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Stepping Stones to the C-Suite

Are you a Director or VP-level leader ready to take the next bold step in your career? OnBoard Ignite is a transformative leadership program designed exclusively for those who aspire to advance into senior leadership and C-suite roles.

What You’ll Gain:

By the end of this program, you will:

  • Define and articulate your leadership purpose and vision
  • Elevate your executive presence and confidence
  • Craft a compelling personal brand and strategic story
  • Expand and power up your professional network
  • Develop the courage to take the next step in your career

How It Works:
This cohort program includes:

  • Five virtual group sessions led by experienced executive coaches, featuring industry-leading guest speakers
  • Three individual coaching sessions tailored to your leadership development
  • A capstone in-person networking event in Atlanta, where you’ll showcase your growth, share your story, and expand your network

2026 Fall Session Dates: 

Virtual Zoom Meetings from 5:00-7:00 pm EST

  • Nov 16, 2026 – Session 1, Define Your Purpose and Vision
  • Dec 7, 2026 – Session 2, Elevate Your Executive Presence & Confidence
  • Jan 11, 2027 – Session 3, Build Your Brand & Strategic Storytelling
  • Feb 8, 2027 – Session 4, Power Up Your Network
  • Mar 15, 2027 – Session 5: Leading with Courageous Authenticity

In-Person in Atlanta from 5:00-7:30 pm EST

  • Apr 19, 2027 –  Ignite Capstone Event


Three (3) 1:1 Coaching Sessions

  • These will be arranged between you and your coach. 

Cost:

$2400 for OnBoard General members, $2600 for non-members (includes a General membership)

The application period for the Fall 2026
Ignite cohort is now open.

Nominate Someone for this Program:
Know someone who would benefit from this structured career development? Nominate them today! Your company may have existing Ignite seats as part of their sponsorship or separate professional development allowances for this program.

Information Sessions:

  • October 19, 2026 | 5:00–5:45 PM ET | Register
  • November 2, 2026 | 12:00–12:45 PM ET | Register
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Meet the Instructors

Robin Mladinich

Executive Coach, inspire 2 impact Leadership Group
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Jenn Andreou, PCC

Certified Executive and Leadership Coaches and Trainer
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The 2024 Ignite cohort will hear from powerhouse executives and career development experts. 

Dr. Maureen Schumacher

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Global Payments
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Hala Moddelmog

President and Chief Executive Officer, the Woodruff Arts Center
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Susan O'Farrell

Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair of Leslie's Inc. and American Trailer World
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J. Noble

Director, Alliance Theatre’s Alliance@work program
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Mary Donovan

Owner, DonovanResolution
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J. Daniel Cole

Partner at Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.
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Irma Shrivastava

Founder/Principal, R2 Strategic Solutions
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Mary McCoy

Partner and Owner, McCoy Advisory LLC
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What participants have to say about Ignite:

“It is an incredible platform to meet like-minded women, to obtain beneficial coaching and to make life-long connections.” – Shraddha Shah

“For me, this program came along at the perfect time. I was feeling a bit stagnant, and looking for something tangible – a step to take – to further my career. The powerhouse facilitators and participants inspired me tremendously. Every session had candid discussions, informative guest speakers, and actionable, relevant material. For anyone hungry to professionally level-up while gaining exposure to a world of super-connectors, consider investing in yourself with this program.” – Jessica Pastore Hegarty

Ignite Co-Creators

Jo Ann Herold

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Herold Growth Consulting
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Lisa Robinson

CEO, OnBoard
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Robin Mladinich

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Executive Coach, inspire 2 impact Leadership Group

Coaching Approach

Using an individualized personal approach, Robin Mladinich coaches C-suite executives, senior leaders, and high-potentials to transform their leadership effectiveness and performance to fuel professional and personal growth and satisfaction. As an award-winning coach, she has 20 years of experience in global leadership development. Her expertise is in coaching and growing individuals; developing leadership programs and competencies to evoke transformation; engaging and developing teams; and developing cross-cultural competence.

Background

Robin founded Inspire 2 Impact – i2i Leadership Group in 2017 to help individuals and organizations to increase leadership capacity and effectiveness to produce sustainable, high-level performance. Robin’s clients consist of Fortune 500 companies, small- and medium-sized firms, entrepreneurs, and non-profits. She has a passion for developing women leaders and is an advocate member of OnBoard Inc. Additionally, she provides contract executive coaching for Korn Ferry and Turknett Leadership Group and teaches leadership courses for Emory Corporate and Continuing Education. Her professional highlights include receiving the 2020 PRISM award for excellence in coaching from the International Coaching Federation – Georgia Chapter; establishing and facilitating the Executive MBA leadership curriculum and coaching program; and creating a 12-month Executive Leadership Academy for Women. She has a track record of success in building strong leaders and teams, leading programs and leading others.

