Board of Directors
Juniper Burrows
Board President - Office Manager, Change Partners, LLC
Juniper Burrows is the office manager of Change Partners, L.L.C., a national and international consulting firm specializing in total work culture and organizational change within large industry. Burrows has participated in L.E.A.D. Athens and has experience with planning, management, marketing, and financial ad... Read more
Stephanie Sharp
Board Secretary - President, Plexus Web Creations, Inc.
Stephanie Sharp is the founder of Plexus a technology communications firm. Sharp holds a B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Georgia and also serves on as the President for Nuci's Space and Secretary of the Athens Economic Development Foundation. Read more
Brian Brooks
Board Vice President - VP, Commercial Banker, Wachovia
Brian Brooks manages a diverse portfolio of commercial clients for Wachovia Bank. He earned an A.B. in Economics from The University of Georgia and the CFP designation (Certified Financial Planner). Brooks is a graduate of L.E.A.D Athens and also serves on the board of directors for Habitat for Humanity. Read more
Tracy Mathews
Board Treasurer - Certified Public Accountant, Turner and Patat, P.C.
Tracy Mathews holds an M.B.A. and has worked with the accounting firm Turner and Patat, P.C. since 1998. In addition to income tax compliance, Mathews specializes in nonprofit audits and accounting software consulting. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and serves on the S... Read more
Terri Davis
At-Large Executive Committee Member - Associate Broker, Coldwell Banker/Upchurch Realty
Terri Davis is an Athens real estate professional who specializes in home, land & investment properties. Davis' non-profit development, fund raising & volunteer coordinator experience spans several decades and includes organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, St. Jude's Recovery Center, Athens & Atlanta Fo... Read more
Ruth Bettandorff
Office of Academic Affairs, University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus
Ruth Bettandorff is Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the University of Georgia Gwinnett Campus in Lawrenceville, GA. She has been with UGA for 5 years and has held administrative positions at several other universities in Georgia, Kentucky, and Mississippi. She has a Ph.D. in S... Read more
Heather Broadwater
Attorney, Venable LLP
Heather Broadwater represents employers, including both for-profits and not-for profits, on employment law matters and independent schools on employment and education law matters. With a background in human resource management, she helps employers minimize and resolve employment disputes, and assists schools in... Read more
Tammy Gilland
Office of Development, University of Georgia
Tammy Gilland is the senior director of constituent based fund raising for the Office of Development at the University of Georgia. Gilland received her B.S. from UGA and has an extensive background in fund raising. She has played a significant role in leadership for several local nonprofits, including being a... Read more
Carol Kurtz
Retired educator, Community Volunteer
Carol earned her B.S. degree from George Peabody College for Teachers, (now school of education of Vanderbilt University), and her M.Ed. at Boston College. She taught for 26 years in the areas of special education, elementary education, math and science. Carol has volunteered and/or held leadership and board po... Read more
Jim Langlois
Co-Owner, Interglo Stone, Inc and Owl Scooters
Jim Langlois holds an undergraduate degree from Auburn University and a Master of Science degree from Florida State University. He is the co-owner of two Athens-based companies--Interglo Stone, which imports and distributes stone cemetery products from China and Vietnam and Owl Scooters, an importer-distributo... Read more
Kim Osborne
Assistant to the Director, Institute of Gerontology, College of Public Health, University of Georgia
Before joining the University of Georgia’s Institute of Gerontology as a researcher, Kim Osborne worked for 15 years in public relations managing the reputations of some of America’s industry-leading companies. She has a Ph.D. in adult education from the University of Georgia and a M.A. in Communications Manage... Read more
Leslie Petch Lee
MCG/UGA Medical Partnership
Leslie Lee received her PhD in Pharmacology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and was Associate Director of UNC's Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Virology Core Laboratory for six years prior to moving to Athens. As Assistant to the Provost at the University of Georgia, Leslie was responsible f... Read more
Michael Purser
Owner, Rosebud Co.
Michael Purser earned his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of North Carolina - Charlotte. He is the owner of Rosebud Co., which specializes in wood floor restoration, and is a frequent writer and speaker for trade and restoration groups and publications. Purser appreciates the value of ad... Read more
Mimi Sodhi
MSW Field Director, George Mason University
Prior to serving as the MSW Field Director at George Mason University, Mimi Sodhi was Assistant Provost for the Office of Institutional Diversity at the University of Georgia. Sodhi's research interests include diversity, substance abuse, and social work education. She received her MSW from the University of ... Read more
Lori Tiller
Fanning Institute Nonprofit Engagement Coordinator
Lori earned her undergraduate degree in Music Education from UGA’s School of Music in 2001, and her MA in Nonprofit management from UGA’s Nonprofit Institute in spring of 2007. Lori comes to the Fanning Institute with a background in nonprofit event management, volunteer management, and community outreach aft... Read more
Jennie Wenger
Project Director, Center for Naval Analyses
Jennie Wenger is a senior analyst and project director of CNAC, the Center for Naval Analyses, a nonprofit research organization. Wenger received her B.A. from Rice University and her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina. Much of her research focuses on education and earnings. Her papers on economics ha... Read more
