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Our Team
Our teams propel our mission, enabling us to create a world where sustainable and inclusive communities thrive.
Board
Not pictured: Nancy Blank and Steve Cannon
Directors
Arthur M. Blank
Chairman
Perhaps best known as co-founder of The Home Depot, Arthur Blank is now widely recognized...
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Fay Twersky
Director
Fay Twersky is president and director at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. Fay joined...
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Kenny Blank
Director
Kenny Blank is an arts nonprofit executive, community leader, and award-winning journalist with a diverse...
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Dena Kimball
Director
Dena Kimball (she/her) is Executive Director of the Kendeda Fund. She has dedicated her career...
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Josh Kimball
Director
Joshua Kimball currently leads Data Science and Machine Learning at recent “unicorn,” Calendly. Prior to...
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Nancy Blank
Director
Nancy works at the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta serving as a consultant for the Y...
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Associate Directors
Suzanne Apple
Associate Director
Suzanne Apple, of Atlanta, Georgia, retired from the World Wildlife Fund U.S. in December 2015,...
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Bill Bolling
Associate Director
Bill Bolling is co-founder, board chair and senior advisor of Atlanta nonprofit Food Well Alliance,...
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Rosalind Brewer
Associate Director
Rosalind (Roz) Brewer was most recently with Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer...
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Steve Cannon
Associate Director
Stephen Cannon serves as vice chairman, AMB Sports and Entertainment (AMBSE), a for-profit holding group...
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Elise Eplan
Associate Director
Elise is a co-founder and principal in Be Philanthropy, a firm that advises philanthropic organizations....
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David Homrich
Secretary and Treasurer
David Homrich is Senior Advisor to the Chairman of AMBFO, LLC, the Family Office of...
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President's Office
Fay Twersky
President
As president and director of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, Fay Twersky is a...
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Kelley Gulley
Chief of Staff
Kelley D. Gulley is chief of staff at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. She...
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Alexis Jordan
HR DIRECTOR
Alexis Jordan reports to the chief of staff and leads all aspects of the foundation’s...
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JoAnn Ellis
Office & Logistics Sr. Administrator
JoAnn Ellis is the office & logistics senior administrator at the foundation. She provides a full range of...
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Patricia Whigham
Executive Assistant
Patricia Whigham is a highly skilled and dedicated professional serving as the executive assistant to the...
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Atlanta's Westside
Daniel “Danny” Shoy, Jr.
Managing Director, Youth Development and Atlanta's Westside
Daniel Shoy, Jr. “Danny”, joined the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation staff in February 2022...
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Kasey Anderson
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Kasey Anderson is an Administrative and Program Associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation....
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Tolton Pace
Sr. Program Officer, Atlanta's Westside
Tolton Pace joined the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation staff in September 2023 and serves...
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Democracy
Wendy Feliz
MANAGING DIRECTOR, DEMOCRACY AND PUBLIC POLICY ADVISOR
Wendy Feliz joined the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation as managing director for democracy and...
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Kasey Anderson
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Kasey Anderson is an Administrative and Program Associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation....
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Environment
Blair Beasley
Managing Director, Environment
Blair Goldstein Beasley is the managing director of Environment at the Arthur M. Blank Family...
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Peter Brown
Sr. Program Officer, Environment
Peter Brown is a senior program officer of Environment for the Arthur M. Blank Family...
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Christian Amica
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Christian Amica is an administrative and program associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation....
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Mental Health & Well-Being
Elizabeth Brown
MANAGING DIRECTOR, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Elizabeth (Beth) Brown is a resilient and seasoned executive with over 20 years of leadership...
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Christian Amica
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Christian Amica is an administrative and program associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation....
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Natalie Gilbert
PROGRAM OFFICER, MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Natalie’s connection to the Blank Family of Businesses and the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation...
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Youth Development
Daniel “Danny” Shoy, Jr.
Managing Director, Youth Development and Atlanta's Westside
Daniel Shoy, Jr. “Danny”, joined the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation staff in February 2022...
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Kasey Anderson
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Kasey Anderson is an Administrative and Program Associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation....
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Founder Initiatives
Margaret Connelly
Managing Director, Founder Initiatives
Margaret Connelly is the Managing Director of Founder Initiatives at the Arthur M. Blank Family...
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Taylor Ivey
Challenge Course and Basecamp Manager
Taylor Ivey is the Manager of the AMB West Basecamp and Challenge Course. His responsibilities...
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Rachel Ward Jackson
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, FOUNDER INITIATIVES
Rachel Ward Jackson is the deputy director for Founder Initiatives at the Arthur M. Blank...
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Whitney Lane
PROGRAM MANAGER - WEST CREEK RANCH, AMB WEST CHALLENGE COURSE, AMB WEST BASECAMP
Whitney Lane is a Program Manager at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. In this...
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Tawnya Rupe
Sr. Director, Montana Philanthropy
Tawnya Rupe is senior program director at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. In this...
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Abigail Lawson
Grants Management & Administrative Associate
Abigail Lawson is the grants management and administrative associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family...
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Communications
Sherrie Mazur
MANAGING DIRECTOR, COMMUNICATIONS
Sherrie Mazur is a dynamic communications executive with more than 20 years of experience crafting...
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Caroline Huston
DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS
Caroline Huston, APR, is the Director of Strategic Communications at the Arthur M. Blank Family...
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Jice Murphy
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Jice Murphy is an Administrative and Program Associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation....
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Alexis Nwaiwu
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
Alexis Nwaiwu is a communications specialist at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. In this...
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Brittany Smith
DIGITAL MEDIA STRATEGIST
Brittany Smith is on the communications team at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation as...
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Effective Philanthropy
Jodi Nelson
MANAGING DIRECTOR, EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY
Jodi Nelson currently works as the Managing Director of Effective Philanthropy at the Arthur M....
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Lisa Zook
SENIOR OFFICER, EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY
Lisa Zook comes to the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation after years of running her...
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Jice Murphy
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Jice Murphy is an Administrative and Program Associate at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation....
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Finance
Diana Champ Davis
MANAGING DIRECTOR, FINANCE AND GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Diana has 27 years of experience in accounting, finance, and business operations. The two-time Nonprofit...
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Lea Bond
GRANTS MANAGER
Lea Bond is the grants manager at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, where she...
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Jessica Louviere
DIRECTOR, FINANCE & ACCOUNTING
Jessica Louviere is the director of finance & accounting at the Arthur M. Blank Family...
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Toya Mack
ACCOUNTING MANAGER
Toya Mack is the accounting manager at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. In this...
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Carol Rodriguez
GRANTS MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT
Carol Rodriguez is a grants management assistant at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. In...
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Ki-Jana Slaughter
STAFF ACCOUNTANT
Ki-Jana Slaughter is a Staff Accountant at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. In this...
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