Leadership
Nancy Yarnell
Founder and CEO
An ordained United Methodist minister and degreed counselor, Rev. Yarnell’s business background is in internal procedural improvements and software development project management. The Chattanooga native received a mid-life call to ministry, which she lives out by service in the community….
Kelly Cooper Smith
Chair
Originally from Chattanooga, Kelly received a bachelor of pharmacy from UNC and a master’s in health administration from GSU. Her early career was spent in managing hospitals in Tennessee and Georgia. A graduate of Leadership Chattanooga, Kelly has served on…
Mark Kassis
Treasurer
Mark is a Smyrna/Atlanta native attending Campbell High School, the Air Force Academy for two years and then graduating from Georgia State University with a BBA in Finance. He later went on to obtain a Masters in Science in Finance…
Susan Roche
Board Member
A second generation Atlanta native, Susan grew up in Chastain Park, attended Northside High School and then Auburn for university. A lifelong and dedicated volunteer to her children’s schools, Susan was vice-president of the Holy Innocents Parents’ Association and chaired…
Rebecca Steinberg
Rebecca is an Atlanta native and current medical student at Emory University. She has a background in community service and volunteerism through student run healthcare clinics, and helped coordinate outreach efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to retirement home residents, Grady…