Advisory Board Georgia

Marcia Bansley, retired from her role as Executive Director of Trees Atlanta, has been active in non-profit management for over 20 years.

Dr. Mark Simpson Berry, P.E., is vice president of Environmental & Natural Resources for Georgia Power.
Named to the position in August 2015, he is responsible for maximizing the value from Georgia Power-owned natural resources, acquiring real estate to support company operations and managing the company's environmental compliance and stewardship programs to meet or surpass all environmental laws and regulations.

Mary Calhoun is a homemaker and mother of two boys, 8 and 6. She serves on the board of the Atlanta Opera and chairs various committees at Atlanta Classical Academy, Cherokee Garden Club, and Cathedral Antiques Show. She is also a judge for the James Beard Restaurant and Chef awards in the southeastern division.

Cushman’s background in corporate finance, including running the financial planning department for a $3 billion wireless company, provides her with a unique financial perspective based on diverse positions within operating companies. Cushman has worked in business valuation, and served as an interim General Manager of a wireless company where she managed both retail operations and agent distribution. As a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, and having served as the teacher of the economics review section for the CFA Review course for the Atlanta Society for Financial Analysts, Cushman understands both the theory and practice of finance and economics. She earned her MBA in Finance from Georgia State University.

Ms. Robin D. Dunson is Assistant General Counsel- Commercial at Cox Enterprises, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia.  Prior to serving in this role, Ms. Dunson served as Assistant General Counsel, Marketing, Sales and Product, at Cox Communications, Inc.  Before joining Cox, Ms. Dunson served as for 3 years as Counsel at SBC/Ameritech concentrating on marketing and residential and large business commercial contracts; worked for 5 years as Attorney at AT&T Corporation with a focus on marketing law, contracts, and regulatory litigation; and started her legal career as an Associate at the law firm of Jones, Day in their Corporate and Finance Group handling Mergers and Acquisitions, Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) of stock, and general corporate transactions.  

Alan Elsas, a fourth generation Atlantan, was born July 29, 1940. He attended Little Lovett School, The Wesminster Schools and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1962.

Henry D. "Greg" Gregory, Jr., retired from IDI, founded this company in 1989.  

Paula Hennessy grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and graduated from Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Virginia.

Bob Kinney is retired from Norfolk Southern, where he worked for 34^1/2 years as a Budget Analyst for Capitol Programs. A University of Delaware graduate, Bob earned his degree in Engineering Administration.

Suzanne Masters has been active in nonprofit work for twenty years, working to build thriving communities in the areas where she lives.  Suzanne believes that in order to be truly healthy, individuals and families need nature, recreation, fresh food, housing and access to well-rounded healthcare.  Based on her personal experiences of the powerful impact of nature in her early life, Suzanne believes in the necessity of a relationship with mental health and nature especially among populations that are underserved.

Gary is a graduate of University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business with a degree in Risk Management.  He has had a State Farm Insurance agency for 32 years.

Carlos Pagoaga is Group Director, Partnerships for The Coca-Cola Company where he is responsible for managing the Company’s community engagement efforts including strategic partnerships, grant making and matching gifts.  He has 29 years of national and international experience in external facing roles including Community Relations, Public Relations and Grant Management with The Coca-Cola Company and The Coca-Cola Foundation.

Rian Smith is Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at The Integral Group, a vertically-integrated real estate development firm.  Rian overseas all real estate related legal documents, and provides legal and transaction support to all of Integral’s real estate development divisions.

Shelli Willis is currently an active member of counsel for SunTrust Bank in Atlanta.