ADVISORY BOARDS
Our advisory boards comprise business leaders who possess expertise in their sectors as well as a deep commitment to Robinson's mission.
We regularly seek their input on our academic programs and initiatives, ensuring our curricula remain relevant and our students graduate with best-in-class skills. Advisory board members also support Robinson students through classroom speaking engagements, mentorship opportunities, and collaboration on projects, to name a few examples.
The Computer Information Systems Board of Advisors is a partnership among industry IT leaders and the Department of Computer Information Systems at the Robinson College of Business.
We collaborate to enrich the educational growth of our students by providing elite internship, co-op and capstone project experiences; inviting industry experts into the classroom; drawing insights from practicing professionals to guide curriculum development; and engaging practitioners in cutting-edge information systems research.
Industry partners gain early access to top-flight young professionals entering the workforce and experienced graduate students equipped to take significant IT leadership roles.
Members
chair: Kurt Schmitz
clinical assistant professor
Robinson College of Business
Reginald J. Acloque
VP, global services
GE Digital
Yi-Sen An
senior manager, IT
Georgia-Pacific
Dane Bamburry
senior manager, business platform services & solutions architecture
Cox Enterprises & Cox Inc.
Jim Boler
EVP/partner
Baer Group
Tonya Bryant
director, office of the CIO
Southern Company
Tony Burdett
university relations leader
NCR
Scott Burton
CEO
Whitaker-Taylor
Todd Ferguson
IT manager
State Farm
Robin Hensley
senior director, UPS information technology
UPS
Venkat Kambalapally
staff vice president
Anthem
Jana Kanyadan
senior VP and global CIO
Mohawk Industries
Nicole Keaton
deputy CIO
Fulton County
Johnny Lee
principal & national practice leader
Grant Thornton
Matt McGivern
managing director
Protiviti
Monica Moore
SVP distributed systems
U.S. Bank/Elavon
Anil Ninan
manager, IT security
MARTA - Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Ameet Shetty
EVP/ chief data and analytics officer
SunTrust
Tamer Soliman
VP data analytics
Assurant
Bridgette Vargas
general manager, marketing technology & operations
Delta Air Lines
Dan Webber
VP technology
UST-Global
Department of Real Estate Honorary Board
The Honorary Board is a core support group of the Department of Real Estate at the Robinson College of Business whose members are recruited from senior leadership of the real estate industry.
Benefits
- Networking & Educational Events
- Honorary Board Meetings (fall/spring)
- Industry Panels
- Economic & CRE Outlook
- RCB Economic Forecasting Conferences (quarterly)
- AREA GSU industry conference
- comp’d admission
- Other Department Events
Impact
- Students
- Mentoring
- Guest Speakers
- Internships
- Next Generation Talent Pool
- Faculty & Research
- Renowned Scholarship
- Community
- Projects & Integration
- Tours of Your Projects
Lynn McKee
Director of Masters of Science in Commercial Real Estate Program
lmckee@gsu.edu
Interested in GSU’s Real Estate Honorary Board?
Please contact us at area@gsu.edu to learn more.
Members
Bill Adams
president
Adams Realtors
Tom Aschemeyer
managing director
LoanCore
Richard Bowers
president
Richard Bowers & Co.
Mitchell Brannen
chairman and CEO
NAI Brannen Goddard
Rob Carter
COO and president
Westplan Investors
Andy Chopra
CIO and principal
Banyan Investment Group
Ralph Conti
principal and managing member
RaCo Real Estate Advisors
Matt Delicata
managing director
Shelton McNally
Ralph G. Edwards Jr.
principal
EBS Property Investments
Kyle Evans
director
South Coast Commercial
Casey Farmer
Pattillo Industrial Real Estate
James George
James F. George
Larry Gramlich
partner
Troutman Sanders
George T. Heery, Jr.
