Board Member Background
Arthur M. Blank – Chair
Henry L. “Hank” Aaron Senior vice president, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. Chairman of the board, 755 Restaurant Corgi. Former Major League Baseball player with record-setting 755 home runs during 23-year career. Inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. Board member of DSW, Inc., and Medallion Financial Services, Inc.
Steve Bartkowski In business development at DPR Construction, Inc., a global commercial contractor and construction management company. Well-known in Atlanta community for record-breaking performance as starting quarterback with Atlanta Falcons between 1975 and 1985. Member of Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame, and Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Involved with many charitable fundraisers throughout the year.
Bill Bolling Founder and executive director, Atlanta Community Food Bank, a provider of food and other donated grocery items to nonprofit partner agencies in Metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Charter member of Feeding America board of directors, and board member of Georgia Chamber of Commerce and Regional Commission on Homelessness. Member of nonprofit studies program advisory committee of Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.
Dr. Robert Franklin President of Morehouse College. Board member of Character Education Partnership and Public Broadcasting Atlanta. Member of Council on Foreign Relations, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Executive Committee, HBCU Capital Financing Advisory Board, and U.S. Naval War College Board of Advisors. Author of three books, “Crisis in the Village: Restoring Hope in African American Communities;” “Another Day’s Journey: Black Churches Confronting the American Crisis;” and “Liberating Visions: Human Fulfillment and Social Justice in African American Thought.”
Glenda Hatchett Judge on nationally syndicated television series Judge Hatchett. Nationally recognized authority on juvenile and social issues. Author of national best selling books, “Dare to Take Charge” and “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say.” Former chief presiding judge of Fulton County, Georgia Juvenile Court
Ingrid Saunders Jones Senior vice president – Global Community Connections, The Coca-Cola Company, and Chair, Coca-Cola Foundation. Member of Clark Atlanta University board of trustees; Carter Center board of councilors; Woodruff Arts Center; The Ohio State University President’s Council on Women board of trustees; Rotary Club of Atlanta; Society of International Business Fellows; and Girl Scouts USA national board of directors.
Felker W. Ward, Jr. Managing Member, Pinnacle Investment Advisors, LLC., an investment advisory firm. Board member of Georgia Research Alliance, Tuskegee University Board of Trustees, Georgia Cancer Coalition, Morehouse School of Medicine Board of Trustees, Emory University Board of Trustees, Emeritus, and Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army, Emeritus. Member of the Rotory Club of Atlanta and 100 Black Men of Atlanta.
Ambassador Andrew Young Chairman and co-founding partner, GoodWorksInternational, LLC, a company seeking to enhance economic development in Africa and the Caribbean. Former co-chair of Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games. Mayor of Atlanta from 1982 to 1990. Board member of The United Nations Foundation, Independent News & Media PLC, Diversapack, LLC., and International Advisory Board for Barrick Gold Corporation.

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