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.
2023 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
2023 Board of Directors
Mark Bell
Kelly & Bell, LLP
Chad Black
Pro-GeneX Laboratories
Tammy Caudell
Carroll Daniel Construction
Steve Cooper
Cooper & Company General Contractors
Charlie Fiveash
Executive Director for Partnership Habersham
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
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
Jason Voyles
Hulsey, Oliver, & Mahar
Brian Whalen
Stribling-Whalen Financial Group
Mary Hart Wilheit
Community Advocate/Hall County