Board of Directors and Executive Committee

The Board Members of the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia are volunteers dedicated to helping Georgians with epilepsy and seizure disorders. Meetings are every other month, with Executive Board members meeting every opposite month. If you are interested in becoming a member of the Board, please contact us at epilepsy@epilepsyga.org



EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President
Anita Patterson, Cox Enterprises

Vice Presidents
Dan Formby, Arnall, Golden, Gregory, LLP
John Holloway, Synovus Financial Corporation
Greg Embry, Blackshaw Partners LLC

Secretary
Claudia Woodruff, MS, Fayette County Schools

Treasurer
Pauline Reynolds, HLB Gross Collins

Professional Advisory Board Chair
Robert Godsall, PhD Shepherd Center

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Stephanie Boswell
Fred Edwards, Consultant
Deby Glidden, CorePoint Partners
Pete Graybill, Beck Compression
Clay Henderson, Sotheby's Atlanta
Lemuel Horton, Goldkist, Retired
Rebecca King, Cover Your Assets, Inc.
Robert LaChapelle, CB Richard Ellis, Capital Markets
Bonnie Leadbetter
Diane Lechter
Kevin J. Linsey, Peachtree Planning Corporation
Luz Lopez
Michelle McGee, Advisory Board Company
Lisa Millard, DHL Express
Brian Reynolds, Chatham Capital
Mark Robinson,UPS Capital
Tina Robinson, MD
Bud Stumbaugh, Assurance America Corporation
Gary Summers, US Department of Labor

Board Member Emeritus
Peg Avery
John P. Bailey
James H. Murphy



Professional Advisory Board (PAB)

The Professional Advisory Board (PAB) are volunteers who provide the Foundation specialized guidance relating to Georgians with epilepsy and seizure disorders. If you are interested in becoming a member of the PAB, please contact us at epilepsy@epilepsyga.org

  • Victoria Andrews, RN - UCB, The Epilepsy Company
  • Debi Cassidy, MBA - Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Joshua Churn, MD - Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • William Marshall Dewell, Jr. - GlaxoSmithKline
  • Fred Edwards - Epilepsy Foundation Georgia Board of Directors
  • Fariba Farhidvash, M.D. - private practice
  • Edward Faught, MD - Emory Midtown Hospital
  • Grace Fong, PhD - Children’s Healthcare, Egleston
  • Rob Godsall, Ph.D. - Chairman, Shepherd Center
  • Thomas Holmes, M.D. - Marietta Neurological Associates
  • James M. Kiely, M.D. - Atlanta Neurology,PC
  • Rosemarie Kobau, MPH - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Archana Koganti, M.D.
  • Melanee Newman, RN - Emory Epilepsy Center
  • Anita Patterson - Chairperson, Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia
  • Leslie A. Rudzinski, MD - Emory Epilepsy Center
  • Lawrence Seiden, M.D. - Peachtree Neurological Clinic
  • Charlotte Swint, FNP - Emory Children's Center
  • Faith Walters, PharmD - Pfizer
  • Claudia Woodruff - Fayette County Schools