founding partner
Heery Brothers
Seabie Hickson
executive vice president
The Brookdale Group
Joshua Kamin
esquire
King and Spalding
Steve LaMontagne
partner & real estate practice leader
Moore Colson CPAs & Advisors
John Lundeen
president
Coro Realty Advisors LLC
Jay Mason
vice president
PulteGroup
Lynn McKee
senior vice president
SunTrust
Douglas McRae
director
The Loudermilk Companies
Barry McWhirter
president
McWhirter Realty Partners
Peter Mitchell
senior vice president
SunTrust
Lance Patterson
founder
Patterson Real Estate Advisory Group
Tony Perry
builder
Rezide Properties/New London
David Polevoy
executive vice president
Credit Union Business Services
Mazeen Porbandarwala
chief financial officer
Pattillo Industrial Real Estate
Jonathan Rice
senior vice president
CBRE | Debt and Structured Finance
Kirk Rich
principal
Avison Young
Greg Ryan
managing partner
Cardinal Industrial
T. Dallas Smith
president and CEO
T. Dallas Smith & Company
Stan Sonenshine
president
Preferred Real Estate Funds
Marcy Thomas
Vice President
Grandbridge Real Estate Capital
Ray Uttenhove
EVP and market leader
SRS Real Estate Partners
Jeffrey Warwick
principal
Covenant Capital Investors
Brad Watkins
EVP and director
State Bank & Trust
Lauren Whitlock
Senior Operations Manager
Realty Trust Group
David Zanaty
principal
Zanaty Capital Partners
The GSU-CIBER Advisory Council incorporates a highly distinguished group of faculty, administrators, business leaders, representatives from regional higher education institutions and an appointee from the office of the Georgia governor.
Representatives of Georgia State University Administration
- M. Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University
- Richard Phillips, Dean, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- Wolfgang Schlör, Associate Provost for International Initiatives
- Farrah Bernardino, Managing Director, Office of International Initiatives
- Laura Boudon, Director, Study Abroad Programs
Faculty Representatives of the J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- Leigh Anne Liu, Professor and Director, Institute of International Business and CIBER, Coordinator of Doctoral Programs in International Business
- Mourad Dakhli, Associate Professor, Institute of International Business and GSU-CIBER Coordinator of Curriculum & Instructional Technology
- Fernando Doria, Senior Lecturer, Institute of International Business
- Salomao De Farias, Senior Lecturer, Institute of International Business
- Sevgin Eroglu, Associate Professor, Institute of International Business
- Edward Wang, Lecturer, Institute of International Business
- Ed Baker, Executive in Residence, Robinson College of Business; former Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Faculty Representatives from Foreign Language, International Studies, and Professional Schools
- William Nichols, Associate Professor and Chairperson, World Languages & Cultures, and Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research and GSU-CIBER Director for Business Languages
- German Torres, Professor, World Languages & Cultures and GSU-CIBER Coordinator for Less Commonly Taught Languages
Representatives of Local and Regional Businesses
- Frank Blount, Chairman and CEO, JI Ventures; former CEO of Cypress Communications and Telstra Corp. Ltd. (Australia); Director at: Adtran, Caterpillar Inc., Energy Corp., KBR, Hanson PLC.
- David Boehming, President, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty
- Phil Bolton, Founder and President, Agio Press and Global Atlanta
- Ahmet Bozer, The Coca-Cola Company (Retired), Executive Vice President
- Rahim Charania, CEO, American Fueling Systems
- Rene M. Diaz, President and CEO, Diaz Foods, Atlanta, Georgia
- Bradford W. Ferrer, Executive VP Finance and Administration, CNN Worldwide, Turner Broadcasting Co.
- Eric Joiner, Vice Chairman and Co-Founder, AJC International. Inc.
