Leadership Georgia names Class of 2027, including 13 Atlanta residents

Thirteen Atlanta residents are among the 63 people chosen for Leadership Georgia’s Class of 2027, which the statewide program announced Mon., Oct. 19.

The organization selected the class from several hundred applicants.

Members will spend the coming year in a program built around the issues facing both Georgia’s cities and its rural communities. Leadership Georgia, an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, was founded in 1971. More than 5,000 people have gone through the program since then, including elected officials, business owners, and nonprofit leaders.

Who made the cut from metro Atlanta

The Atlanta group includes Christopher Blakely, Joe Carlos, Eshé Collins, Tunisia Cornelius, Gloria Cox, Caroline Earle, Damon Elmore, Emily Evert, Donald Kirkland, Brian Monahan, Yendelela Neely, Tory Powell, and Taos Wynn.

Outside the city limits, metro participants include Jacqueline Rosenthal of Brookhaven, Joel Wiggins of Decatur, Misty Fernandez of Roswell, Casey Tanner of Marietta, Jonathan Wu of Norcross, and Kim Hartsock of Suwanee.

A class built to mix city and country

Leadership Georgia says it looks for emerging leaders “from every corner of the state.” The goal, according to the organization, is for participants to build a shared understanding of the state’s problems and of the solutions communities have put in place.

The program is volunteer-run and governed by a board of trustees. Scott Chastain of Thomasville will serve as president for the 2027 class, which will work under the theme “Look Beyond. Lead Here.”

The new class joins an alumni base that dates to the program’s first graduating class in 1972. More information is available at leadershipgeorgia.com.

The full Class of 2027

• Anna Adams, Cartersville
• Edna Adams, Macon
• Courtney Ashley, Jesup
• L. Joy Baker, LaGrange
• Ernesto Baron, Ellijay
• Daniel Bayman, Quitman
• Christopher Blakely, Atlanta
• Jason Bragg, Athens
• Brittany Caison, Hoschton
• Eric Callahan, Griffin
• Joe Carlos, Atlanta
• Eshé Collins, Atlanta
• Tunisia Cornelius, Atlanta
• Gloria Cox, Atlanta
• Colby Crabb, Dublin
• Koosh Desai, Leesburg
• Caroline Earle, Atlanta
• Clare Easterlin, Louisville
• Damon Elmore, Atlanta
• Jed C. Evans, Cochran
• Emily Evert, Atlanta
• Misty Fernandez, Roswell
• Carlos Greer, Locust Grove
• Robert Griffith, Watkinsville
• Blythe Hammons, Gainesville
• Jerry Harkness, Demorest
• Kim Hartsock, Suwanee
• Dustin Hightower, Bremen
• Jacob Hopkins, Butler
• Christy Hubbard, Columbus
• Christopher Jackson, Rome
• Preston Jimmerson, Doerun
• Michael Kaufman, St. Simons Island
• Donald Kirkland, Atlanta
• Sadie Krawczyk, Monroe
• John Kueven, Gainesville
• James Gunn Lindley III, Savannah
• Brian Monahan, Atlanta
• Alex Morrison, Macon
• Whitney Murphy, Statesboro
• Yendelela Neely, Atlanta
• Keri Orvin, Baxley
• Chris Paulk, Wray
• Nicholas Perry, Valdosta
• Tory Powell, Atlanta
• Sidney Reynolds, Blakely
• Jacqueline Rosenthal, Brookhaven
• Travis Rush, Americus
• Beau Seagraves, Bishop
• Walter Stafford, Macon
• Kelsey Stanford, Fort Valley
• Molly Steeves, Rome
• Lisa Stephens, Dawson
• John Stewart, Augusta
• Casey Tanner, Marietta
• Kari Viola-Brooke, Augusta
• Latray Walker, Evans
• Seth Walker, Milledgeville
• Aaron Whitely, Savannah
• Joel Wiggins, Decatur
• Ashley Woitena, Columbus
• Jonathan Wu, Norcross
• Taos Wynn, Atlanta

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