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Our Leadership

Board of Directors

Faith Knight Myers, Chair

McKesson

Faith Knight Myers is currently the Privacy Officer for McKesson Corporation and the Senior Vice President, Compliance for the CoverMyMeds division of the company.  Prior to assuming these roles, she served as Lead Privacy Counsel for McKesson Corporation and Chief Counsel, Regulatory Operations, for the technology division of McKesson Corporation, where she provided legal guidance and support on a variety of health care regulatory matters.          

Faith started her legal career at Alston & Bird LLP and later joined Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, where she was a member of healthcare regulatory practice groups.  Just prior to joining McKesson, Faith served as an Associate General Counsel at Emory University/Emory Healthcare. 

Faith attended Dartmouth College and Tulane Law School.   She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council, Corporate Counsel Women of Color and the Marietta-Roswell Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.  She also serves as an officer and member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals. 

    Mindy Doster, Vice Chair

    Paya

    Mindy is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Paya, a leading integrated payments and commerce solution provider. Before joining Paya, Mindy was Chief Counsel of Elavon and Deputy General Counsel of Payment Services at U.S. Bank during her 20+ years with the company. She started her career as a litigator with Long Aldridge & Norman (now Dentons) following a clerkship with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.  Mindy holds a JD from Vanderbilt University School of Law and a BA in Political Science from Duke University. She enjoys volunteering, traveling, and reading a good book in her spare time.

      Anu Seam, Secretary

      AT&T Services

      Anu Seam is Assistant Vice President – Senior Legal Counsel at AT&T.  Ms. Seam currently supports AT&T’s Federal Regulatory practice with emphasis on international matters..  She is also co-chair of AT&T’s Southeast Pro Bono Committee.

      Anu received her Bachelor of Laws degree from the Faculty of Law, University of Delhi, India, and her JD from William Mitchell College of Law, Minnesota.  In addition to PBPA, Anu is on the board of the Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network and is active with the Association of Corporate Counsel (Past Board Member). 

        Juliana Chaidez, Treasurer

        Truist Bank

        Juliana was born and raised in Georgia, attended Sprayberry High School in Cobb County and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Financial Planning. She has been in the financial services industry for 14 years, and maintains her CTP (Certified Treasury Professional) designation as well as a CFP (Certified Financial Planner.) She and her husband Anthony are expecting their first child, a daughter, this February.

          Brooke Belisle

          The Coca-Cola Company

          Brooke Belisle is Senior Legal Counsel, Head of New Ventures and Emerging Category at The Coca-Cola Company.  Prior to joining The Coca-Cola Company, Brooke was a mergers and acquisitions associate at Jones Day and Paul Hastings LLP where she advised public and private companies on M&A transactions and corporate governance matters.

          Brooke has volunteered with Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta since she was first introduced to the organization as a summer associate at Paul Hastings.  Brooke currently serves on PBPA’s Springboard and Attorney Recruitment Committees and is the liaison for PBPA at The Coca-Cola Company.  In addition to her work with Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, Brooke provided pro bono legal advice to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights on a myriad of corporate governance and contractual matters in the years prior to and following its opening in 2014.

          Brooke graduated summa cum laude with honors from The Honors College of The University of South Carolina and earned her law degree Vanderbilt University Law School.

            Jared Brandman

            National Vision, Inc.

            Mr. Brandman serves as General Counsel for National Vision, one of the largest optical retail companies in the United States. Previously, he served as Securities Counsel at The Coca-Cola Company and began his legal career practicing at international law firms in Atlanta, New York and London. 

             

            Mr. Brandman regularly speaks on securities law, governance and corporate responsibility, and is active within the Atlanta legal and non-profit community. He is also an active member in the Society for Corporate Governance, serving as current Chair of the Policy Advisory Committee, former Chair of its Securities Law Committee and as a member of its Executive Steering, Corporate Practices and Small & Mid-Cap Committees. He received a B.A. from the University of Michigan and his law degree from Emory University School of Law.

              Briley Brisendine

              SiteOne Landscape Supply

              Briley Brisendine is the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.  Prior to joining SiteOne in September 2015, Mr. Brisendine spent 12 years at The Home Depot, Inc., where he held a number of senior leadership positions in the legal department, including Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.  Prior to joining The Home Depot, he spent seven years as an attorney at McKenna, Long & Aldridge, LLP, where he focused on securities, corporate governance and M&A matters. Mr. Brisendine holds a B.A. in finance from Wofford College and a Juris Doctorate from Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.

