FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ATLANTA ― ²Ø¾«¸ó, a not-for-profit organization advancing peace and health worldwide, has appointed 21 new members to its Board of Councilors, bringing total membership to 231.
The Board of Councilors is a leadership advisory group that promotes understanding of Carterand its activities among opinion leaders and the broader community. Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander and staff members give updates about the Center’s activities to board members throughout the year.
“Our Board of Councilors creates an intimate link between ²Ø¾«¸ó, the city of Atlanta, and the state of Georgia by helping us to promote the work and mission of the Center in their communities,” President Carter said.
Since its founding in 1987, the Board of Councilors has been led by some of Atlanta's most distinguished civic leaders, including its current chair, Mary S. Moore, SVP operations & omnichannel buyer engagement, Juniper by IMC, and founder and owner of The Cook's Warehouse.
Following are the new councilors:
Ted Blum, Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Phil Bolton, Founder and Publisher Emeritus, Global Atlanta
Andrew Cathy, Chief Executive Officer, Chick-fil-A
Dr. Candace Steele Flippin, Senior VP and Chief Communications Officer, Acuity Brands
Ann Fort, Partner, Eversheds Sutherland
Chanel Frazier, Managing Director, BlackRock
Grace Fricks, President and CEO, ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs
Jim Grien, President and CEO, TM Capital Corp.
Aziz Hashim, Founder and Managing Partner, NRD Capital
Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Partner, Lawrence & Bundy
Ellen C. Marks, Consultant and retired Managing Director, Accenture
Helen Probst Mills, Co-founder, New Rural Project
Sanjay Parekh, Co-founder, Occasional Wraps and Edgewise Media
Erica Qualls-Battey, Area General Manager, Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Joy Rohadfox, CEO and President, Rohadfox Construction Control Services
Ravi Saligram, President and CEO, Newell Brands
Jewel Burks Solomon, Managing Partner, Collab Capital
Max Sutherland, President & CEO, World Trade Center Atlanta
Hasan Tarek, CEO, Atlanta Fire Cricket Club
Warren Wick, President, North America, Salesforce
Melody Wilder Wilson, Attorney
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Contact: Bryan Conley, Bryan.Conley@cartercenter.org
Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope.
A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, Carterhas helped to improve life for people in over 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care. Carterwas founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.
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