolers, school-aged kids, teens) of cancer patients, understanding clinical trials, finding hopefulness in difficult times, and embracing life after cancer.

Dr. Harpham devotes her energy to helping survivors directly through her writing and speaking, and indirectly through her activities as a patient advocate. Limited stamina prevents her from returning to clinical medicine at this time. Dr. Harpham lives in Texas with her husband and three children, two of whom are in college. Her hobbies include playing the violin and collecting commemorative thimbles from the cities in which she does work in survivorship.

Vicki Keedy, MD

Professor of Medicine - Hematology/Oncology,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Dr. Keedy is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology. After receiving her B.S. in Microbiology at Indiana University, she went to medical school at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Keedy completed her Internal Medicine Residency and Hematology/Oncology training at VanderbiltUniversity Medical Center. She is a graduate of the Master of Science in Clinical Investigation Program at Vanderbilt.

Dr. Keedy is a member of the Phase I Clinical Trial team at Vanderbilt, and serves as the Principal Investigator on several sarcoma, GIST, and lung cancer clinical trials. She is an active member in the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and serves on the Career Development and Health Services Committees.

Julie Means-Powell, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Dr. Means-Powell is a medical oncologist who recently joined the faculty of the Division of Hematology/Oncology. During her fellowship training at Vanderbilt, Dr. Means-Powell's research included studying chemotherapy drug resistance in acute non-lymphocytic leukemia. She has received two honors for academic excellence and is a graduate of the Master of Clinical Investigation Program. 

Allyson Ocean, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Dr. Ocean is a medical oncologist and attending physician in gastrointestinal oncology, Solid Tumor Division, at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University; and medical oncologist at The Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health.

Board certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology, Dr. Oceanï¿‚ï¾’s primary interest is in the biology and treatment of gastrointestinal malignancies, such as colorectal, pancreatic, stomach, biliary, and liver cancers. She also specializes in head and neck cancers and neuroendocrine tumors. Dr. Ocean's clinical research focuses on the use of radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies, oncolytic viral therapies, and novel targeted agents. In her clinical practice, Dr. Ocean believes in the provision not only of state-of-the art treatment for her patients and their families, but also in a comprehensive, compassionate, multidisciplinary approach to their care and support.

Dr. Ocean graduated cum laude from Tufts University. She also graduated with honors from the Tufts University School of Medicine and completed residency in internal medicine at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Ocean was chief fellow during her fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Ocean is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles and abstracts and is an active member of several professional societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, and American Association for Cancer Research.

Ruth O'Regan, MD

Professor of Hematology & Medical Oncology,
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Dr. Ruth O’Regan is Professor of Hematology & Medical Oncology and Director of the Translational Breast Cancer Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. She is a Georgia Cancer Coalition (GCC) Distinguished Cancer Scholar and holds the Glenn Family Chair in breast cancer research.

Prior to her work at Winship, she served as assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern Hospital in Chicago, where she worked with leading authority Dr. V. Craig Jordan, studying the mechanisms of selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) resistance, work she has continued at Winship. She has also been involved in clinical research at the World Cancer Institute, and was the principal investigator of Georgia CORE’s (Center for Oncology Research and Education) first trials. She is widely published in peer reviewed scientific journals, and speaks nationally on breast cancer, including the use of hormonal and targeted therapies.  

Mark Pochapin, MD

Director of Gastroenterology,
NYU Medical Center

Mark B. Pochapin, MD, is Director of the Division of Gastroenterology at NYU Medical Center and the Shultz-Leeds Professor of Gastroenterology. In his patient practice, Dr. Pochapin specializes in advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy, and focuses on the prevention, early detection, and treatment of gastrointestinal cancers. His research interests center on innovative endoscopy technologies; prevention of colorectal polyps and cancer; early identification and treatment of pancreatic cysts; and diagnosis and staging of pancreatic cancer.

Dr. Pochapin serves on the Board of Trustees of the American College of Gastroenterology, is a member of several medical and gastroenterology professional organizations, and is the author of What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Colorectal Cancer.

