Announcing Nominees for 2018 Leadership Character Awards by Turknett Leadership Group and Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership Atlanta-based Turknett Leadership Group and The Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership have announced the nominees for the 13th Leadership Character Awards. The awards will be held at a luncheon on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at the Georgia Aquarium. Andrew J. Young- civil and human rights pioneer, former U.S Ambassador to the UN, and former Atlanta Mayor - will be the 2018 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Leadership Character.

“It is a privilege to recognize Ambassador Young with this prestigious award. Few of us have been tested the way he has been throughout his life yet he continues to serve the needs of others. He is a role model of courage, character and servant leadership,” said Pat Falotico, CEO, Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership. The award recognizes exceptional leaders who exemplify the highest standards of character, integrity, and servant leadership over a lifetime of organizational service and service to the larger community. Since 2003, the Turknett Leadership Character Awards have recognized Georgia leaders who demonstrate character in leadership based on alignment with The Leadership Character Model, a model developed by Bob and Lyn Turknett in 1995.

Nominated individuals demonstrate integrity, balance respect and responsibility, and pass Robert Greenleaf’s Best Test of servant leadership by nurturing servant leadership in others. All nominees are recognized at the event, and a top nominee in each category will be selected by the Advisory Board. Members of the 2018 Advisory Board include: Ann Cramer, Senior Consultant with Coxe Curry & Associates; Tom Crawford, Principal/Founder of Crawford Corporate Coaching, former Leadership Character Award winner; David Ratcliffe, former President, and CEO of Southern Company; Conchita Robinson, President and CEO of C Robinson Associates, Inc.; Ann Stallard, Senior Advisor of Oxford Center for Entrepreneurs and former Leadership Character Award winner; and Advisor Emeritus, Dr. Betty Siegel, President Emeritus & Endowed Chair of Siegel Institute of Leadership, Ethics & Character, Kennesaw State University.

2018 Nominees CEO/President/Managing Partner - Large Company Category: · John Dwyer, President - AT&T Prepaid Portfolio · Alex Gregory, Immediate Past CEO/Chairman - YKK · Shane Jackson, President - Jackson Healthcare CEO/President/Managing Partner – Small/Medium Company Category: · Clint Bailey, Managing Partner - HUNTER Technical · Tom Burnside, CEO - LendingPoint · Aaron Goldman, President - Perennial Properties · Walter Griggs, President/CEO - SquarePac · Mark Lloyd, Owner/CEO - The Lloyd Group, Inc. · Donna Morgan, President/CEO - Columbus Hospice of GA & AL · Arnie Silverman, President - Silverman CPM · Katerina Taylor, President/CEO - DeKalb Chamber of Commerce · Moira Vetter, CEO - Modo Modo Agency Executive/Manager Category: · Monica Anderton, VP HR - Mondi Paper · Michael Blake, Director - Brady Ware · Martin Davis, EVP & CIO - Southern Company · Rich DeAugustinis, VP Global Communications & Planning - Coca-Cola · Resha Gadson, Associate Director - AT&T · Stacy Hughes, SVP - Global Payments · Angela Long, VP/Chief People Officer - Colonial Pipeline Co. · Dianne Miller, Director - AT&T · Leon Morales, Managing Director - DNA Behavior International · Greg Morrison, SVP/CIO - Cox Enterprises · Kishia Powell, Commissioner - City of Atlanta Watershed Project · Nzinga Shaw, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer - Atlanta Hawks/Phillips Arena