                Betsy Griswold

                Corporate Counsel, Intercontinental Hotel Group 

                Ms. Griswold currently serves as Corporate Counsel for IHG, a global hospitality company. She previously served as an attorney with United Parcel Service.  Her practice focuses on complex commercial transactions, contract negotiations, technology transactions, dispute resolution, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. Ms. Griswold holds a CIPP/Europe privacy certification. She also served as an Adjunct Professor at Mercer Law School. Ms. Griswold is the current chair of the Corporate Counsel Section of the Atlanta Bar Association, a Board member of the Atlanta Bar Foundation, a member of the Executive Committee of the International Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia, a member of the Commission for the Certification of Corporate Governance Professionals, Society of Corporate Governance, and the Mercer Law School Board of Visitors.   

                Ms. Griswold graduated from Mercer Law School. She enjoys volunteer work, mentoring and cooking in her spare time.

                Ms. Griswold graduated from Mercer Law School. She enjoys volunteer work, mentoring and cooking in her spare time.

                 

                  Tricia Kinney

                  ServiceMasters

                  Tricia is the Chief Legal & Compliance Officer at ServiceMaster Brands, where she leads the SMB’s Legal team across a network of almost 2000 franchisees in the United States and 9 countries.  Prior to joining SMB, Tricia was Vice President & Deputy General Counsel for Kimberly-Clark Corporation, where she led all legal support globally for Kimberly-Clark Professional, the B2B business sector of Kimberly-Clark, as well as for Kimberly-Clark’s enterprise-wise Global Supply Chain.  Tricia has over 20 years of experience in both corporate and litigation roles, having been an integral member of, and business partner to, multiple C-suite level leadership teams.  Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Tricia was a litigation partner at Powell Goldstein LLP (now Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner), where she managed an array of complex commercial litigation matters.  

                  Tricia is a graduate of Boston College and Vanderbilt University School of Law, and an alumna of Leadership Atlanta Class of 2020.

                  Tricia is currently on the board of directors for the Atlanta Community Food Bank, Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, Project Light and the Murphy-Harpst Children’s Centers.  She also previously served as a trustee for The Children’s School, as well as a director for Housing Tonight, Inc., CHOA’s Sports Network Corporate Board and the Atlanta Legal Aid Society Advisory Board.  Tricia and her husband, Gardner Culpepper, have 3 children.

                   

                    Matt Kristufek

                    United Parcel Service

                    Matt leads global legal operations for the UPS Legal Department, including managing department financials, leading the department’s technology and eDiscovery support teams, and optimizing department processes.

                    Matt began his UPS career more than 30 years ago in the company’s small package operations. He has served as in-house counsel at UPS for nearly 25 years. Matt has provided legal support to the company’s small package and supply chain business units for matters involving business development, commercial disputes, transportation security, and litigation related to small package services. Prior to his current role, Matt led a team of attorneys and contract managers responsible for drafting and negotiating customer contracts for small package and supply chain services.

                    Matt is a graduate of Drake University Law School.

                      Frank Landgraff

                      United Parcel Service

                      Frank currently works in the Legal Operations function at UPS. He has been in-house for over 26 years and was at GE Power for 19 years before coming to UPS. Frank’s is a registered patent attorney and has practiced as an intellectual property attorney prior to his current role in Legal Operations. 

                      Frank received a BSEE from Clemson University and a JD from the University of Florida. He has proudly served on the PBPA Board since the organization was formed in 2005. In his free time, Frank enjoys golfing and college athletics.

                        Will Ledbetter

                        Southern Company

                        Will  Ledbetter  is  a  Senior  Counsel  for  Southern  Company  Services and  focuses  on  securities  offerings,  SEC  disclosure  and  corporate governance matters. Will joined Southern Company in 2014. Prior to joining  Southern  Company,  Will  was  a  Senior  Associate  in  the corporate  group  at  King  &  Spalding  LLP,  where  he  practiced  for seven years.

                        Will was born and raised in Atlanta. He received a B.A. in history and political  science,  magna  cum  laude,  from  Rice  University  and received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School.

