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Board
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Rodney K. Mahone
Chair; Chief Revenue Officer The Chronicle of Philanthropy
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Melissa E. Gauntt
Vice Chair; President & CEO East Alabama Chamber of Commerce
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Robert E. Nobles
Secretary; Director of Portfolio Management, Blue Trust
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J. Len Williams
Treasurer and Chair, Investment Committee; Columbus Affordable Housing Services
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W.H. (Trip) Tomlinson
Chair, Distributions Committee; Community Leader
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Dr. David M. White
Immediate Past Chair and Chair, Board Development; Community Leader
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Nicholas G. Bettin
Treasurer, Aflac Incorporated
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The Rev. Adrian J. Chester
Pastor, Greater Beallwood Baptist Church
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The Rev. Dr. James C. Elder, Jr.
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Columbus, GA
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George G. Flowers
Community Leader
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Gardiner W. Garrard, Jr.
Chairman, Covey Equity
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Geniece R. Granville
Vice President & General Manager (Columbus), Davis Broadcasting, Inc.
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Kenneth M. Henson, Jr.
Attorney
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Anna Marie McWilliams
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The Hon. Benjamin S. Richardson
Muscogee County State Court
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Dr. Dionne M. Rosser-Mims
Vice Chancellor, Troy University
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Alan F. Rothschild, Jr.
General Counsel; Page, Scrantom, Sprouse, Tucker & Ford, PC
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GwenDolyn H. Ruff
Senior Vice President, Columbus Water Works
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L. Dupuy Sears
Community Leader
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Warren B. Steele
Community Leader
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Tyler A. Townsend, CFA
Managing Partner, Townsend Wealth Management