Name COVA Position Term Organization Email
Debra Brook  *President 2022-2024 Kate's Club debra.brook@katesclub.org 
Donna Roper  *Vice President 2023-2024 The Salvation Army donna.roper@uss.salvationarmy.org
Megan Koziel *Secretary/Hospitality 2022-2024 Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta mkoziel@jfcsatl.org
Heather Staniszewski *Treasurer 2022-2024 Fulton County Library System heather.staniszewski@fultoncountyga.gov
Kristie Wood Finance/Strategic Planning 2022-2024 The Salvation Army kristie.wood@uss.salvationarmy.org
Flannery Pearson-Clarke Membership Co-Chair 2022-2024 Food Well Alliance flannery@foodwellalliance.org
Shanelle Holder Membership Co-Chair 2023-2024 Furniture Bank of Atlanta sholder@furniturebankatlanta.org
Chynna Edwards Program Co-Chair 2023-2024   chynnaedwards12@gmail.com
Edgar Otero Program Co-Chair 2023-2024 Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta eotero@jfcsatl.org
Joanna Patterson Program Co-Chair 2023-2024 Park Pride joanna@parkpride.org
Lara Tillery Program Co-Chair 2022-2024 National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) laramatthews95@yahoo.com
JP Peters Public Relations Co-Chair 2022-2024 Georgia Gwinnett College jpeters21@ggc.edu
Veronica Broadfoot Public Relations Co-Chair 2023-2024 Atlanta Community Food Bank veronica.broadfoot@acfb.org
Megan Boynton Parliamentarian 2022-2024 City of Roswell mboynton@roswellgov.com
Muriam Nafees Professional Network Liaison 2022-2024 Gwinnett County muriam.nafees@gwinnettcounty.com
*Executive Board Member


Immediate Past President – Heather Staniszewski
Volunteer Services Manager
Fulton County Library System



Open Positions

  • Finance Committee member (Financial experience is recommended)
  • Training & Development Co-Chairs


Past Presidents
  • 1973-74: Betsy Guyton
  • 1974-76: Cheryl Edwards
  • 1976-78: Betty Woodward
  • 1978-80: Richard Holifield
  • 1980-82: Rob Johnson
  • 1982-83: Sandra Morris
  • 1983-85: Ellen Nauman
  • 1985-86: James Marshall
  • 1986-88: Carol Jackson
  • 1988-89: Linda Garcia
  • 1989-92: Margaret Roach
  • 1993-94: Lynda Anderson Harris
  • 1994-95: Patrice Earnest
  • 1995-96: Sandra Durant
  • 1996-97: Darcy Levitt Honker
  • 1997-98: Kathleen Kelly Katz
  • 1998-99: Sal Alaimo
  • 1999-00: Carol Fey
  • 2000-01: DeAnn Boyd Fordham
  • 2001-02: Lovell Lemons
  • 2002-03: Jeff Elam
  • 2003-04: Sarah Fonder Kristy
  • 2004-05: Sarah VanDenBerg
  • 2005-06: Telesa Wilson
  • 2006-07: Cheryl North
  • 2007-07: Kim Beasley
  • 2007-09: Kristie Sharp
  • 2009-11: Cameron Turner
  • 2011-12: Megan Daugherty
  • 2012-13: Jenaila Hawkins
  • 2013-15: Louise Fisher Coniglio
  • 2015-2018: Tonya Howard Calhoun, PhD
  • 2018-2022: Heather Staniszewski


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