                         

                         

                          Rick McMurtry

                          WarnerMedia

                          Rick McMurtry is Senior Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, with WarnerMedia.  During his over 20 years with the company, Rick has been responsible for advertising compliance, trademark, patent, domain name, anti-piracy, licensing and merchandising, and related IP legal matters. 

                          Rick currently oversees business and legal affairs for much of WarnerMedia’s music portfolio, commercial clearance for all of WarnerMedia’s ad-supported properties, as well as WarnerMedia’s domain name portfolio. At WarnerMedia, Rick is the Executive Sponsor of PRISM, WarnerMedia’s LGBTQ+ Business Resource Group.  Prior to joining Turner (now WarnerMedia) in 2000, Rick worked with the law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy in Atlanta and Howrey Simon in Washington, DC.  Rick was honored to serve as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Robert Echols with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee after earning his law degree from Vanderbilt University School of Law and.undergraduate degree from Belmont University.  

                          Rick and his husband, Randall, live in Atlanta with their two boys, two dogs, eight chickens, two bunnies, two fish and two hermit crabs.   

                            Kara Ong

                            Truist

                            Kara is the Deputy General Counsel for Litigation and Legal Operations for Truist.  Prior to Truist, Kara held in-house positions at Equifax and AT&T.  She began her career practicing at Cahill Gordon & Reindel in New York, and then King & Spalding in Atlanta before moving in-house.   

                            Kara received a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in English and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School.  She has proudly served on the PBPA Board since 2012.

                              Tim Phillips

                              American Cancer Society

                              Timothy Phillips serves as chief legal and risk officer of the American Cancer Society, Inc., as well as its advocacy affiliate, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network(ACS CAN). Tim joined the American Cancer Society’s Office of Corporation Counsel in 2005 and, prior to his current appointment, served in the positions of general counsel and senior counsel. As the American Cancer Society’s chief legal and risk officer, Tim leads a team of legal and compliance professionals and assures that the organization develops, implements, and maintains its mission, fundraising and strategic research strategies, and operations in accordance with all applicable laws governing public charities. In addition, Tim provides strategic legal counsel to the American Cancer Society Board of Directors, as well as program and operations leadership, balancing business goals with institutional risk to effectively and efficiently accomplish the organization’s lifesaving mission. Prior to joining the American Cancer Society, Tim spent eight years in private practice in the Atlanta office of Troutman Sanders LLP. He is an internationally recognized faculty member and lecturer on topics related to nonprofit governance, taxation, risk management, and joint ventures. Tim also engages with the community on a variety of volunteer service levels, including his service on the Board of Visitors of the Georgia State University School of Law, the board of the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, and the advisory board of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society. He also serves the boards of several veteran service organizations in an advisory capacity and is counsel to the Navy SEAL Foundation. Tim has received numerous honors for his community service, including the Corporate Counsel Award for Community Champion. He was also the 2007 recipient of the H. Sol Clark Award as well as the State Bar of Georgia’s highest honor for pro bono service, and he received a 2016 Legend in Law Burton Award for Legal Achievement. Tim received his Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1989 and served the country as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia in 1997. He is a native of Washington, DC, and lives in Marietta, Georgia.

                                Alan Rosselot

                                Delta Air Lines

                                Alan is the head of the Securities and Corporate Governance team in the legal department at Delta, where he is responsible for Delta’s compliance with securities laws and supports the Corporate Secretary function of the company.  In addition, Alan heads up the legal department’s pro bono committee.  In addition to serving on the Board of Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, Alan is a member of the Board of Directors of Camp Sunshine. 

                                Alan is a graduate of Davidson College and the University of Georgia School of Law.  Alan and his wife, Meg, live in Decatur and have two sons in college.

                                  David Steele

                                  The Home Depot

                                  David Steele is vice president and deputy general counsel of The Home Depot. He is responsible for commercial litigation, real estate and store operations. He also manages the Company’s risk management department.

                                  David joined the Company in 2002 as corporate counsel and has held positions of increasing responsibility, including assistant general counsel, senior counsel and, most recently, associate general counsel.

                                  Prior to joining the Company, David was an attorney with Alston & Bird, where he focused on commercial litigation, construction and real estate issues.

                                  David has bachelor’s degrees in business administration and economics from Southern Methodist University, and a juris doctor from Vanderbilt University.

