The Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees is proud to announce the participants for the organization’s Class of 2025. Each year, Leadership Georgia seeks out emerging leaders and selects sixty-three participants from a pool of several hundred applicants to participate in the yearlong leadership program.

Jessica Ainsworth | Carrollton

Doug Aldridge | Chattahoochee  Hills

John Barbour | Atlanta

 Lee Beckmann | Savannah

 Scott Berta | Newnan

 Mike Binns | Atlanta

 Eddie Bradford Jr | Sandy Springs

Matt Bradley | Roswell

 Rhonda Briggins | Atlanta

 Mary Beth Brownlee | Valdosta

 Orson Burton Jr | Albany

 Bo Butler | Lookout Mountain

 Ned Butler | Monroe

Kat Cannella | Columbus

Dialo Cartwright | Saint Simons Island

 Krystal Carver | Ocilla

Nathan Cashwell | Moultrie

Natalie Challen | Gainesville

Brittany Collins | Atlanta 

LaDonna Collins | Rome

Suzanne Davenport | Blue Ridge

Matt Donaldson | Twin City

Yoon Ettinger | Atlanta

Larissa Fenn | Odum

 Clayton Franklin | Cornelia

 Logan Gillis | Axson

 Anne Greene | Atlanta

 Charlie Griffis | Marshallville

 Anne Harris | Brookhaven

 Jansen Head | Woodstock

 Bert Hines | Bainbridge

 Wade Ivy | Atlanta

 John Jett | Atlanta

 James Johnson III | Covington

 Amy Jones | Savannah

 SirMichael Jones | Fortson

Erin Keller | Macon

Brian Kitching | Atlanta

 Kara Lively | Atlanta

 Brooks Mathis | Rome

 Al McRae | Tyrone

 Jay Melder | Savannah 

Crystal Middleton | Augusta

 Jeff Miles | Rabun Gap

 Chrissy Miner | Macon

 Matt Mize | Greensboro

 Nathan Moore | Athens

 Jim Overstreet Jr | Augusta

 Anne Parker | Columbus

Harrison Parker | Macon

 Blake Poole | Buchanan

Sara Ray | Powder Springs

 Zerik Samples | Rincon

 Kevin Scott | Marietta

 Angela Sheppard | Gainesville

 Kim Sheridan | Atlanta

Josh Stephens | Thomson

 Wesley Stone | Carrollton

 Anna Strickland | Comer

 Julius Thomas | Atlanta

 Jessica Wallace | Columbus

 Courtney Williams | Thomasville

 Katie Wynn | Augusta

The purpose of Leadership Georgia is to prepare strong and effective leaders for the future development of this state. Those who participate are emerging leaders from every nook and cranny of Georgia…the small town, the open country, the big city. Over the course of the program year, the class participants experience five hard-hitting programs that deal with crucial issues facing the towns, cities, suburbs, and rural communities of Georgia. Together, the class participants of Leadership Georgia seek mutual understanding of the challenges of the state and the solutions developed and implemented to drive change and success for all Georgians.

The 2025 Leadership Georgia Class will be led by President Camila Knowles of Atlanta. “Intentional – Informed – Inspired,” is the 2025 program theme.