University Administration

The University is under the control and direction of the Board of Trustees. Among the responsibilities of the Board are establishing broad institutional policies, contributing and securing financial resources to support adequately the institutional goals and selecting the president.

Board of Trustees 2026-2027:

Officers:

Ms. S. Tammy Pearson, Chair
Managing Member, Pearson Hewitt Law, LLC

Mr. Cody Partin, Vice Chair
President, Cox Family Office

Mr. Russell Magbee, Treasurer
Managing Partner, Champion & Magbee Financial Services

Ms. Lauren Warner ’02, Secretary
Partner, Grubman, Warner & Berry, LLP

Trustees:

Ms. Joselyn Butler Baker ’91
President, Grady Health Foundation

Ms. Virginia Bennett
U.S. Foreign Service (Retired)

Ms. Kristen Cawley
Assistant General Counsel, Porsche Cars North America

Mr. Tom Clements ’86
Managing Partner, Clements & Sweet

Mr. Tom Collens IV ’05
Partner, Ernst and Young, LLP

Mr. Brian Cornelius ’15
College and Career Consultant

Ms. Misty Fernandez ’04
Vice President of Operations, Atlanta Gas Light

Mr. Clifford Foster ’11
Founder, The Brickyard Company

Mr. D. Austin Gillis ’01
Partner at Gillis Law Firm, LLC

Mr. Cleve Hill ’01
Managing Partner, Georgia Legacy Law Group, LLC

Mr. Glen O. Jackson
Co-Founder, Jackson Spalding

Mr. David M. Leonard
Principal, Dave Leonard Arbitration, LLC

Mr. Jason Lewis ’09
Owner and CFO, Lightnin’ Production Rentals

Mr. J. Russell Magbee, Jr.
Managing Partner, Champion & Magbee Financial Services

Dr. Kathryn McClymond (ex-officio)
President, Oglethorpe University

Ms. Taliaferro “Talia” Murphy
Community and Educational Philanthropist

Mr. Cody L. Partin ’02, Vice Chair
President, Cox Family Office

Mr. David R. Pass ’98
Partner, Sealy Real Estate

Ms. Anita Patterson ’97
Director of Treasury Services (Retired), Cox Enterprises

Ms. S. Tammy Pearson ’86
Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Mr. Timothy (Randy) Randall Roberson ’97
Vice President, Leadership Development, NACUBO

Mr. Cliff Robinson ’89
Chief Operating Officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc.

Mr. Peter Rooney
President, Atlanta Youth Academy

Ms. Beth Schiavo
Executive Director and Board President, Center for Puppetry Arts

Mr. John Shelnutt ’84
CEO, Fortress Solutions

Mr. Jason Solomon ’01
Audit Partner, Deloitte

Ms. Pamela Stewart
Chief Customer Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Ms. Lauren Warner ’02, Secretary
Grubman, Warner & Berry, LLP

Ms. Jennifer Whyte ’99
Chief Accounting Officer, Global Payments, Inc.

Trustees Emeriti

Mrs. Yetty L. Arp ’68
Real Estate Broker Atlanta Fine Homes

Mr. Robert E. Bowden ’66
CEO (Retired),  Robert Bowden, Inc.

Mr. Franklin (Frank) L. Burke ’66
COO & Senior Executive Vice President (Retired), BankSouth

Mr. Kenneth (Ken) S. Chestnut, Sr.
President and CEO (Retired), IBG Construction Services LLC

Mr. David Nathan Cooper ’71
Air Force Judge Advocate and Associate Deputy General Counsel, The Pentagon (Retired)
Attorney

Mr. Norman (Norm) P. Findley
Executive Vice President (Retired), Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

Mr. Kevin Fitzpatrick, Jr. ’78
Partner, DeLong, Caldwell, Bridgers, Fitzpatrick, and Benjamin, LLC

Mr. William (Bill) Goodell
Chief Operating Officer, Partner Fund Management

Mr. Jack Guynn (H) ’05
President (Retired), Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Mr. Bob T. Nance ’63
President, Nance Carpet & Rug Company

Mr. Thomas (Tom) P. O’Connor ’67
President (Retired), Springs Global US, Inc.

