2021 LEADERSHIP SLATE
BOARD OF Marie Quintero- Frank Fernandez Olaf Kunkat Johnson Community Foundation Newport US RE DIRECTORS The Coca-Cola Company for Greater Atlanta Billy Linville Steve Reis Keith Fleming Lexicon Strategies BOARD CHAIR Drew Putt McKinsey & Company JPMorgan Chase and Co. Donna Hall Milton Little Georgia’s Own Credit The Atlanta Journal- Richard Rosenblatt Steve Forte United Way of Greater Union Constitution Jones Day Smith Gambrell & Atlanta Erica Qualls-Battey Russell LLP Tom Aderhold Jerome Russell Joel Mann Atlanta Marriott Marquis Aderhold Properties Inc. H.J. Russell & Company Robert Fransen Stantec Hotel Coro Realty Advisors Ambrish Baisiwala Richard Slaton Robert Maricich Denise Quarles Portman Holdings, LLC Bank of America Greg Hare International Market Siemens Ogletree Deakins Centers Bryan Batson Ron Tarson Kim Rousseau Southern Company Gas The Westin Peachtree Alex Hay David Marvin Perkins+Will Plaza Drapac Legacy Ventures Mark Becker Mark Rusche Georgia State University David Todd Pat Hill Devon McCorkle Alston & Bird LLP CBRE Jackson Spalding CIM Group Susana Chavez Erwin Schinnerl Park Place Mark Vollbrecht Tina Houston Thomas Meinhart The Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta Zeller Realty Group AECOM Jacobs Engineering Clark Seydel Brian Davis Group Georgia Aquarium Taylor White Tammy Hunter Transwestern Banyan Street Capital KPMG LLP Rand Meyer Andrea Farley Lain Shakespeare Tad Hutcheson Dixon Hughes Troutman Sanders MailChimp Delta Air Lines Goodman, LLP Chris Ahrenkiel Melissa Frawley Mike Sivewright Selig Enterprises Inc. David Miller Wells Fargo David Hutchison JLL The Beck Group Holder Construction Joselyn Baker Lisa Harris Company David Smith Grady Health WarnerMedia John Izard Regions Bank Foundation Cushman & Wakefield Glenn Mitchell Maxine Hicks EY Matt Smith Jerry Banks DLA Piper LLP Robyn Jackson* MAA The Dilweg Companies Atlanta Downtown Michael Montgomery Bill Hollett Neighborhood SkyView Atlanta Kerry Stewart Chris Bontrager City of Atlanta-Fulton Cousins Properties Association Derrick Morrow DPR Construction County Recreation Steve Labovitz Matt Jacobs Hyatt Regency Atlanta Jim Borders Authority Dentons US LLP Gamma Real Estate Camille Naughton NEW IN TOWN Novare Group Holdings Andrew Tedrick Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit PROGRAM David Lee LLC Josh Kamin REEF Parking Jennifer Ball Atlanta Hawks & State King & Spalding High School Vice President, Planning and Economic Development Russ Brockelbank Kate Urey Farm Arena Arun Nijhawan WELCOME Balfour Beatty Raymond King Parkway Properties Anne Lofye Construction Zoo Atlanta Lucror Resources A.J. Robinson HOMETOWN HEROES David Walmsley Cox Enterprises Inc. Catherine Owens Craig Jones Keith Butz Katie Kirkpatrick* Colliers International President, CAP/ADID Suzanne Maynard Omni Hotel at CNN Metro Atlanta Chamber HNTB Corporation ADID Board Chairman Becky Ward Georgia-Pacific LLC Center Daniel Owens WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Eloisa Klementich* tvsdesign Lisa Harris Emory University Rich McKay Kevin Cantley Invest Atlanta Eddie Meyers Senior Vice President, WarnerMedia Atlanta Falcons Cooper Carry Inc. Hospital Midtown Craig Waters Matthew Knisely Underground Atlanta Regional President, Georgia, Eddie Meyers Doug Davidson Shorenstein Properties, William Pate* PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. PERSPECTIVES WITH A.J. ROBINSON Atlanta Convention & Betty Willis* PNC Financial Services New South Construction LLC 2019-20 CAP Chairman Dr. Lynn Paxton Group Visitors Bureau Emory University Jordan Dawson Brad Koeneman District Health Director, Fulton County Board of Health David Nelson NCR Corporation Hilton Atlanta Frank Poe Alan Wise COMMUNITY NEWS