College of Coastal Georgia, University System of Georgia

Board of Trustees

The College of Coastal Georgia 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. William Torrey, Chairman
Retired, President, Canal Chip Corporation
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Regent James A. Bishop
Mr. Rees Sumerford, Vice-Chairman
Managing Partner, Gilbert, Harrell,
Sumerford & Martin, PC
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Dr. Valerie Hepburn
President, College of Coastal Georgia
Ms. Susan Shipman, Secretary
Director, Coastal Resource Division,
Georgia DNR
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Mr. C. Tom Saunders
VP of Business Affairs,
College of Coastal Georgia
Mr. Wayne Johnson, Treasurer
Executive Vice President,
The Coastal Bank of Georgia
Mrs. Elizabeth Weatherly
Director of Institutional Advancement,
College of Coastal Georgia
Ron Maulden
Past Chairman to the Executive Committee
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Trustees:
Mr. Levi Baisden
President & CEO,
Baisden Foundation

Mr. Mel Baxter
Chairman/CEO,
United Community Bank, Inc.
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Mr. David Bluestien
Retired, Owner, Bluestein Supermarket
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Mr. Gary Colberg
President & CEO,
Southeast Georgia Health System
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Mr. Fred Coolidge
Retired, Executive Vice-President and COO,
First Georgia Bank

Ms. Laura Cross-McKinley
President & CEO, Oglethorpe Bank

Ms. Laverne Cooper (Retired)
Chairman of the Learning Support Division,
College of Coastal Georgia
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Ms. Pat Cooper
President/Broker,
Hodnett Cooper Real Estate
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Mrs. Emily Davenport
Owner, Coastal Nurse Care, Inc.
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Dr. Melvin J. Deese

Mr. Jack Dinos
Retired, CEO, Southern Tea Company
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Mr. Bruce Dixon
Pres., The Dixon Management Group, Inc.

Mrs. Marie Dodd
Community Leader
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Mr. J. Ashley Dukes
President, Dukes Drugs, Inc

Mr. Ken Farrall
President, First Glynn Bank
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Mr. Bill Gross
President/Owner,
William Gross Construction
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Mr. Duane Harris
Owner, Sea Georgia Adventures
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Mr. Ben Hartman
Attorney-PartnerGilbert, Harrell,
Sumerford & Martin, PC
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Mr. Mike Hodges
President, Ameris Bank
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Mr. Con Holland
Chairman/President &CEO,
Southeastern Banking Corporation
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Mr. Michael B. Johnson
VP of Operations,
King & Prince Beach & Golf Resort
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Mr. Jack C. Kilgore
Pres. Consumer Brands Division,
Rich Products Corporation
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Ms. Cheri Leavy
Editorial/Advertising Director, Bulldawg Illustrated
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Mr. Ben Lee
CPA


Ms. Rebecca Lott
VP of Marketing, Acree oil Company
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Mr. Ron Maulden
V.P., General Manager, The Brunswick News
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Mr. Al McKinnon
President & CEO, Security Bank

Mr. Randal Morris
Public Affairs Manager, GP Cellulose
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Ms. Diana Murphy
Managing Director, Private Equity/Rocksolid Holdings LLC
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Mr. Donald G. Myers
Retired, Fund-raising Consultant
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Mr. Brian Parks
President & CEO, Suntrust Bank, Southeast
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Ms. Connie Patrick
Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Center
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Mrs. Kathleen Williamson-Russell
President, Editor & Publisher, The Darien News
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Ms. Diane Sapp
Co-owner
Woodrow Sapp Water Management
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Mr. David Smith
self-employed
Brunswick-Glynn County Dev. Authority
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Ms. Tricia Smith
Past President-Board of Directors-United Way of Camden County
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Ms. Willou Smith
Former Legislator
Former Member of State Board Of Education
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Ms. Anita Timmons
Partner
Taj Enterprises
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Ms. Merry Tipon
Director of Corporate Communications
Sea Island Company
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Mr. Lance Turpin
City Executive, BB&T Bank
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Mr. David Zimmerman
Business Executive (Retired)
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Foundation Emeritus:
Mr. Bob E. Bledsoe
Owner, Troy Accoustics

Mr. Don E. Carter
Retired, VP, Night Ridder News Journalist

Ms. Gracie Compton
Bookkeeper & 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; First Federal

Mr. Jack E. Hartman
Retired, SunTrust Bank President

Mr. Roosevelt Harris, Jr.
City Manager, City of Brunswick

Mr. Alfred W. Jones, III
CEO & Chairman, Sea Island Company

Ms. Mary Virginia Jones
Retired, American National Bank

Mr. John A. Kaufman
President & CEO, Parker-Kaufman,
Realtors & Insurers

Mr. William J. Laws
Physician, Glynn Medical Associates

Mr. John J. Loughlin

Mr. James R. McCollum
Associate Broker, Kings Bay Realty

Mr. John W. McDill
Distribution Manager,
Georgia Power Company Area
Mr. Gilbert C. McLemore, Jr.
Attorney at Law & President,
Gilbert McLemore, Jr., P.C.

Mr. James McSwiney
Retired, President/CEO, Mead Corporation

Mr. William Parker
Retired, Sapelo National Bank President

In Memory of Mr. Ed Peede
CEO, Interior Products

Mr. Bob E Cato Rogers
Manager of Maintenance & Engineering, Smurfit Stone Container Corp.

Mr. John J. Rogers
President, Atlantic National Bank

Mr. Ben T. Slade, III
Managing Partner, Slade Investments, LLC

Mr. Tom Stafford (Retired)
Executive Vice President, Gillman Paper Company

Ms. Julia Terrill Thomas
Retired, Sea Island Company

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

Mr. Charles R. Wells
President & COB, Island Cleaners and Laundry, Inc.
President & COB, Wells Enterprises, Inc.
President & COB, Sea Harvest Company, Inc.
President & COB, Wells truck Co., Inc.

Mr. Frank Williams, Jr.
Retired, Self – employed (Family Tree Business)