Governance & Leadership
Spring 2024 Campus Meeting
Board of Directors
Officers & Members
Eric Yeager, Board Chair
Cobb County Sheriff's Office
Maureen Lok, Vice Chair
Cobb Master Gardener Volunteer
Patricia Quinn, Secretary
Pfizer (Retired)
Gerlda Hines, Treasurer
State Accounting Officer for Georgia
Mike DeWitt, Investment Subcommittee Chair
Partner, Wealth Advisor, Corient
Adebola Lamikanra, Personnel Committee Chair
Associate Attorney, Genuine Parts Company
Ashley Johnson, Facilities Committee Chair
Senior Director, Impact Development Management
Marsha Brenner, PaJammin' Fundraiser Chair
CCYA Guardian Angels Lead & Retired Photographer
Kay Anderson
Georgia Department of Family & Childrens Services (Retired, Regional Director)
Dwight Blackwood
VP & Assoc. General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
James Bullock
Precinct 3 Commander, Cobb County Police Department
Clifton Dortch, Jr.
Relationship Manager, Balentine
Bob Fyfe
Executive VP/Partner, PointeNorth Insurance
Boris Garbuz
Director, Cushman & Wakefield
Lindsay Garbuz
Pete Kantor
Financial Services Executive
Charles Maxell, Jr.
Pastor, The Breakthrough Fellowship Church
Jennifer Maxell
Pastor, Breakthrough Fellowship Church
John McMahon
Bank Officer, Sales Portfolio Specialist, South State Bank
Kimberly Pullen
Manager, Indirect Tax, Printpack Inc.
Scott White
Retired District Chief, Cobb County Fire & Emergency Services
Angela Whritenour
Application Support Lead, DPR Construction
Legacy Emeritus Trustees
Contributors to CCYA's History and Future
Chris French, Ph.D (2017 Legacy Award)
Psychologist; Entrepreneur
Michael Samples (2018 Legacy Award)
Owner, Samples Construction
Mike Kaufman (2015 Legacy Award)
Partner, The Hawkins Firm
Kelly Johnson (2019 Legacy Award)
Owner, A&K Affairs
Jim Newman (2016 Legacy Award)
Retired AT&T (deceased)
Brian Newsome (2012 Legacy Award)
VP, Albion Scaccia Enterprises, LLC
Emeritus Trustees
Past Board Members
Hank Anthony
Retired Attorney
Bill & Martha Bechtel
Retired Owners, Executone of GA, Inc. (Bill, deceased)
Val & Vincent Green
Retired, Allstate
Jeff & Linda Pace
The Pace Family Foundation
Nancy & David Young
Volley Automation, Computer Technologies
Operational Leadership Team
Staff Administrative Directors
Jennifer LaBrecque
Director of Facilities and Grants Management
Mark Thompson
Director of Finance
Steve Yarish
Director of Human Resources
Programmatic Leadership Team
Staff Programmatic Directors
Jamie Hartley
Life Works Program Director
Marie Rooney
Rise Up Academy Program Director
Dasha Wilson
Deputy Director of Residential Services
Paula Pickett
Life Works, Assistant Program Director
Tony Wells
Director of Music Education
Management Team
Staff Managers (Admin & Programmatic)
Steve Bryan
Facilites & Information Technology Manager
Mary Connor
Blooming With Possibilities Garden/Farm Manager
Antrica Feaster
Food Services Manager & Chef
Lela Harvey
Policy & Compliance Manager
Marsha Joseph
GED Program Manager/Instructor
Faruq Lawal
Second Shift Campus Manager
Adrianna Mallard
Rise Up Academy Case Manager