Carter Georgia World Congress The Boston Consulting Jill Savitt Brooke F. Dickerson Andrew Kohr Center Authority Group Inc. Donna Hall President and CEO, National Center for Civil and Human Rights Adam Oates Arnall Golden Gregory Pond Andy Powell Publisher, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Truist Bank LLP Executive Committee Kenneth Kraft Call Rail LeJuano Varnell appears in blue. Egbert Perry Brian Farley Parker, Hudson, Rainer Executive Director, Sweet Auburn Works IN THE FIELD Integral Comcast & Dobbs Shak Presswala * indicates ex-officio Jamestown L.P. Wilma Sothern Felicia Moore Vice President, Marketing President, Atlanta City Council Thank You to Our Generous Sponsors AWARDS
PRESENTING
DAN & TALLY WARNERMEDIA MARCUS DOWNTOWN SWEAT AWARD COMMUNITY ECONOMIC IMPACT Alicia Philipp LEADERSHIP AWARD AWARD GOLD The award, designed to honor Downtown Atlanta Tony Ressler, State Farm Dan Sweat’s legacy and accomplishments, and renamed Healthcare Workers Arena & the Atlanta Hawks in 2020 to also acknowledge the The WarnerMedia Community Created in 2008 and renamed in accomplishments of Tally Sweat, is Leadership Award identifies and 2016 to honor Bernie Marcus for his given to business or organizational celebrates Downtown’s “unsung contributions to Downtown, this award leaders who have become quiet, heroes.” Recipients embody recognizes an individual, company, effective leaders beyond the scope the true meaning of leadership, of their positions in the community. continually working on the or project that has stimulated community’s behalf to make revitalization efforts that strengthen A mentee of Dan and Tally Sweat, Downtown a better place for all and advance Downtown at large. Alicia Philipp recently retired after by means both large and small. serving as President & CEO of the Home to the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks Community Foundation for Greater This year, the nominating committee Basketball Club, State Farm Arena opened its doors in October 2018 Atlanta for over 40 years. During her of the Central Atlanta Progress tenure, she led a team of experts that following the 2nd largest renovation Board of Directors, in partnership strengthened the 23-county Atlanta in NBA history. Inspired by the fans, region by inspiring philanthropy and with WarnerMedia, decided to State Farm Arena is a next-generation providing quality services to donors utilize this award to pay tribute to venue focused on experience, service and bold, innovative community Downtown Atlanta’s healthcare and entertainment. Consistently leadership. Philipp has served on workers for their incredible bravery ranked among the top 10 concert SILVER several boards, including Central and commitment to the community and event venues in the world by Pollstar, State Farm Arena hosts Atlanta Progress, the Council on during the novel coronavirus Foundations, the Southeastern Council approximately 170 events and pandemic. of Foundations, Independent Sector nearly 2 million guests annually. In and the National Center on Family Day after day, week after week, these 2020, State Farm Arena partnered with Fulton County to become an Philanthropy. She has been named healthcare professionals have guided one of the “100 Most Influential early voting location for the August us through one of the most difficult Atlantans” by the Atlanta Business Runoff Elections, November General Chronicle. In retirement, she plans years in recent history. Elections, and January Runoff to divide her time between Atlanta, Elections. Portugal, and Guatemala.
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT BRONZE DISTRICT AWARDS
ERIC PONDER LORNE COLEMAN OFFICER Clean Team Member Ambassador JAMIE WALLACE of the Year of the Year APD Zone 5 Officer of the Year