Carter Center Appoints New Members to Board of Councilors

ATLANTA (Sept. 12, 2024) — The Carter Center, a not-for-profit organization advancing peace and health worldwide, has appointed 21 new members to its Board of Councilors, bringing total membership to 228.

The Board of Councilors is a leadership advisory group that promotes understanding of The Carter Center and its activities among opinion leaders and the broader community. Carter Center CEO Paige Alexander and staff members give updates about the Center’s activities to board members throughout the year.

“Our Board of Councilors creates an intimate link between The Carter Center, the city of Atlanta, and the state of Georgia by helping us to promote the work and mission of the Center in the councilors’ communities,” Alexander said.

Since its founding in 1987, the Board of Councilors has been led by some of Atlanta's most distinguished civic leaders, including its current chair, Clark Dean, who also is executive managing director – transaction sciences, at Transwestern.

Following are the new councilors:
Joseph B. Alonso, partner, Alonso & Wirth Law
Nana-Yaw Asamoah, chief commercial officer, AMB Sports + Entertainment
Tony Balloon, partner, Alston & Bird
Jimmy Childre, president, Childre Ford
Walt Davis, partner, Jones Day
Lauren Fernandez, principal and founder, The Fernandez Company
Jason W. Goode, partner, Alston & Bird
Hill Hardman, president & CEO, Granite Holdings
John Hardman, managing director, WoodLeaf Partners
Theodore M. “Tad” Hutcheson, Jr., vice president, community engagement, Delta Air Lines
J. P. James, chairman, Hive Financial Assets
Joia M. Johnson, corporate director Global Payments, Regions Financial Corp. and Sylvamo Corporation
Soumaya Khalifa, principal, Khalifa Consulting
Wonya Lucas, corporate director, Atlanta Braves Holdings, Comcast, and Inspire Brands
Reginald McKnight, global head of social impact, Google
Radina Russell, general manager, Edelman
Zaffer Sange, chief transformation officer, Novelis
Rajiv Sardana, chairman and CEO, Innova Solutions
Scott O. Seydel Jr., president & CEO, The Seydel Companies
Patricia M. Thompson, shareholder, Djuric Spratt
Ryan Wilson, CEO + co-founder, The Gathering Spot

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The Carter Center 
Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope.

A not-for-profit, nongovernmental organization, The Carter Center has helped to improve life for people in over 80 countries by resolving conflicts; advancing democracy, human rights, and economic opportunity; preventing diseases; and improving mental health care. The Carter Center was founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, in partnership with Emory University, to advance peace and health worldwide.