- Stephen J. Kay, Americas Center Coordinator, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Max Sutherland, President & CEO, World Trade Center – Atlanta
- Seda Palaz Pazarbasi, Managing Director, Strategic Marketing Insights, Analytics and Digital Optimization, American Cancer Society
- Michael S. Shannon, Principal, Liquid Strategies LLC
- Sebastian van der Vegt, CEO & Founder, Untold Communications
- Pablo E. Vargas, Grupo Britt, Costa Rica
- Juanita Velez, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager, Delta Airlines
- Trevor Williams, Managing Editor, Global Atlanta
- Nadeem Zaman, Sr. Global Marketing Director, Kimberly-Clark
Bi-National Chambers of Commerce and Atlanta Consular Corps
- Ian Wyatt, Vice President, Principal Economist, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
- Lucia Jennings, President, Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce
- Veronica Maldonado Torres, President and CEO, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Atlanta, Georgia
Representative Appointed by the Governor of the State of Georgia
- Mary Waters, deputy commissioner of international trade, Georgia Department of Economic Development
Faculty Representatives of Community Colleges and Historically Black Colleges and Universities
- Jean Wells, associate professor, Howard University
- Silvanus Udoka, dean, School of Business Administration, Clark Atlanta University
- Anthony Wilbon, dean, School of Business Administration, Howard University
- Lucinda Blue, chair, Business Administration Department, Johnson C. Smith University
- Andrea Hawkins, interim chair, Department of Management, Marketing, and Logistics, Alabama A&M University
- Theodore Brown, professor, Oakwood University
- Abdullah Khan, associate professor, Claflin University
- James Obielodan, interim chair, School of Business & Technology, Kentucky State University
Institute of Health Administration Advisory Board
The purpose of the institute’s advisory board is to assist faculty in designing and implementing relevant, up-to-date curricula; recruiting and selecting students; and administering academic programs.
The committee has a significant influence on the program’s activities through its advice and counsel. Members comprise institute alumni, preceptors, healthcare CEOs and other industry executives.
Members
John Haupert
CEO, Grady Health System
William Alexander, MD
chief medical officer, Amerigroup RealSolutions in Healthcare, Georgia
Deborah Armstrong
chief operating officer, Piedmont Henry
William H. Boling
attorney at law
Louise Bryde
principal, Stroudwater Associates
Gareth Clarke
CEO, IrriMax Corporation
Mike Dendy
president & CEO, Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions
Beth Finnerty
president, Skyland Trail
Sandra Fryhofer, MD
internist
Allen Hobbs
president, physician services, Conifer Health
J. Craig Honaman
principal, H&H Consulting Partners
Richard Howerton III
president & CEO, VHA Georgia
Kevin E. Lofton
CEO, Catholic Health Initiatives
Anne Meisner
president and CEO, Cancer Treatment Centers of America
Sarah Morrison
CEO, Shepherd Center
Larry Patrick
partner, PwC
Neil Pruitt
chairman & CEO, PruittHealth
Dave Ross, Sc.D.
president & CEO, The Task Force for Global Health
Joseph D. Sansone
former chairman & CEO, Pediatria HealthCare for Kids
Candice Saunders
president & CEO, WellStar
Vivian Singletary
director, Public Health Informatics Institute
Kurt Stuenkel
president & CEO, Floyd Medical Center
Sam Thrower, FACHE
vice president, revenue cycle strategic client management, Nthrive
Larry Tyler
chairman & CEO, Practical Governance Group
Alan Urech
managing partner, Stoney River Capital Partners
Dennis L. White
president & CEO, Alliant GMCF
Pat Williams
president, McKenzie Daniels & Associates
board chair, TAG Health Society
board chair, Institute for Healthcare Information Technology
Joseph S. Wilson Jr., MD
chairman & CEO, Mag Mutual Insurance Company
Tom Wohlford
healthcare business development leader, Trane Corporation
Philip R. Wolfe
president & CEO, Gwinnett Health System
W. Dan Barker
former vice chancellor, health affairs, Emory Health System
Bernie Brown
former CEO, Promina Health System
Louise Bryde
principal, Stroudwater Associates
Brue Chandler
former president, St. Joseph’s/Atlanta
Craig Honaman
principal, H&H Consulting Partners
Robert R. Moore
former founder, Gates Moore & Company
Charisse Braxton
president, Institute of Health Administration Alumni Board
Brian Rowe
president, Future Healthcare Executives
Andrew Sumner, Sc.D.