Dr. Pochapin has received numerous awards, including the Elliot Hochstein Teaching Award for "the qualities of compassion, skill, and distinction as a physician and teacher" and the Humanism in Medicine Award in recognition of "compassion, sensitivity, respect, and cultural competence in the delivery of care to patients and their families."

Dr. Pochapin graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science and Engineering degree in 1984, and received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in 1988. He was the Founding Director of the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health at New York- Presbyterian/ Weill Cornell Medical Center from 2004-2012 and has been an advocate of humanism in medicine and patient-centered care.

Cynthia (Cindy) Tinker, CMSW

Social Worker,
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

Cindy Tinker's professional background has been wide and varied. It gives her great satisfaction to be a useful link and team player in helping people get what they need and finding resources that work for them. Ms. Tinker has her master's degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee, her bachelor's degree in Social Work from Middle Tennessee State University, and a two-year Associate's degree in Interpreting for the Hearing Impaired from Chattanooga State Technical Community College. She spent one year on a Rotary International Scholarship at James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia studying social work as a Foundation Scholar.

Kate Carlson Wrammert

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Emerging Leaders Council

Francesca (Danielle) Allison

Associate,
Sutherland
Danielle is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group at Sutherland.  She focuses her practice on the areas of education law, employment law, securities arbitration and complex business litigation.  Prior to joining Sutherland, Danielle clerked for the Honorable U.W. Clemon of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama (ret.).  Danielle earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School and received a B.A., magna cum laude, in Criminology and English Literature from Florida State University.  Danielle is a member of the LEAD Atlanta Class of 2012, Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, Atlanta Women’s Foundation Destiny Fund, Georgia Association of Women Lawyers, and State Bar of Georgia’s Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession.  Danielle was born in Opelika, Alabama. 

Shanna Bradley

Real Estate Agent,
Keller Williams
Shanna Bradley is an accomplished real estate professional with Keller Williams Buckhead, and she is in the top 10% of Atlanta realtors based on sales volume. She has been in real estate for 3 years, and her passion is building relationships with her clients while assisting them through the process of a life changing decision to buy or sell a home. Shanna’s  sales background has been a true asset in generating new business opportunities ,   and her competitiveness has helped her to earn spots on the Keller Williams Leadership Committee and Multi Million Dollar Sales Club. Shanna has a natural ability to earn trust from her clients by always looking out for their best interests and working diligently with her team to get everyone to the end goal. Before she was a real estate agent, Shanna spent 3 years in an outside sales position with Synergis, an Information Technology staffing  firm. While at Synergis, she learned sales  and negotiation skills which have been invaluable in her career.  Shanna thrives in social settings and truly enjoys people. She naturally has a positive attitude, and her energy translates into all aspects of her life.
 
Shanna has been married to her husband, Bill, for 7 years, and her proudest accomplishment is being a mother to two wonderful children, Katie- 4 and William-2. Fitness is a very important part of her life as well, and Shanna starts her day with her 5:00am work outs. She is very involved in her children’s preschool, Northside Methodist, and she is chairing the 2013-2014 Preschool Auction.  She is on the Community Outreach and Online Communication committee for another preschool fundraiser, the Gift Show.  Shanna just finished co-chairing the “Friends” Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta auction in which they raised over $25,000 for the organization. She loves cooking, traveling, reading and spending time with family and friends.  Shanna is the happiest when she is “on the go”, busy, and around others.
 

Dawn Brun

Account Manager,
Porter Novelli - Atlanta
Dawn Brun joined Porter Novelli, a leading full-service marketing communications agency, in 2004 and is currently an account manager in the organization’s consumer & technology practice. She has spent her career managing influencer communications teams and programs for global brands such as AOL, Bayer, HP and T-Mobile.
 
Dawn has built a reputation for developing and executing on strategies that raise awareness of and drive preference for her clients’ products and initiatives. She was also recognized as one of PR News’ 15-to-Watch in the PR industry for 2011.
 
Prior to joining Porter Novelli, Dawn worked with non-profit organizations including One Athens and the American Junior Golf Association.
 
