The Foundation Board of Directors are responsible for the overall governance and well-being of the organization. This working board maintains the organization’s vision, mission and core values as well as provides strategic direction and fiscal health.
T. Michael Tennant
Leadership Gwinnett Board of Trustees are the keepers of the foundational tenets of the program. This board serves as the Nominating Committee for the Leadership Gwinnett Foundation Board of Directors, provides input regarding strategic direction, supports the board and staff and serves as ambassadors, consultants, mentors and financial supporters.
T. Michael Tennant, Esq. – Chairman
Alston & Bird LLP (retired)
Connie Wiggins – Vice Chairman
(retired)
Tammy Shumate – Secretary
Capital City Home Loans, Corporate Development
Thomas Mitchell – Treasurer
Carothers & Mitchell, LLC
Larry Askew
Beauty Baldwin
Hopewell Christian Academy
Carole Boyce
Gwinnett County Board of Education
Peter Boyce
Peter Boyce, PC
Elliott Brack
Gwinnett Forum & Georgia Clips
Renee Byrd-Lewis
POWER 10
Chuck Button
Jacobs Engineering Group
Richard Carothers
Carothers & Mitchell, LLC
Carla Carraway
Precision Planning
Carolyn Collins
CMC Consulting
Art Dana
Deemer, Dana & Froehle, LLP
Betty Dominy
Gwinnett County Public Schools (retired)
Larry Edmondson
U.S. Court of Appeals Eleventh Circuit
Bernard Ethridge
Edward Jones
Scott Haggard
Atlanta Transit Link Authority & State Road and Tollway Authority
Angelo Harris
Staffing Resources, Inc.
Patty Heitmuller
Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement
Phil Hoskins
Gwinnett County
John Johnson
Interstate Auction Company
Dan King
King & Spalding (Retired)
J. Michael Levengood
Law Office of J. Michael
Levengood LLC
Nick Masino
President & CEO
Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
Rick O’Brien
TPA Realty Services (Retired)
Marina Peed
Insights Plus, LLC
Ginger Powell
Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation
Bobby Robbins
(retired)
Raymer Sale
E2E Resources, Inc.
Robbie Stedeford
Re/Max Suburban Atlanta
Jim Steele
Gwinnett County Public Schools (Retired)
June Sweat
Gwinnett County Public Schools (Retired)
LEED AP BD+C / GreenPointUSA
Sherry Tennant
George Thompson
Schlecty Center for Leadership in School Reform
Phylecia Wilson
First Presbyterian Church of Clarkesville
Led by Gwinnett Chamber CEO, John F. Jack Sawyer, a group of existing leaders, all graduates from either Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Georgia or other recognized leadership programs, came together to discuss the need and formation of Leadership Gwinnett.
The original group, who became the Founding Steering Committee, was comprised of: Beauty Baldwin, Superintendent of Buford City Schools; Elliott Brack, Publisher of the Gwinnett Daily News; Carolyn Collins; Art Dana, partner with Price Waterhouse; John Johnson, President of Investors Trust Bank; George Thompson, Superintendent of Gwinnett County Schools; Tom Mitchell, Gwinnett Hospital System; Mike Pope, Williams Industries and Larry Edmondson and me, partners with Tennant, Andersen, Davidson & Edmondson P.C.. Elliott Brack was chosen as General Chair. Jann S. Moore was the Chamber staff liaison who kept us organized and on target. She also administered the logistics of the entire program.
The overall strategic and fiduciary support for Leadership Gwinnett is given by the LG Foundation Board of Directors and the Board of Trustees. Program operations for Leadership Gwinnett, Glance Gwinnett and all alumni activities are conducted by the Management Team. Our organizational chart dictates the structure of Leadership Gwinnett as well as the members responsible for each component.