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….

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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…

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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…

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Colleen Hagan

Board Member

Colleen has been a social worker for 49 years and is still going strong in her private practice!  Holland, MI is her hometown and after college she served two years as a Peace Corps community organizer in Jamaica.  University of Michigan…

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Michael Howard

Board Member

Michael is a retired business executive with decades of marketing experience at NBC Universal and Disney. Originally from Chicago Michael and his family moved to Atlanta 30 years ago. He has enthusiastically embraced volunteer work at Northside United Methodist Church,…

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Alan Nicely

Board Member

A native of East Tennessee, Alan has resided in the Smyrna area for over 40 years. A graduate of Carson Newman University with a B.A. in Political Science/Education and a M.A. from Central Michigan University, Alan began his teaching and…

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Jeanmarie Quarterman

Board Member

Jeanmarie first moved to Atlanta after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her work included multi-family development and promotion. After a long stint in NYC she and her husband returned to Atlanta to raise their family….

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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…

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April Williams

Board Member

April works at Tinuiti, an Independent Performance Marketing Firm, as an Associate Account Manager. The mother of three children ages 21, 19 and 15, April for many years was on the Steering Committee of a Food Security Group in Kennesaw….

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