                                    Angie Woo

                                    Cisco Systems

                                    Ms. Woo is an Atlanta native and a proud product of the DeKalb County school system.  She received her undergraduate degree in computer science from Duke University, MBA from the Fuqua School of Business, and law degree from the University of Southern California. After graduating from USC Law, she practiced in the securities group at Troutman Sanders. Afterwards, she joined Scientific-Atlanta, which was acquired by Cisco in 2006. She is currently a director on the corporate affairs legal team at Cisco. Ms. Woo is also a graduate of Leadership Gwinnett and has previously served on the boards of the Aurora Theatre and the Gwinnett Tech Foundation.

                                     

                                      Emeritus Board Member

                                      Ben Garren

                                      Retired – The Coca-Cola Company

                                      During his 24 years with The Coca-Cola Company, Ben held a number of senior legal roles.  Most recently, he was General Counsel, International, and prior to that, General Counsel, North America Group.  Ben also served on executive leadership teams responsible for Coca-Cola’s business in over 200 countries.  He received a BS from Clemson University and a JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

                                      Ben also serves on the boards of the National CASA/GAL Association for Children, UNICEF USA Southeast and the Georgia Legal Services Foundation.  He is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2017, the University of South Carolina School of Law Alumni Council and First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.

                                      Ben enjoys running, golf, skiing, reading and spending time with his wife, Michele, and daughter, Caroline.

                                        Advisory Committee

                                        Matt Strumph
                                        Alston & Bird

                                        Steve Press
                                        Baker Donelson

                                        Erica Svoboda
                                        Baker Hostetler

                                        Jason Bernstein
                                        Barnes & Thornburg

                                        Amanda Kay Seals
                                        Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore

                                        Curtis Romig
                                        Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

                                        Geoff Frost
                                        Calloquy

                                        Brian Holmes
                                        Dentons

                                        Jamie Konn
                                        DLA Piper

                                        Kirk Domescik
                                        Duane Morris

                                        Val Rusk
                                        Employment Law Solution

                                        Hill Jeffries
                                        Eversheds Sutherland

                                        Kara Specht
                                        Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner

                                        Caroline Tanner
                                        Holland & Knight

                                        Andy Koelz
                                        Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP

                                        Darcy White
                                        Jones Day

                                        John Mills
                                        Jones Walker

                                        Kelsey Donnalley
                                        Kilpatrick Townsend

                                        John Hyman 
                                        King & Spalding

                                        Guinevere Christmann 
                                        Krevolin Horst

                                        Anne Cox-Johnson 
                                        McDermott Will & Emery

                                        Valerie Barney 
                                        Mohawk Industries

                                        Art Gambill
                                        McGuire Woods

                                        Elliott Coward
                                        Morris Manning & Martin

                                        Deepa Subramanian
                                        Ogletree Deakins

                                        Brian Galison
                                        Nelson Mullins

                                        Creighton Frommer
                                        Relx

                                        Tom Rawls
                                        Retired – AT&T

                                        Dara Dehaven
                                        Retired – Ogletree Deakins

                                        Elizabeth Finn Johnson
                                        Retired-The Coca-Cola Company

                                        Alex Drummond
                                        Seyfarth Shaw LLP

                                        Matt Warenzak
                                        Smith Gambrell

                                        Halli Cohn
                                        Troutman Pepper

                                        Bryan Stillwagon
                                        Unifi Service

                                        Springboard

                                        Hanish Patel (Chair)
                                        Arnall Golden Gregory

                                        Scott Edwards (Vice Chair)
                                        Southern Company

                                        Alex Hecht
                                        Alston & Bird

                                        Raquel Crump
                                        Chick-fil-A, Inc.

                                        Devin McGuinness
                                        The Coca-Cola Company

                                        Laura Bentley
                                        Delta Air Lines

                                        Angela Vadala
                                        DLA Piper

                                        Katy Smallwood
                                        EmployBridge

                                        Claudia Chafloque-Siu
                                        Eversheds Sutherland


                                        Corey Goerdt
                                        Fisher Phillips

                                        Marianna Faircloth
                                        The Home Depot

                                        Alex Kennelly
                                        Jones Day

                                        Kelsey Donnalley
                                        Kilpatrick Townsend

                                        Liz Cristallo
                                        Morris Manning & Martin

                                        Mario Bolanos
                                        Nelson Mullins

                                        Seyfarth Shaw
                                        Alex Meier

                                        Casey Holloway
                                        Troutman Pepper

                                        Eddy Martinez
                                        UPS

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