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ATLANTA, January 2, 2023— Cobb Community Foundation (CCF) announced the appointment of four new members to the board of directors to help support the organization’s mission: inspiring charitable giving, building resources for the future, and connecting donors who care with causes that matter. This brings the number of board members to 26.
“Like all our board members, these four individuals are all so well-respected and deeply connected to Cobb County. I cannot wait to see the impact they will have as we continue to grow our donor advised and other charitable funds so we can do even more to help our community thrive,” said CEO Shari Martin.
“In my first year as board chair, I established a goal to ensure that CCF’s board represents a variety of backgrounds, skill sets and areas of expertise from across the county, and I am proud that we continue to attract such strong community leaders,” said Kim Gresh, Board Chair. “I look forward to serving with each of them in the coming year.”
The new board members began their two-year terms with CCF effective January 1, 2023. The four new board members are:
- Carole Cox, Senior Portfolio Manager at GLOBALT Investments; Previous Southern Regional Director of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute; Current Board Member of the Atlanta Society of Finance and Investment Professionals (ASFIP); Member of Finance Committee of Early Learning Property Management Inc.
- Darion Dunn, Managing Partner at Atlantica Properties; Formerly with the Buckhead CID, Croy Engineering, and Harrington, George & Dunn, P.C.; Currently Serving on Boards of the Chattahoochee Technical College Foundation, The Center for Family Resources, Open Doors, and Star-C and on the Advisory Board of the Georgia Tech School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
- Cheryl Richardson, City of Marietta Councilwoman of Ward 1 and Founding Attorney at Richardson Legal Services, PC; Retired U.S. Army, Member of State Bar of Georgia & Cobb County Bar Association; Former Associate Judge for Marietta Municipal Court; Currently serving as Administrative Hearing Officer for City of Marietta and teaching at Kennesaw State University.
- Ray Thomas, President of Mableton Improvement Coalition; Founder of MIC’s HOA Network; Mableton Citizen of the Year 2022; Currently Serving on Austell Gas System Board; Current Member of Cobb County Police Precinct Discussion Group and Chattahoochee Riverlands Greenway Trail Work Group.
Gresh added, “On behalf of the board, I want to express our gratitude to Neera Bahl, Bill Dallas, Frank Howard, and Michelle Cooper Kelly who each concluded their board service in 2022. They have each been invaluable, opening doors, sharing their expertise and providing the insights needed for CCF to be able to help Cobb and everyone in and around it to thrive.”
Pictured Above Left to Right:
Carole Cox, GLOBALT Investments; Darion Dunn, Atlantica Properties; Cheryl Richardson, Richardson Legal Services; Ray Thomas, Mableton Improvement Coalition
To learn more about the CCF Board and members, click here.
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About Cobb Community Foundation
We are a 501(c)(3) organization that uses the power of charitable giving and our role as community catalyst and convener to help everyone in and around Cobb County to thrive. We are living our mission every day by inspiring charitable giving, building resources for the future and connecting donors who care with causes that matter. To learn more, visit www.cobbfoundation.org.
