Advisory Council

Current Members

Peggy H. Galis, Chair
Athens, Georgia

Christopher Lane, Vice Chair
Savannah, Georgia

Frederick L. Allen III
Atlanta, Georgia

Elizabeth Balentine
Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. Suzanne Barbour
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The Honorable Roy E. Barnes
Marietta, Georgia

Craig Barrow, Founding Chair
Savannah, Georgia

Karen Baynes-Dunning
Greenville, South Carolina

Dayle Burns
Newington, Georgia

Pete Candler
Asheville, North Carolina

Dr. Art Dunning
Greenville, South Carolina

Debbie Edwards
Atlanta, Georgia

J. Wiley Ellis
Savannah, Georgia

Katharine E. Elsas
Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas Fleetwood
Atlanta, Georgia

Candy Gilliland
Athens, Georgia

Dr. Nancy L. Grayson
Watkinsville, Georgia

H. Edward Hales, Jr.
Atlanta, Georgia

Dr. John B. Hardman
Atlanta, Georgia

Marian W. Hill
Atlanta, Georgia

Ellen Hale Jones
Atlanta, Georgia

Philip M. Juras
Athens, Georgia

Charles B. Knapp
Athens, Georgia

Rebecca D. Lang
Athens, Georgia

H. Bruce McEver
New York, New York

Dr. Dan Nadenicek
Athens, Georgia

Dink NeSmith Jr.
Athens, Georgia

Merryll S. Penson
Athens, Georgia

Dr. Paul M. Pressly
Savannah, Georgia

Sarah V. Ross
Roaring Gap, North Carolina

Henrietta M. Singletary
Albany, Georgia

Benjamin Rawlings Tarbutton
Sandersville, Georgia

The Honorable R. Lindsay Thomas
Screven, Georgia

Mimi Vickers
Union Point, Georgia

Cindy Waters
Savannah, Georgia

Ex-Officio Members

Jill S. Walton 
Athens, Georgia 

Sonny Perdue 
Atlanta, Georgia

Emeritus Members

Richard “Bo” Bradley
Columbus, Georgia

Peter M. Candler
Greensboro, Georgia

F. Sheffield Hale
Atlanta, Georgia

Thomas (Tommy) D. Hills
Atlanta, Georgia

Fran Lane
Athens, Georgia

Richard (Rick) Meyer
Savannah, Georgia

B. Neely Young
Marietta, Georgia