GOAL: Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program, Inc.
GOAL: Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program, Inc.

Board of Directors

Karen Baynes-DunningKaren Baynes-Dunning. Karen is a former Juvenile Court Judge and most recently served as Associate Director for the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia. She has dedicated her career to improving child serving systems through research-based practice and policy development. She is currently a faculty member at the University of Alabama.

Tim Embry. Tim is the president of American Lube Fast, Inc., the largest privately owned and operated oil change and maintenance company in the United States. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Community Foundation, Inc.

Stan Epperson

Stan Epperson. Stan is the founder and president of Deli Provision Co., Inc., the distributor of Boar’s Head Brand products in the metro Atlanta area. He is the treasurer and past president of the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation and a member and past chairman of the Duke University Brain Tumor Advisory Board. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Community Foundation, Inc.

Rick GilbertRick Gilbert, Chairman. Rick is the co-founder and chief operating officer of CompuCredit Corporation. He is the chairman of the Board of Directors of Georgia Community Foundation, Inc.

 

 

Terry HartmanTerry Hartman. Terry is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Community Foundation, Inc. and serves as the Director of its Vera Jackson Scholarship Program. She is an active member of the Order of Malta and A Million Matters. Since 2006, she has participated as a mentor for the Central Eurasian Leadership Alliance.

Allen HughesAllen Hughes. Allen is the Chief Executive Officer of Walton Press, Inc., the sixth largest printer in Georgia.  He is the founder of the Children’s Scholarship Fund of Georgia, Inc.; the Chairman of All Children Matter (Georgia), a school choice advocacy group; and a member of the Advisory Board of University Community Academy, a public charter school serving low-income families in southwest Atlanta.

Dean MathisonDean Mathison. Dean is a vice president and the controller at Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global exchange for the trading of energy and agricultural commodities and financial futures. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Community Foundation, Inc.

 

Albert Murray

Albert Murray. Albert serves as a member the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. He is the former Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (2004-2010) and was responsible for the oversight and management of the juvenile correctional system statewide. Mr. Murray is a recipient of the American Correctional Association’s E.R. Cass Award for Lifetime Achievement and is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Community Foundation, Inc.

Gerard RobinsonGerard Robinson. Gerard is the Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Previously, Gerard was president of Black Alliance for Educational Options, Inc. (“BAEO”), a national organization devoted to actively supporting parental choice to empower families and increase quality educational options for Black children.

Pastor Dexter RowlandPastor Dexter Rowland. Pastor Rowland is the Pastor of New Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur, Georgia. He serves on the Board of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice and as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the South DeKalb YMCA. Pastor Rowland, who earned his undergraduate degree at Georgia Tech and his Masters of Divinity degree from Emory University, is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Community Foundation, Inc.