Attorney (UGA), West Point grad, U.S. Army Military Intelligence Officer with nearly 20 years of coast-to-coast capital campaign experience; believes nonprofit campaigns should be run like a military operation complete with occasional use of camouflage face paint and frequent use of “Hooah!” (Per Wikipedia, “hooah” means “anything and everything EXCEPT ‘no'”).
Labor / Employment Law Attorney (UGA) and University of Michigan graduate with 14 years in the practice of law; P10 veteran, multi-campaign winner and emerging industry leader; twin citizenship (US and U.K.), twin kids, one husband, one pup, and a whole lotta iron fist in a velvet glove!
All aboard the “L” Train! A highly experienced development professional (over 10 years in the business!) with multiple degrees, Laura runs the P10 command center with agility and alacrity; this former ballerina keeps POWER 10 staff and clients on their toes and on task – somehow managing to project urgency and calm simultaneously.
Communications pro and former senior executive at 4 (!) top southeast chambers; has creatively generated new high-impact economic development initiatives — as well as songs for the Nashville crowd; hobbies include being named to Top 40 lists (not yet Casey Kasem’s) and building shelves to hold his many awards; accomplished guitar player and artist, and proud papa to twin daughters.
Master communications pro skilled at bringing clarity and harmony to client messaging (first learned “harmony” in high school placing first in Georgia’s All-State Women’s Trio acapella competition!); knows her way around nonprofit board rooms having served on approximately 178 boards – give or take 20-30; served as GC in building her house and has the tool belt to prove it; sometimes wears it to aforementioned board meetings; Emory undergrad, GA State Master’s, proud to be Tim’s wife and Will and Alex’s mom – all Scotch-Irish red-heads.
Sports marketer of Olympic proportions (involved in THREE Olympic games!), and marketing / corporate sponsorship specialist for big name clients (Atlanta Braves / Falcons, X Games, FIFA World Cup); professional “roots” at Delta and he’s kept climbing since – to include penning two aviation-related novels; Bucknell grad; proud husband of Heidi.
UVA PhD; nonprofit executive of 30 years with significant workforce / community / economic development experience; multi-campaign winning fundraiser who delivers a one-two punch of “big G” Gravitas and plain spoken friendliness, making him POWER 10’s resident “campaign whisperer”; husband to one (Sharon); father to 3 (daughters), and “papa” to 6!
Prolific United Way fundraiser who leapt up the Metro ATL UW ladder and hauled in $36 million over 10 years; honed his leaping / sprinting skills on the Morehouse gridiron as a starting cornerback and punt returner (= fearless!); well-traveled international man of mystery who helped the U.S. bring representative democracy to Southeast Asia and West Africa; enjoys building multi-cultural relationships; married to his high school sweetheart, Maryam, with three kids, and a significant pastoral and journalism family legacy; misses his black and red childhood Air Jordan’s but still believes there is magic in the motto, “Just Do It!”
Crackerjack finance pro (14 years at Philips, Schlumberger, Harman, K-Swiss) who tames spreadsheet circular references with a glance and a laugh, and brings California cucumber cool to stressed executives; mama to Henry (her Goldendoodle), and nearly as much love for her other favorite dawg, Uga of the Red and Black; believes the answer to almost every question is an In-N-Out burger and a glass of wine.
Multi award winning Chamber CEO who’s been recognized for individual and organizational excellence at the state and national levels; 30 years of business and association leadership experience; proud husband, father and marathon runner who spends his days in a suit but is a drumming rocker by night and former member of “Suits that Rock” (yup!); keeps campaigns running in smooth rhythm with a simple 1,2,3 of his rock star drum sticks.
Adopted Golden Domer (fists up!); economic developer / ec dev finance pro (AKA human calculator) for nearly two decades at the Crossroads of America; started her career at the beach, ventured across the world, and now has journeyed back “home” – where she’s found peace on a paddleboard, toes in the sand, and not a worry in the world … except how to bring in mo’ money for P10 clients! Alongside her husband and teenage boys, Jennifer is writing and eating her way across America studying urban food halls … it’s a hard job but somebody’s got to do it!
Highly experienced strategic planner at the city, county, regional, state, national, global and galactic levels; simultaneously fell in love with economic development and her future husband, Chuck, while they were grad students at Georgia Tech; Peachtree Road Race runner for the past 20 years; also runs after tween and teen daughters, Audrey and Molly; reps the SEC with her Vandy undergrad, in lieu of joining the ranks of the Bulldogs… Kathy – there’s still time!