Mr. R.D. (Rod) Odom
President and CEO (Retired), AT&T Southeast

Mr. Robert (Bob) E. Reiser
Senior Investment Advisor, Balentine

Dr. William O. Shropshire (H) ’14
Callaway Professor of Economics (Retired)

Mr. Arnold (Arnie) B. Sidman
Of Counsel (Retired), Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin

Mrs. Dean DuBose Smith ’70

Mr. Timothy P. Tassopoulos ’81
Chief Operating Officer, Chick-fil-A, Inc. (Retired)

Rev. Dr. G. Gilman (Gil) Watson ’68
Senior Pastor (Retired), Northside United Methodist Church

An elected group of alumni that represent the broad interests of all graduates of the University.  Each member serves on one or more of six subcommittees of the Board including: Events, Advancement, Career Services, Student Engagement, Communications, and Awards and Recognition.

Alumni Board members 2026-2027:

President: Heather Staniszewski ’02
Secretary: Anne Atalay ’07
Vice President of Alumni Weekend and Events: E-Chia Huang Chihade ’98
Vice President of Advancement: Mark DeLong ’03
Vice President of Awards & Recognition: Deborah Cardone Chosewood ’87
Vice President of Student Engagement: Shahzaib Jiwani ’12
Vice President of Communications: Glenn Kaiser-Deepak ’20
Vice President of Career Development: Curtis McLeod ’09

Members-at-large

Robert Cairns ’11, Maria Coles ’24, Thais Cuffy ’01, Phillip Deal ’86, Evan Drew ’17, Anquenetta Kenon ’14, Ron Kraynick ’89, Savannah LeGate ’22, Kiana Perkins ’21, Jerry Portwood ’99, Pam Drake Prochaska ’79, Sherry Rosen ’85, Amy Russ ’10, Angela Satterfield ’97, LaDonna Barnes Stallworth ’11, Matthew Thompson ’93, Kimberly Watkins ’02.

This council of alumni and community members is appointed by the President and comprised of influential Oglethorpe alumni, community members and friends from a wide range of businesses and organizations who have demonstrated the values of leadership, service and lifelong learning that Oglethorpe embodies. The role of this council is to assist the University by sharing information, providing introductions, advocacy and feedback that will advance the University.

President’s Advisory Council:

Anita “Diane” Baker ’77
Rose-Gaelle Belinga ’07
Blair N. Belton
Christopher “Chris” V. Benner ’01
Stacey Chavis ’06
Tom Collens ’05
Joseph D. Damour ’07
Dabney M. Daniel
Daniel M. Duncanson ’85
Marnie Fulton ’82
Jodie G. Goff ’01
Stanley Goldberg ’03
Marguerite “Anne” Hammond ’87
Lauren M. Howard ’08
Jonathan W. Johnson ’89
Robert M. Kane ’81
Andjela Kessler
Cary R. Kleinfield ’81
Chuck Nicholas ’82
Harsinie Panditaratne, J.D. ’01
Matt Rivenbark ’98
Alan A. Royalty ’88
William P. Sanders
Surishtha G. Sehgal
Chad Smith ’13
Ashish N. Thakur ’99
Katy N. Watson ’04

Museum Board Members support the museum staff by enhancing the university’s presence and recognition in the community by featuring high-quality art exhibitions and programs that are international, representational or spiritual in nature. The Board also hosts several engaging educational arts-related events throughout the year.

A volunteer council made up of alumni and community members. OPAC members are committed to ensuring a thriving performing arts program for the students of Oglethorpe and the surrounding community and serve as advocates and supporters of the growing performing arts programs at Oglethorpe.

Bob and Margaret Reiser, Co-Chairs
Mr. William K. Brumley ’12
Ms. Katherine K. Carey ’17
Mr. David Nathan Cooper ’71
Mr. J. Kevin Dew
Ms. Debby Kelly
Ms. Lauren Kiefer
Ms. Janice McNeal ’88
Mr. Robert A. Milford ’99
Mrs. Anita Patterson ’97
Ms. Sheila Tschinkel