Alliance Board Members
(as of 7 December 2023)
Mr. Stan Shepherd, Chairman
Regional Director, AT&T
Mr. Paul Brewer, Vice Chairman
Owner, TV Talent Agents, Inc.
Mr. H. Monty Osteen, Secretary/Treasurer
Retired
Dr/CSM(R) Tom Clark, Executive Director
Adanet Adon
Assistant to the Executive Director/ Cyber Education Coordinator
COL (R) Sam Anderson
Vice President of SOFTACT Solutions
Mr. Dave Brendza
General Manager, ADP
Mr. Dick Amott
Director of Peraton’s Program Management office
Mr. Kerry Bridge
Region Executive At Georgia Power
Mr. Bennish Brown
President/CEO, Destination Augusta
Mr. Eddie Bussey
Agent, State Farm Insurance
Mrs. Hannah Clifford
Sr. Executive Director ManTech
Mr. John Cates
COO, Meybohm Real Estate
Mr. Andy Crosson
Director, CSRA Regional Commission
COL(R) John Dewey
President/CEO Janus Corporation
Mr. Doug Duncan
Chairman, Columbia County Board of Commissioners
BG(R) Jeff Foley
President, Loral Mountain Inc.
Mr. Jay Forrester
Division President SouthState Bank
Mr. Don Grantham
Board of Directors for the Georgia Ports Authority.
Mr. Randy Hatcher
President/CEO MAU workforce development
Honorable Mayor Garnett Johnson
Mayor of Augusta
Mrs. Monica Key
Senior Manager, Human resources for the Aiken PSR/LTR Plant, Bridgestone America’s Inc.
Mr. Cameron Marchant
Manager of Engineering Services for JEC
Ms. Karyn Nixon
Augusta University, Director of Military Initiatives
COL(R) Thom Tuckey
retired, former executive director of the Alliance
CW5 (R) Ralph Turner
Wellstar MCG Health
Dr. Jermaine Whirl
President Augusta Technical College
Honorable Mayor Briton Williams
Mayor of North Augusta
Colonel Anthony Kazor
Garrison Commander, Fort Eisenhower ** Special Liaison to the Board
Advisory Board Members
(as of 7 December 2023)
Mr. Curley Avant
Lincoln County, Ambassador
Mr. Robbie Bennett
Executive Director, SRSCRO
Ms. Shelly Blackburn
Executive Director, Columbia County Convention & Visitor's Bureau
Ms. Terra Carroll
President/CEO, North Augusta Chamber of Commerce
COL (R) James Clifford
North Augusta City Administrator
Mr. Dean Campbell
Chairman, Edgefield County Council
Mr. Van Cato
Deputy Chief of Staff/State Director Senator Lindsay Graham
Mrs. Angie Cox
President / CEO, Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Cheney Eldridge
Executive Director, Columbia County Economic Development Authority
Ms. Erin Harrison
Deputy District Director, Congressman Joe Wilson
Mrs. Adela Kelly
Senior Project Manager Georgia Depart of Economic Dev
Mr. Tim Kosiba
Principal Cyber Advisor Savannah River National Laboratory
Mr. Russell Lahodny
President/CEO, Columbia County Chamber of Commerce Dev
Dr. Forest Mahan
President, Aiken Technical College.
Mr. Don Powers
Executive director Forward McDuffie
Mrs. Brinsley Thigpen
District Rep for Rep Rick Allen
Mr. Will Williams
President/CEO SCED Economic Development Partnership
Mr. Jim Tunison
President/ CEO Aiken Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Cal Wray
President/ CEO Augusta Economic Development Authority