director, associate professor and Joe Taylor Chair of Health Administration, Robinson College of Business
School of Accountancy Advisory Council
The School of Accountancy Advisory Council provides valuable services to the school by:
- Serving as a sounding board for educational initiatives and implementing research projects
- Advising faculty on serving the business and professional communities
- Promoting the school and its programs in the business and professional communities
- Developing funding strategies for faculty development, professorships, research projects, student scholarships, library acquisitions and general school endowments
- Providing opportunities to faculty for practical experience
- Assisting in attracting high-quality students and faculty to the school
Members
chair: Shaun Alane Lockhart
tax senior manager
Deloitte
Randall Addington
partner
KPMG
Omar Azimi
audit manager
Grant Thornton
Richard Bartolanzo
partner
Bennett Thrasher
Denise Boyd
partner
Grant Thornton
Richard Chambers
president and CEO
The Institute of Internal Auditors
Todd Daniel
accounting policy manager
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship
April Estes
partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Meredith Forrester
senior managing director
SunTrust Audit Services
Matt Gunning
partner
Carr, Riggs, Ingram
Rodger Herndon
managing director
Deloitte
Lynn Huff
partner
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Simon Hukin
audit director
SunTrust
Leslie Polakov
talent development analyst
Koch Industries
Robert Schwarzmann
partner
Porter Keadle Moore
Nicole Westphal Davis
campus recruiter
Aprio
School of Hospitality Administration Industry Board
The Cecil B. Day School of Hospitality Administration’s industry board comprises international and national leaders in the hospitality industry representing companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, Marriott Hotels, Czarnowski, Cobb Galleria Center, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, and Proof of the Pudding. These leaders support the school through guest lecturing in classes, providing support with major school projects, and mentoring and hiring students.
Members
Peggy Berg
president
Castell Project
Neville Bhada
founder & CEO
Tourism Skills Group
Karen Bremer
CEO
Georgia Restaurant Association
Paul Breslin
managing director
Horwath HTL
Frederick Cerrone
founder and chairman
Hotel Equities
Matt Frankiewicz
VP, transaction and asset management
IHG
Kevin Gaffney
vice president and group show director
Emerald Exposition
Jaimee Gholam
director of human resources
Grand Hyatt Atlanta
Robyn Gillespie
program director
Czarnowski
Dale Gustafson
area director of convention sales
Legacy Ventures Hospitality
Bill Hardman
owner
Hardman Properties
Ellen Hartman
president & CEO
Hartman Public Relations
Sharmeen Hawkins
president & COO
SOAR Hospitality Group
Phelps R. Hope
vice president, meetings & exposition
Kellen Meetings
Lee Hunter
COO
Hunter Hotels Advisors
Sean Hyslop
south region president
Sysco
Russell Jacobs
CFO
Zoo Atlanta
Catherine Jefferson
executive director
Cox Media Group
Brad Koeneman
general manager
Atlanta Hilton & Towers Hotel
Jennifer LeMaster
chief administrative officer
Georgia World Congress Center Authority
David Marvin
founder & president
Legacy Ventures
George McKerrow
CEO & president
Ted's Montana Grill
Matt McKinney
COO & general manager
Capital City Club
John Metz
CEO & co-owner
Marlow's
Ivy Mpofu
general manager
Hilton Garden Inn Centennial Park
Tom Murphy
owner
Murphy's
Steven Nicholas
principal & executive VP
Noble Investment Group
Adam Noyes
senior VP
Proof of the Pudding
Andrew Pace
senior vice president of business development
Hospitality Venture Management Group
William Pate
president & CEO
Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Leslie Pchola
COO
Domio Hotels
Chuck Pinkowski
owner & founder
Pinkowski Company
Erica Qualls Battey
area general manager
Marriott International
Davonne Reaves
founder
The Vonne Group
Sue Sanders
vice president of strategic planning & chief of human resources
Hospitality Venture Management Group
Bob Schuler
vice president
AmericasMart Atlanta
Jim Sprouse
executive director
Georgia Hotel & Lodging Association
Jim Squire
president & CEO
Franchise Marketing Advisors
Michelle Swann
CEO
Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority
Ron Tarson
general manager
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel
Guy Thomson
owner & president
PittyPat's Porch
James Tsismanakis
executive director & CEO
Discover Dekalb Convention & Visitors Bureau
Carlos Vazquez
director of global hospitality, branding & office services
The Coca-Cola Company
Allan Vella
president & CEO
Fox Theater
Regynald Washington
CEO & founder
RGW Enterprises
Michael Wheeler
COO & general manager
Cherokee Town and Country Club
Ken Winkler
senior partner
Berman Fink & Van Horn
Mark Woodworth
principal
RM Woodworth & Associates
Mark Zimmerman
CEO
Zimmerman Consulting