Board
Our board of directors is a diverse group of community leaders who guide our operations and activities with the utmost commitment to excellence and transparency. They serve on a volunteer basis and are chosen for their expertise of the local community and passion for the power of philanthropy.
2026-2028 Executive Committee
Susan E. Nicholson, Chair
Community Volunteer
Augusta, Georgia
H. M. Osteen, Jr., Investment Committee Chair
President/CEO, Financial Holdings of Augusta, Inc.
Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Faye Hargrove, Chair Elect
CEO, The Better Choices Group LLC
Martinez, Georgia
Duncan Johnson, Jr. Grants Committee Chair
State Executive Director, USDA Farm Service Agency
Augusta, Georgia
John Cates, Vice Chair
President, Meybohm
Augusta, Georgia
James B. Trotter, Esq., Past Chair
Partner, Trotter Jones, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
Not Pictured:
Frank Anderson, Secretary/Treasurer
President CEO, RBW Logistics
Augusta, Georgia
2026-2028 Board of Directors
Frank Anderson
President/CEO, RBW Logistics
Augusta, Georgia
James Houston Armstrong
Community Volunteer
North Augusta, SC
William H. Barrett, Jr.
Owner, Barrett Holdings, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
Braye C. Boardman
President, Beacon Blue LLC
Augusta, Georgia
Clayton P. Boardman III
President/CEO, Flywheel, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
Eddie Bussey
Owner/Agent, State Farm Insurance
Augusta, Georgia
John D. Cates
President, Meybohm
Augusta, Georgia
C. G. “Pete” Caye, Jr.
The Giddings Group
Augusta, Georgia
Natalie Schweers Coghill
Senior Vice President – Investments, Synovus Securities, Inc.
Augusta, Georgia
Zack O. Daffin
Owner, Express Employment Professionals
Augusta, Georgia
Faye Hargrove
CEO, The Better Choices Group LLC
Martinez, Georgia
Fran Felton Hickman
Corporate Manager, Southern Siding and Window
Augusta, Georgia
James M. Hull
Owner, Hull Property Group
Augsuta, GA
Duncan N. Johnson, Jr.
Community Volunteer
Augusta, Georgia
Ruth A. Knox
Community Volunteer
Thomson, Georgia
Brian J. Marks
Retired President/CEO, Augusta Sportswear, Inc.
Augusta, Georgia
Kelley D. Mobley
Attorney, Hull Barret, PC
Aiken, South Carolina
Susan E. Nicholson
Community Volunteer
Augusta, GA
H.M. Osteen Jr.
President/CEO, Financial Holdings of Augusta
Evans, GA
N. Turner Simkins
President, Blue Beech, LLC & New Fire Media, LLC
North Augusta, South Carolina
Barry L. Storey
Principal, BLS Holdings Group, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
James B. Trotter, Esq.
Partner, Trotter Jones, LLP
Augusta, GA
William H. Tucker, Esq.
Partner, Hull Barrett, PC
Aiken, South Carolina
Tom Wyatt
Principal Owner, TDW Consultants
Aiken, South Carolina
Honorary Board Members
D. Douglas Barnard, Jr. – Honorary
Former Member of Congress
Charles H. Bellman – Honorary
Former President, United Way of the CSRA
William S. Morris, III – Honorary
Chairman & CEO, Morris Communications Company
Abram J. Serotta – Honorary
Founder, SME CPAs