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.
2021 Executive Committee
Rob Fowler
ChairCEO, Turner, Wood & Smith
Blair Diaz
Vice-ChairCertified Public Accountant, Blair C. Diaz, CPA, PC
Randall Frost
SecretaryManaging Partner, Stewart, Melvin & Frost LLP
Kristi Griffin
TreasurerCertified Public Accountant, Partner, BatesCarter
2021 Board of Directors
Phill Bettis
Bettis Law Group, LLC
Chad Black
Habersham County Emergency Services
Tammy Caudell
Carroll Daniel Construction
Linda Foster
Jackson County Family Connection
Dr. Mary Gowan
Mike Cottrell College of Business University of North Georgia
Linda Hughes-Hardie
Community Advocate/Forsyth County
Brian Horton
Ameris Bank
Cal Johnson
Community Advocate/Pickens & Dawson Counties
Tom Johnston
Senior Vice President, Wealth Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Christina Jones
Financial Planner, Partner, Windsor Wealth Planners & Strategists Group
Mary Helen McGruder
Community Advocate/Forsyth County
Steven Mickens
CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Lanier
Ann Nixon
Community Advocate/Hall County
Lydia Sartain
Attorney, Lydia J. Sartain, PC
Robert Shippey
Georgia Mountain Food Bank
Brian Steines
Northeast Georgia Health System
Brian Tam
Tam's Backstage/Tam's Tupelo
Natalie Teston
Coleman, Chambers, & Rogers LLC
Brian Whalen
Stribling-Whalen Financial Group
Mary Hart Wilheit
Community Advocate/Hall County