Robin has held leadership roles at Georgia State University, Georgia Tech, and University of Georgia as well as corporate and bilateral government positions. Robin brings a multicultural perspective that includes 4 years working in Belfast with the Northern Ireland Peace Process, directing a global program delivered on 4 continents and developing more than 20 study abroad and work programs around the globe. She is an avid international traveler, having been to over 65 countries for work and pleasure.

Education and Certifications

Robin is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and an ICF credentialed coach (PCC).  She is certified in various assessments to include: The Leadership Circle Profile (360), EQI 2.0, EQI 360, Hogan, DiSC, and Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team.

Robin holds a master’s degree in international business from Georgia State University, and a master’s degree in higher education administration from Florida State University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism/public relations from the University of Georgia.

Jenn Andreou

Executive Coach

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Coaching Approach

Jenn Andreou is a certified Executive Coach who works with professional women and leaders to help them get clear, unstuck, and take purposeful action toward their life and career possibilities.

Jenn guides her clients to increased self-awareness, powerful choice, and the ability to tap into their greatest potential to design the life and work they have imagined. Taking an ontological approach, she partners with clients to explore the mind, heart, and embodied experience, supporting them in expanding their well-being, fulfillment, and leadership capacity.

Jenn’s work is informed by lived experience and professional training in grief and loss, allowing her to meet clients with depth, compassion, and presence during times of transition and change. She is committed to helping women deepen their connections, lead with intention, and live with greater joy and purpose.

Background

Jenn is the founder of Springboard Coaching, where she works with professional women and leaders seeking greater clarity, fulfillment, and impact in their work and lives. She is especially skilled at supporting individuals through periods of growth, transition, and reinvention.

Since 2021, she has worked as an Executive Coach with LUMO, a group of certified coaches who are all about helping working parents and the organizations that support them thrive.

Jenn also brings depth informed by lived experience and professional training in grief and loss. This allows her to support clients with compassion and presence when navigating personal or professional change, without losing momentum or possibility.

Prior to coaching, Jenn spent 25 years as an advertising executive, navigating high-pressure, performance-driven environments and traditionally male-dominated leadership spaces. This experience gives her a deep understanding of organizational complexity, leadership challenges, and the realities leaders face when striving to grow while delivering results.

Jenn has served as an Advocate and Mentor with OnBoard since 2022, supporting women leaders on their board and leadership journeys. She is also a former Board Member of the International Coaching Federation – Georgia Chapter, contributing to the growth and integrity of the coaching profession.

Education and Certfications

Jenn is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) with the International Coaching Federation, earning her credential in 2021. She is a graduate of Accomplishment Coaching, an accredited ontological coach training program (2017–2018), and later served as a mentor coach with Accomplishment Coaching from 2018 to 2019. Jenn served on the ICF Georgia Chapter Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020, where she held the roles of Communications Director and Treasurer, contributing to the leadership, operations, and advancement of the coaching profession. She is also a Grief Recovery Method Specialist, certified by The Grief Recovery Institute in 2023, and has served as an Advocate and Mentor with OnBoard since 2022. Jenn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Lynchburg.

Dr. Maureen Schumacher

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Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Global Payments

Maureen Schumacher leads a team of professionals focused on strengthening the Global Payments brand in the marketplace and helping grow the business. Maureen designed and heads a marketing center of excellence that oversees all aspects of Global Payments marketing, including brand, creative, advertising, content, digital marketing, social media, product marketing, websites, and the marketing technology stack. With more than 20 years of experience in marketing, Maureen’s focus is on customer and marketing strategies, talent, and tools that deliver measurable performance aligned with global business goals.

Maureen has deep brand and demand experience in fintech from almost a decade with Google, The New York Stock Exchange, and formerly GE Consumer Finance, where she worked in leadership roles while living and working in Europe and Asia Pacific.

