Board of Directors

At the heart of East Lake's progress is the invaluable guidance and unwavering commitment of our esteemed Board of Directors.

Phil Jacobs

Partner, The Pendleton Consulting Group
Board Member, Chair

Cheryl Lomax

Chair of the Board, Purpose Built Schools Atlanta
Board Member, Vice Chair

Joyce Reto

Atlanta Office Managing Partner, RSM
Board Member, Treasurer

Sara Prince

Partner, McKinsey & Company
Board Member, Secretary

Chloe Barzey

Managing Director Atlanta Office, Accenture
Board Member

Leonte Benton

President, T. Dallas Smith & Co.
Board Member

John Brewer

Chairman and CEO, Vantage Private Capital
Board Member

Grant Cagle

President, Cagle Land, Timber, and Real Estate
Board Member

Curley M. Dossman, Jr.

President, Georgia Pacific Foundation and Vice President of Community Affairs, Georgia Pacific
Board Member

Ed Elkins

EVP and CMO, Norfolk Southern
Board Member

Lillian Cousins Giornelli

Executive Director, CF Foundation
Board Member

Marilyn Hack

Founder and Owner, CPR Learning Concepts, LLC
Board Member

Max Heineman

Co-Founder and CEO, Toldright
Board Member

Mark Lazarus

Chairman, NBCUniversal Media Group
Board Member

Chuck Palmer

Managing Partner, Troutman Sanders, LLP
Board Member

Mark Rahiya

Group President, Omnichannel Sales and Services, Acosta Group
Board Member

Gerald Render

Managing Partner, Tillman and Managing Owner, Granny Nannies
Board Member

Chris Womack

President & CEO, Southern Company
Board Member, Immediate Past Chair

Advisory Board

Thomas G. Cousins

Founder and Chairman Emeritus, Cousins Properties, Inc.
Advisory Board Member

John R. Frazer

Managing Director of Private Client Services, Investment Research & Advisory Group
Advisory Board Member

Robert L. Johnston

President and Founder, First Communities
Board Member

Ray M. Robinson

President Emeritus, East Lake Golf Club; Citizens Trust Bank
Board Member

Board Member Emeritus

Dr. James Don Edwards

Retired J.M. Tull Professor of Accounting, Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia
Board Member Emeritus - Deceased
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