Board of Directors

At the Community Foundation, we’re governed by a board of directors as diverse as our community. Our officers and directors are chosen for their extensive knowledge of the community’s educational, cultural, civic and charitable needs.  Directors serve on a volunteer basis and meet to discuss community issues, set policy, oversee investments and make final decisions on grants.

2026 Officers

Chair

Scott Phelan
Janney Montgomery Scott

Vice Chair

Kim A. Hartsock
Warren Averett

Treasurer

Robin F. Sansone
RYBD Advisors & Accountants

Secretary

Kenneth M. Massaroni
Community Leader


2026 Board Members

*Names in blue are Executive Committee

Tom Abernathy
Abernathy & Timberlake Investment Group

Sal Ajani
Amazing Energy Solutions

Ethel D. Andersen
Community Leader

Julie Keeton Arnold
Community Leader

Matt Benvegna
Apex Energy Solutions

Brad Beisbier
First Citizens Bank

K Clifford Bray, II
WMBO CPA Group

Margaret Bugbee
The Marcus Foundation

Carla T. Carraway
Precision Planning

Susie Collat
Community Leader

Dean Collins
Axis Companies

Dave Cook
Community Leader

Julia Davis
Community Leader

Maggie Micheals DeCan
Margaret Michaels DeCan Consulting

James (Jay) D. Dennard, Jr.
Northside Hospital Duluth

Wayne D. Ellison
Ellison Insurance Agency

Paul J. Farley, Jr.
Optiv Security

Jamie Hamilton
Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett

Sarah Hathorn
Hathorn Consulting Group

Peyton Jamison
Jamison Private Wealth Management, Mayor of Milton

Jim Joedecke
Anderson, Tate & Carr

Cheryl DeLuca-Johnson
Community Leader

Sloan Jones
Georgia Gwinnett College

Scott Jordan
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Dr. Daniel J. Kaufman
DKaufman Consulting

Kathryn Kieser
Primerica

Daniel J. King
Community Leader

Michael Lan
Landmark

Gregory E. Lang
Good Samaritan Health Centers of Gwinnett

J Michael Levengood
Law Office of
J. Michael Levengood

Bin Liu
Simple Floors 

Dick LoPresti
Community Leader

Veronica Maldonado-Torres
GA Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Santiago R. Marquez
Latin American Assn. 

William F. McCargo
B Mac & Associates

Tim Minard
Minard Enterprises

Emory Morsberger
Morsberger Group

Brandon Odum
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Michael Park
The Whitlock Group

Rep. Sam Park
GA House of Representatives

Nathan Powell
Powell Firm

David R. Still
Capital Endeavors,
Mayor of Lawrenceville

Terry Swaim
White Oak Wealth Management

Monty G. Watson
United Bank

Wanda Weegar
Georgia Banking Company

Adam C. Wilson
Sugarloaf Wealth Mgmt


Emeritus

Beauty Baldwin

Doug Bridges

Renee Byrd-Lewis

Robert D. Fowler

Stephen K. Hill

William E. McLendon

Bartow Morgan

Brand Morgan

James F. Pack

William E. Russell

William R. Short

Greg Shumate

T. Michael Tennant

Kathryn Parsons Willis

Chairman in Perpetuity