Maureen is a Pennsylvania State University graduate; she holds a BS, MBA and studied management and economics in Lima, Peru. She was awarded a Google Fellowship, a highly competitive award granted to employees to pursue her Doctorate, which she earned from Georgia State University. She is a tenured board member, with both nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies, recently chosen for Onboard’s Executive Honor Roll in recognition of her experience, leadership, and commitment to the advancement of women in the workplace. Most recently, Maureen assumed the role of executive sponsor for Global Payments Onyx network, an employee resource group dedicated to the inclusion and advancement of Black and African American team members.

 

Hala Moddelmog

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President and Chief Executive Officer, Woodruff Arts Center

Hala Moddelmog is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Woodruff Arts Center. Moddelmog has spent 30 years in president and CEO roles and has served as a corporate director for four NYSE companies and a Carlyle Group private portfolio company board. Her career has been spent almost entirely in Atlanta.

Moddelmog became the Arts Center CEO in September 2020 after serving for six years as the first female President and CEO of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, where she represented more than 15 Fortune 500 companies in the country’s eighth largest metro. Prior to that role, Moddelmog was President of Atlanta-based Arby’s Restaurant Group, then a division of the Wendy’s Arby’s group, where she dramatically improved the company’s financial performance, tripling net income.

Previously, Moddelmog served as President and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world’s largest breast cancer organization. Under her leadership, Komen achieved its first 4-Star Charity Navigator rating. From 1995–2004, Moddelmog served as the first female president of an international QSR chain at Church’s Chicken, leading the brand through a complete transformation.

Moddelmog has spent nearly a decade serving in volunteer leadership at the Arts Center. She served on the Woodruff Arts Center Board of Trustees from 2011–2017 and has served on the Woodruff Governing Board since 2017. Concurrently she also served on the Alliance Theatre Board of Directors from 2011–2020 and led the Alliance Theatre Board as co-chair from 2017–2019.

Moddelmog currently serves as a director on the boards of FleetCor Technologies (NYSE:FLT) and Lamb Weston (NYSE:LW). Her service in Atlanta’s nonprofit community currently includes the Board of Trustees of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and on the Executive Committee of Midtown Alliance.

Moddelmog lives in Ansley Park with her husband, Steve. They have two adult children, two sons-in-law, a granddaughter, and a grandson.

 

Susan O'Farrell

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Independent Director & Audit Committee Chair of Leslie's Inc. and American Trailer World

Ms. O’Farrell is a leader who thrives in industries being disrupted by technology and strategic transformation. She is an Independent Director and chairs the Audit Committee for Leslie’s Inc. (NASDAQ: LESL). Leslie’s is the world’s largest omni-channel provider in the pool and spa supplies and services category. She is also an Independent Director and chairs the Audit Committee for ATW. American Trailer World is a Bain Capital backed company that is the largest manufacturer, retailer, and distributor of professional and consumer grade trailers, truck equipment, parts and accessories in North America.

Ms. O’Farrell retired from BlueLinx (NYSE: BXC) where she was the Chief Financial Officer. During her tenure, she led a substantial financial turnaround, as well as a transformative acquisition and integration. She previously was a senior financial and operational executive with The Home Depot for 15 years. In that time, she served in a variety of capacities, including the Chief Procurement Officer, CFO of the largest division, as well as CFO for the highly acquisitive Home Services businesses. O’Farrell began her career with Accenture, transforming companies’ financial processes, systems, and incentives. She left as an Associate Partner for a strategic information systems role with Southern Company Gas during a time of deregulation and major change.

Ms. O’Farrell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Auburn University and completed Emory University’s Goizueta Executive Leadership Program.

While a sitting CFO, O’Farrell was selected by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as the Public Company CFO of the Year. She was nominated and appointed to the International Women’s Forum in 2017 where she now serves on the Board. O’Farrell Co-Chaired Evanta’s CFO Board, is an executive with the Terry College of Business CFO Roundtable and is a past member of the Auburn University College of Business Advisory Board. A lifelong learner, O’Farrell is an active member of NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors).

An LGBTQ+ ally, she is an alumna of Leadership Atlanta and is active in community organizations that support families experiencing trauma. O’Farrell is the past Board Chair of the Atlanta Children’s Shelter, as well as CHRIS 180. Currently, she is the Co-Chair of the CHRIS 180 Advisory Council. Additionally, she served on the Board of Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, and on the Woodruff Arts Center Corporate Campaign.

 

J. Noble

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Alliance@work Program Director, Alliance Theatre

J. Noble has acted, directed, produced, and taught. Known as an authentic communicator with the ability to teach that skill to others, J. has been a popular program facilitator with top-tier national corporations as well as non-profits and educational institutions.

