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.
2022 Executive Committee
Blair Diaz
ChairCertified Public Accountant, Blair C. Diaz, CPA, PC
Randall Frost
Vice-ChairPartner, Stewart, Melvin & Frost LLP
Kristi Griffin
TreasurerCertified Public Accountant, Partner, BatesCarter
Brian Steines
SecretaryCFO, Northeast Georgia Health System
2022 Board of Directors
Chad Black
Pro-GeneX Laboratories
Tammy Caudell
Carroll Daniel Construction
Linda Foster
Jackson County Family Connection
Dr. Mary Gowan
Mike Cottrell College of Business University of North Georgia
Don Grimsley
Grimsley Enterprises, Inc.
Linda Hughes-Hardie
Community Advocate/Forsyth County
Brian Horton
Ameris Bank
Cal Johnson
Community Advocate/Pickens & Dawson Counties
Tom Johnston
Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor, Johnston Turner Group at Morgan Stanley
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
Tracy L. Moon, Jr.
Fisher & Phillips, LLP
Ann Nixon
Community Advocate/Hall County
Tate O'Rouke
Jackson EMC
Lydia Sartain
Attorney, Lydia J. Sartain, PC
Robert Shippey
Kennesaw State University
John Vardeman
Morton, Vardeman & Carlson
Brian Whalen
Stribling-Whalen Financial Group
Mary Hart Wilheit
Community Advocate/Hall County