The Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees is proud to announce the participants selected for the organization’s Class of 2027. Each year, Leadership Georgia seeks out emerging leaders from every corner of the state and selects sixty-three participants from a pool of several hundred applicants to participate in the year-long leadership program.

Anna Adams | Cartersville

Edna Adams | Macon

Courtney Ashley | Jesup

L. Joy Baker | Lagrange

Ernesto Baron | Elijay

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

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 | Saint 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

Emily Evert | Atlanta

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

The mission of Leadership Georgia is to prepare strong and effective leaders for the future development of our great state. Over the course of the program year, the class participants will experience five immersive programs that examine critical issues facing rural and urban communities of Georgia. Together, the class participants of Leadership Georgia seek mutual understanding of the challenges of the state and the solutions developed and implemented to drive change and success for all Georgians.

The 2027 Leadership Georgia Class will be led by President Scott Chastain of Thomasville. "Look Beyond. Lead Here” is the 2027 program theme.

Leadership Georgia is the country’s most prestigious statewide leadership organization. The organization was founded in 1971 and graduated its first class in 1972. Since then, more than 5,000 leaders – from elected officials to business owners to non-profit leaders – have participated in the program. Leadership Georgia is a volunteer-run organization governed by its Board of Trustees and is an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. 

Learn more at leadershipgeorgia.com.