2025-2026 Board of Directors
EXECUTIVE BOARD
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
ASSISTANT TREASURERS – Lyn Asbill & Mary Watson
DIRECTORY CHAIR – Jamie Deeter
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR - Pace Parsons
NAME TAGS CHAIR - Kristen Gibbs
NEWSLETTER EDITOR – Anne Gieryn
NEWSLETTER PUBLISHER – Niv Persaud
PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIR - Joanne Chesler Gross
2026 RETREAT CO-CHAIRS – Molly Eskew & Debby Kelly
SCHOLAR ALUMNI CHAIR - Mary Jo Peed
2025 SCHOLAR AWARDS CELEBRATION CHAIR – Janis Henry
SCHOLAR AWARDS CELEBRATION CHAIR ELECT – Angelle Hamilton
SCHOLAR YEARBOOK CHAIR - Missy McClatchey
SCHOLAR CHAIRS – Meg Heyer & Suzy Wasserman
SOCIAL MEDIA/PUBLIC WEBPAGE CHAIRS – Laura Gruber & Leslie Petter
SPEAKERS CHAIR - Barbara Bing Pliner
SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR – Cathey Millichap
SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR ELECT – Betts Love
WEBSITE CHAIR - Pat Leake
WEBSITE CHAIR ELECT - Sallie Topfl
APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT
ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT - Lee Doyle
NOMINATING CHAIR - Ann Taylor
PARLIAMENTARIAN - Maureen Lobb
APPOINTED BY ENDOWMENT COMMITTEE
ENDOWMENT FUND CHAIR -
Endowment Fund Committee:
Lisa Bankoff
Erin Boorn
Eileen Higgins
Maggie Joslin
Susan McGonigle
Atlanta Chapter Past Presidents
1992-1994 MARY O’CONNOR*
1994-1995 PATSY DRUMMOND
1995-1996 TRUDY HUGER
1996-1997 FRANNIE GRAVES
1997-1998 PAT LEAKE
1998-1999 BETSY HANSEN
1999-2000 DEBORAH LISS
2000-2002 SALLY HINKLE
2002-2004 JANIE WILSON
2004-2006 TEED M. POE
2006-2008 JAN K. BENNETT
2008-2010 SHERRY LUNDEEN
2010-2012 KAY WEISS
2012-2014 GRACIA CONN
2014-2016 JANE DOLINGER
2016-2018 SARA JEAN BURKE
2018-2020 SUSAN McGONIGLE
2020-2022 LESLIE PETTER
2022-2023 SARA JEAN BURKE
2023-2025 CAROLYNN COOPER
*Atlanta Chapter Founder
Atlanta Members Serving ARCS Foundation National
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS ARCS FOUNDATION NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIR, COUNCIL OF PRESIDENTS - Carolynn Cooper
PARLIAMENTARIAN - Sara Jean Burke
NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITTEE MEMBERS - Sherry Lundeen and Sally McDaniel
2025-26 COUNCIL OF ADVISORS
Nancy Chambers
Sherry Lundeen
Sally McDaniel
Janie Wilson