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.
2021 Executive Committee
Brian J. Marks, Chair
Retired President/CEO, Augusta Sportswear, Inc.
Augusta, Georgia
C. G. “Pete” Caye, Jr., Chair Elect
The Giddings Group
Augusta, Georgia
James B. Trotter, Esq., Vice Chair
Partner, Trotter Jones, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
Susan E. Nicholson, Secretary/Treasurer
Community Volunteer
Augusta, Georgia
H. M. Osteen, Jr., Investment Committee Chair
President/CEO, Financial Holdings of Augusta, Inc.
Augusta, Georgia
James Houston Armstrong, Grants Committee Chair
Partner, 818 Sports and Entertainment
North Augusta, South Carolina
Barry L. Storey, Past Chair
Principal, BLS Holdings Group, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
2021 Board of Directors
Frank Anderson
President/CEO, RBW Logistics
Augusta, Georgia
William H. Barrett, Jr.
Owner, Barrett Holdings, LLC
Augusta, Georgia
James J. Bernstein
Owner, Milton Ruben Auto Group
Augusta, Georgia
Thomas M. Blanchard, Jr.
President, Blanchard & Calhoun Real Estate
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
Natalie Schweers Coghill
Senior Vice President – Investments, Synovus Securities, Inc.
Augusta, Georgia
Zack O. Daffin
Owner, Express Employment Professionals
Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Faye Hargrove
CEO, The Better Choices Group LLC
Martinez, Georgia
JoAnn Herbert
VP Operations, Herbert Homes
Evans, Georgia
James M. Hull
Member Manager, Hull Property Group
Augusta, Georgia
Duncan N. Johnson, Jr.
President, Johnson Motor Company
Augusta, Georgia
E. G. Meybohm
President, Meybohm Realtors
Augusta, Georgia
N. Turner Simkins
President, Blue Beech, LLC & New Fire Media, LLC
North Augusta, South Carolina
William H. Tucker, Esq.
Partner, Hull Barrett, PC
Aiken, South Carolina
Mayor Kenneth L. Usry
Mayor of Thomson
Thomson, Georgia
Honorary Board Members
D. Douglas Barnard, Jr. – Honorary
Former Member of Congress
Charles H. Bellman – Honorary
Retired President, United Way of the CSRA
William S. Morris, III – Honorary
Chairman & CEO, Morris Communications Company
Abram J. Serotta – Honorary
President, Serotta, Maddox, CPAs