2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
GTF's Board of Directors meets four times a year, providing oversight and guidance to the staff, and are charged with fiduciary and governance responsibilities for the Foundation. Board members serve a term of three years and may choose to renew for a second term.
Melanie Calkins
Board Chair
LBS (retired)
Jennie Perryman,*
RN, PhD
Chair-Elect
Emory Transplant (retired)
Jansen Bailey
Treasurer
Acunis Wealth Partners
Noah Benz, JD
Secretary
SilverStream
Lester Crowell, Jr.
At Large
Three-13 Salon, Spa & Boutique
Meghan Schaub,
MPH, CPHQ
At Large
Emory University Hospital
Robert Paredes
At Large
Jackson + Coker Healthcare
John Albers,
Senator
GA Senate District 56
Janet Barnett*
P.A.-C.
Wellstar MCG (retired)
Linda Heiden,*
RN
LifeLink of Georgia (retired)
Rusty Humphrey
CareDx, Inc
Jennifer Kittinger,
LCSW
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville
Christina Klein,
MD
Piedmont Transplant Institute
Tina Kroeppler
LifeLink of Georgia
Rochelle Liverman,
PharmD
Alexion AstraZeneca Rare Disease
Chad Y. Mao,
MD
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Preeti
Emory University
Kristianna Singh,
MD
Children's Hospital of Georgia
Matthew Smith
UnitedHealthcare
Quincy
Weatherspoon
Flatiron Health
Christina Wiggins,
RN, BSN, MBA
Wellstar MCG Health
Ben Barkley, JD
Counsel
Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
*Founding Board Member