Dawn graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Georgia’s Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. She lives in Atlanta with her husband, Christopher, and daughter, Olivia. 

Jason Fleissner

Account Service Representative,
Discovery Communications
Born and raised in Detroit, Jason graduated from the University of Michigan in 2002 and soon after started his career as a Media Buyer at Campbell-Ewald Advertising, where he worked on several national accounts, including: Michelin Tires, the U.S. Navy, and American Heart Association.  After a brief stint in Orlando, FL, where he worked as an Account Executive at the Orlando Sentinel, he and his wife moved to Atlanta in July of 2008. He currently works with Discovery Communications as an Account Service Representative, where he’s responsible for selling Discovery, Science, Military, and Velocity Networks to clients in the Southeast Region.  He also recently earned his MBA from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business.
 
An avid sports fan, he enjoys rooting for all his Detroit teams, as well as all UofM sports. He also loves to play golf, spend time with family and friends, and being outdoors. He lives in Alpharetta with his wife Heather.  

Michelle Gorman

Marketing Manager,
KPMG
As part of a national pursuit strategist team at KPMG LLP, Michelle Gorman is responsible for marketing strategy and new business proposals for a variety of service lines and industries, with a focus on retail and higher education. Prior to joining KPMG, Michelle worked as a proposal writer and communications specialist for a professional services firm in North Carolina, as well as an account manager for JWT advertising agency in Atlanta.
 
Michelle earned a bachelor’s degree in Communications from University of Georgia. She is an active member of the American Marketing Associate’s Atlanta Chapter. She is also co-founder of a non-profit organization called Small Dreams Foundation, in honor of a late friend, whose mission is to inspire individuals and communities to improve global and environmental awareness through the promotion of sustainable practices. Michelle and her husband, Ryan, reside in Virginia-Highland.
 

 

Ashley Horne

Marketing Director,
KPMG
Ashley is a Marketing Director with KPMG LLP, a Big Four accounting firm that provides Advisory, Tax and Audit services. Currently, Ashley serves as an associate director for the firm’s national Audit practice, leading an integrated portfolio growth strategy and an aligned marketing and communications plan.  Previously with KPMG, Ashley served as the Market Development Resource Center hub leader, managing a Southeast-based team of five marketing-focused professionals who managed a range of services designed to support the firm’s growth strategy (proposal support, market research, etc.).  
 
She has served as the Marketing Vice President on the Junior League of Atlanta’s board, in addition to serving as an active member of the League’s early childhood education initiative committee. Ashley is a graduate of LEAD Atlanta’s 2011-2012 class and is a University of Georgia graduate with a B.A. in Journalism.

Lindsay Mahoney

Manager of Marketing Communications,
Silverpop
Lindsay Mahoney brings 10 years of marketing and public relations experience to the Jack and Jill Foundation as the foundation’s public relations and social media chair.  In addition to her work with the Jack and Jill Foundation, Lindsay is also the Manager of Marketing Communications at Silverpop.  In her role she is responsible for leading the overall strategy for the company’s marketing programs that are built to enhance  the company’s brand and product image through the corporate website, advertising, digital marketing, social media and events.  Prior to her role at Silverpop, she ran marketing for online manufacturing marketplace, MFG.com.  In her role she was responsible for the company’s overall global marketing strategy and assisted in the company’s global expansion into Europe and Asia. Before MFG.com, Lindsay worked at global public relations firm, Porter Novelli, and worked on several high-tech accounts including Hewlett-Packard, Infor Global Solutions and Quark.
 
Lindsay holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications from Elon University and an M.B.A. from the University of Georgia. 

Rachel Sonenshine

Senior Account Executive,
Google/YouTube

Rachel is a Senior Account Executive at Google/YouTube, where she consults with Big-Box Retail clients on their digital strategy. Prior to her six years at Google, Rachel held various media planning roles at large advertising agencies. She earned her BBA from The George Washington University in Washington DC where she majored in Marketing. An Atlanta native, Rachel moved back to her hometown in October of 2009 after a 10-year stint in New York City.

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