J. is currently the director of the Tony Award-winning Alliance Theatre’s Alliance@work program in Atlanta. Alliance@work helps professionals and their organizations enhance their effectiveness by merging the fundamentals of communication and collaboration with the process of creating powerful performance. J. teaches people how share who they are and what they do in focused and believable ways to get results, specifically in the areas of strategic storytelling, leadership coaching, emotional intelligence training and customer/experience design.

 

Mary S. Donovan

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Owner, DonovanResolution

Ms. Donovan is a registered neutral in civil and domestic mediation.  She is a member of the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, where she serves on the ethics and outreach committees, as well as the State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution section. She is a board member of the Atlanta International Arbitration Society (AtlAS) and a member of the State Bar of Georgia.  She serves on the executive committee of the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), and she is a Master with the Bootle Inn of Court. She served on a legislative working committee with members of the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and AtlAS. This committee promoted new legislation, the Georgia Uniform Mediation Act, which became law in July 2021. She continues to work on legislation projects.

She previously served as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Mercer Law School, and she served as an adjunct professor and taught Federal Criminal Law.  She also led and taught Introduction to Dispute Resolution, required for all third-year students. 

Before joining the law school, she practiced criminal defense trial and appellate law in Atlanta.

She is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Emory Law School.

J. Daniel Cole

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Partner at Parks, Chesin & Walbert, P.C.

Daniel Cole represents both plaintiffs and defendants in employment and business litigation. In his employment practice, Daniel regularly advises clients and litigates a variety of matters, including unlawful discrimination, wage and overtime issues, retaliatory discharge, restrictive covenants, and non-competes. In addition to his litigation practice, Daniel has represented both companies and employees in employment contract negotiations, including the representation of high-level executives and physicians in contract negotiations and re-negotiations. 

In his business litigation practice, Daniel has represented a wide range of companies, large and small, in matters involving breach of contract, business divorces, enforcement of operating or partnership agreements, trade secret theft, and employment matters. Daniel understands the value and work it takes to build a business and endeavors to protect the interest of his business clients.

Daniel is a proud double graduate of Mercer University. After obtaining a business degree and working for a couple of years, Daniel attended the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. Daniel is a member of the Georgia Bar and is admitted to practice before all Georgia state courts, as well as the United States Supreme Court, Eleventh Circuit, United States District Courts for the Northern, and Middle Districts of Georgia. Daniel is involved in a variety of community and State Bar of Georgia organizations, committees, and boards.

Irma Shrivastava

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Founder/Principal, R2 Strategic Solutions

Irma is a strategic business executive who excels at translating customer needs into innovative marketing and commercial strategies to drive revenue. She is an accomplished brand strategist with expertise leading the development of the growth and innovation agenda, including digital marketing and data analytics for brands. As a leader, Irma excels at bringing forth data-driven strategies that cut through complexity, while utilizing inputs from many data sources and stakeholders to achieve growth. Her broad experience gives her the background to guide growthseeking companies as a board member.

Irma brings experience as Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Randstad, the world’s leading human resources services company, where she oversaw brand strategy, digital marketing, and product development efforts to drive growth, as well as crisis communications. She led the development of the digital and data analytics infrastructure and integrated brand campaigns that drove year over year double-digit revenue growth through the effective deployment of digital marketing levers such as CRM, SEO, social, digital media, mobile product development, as well as customer experience.

She also brings experience from her years at Coca-Cola leading the brand growth strategy for large, well-established brands like Diet Coke or McDonalds, and for small, entrepreneurial consumer brands like Odwalla. She brought a visionary approach to many brands to connect with unique consumer insights to drive messaging, innovation, and partnerships to increase sales.

She has an eye for strategic partnerships which are mutually beneficial and where to find the right marketing activation to accelerate growth. At Randstad, she nurtured a cutting-edge partner to attract, develop and retain talent in sought after industries leading to increased revenue. While at the American Cancer Society, she led a groundbreaking multifaceted partnership to provide critical patient services as well as significant revenue to support the organization’s mission.

Irma is on the for-profit company boards of both Health-Ade, a gut-health beverage company that enjoys the strongest category growth, and Employ Inc, a private software company that helps thousands of companies recruit, hire, and retain talent. She is also on the board of The Lovett School, a $70MM independent school, where she is on the governance and DEI Committees, and she sits on the advisory board for the Children’s Museum of Atlanta and Junior Achievement of Georgia. Irma is also a founding board member for 48in48, a nonprofit that mobilizes marketers to serve nonprofits globally.

