Meet Our Board
Our board is made up of community leaders from across the North Georgia region.
Board members serve a three-year term and may be re-elected for an additional three-year term. New members are elected after recommendation by the NGCF Governance Committee.
2026 Executive Committee
Don Grimsley
2025 - 2026 ChairGrimsley Enterprises, Inc.
Kristi Griffin
Chair-ElectCPA, Managing Partner BatesCarter
Chad Black
Secretary
Rachel Marshall
TreasurerExecutive Vice President | CFO Citizens Banks of Georgia
2026 Board of Directors
Andy Bangs
Alexander, Almand & Bangs, LLP
Scott Barloga
Barloga Law, P.C.
Jeff Cohen
Animal Nutrition Industry
Carole Ann Daniel
Carroll Daniel Construction
Ashley Davis
Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Brook Davidson
Stewart, Melvin, & Frost
Cindy Green
Lynn Jackson
Northside Hospital - Forsyth
Tom Johnston
Johnston Turner Group at Morgan Stanley
Christina Jones
Windsor Wealth Planners & Strategists Group
James McCoy
The Chason Group
Mary Helen McGruder
Community Advocate/Forsyth County
Steven Mickens
Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier
Kelly Miles
Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles
Tate O'Rouke
Jackson EMC
Jay Parrish
Gainesville City Police
Hart Payne
Community Advocate
Teresa Rivero
Gates Foundation
Lauren Samples
Tilman, Bailey, & Samples
Martha Spence
Merrill Lynch; The Spence Group
Kevin Tanner
GA Dpt. of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
John Vardeman
Morton, Vardeman & Carlson
Jason Voyles
Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles
Trey Wood
Turner, Wood, & Smith Insurance