Leadership & Staff
Board of Directors
Joanne Truffelman, President
Chairwoman
MADWOMEN
Samuel Olens, Esq., Vice President
Partner, Public Policy
Dentons
Fran L. Friedrich, Secretary/Treasurer
Vice President, Managing Director, Private Client
Renasant Bank
Cassius F. Butts
Managing Partner, Capital, Global Leader Group
Founder, Capital Fortitude Business Advisors
W. Imara Canady
National Director, Communications & Community Engagement
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF)
Chair, Black Leadership AIDS Crisis Coalition
Charles A. Chesnutt
SVP Treasurer
Genuine Parts Company
Barbarella Diaz
Executive VP of Community Affairs
Diaz Foods
Alexandra Jackson Harris
Singer/Musician
Jerry Nix
CFO (Retired)
Genuine Parts Company
Clare Richardson
President Emeritus
Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International
Samit Roy
CEO
Scicom Infrastructures Services, Inc.
Matt Westmoreland
Post 2 At-Large Member
Atlanta City Council
Directors Emeriti
Kessel D. Stelling
Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
Synovus Financial Corp.
Percy Vaughn
Regional Executive Director, Sales Operations
Kia Motors America, Inc.
Jack Ward
President & CEO
JF Ward Enterprises, LLC
Barbara E. Williams
Former State Farm Agent
& Cobb County Commissioner
Education Advisory Committee
Nicole Adams
Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education
Katie Anderson
Paulding County Schools
Dr. Boon Boonyapat
Drew Charter School
Jessica Booth
Georgia Department of Education
Ben Bridges
Bibb County School District
Courtney Bryant
Drew Charter School
Sherry Childs
Floyd County Schools
David DuBose
Gwinnett County Schools
Betsy Eppes
Fulton County Schools
Catherine Keyser
Forsyth County Schools
Jessica Kiger
The Atlanta Opera
Lindsey Luczynski
Drew Charter School
Dr. Liss Maynard
Clarkdale Elementary School
Keisha McDuffie
Dekalb County Schools
Dr. Kirby Meng
Rockdale Schools
Dr. Kent Morrow
Henry County Schools
Kinnari Patel-Smyth
KIPP Schools of Atlanta
Rae Presley-King
Fayette County Schools
Michael Reid
Marietta City Schools
Catriona Schaefer
Chatham County Schools
Sharon Story
Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education
Brittany White
Clayton County Schools
Dr. Monika Wiley
Clayton County Schools
Judy Withey
Cherokee County Schools
Dr. Sara Womack
Atlanta Public Schools
Dr. Joseph Woodruff
Cobb County Schools
ArtsBridge Foundation Staff
Jennifer D. Dobbs
Executive Director
(770) 916-2803
jdobbs@artsbridgega.org
Elizabeth "Beth" Lenhart
Director of Arts Education
(770) 916-2808
elenhart@artsbridgega.org
Beatrice-Brittany Dankwa
Development & Marketing Coordinator
(770) 916-2817
bdankwa@artsbridgega.org
Rachel Shiffman
Program Coordinator
(770) 916-2805
rshiffman@artsbridgega.org
