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

Rev. Bob Prim
Nacoochee Presbyterian Church

Greg Rhodes
Community Advocate/Rabun 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