Meet Our Board
The NGCF Board of Trustees is comprised of community leaders from across the North Georgia region who provide strategic and fiduciary oversight of the Foundation.
Board members are appointed upon recommendation of the NGCF Governance Committee and serve three-year terms, with eligibility for one additional term.
2026 Executive Committee
Don Grimsley
2026 - 2027 ChairGrimsley Enterprises, Inc.
Kristi Griffin
Chair-ElectCPA, Managing Partner BatesCarter
Chad Black
SecretaryDirector of Governmental Affairs Metro Atlanta Ambulance Service
Rachel Marshall
TreasurerExecutive Vice President | CFO Citizens Banks of Georgia
2026 Board of Trustees
Andy Bangs
Managing PartnerWilson Lewis
Scott Barloga
Attorney at Law
Martha Best-Spence
CEPA, Sr. Financial AdvisorMerrill Lynch; The Spence Group
Jeff Cohen
Consultant
Carole Ann Daniel
VP, Business DevelopmentCarroll Daniel Construction
Ashley Davis
Owner, COOLawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Brook Davidson
Managing PartnerStewart, Melvin, & Frost LLP
Cindy Green
Co-OwnerCotton Calf Kitchen
Lynn Jackson
CEO | VP, AdministrationNorthside Hospital - Forsyth
Tom Johnston
Sr. Vice President, CFPJohnston Turner Group at Morgan Stanley
Christina Jones
Partner, CFP, Wealth ManagerWindsor Wealth Planners & Strategists
James McCoy
Executive Search ConsultantThe Chason Group
Mary Helen McGruder
ChairmanForsyth County Community Foundation
Steven Mickens
CEOBoys & Girls Clubs of Lanier
Kelly Miles
Partner | PresidentSmith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles, P.A.
Tate O'Rouke
Sr. Business Development ManagerJackson EMC
Jay Parrish
Police ChiefCity of Gainesville
Hart Payne
Community Advocate
Teresa Rivero
Lead Senior Program OfficerGates Foundation
Lauren Samples
Partner, CPATilman, Bailey, & Samples
Kevin Tanner
CommissionerGA Dpt. of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
John Vardeman
ChairmanMorton, Vardeman & Carlson
Jason Voyles
AttorneyVoyles Law, P.C.
Trey Wood
PartnerTurner, Wood, & Smith Insurance