Board of Trustees

Foundation Mission Statement

The College of Coastal Georgia Foundation develops resources to support the college in providing quality education. The Foundation also serves as an advocate within the Coastal Georgia community to further the goals of the College.

Executive Board:	Ex Officio:
Mr. Rees Sumerford, Chairman Managing Partner, Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, PC Click to view Bio	Dr. Valerie Hepburn President, College of Coastal Georgia Click to view Bio
Mr. Mike Hodges, Vice Chairman President, Ameris Bank Click to view Bio	Mr. Jeff Preston Vice President of Business Affairs, College of Coastal Georgia
Ms. Susan Shipman, Secretary Retired, Coastal Resource Division, Georgia DNR Click to view Bio	Elizabeth K. Weatherly Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Annual Giving, College of Coastal Georgia
Mr. Jack C. Kilgore, Treasurer President, Consumer Brands Division, Rich Products Corporation Click to view Bio
Mr. William Torrey Immediate Past Chairman Retired, Canal Chip Corporation Click to view Bio

Trustees:
Mr. Levi Baisden President and CEO, Baisden Foundation Mr. Mel Baxter Chairman and CEO, United Community Bank, Inc. Click to view Bio Mr. David Bluestein Retired, Bluestein Supermarket Click to view Bio Mr. J. Greer Brown Merrill Lynch Mr. Gary R. Colberg President / CEO, Southeast Georgia Health System Mr. Fred Coolidge Retired, First Georgia Bank Ms. Laverne Cooper Retired, College of Coastal Georgia Click to view Bio Mrs. Pat Hodnett-Cooper President, Hodnett-Cooper Real Estate Click to view Bio Mrs. Emily Davenport Owner, Coastal Nurse Care, Inc. Click to view Bio Dr. Melvin Deese, Jr. Orthopaedic/Ankle and Foot Surgeon, Summit Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Surgery Mr. Jack Dinos Retired, Southern Tea Company Click to view Bio Mr. Bruce Dixon President, The Dixon Management Group, Inc. Mrs. Marie Dodd Community Leader Click to view Bio Mr. J. Ashley Dukes President, Dukes Drugs, Inc Mr. Ken Farrell President, First Glynn Bank Click to view Bio Mr. Bill Gross President and Owner, William Gross Construction Click to view Bio Mr. Duane Harris Owner, Sea Georgia Adventures Click to view Bio Mr. Ben Hartman Attorney and Partner, Gilbert, Harrell, Sumerford & Martin, PC Click to view Bio Mr. Con Holland Chairman/President and CEO, Southeastern Banking Corporation Click to view Bio Mr. Michael B. Johnson Vice President of Operations, King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort Click to view Bio	Mr. Wayne Johnson President / CEO, The Coastal Bank of Georgia Mr. Jack Kilgore President, Consumer Brands Division, Rich Products Corporation Mr. Ben Lee Certified Public Accountant Mr. Ron Maulden Vice President / General Manager, The Brunswick News Ms. Laura Cross McKinley Community Leader Mr. Al McKinnon President, South Coast Bank & Trust Mr. Randal Morris Public Affairs Manager, GP Cellulose Click to view Bio Ms. Diana Murphy Managing Director, Private Equity/Rocksolid Holdings, LLC Click to view Bio Mr. Donald Myers Retired, Fund-raising Consultant Click to view Bio Mr. Brian Parks President and CEO, Suntrust Bank, Southeast Click to view Bio Ms. Connie Patrick Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Click to view Bio Mrs. Kathleen Williamson Russell President, Editor and Publisher, The Darien News Click to view Bio Ms. Diane Sapp Co-owner, Woodrow Sapp Water Management Click to view Bio Mr. David Smith Self-employed, Brunswick-Glynn County Development Authority Click to view Bio Ms. Tricia Smith Past President, Board of Directors, United Way of Camden County Click to view Bio Ms. Willou Smith Former Legislator and Former Member, State Board Of Education Click to view Bio Mr. William J. Stembler Georgia Theater Company Ms. Anita Timmons Partner, Taj Enterprises Click to view Bio Ms. Merry Tipton Director of Corporate Communications, Sea Island Company Click to view Bio Mr. Lance Turpin City Executive, BB&T Bank Click to view Bio Mr. David A. Zimmerman Retired, Lear Corporation

Foundation Emeritus:
Mr. Charles Ray Acosta Retired, Georgia Power Company Mr. Bob E. Bledsoe Owner, Troy Accoustics Mr. Don E. Carter Retired, Knight Ridder News Ms. Gracie Compton Bookkeeper and Sales, Arcadia Fine Jewels Mr. Corbin J. Davis Mr. Bill Dawson General Manager, Georgia Ports Authority Judge Orion L. Douglass, Sr. State Court Judge, Glynn County Mr. James D. Gould, III Retired, Ford Motor Company and First Federal Bank Mr. Roosevelt Harris, Jr. City Manager, City of Brunswick Mr. Jack E. Hartman Retired, SunTrust Bank, Southeast Ms. Zoe Horton Mr. Alfred W. Jones, III CEO and Chairman, Sea Island Company Ms. Mary Virginia Jones Retired, American National Bank Mr. John A. Kaufman President and CEO, Parker-Kaufman, Realtors & Insurers Dr. William J. Laws Physician, Glynn Medical Associates Ms. Cheri Leavy Editorial/Advertising Director, Bulldawg Illustrated Click to view Bio Ms. Rebecca Lott Vice President of Marketing, Acree oil Company Click to view Bio In Memory of Mr. John J. Loughlin Mrs. Jeanne K. Manning President, Azalea Foundation	Mr. James R. McCollum Associate Broker, Kings Bay Realty Mr. Dennie L. McCrary Retired, Sea Island Company Mr. John W. McDill Retired, Georgia Power Company Mr. Gilbert C. McLemore, Jr. Attorney and President, Gilbert McLemore, Jr., P.C. Mr. James McSwiney Retired, Mead Corporation Mr. William Parker Retired, Sapelo National Bank In Memory of Mr. Ed Peede CEO, Interior Products Mr. Cato Rogers Manager of Maintenance & Engineering, Smurfit Stone Container Corporation Mr. John J. Rogers President, Atlantic National Bank Mr. Ben T. Slade, III Managing Partner, Slade Investments, LLC Mr. Tom Stafford Retired, Gillman Paper Company Ms. Julia Terrill Thomas Retired, Sea Island Company In Memory of the Reverend Eugene C. Tillman Pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church Mr. Peter F. Vivenzio, Jr. Reverend, First Baptist Church (Brunswick) Mr. James O. Wainright, Jr. Certified Public Accountant, Moore Stephens Tiller, LLC Ms. Susan C. Wainright Philanthropist Mr. Charles R. Wells President and COB, Wells Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Frank Williams, Jr. Retired, Entrepreneur