Irma has a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School of Business. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two high-school aged children.

Mary McCoy

OnBoard Accelerator Chair

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McCoy Advisory LLC

Mary McCoy has built her own coaching and consulting business focused on improving performance for executives and driving growth for companies. She thrives at the intersection of technology, people and customer service. Her previous experience as a VP of Technology Services at Hewlett Packard Enterprises (HPE) combined with her training and certifications as an executive coach allow her to bring a unique perspective to her clients. As a Board member at OnBoard, Mary currently drives the OnBoard Accelerator program.

Jo Ann Herold

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Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Herold Growth Consulting

Jo Ann is a purpose-driven executive and brings more than 25 years of marketing experience. She has a long track record of delivering financial results and award-winning marketing programs that build sales and profitability for iconic brands in the B2B and B2C space.  She has served as the Chief Marketing Officer for The Honey Baked Ham Company twice.   

Prior to Honey Baked Ham, she was the Chief Marketing Officer for Interface, Inc., where she globalized the marketing team and brought forth a highly effective, integrated marketing approach resulting in five consecutive quarters of record financial performance. Prior to Interface, she was Vice President of Brand Marketing and Public Relations at Arby’s Restaurant Group resulting in a brand turnaround and 13 quarters of same sale growth. She now owns her own marketing firm. 

Jo Ann has an MBA in International Business from Mercer University in Atlanta, and an undergraduate degree in Communication from Mississippi State University. She is an adjunct professor at Mercer University and Georgia State University.   

A passionate community volunteer and served as Vice Chair of the Arby’s Foundation, whose mission is to end childhood hunger. She serves on the Executive Board of the Atlanta Convention and Visitor’s Bureau and served as the Board Chair.  

Her work has been lauded by industry and community groups including the National Diversity Council’s Most Powerful and Influential women, two AMY Awards from the American Marketing Association. She was recently the recipient of the Atlanta AMA’s Lifetime Achievement award and the CMO Club’s President’s Circle Award.

Lisa Robinson

CEO

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Lisa Robinson is a strategic CEO and governance expert whose career spans public-private leadership, corporate diplomacy, and stakeholder engagement. Known for her ability to forge partnerships and navigate politically sensitive terrain, she guides organizations to adapt to evolving social, economic, and regulatory climates with credibility and authenticity. Lisa brings to board service a distinctive combination of governance expertise, policy fluency, talent strategy, and partnership development—backed by a proven track record of revenue growth and high-performing teams.

A trusted authority on corporate governance and executive compensation, Lisa wields firsthand experience recruiting for and serving in board and executive roles. As CEO of OnBoard, Inc., she identifies and selects qualified board candidates while influencing public and private companies to diversify their boards. She is also a Partner at Bell Oaks Executive Search, where she advises clients on C-suite talent acquisition and compensation design. Lisa’s board experience includes serving as a Board Advisor to Cadence Bank and chairing the Governance Committee for St. Vincent de Paul Georgia’s Board of Directors.

Lisa’s natural aptitude for identifying talent, combined with her ability to build strategic alliances, is a proven formula for transformational growth and long-term value creation. Since joining OnBoard in 2020, she has led the organization to quadruple in revenue and impact by building a team from the ground-up and cultivating a network of influential sponsors, champions, and volunteers. Previously, as Vice President of Philanthropy at the Woodruff Arts Center, Lisa implemented an integrated fundraising model that increased donations, enhanced donor recognition, and reduced overhead. She spearheaded landmark, seven-figure partnerships with Fortune 100 companies including Delta Air Lines, The Coca-Cola Company, and UPS.

Committed to mission integrity amid shifting landscapes, Lisa enables organizations to remain anchored to their values while navigating external pressures. Earlier in her career, she held a complex, globally-focused role at Cotton Incorporated, where she served as a conduit across public and private sectors and liaised with the Cotton Board and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. During a period of global market disruption and domestic policy tension, she stewarded a federally mandated funding stream designed to advance stakeholder alignment and sustain the U.S. cotton industry. Lisa continues to apply this diplomatic expertise at OnBoard, educating companies on the proven business case behind board diversity throughout varying political administrations and corporate policy shifts.

Lisa’s lifelong passion for community-building and philanthropy has positioned her on numerous nonprofit boards as well as a national government board. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Scripps College in Claremont, California. Lisa lives with her husband in Atlanta and enjoys time on the water, playing golf, and spending time with her two daughters and friends.