About Us





We are a group of volunteer leaders with a passion for bringing awareness to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta through fundraising, advocacy and volunteering.
Under the oversight of the Children’s Foundation Board of Trustees, ELC educates members about Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and its vision for the future, in order to develop strong community ambassadors, fundraisers and future volunteer leaders. Regular business meetings, networking opportunities with Trustees and executives, volunteer engagement with patients, and member socials make for a meaningful ELC experience.
Hosted every spring, The Scrubs Party is ELC’s signature fundraising event. Beneficiaries are voted on by the group and supported through creative fundraising and advocacy initiatives throughout the year. To date, ELC has raised more than $2.3 million for Children’s programs such as the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, the Robotics Center, the Child Protection Program, the Neurosciences Program, the Children’s Heart Research and Outcomes Center (HeRO) and, most recently, the Children’s Food Allergy Program. In addition, ELC helped launch the Children’s childhood obesity prevention campaign (Strong4Life) in metro Atlanta.
Apply for Membership
The online application for 2021 membership is open now through and mid-August 2020. The ELC Membership Committee personally interviews all candidates in order to determine a recommended slate. ELC typically accepts six to eight new members per year from a robust candidate pool. The initial term of service is three years.
2020 ELC Members
Brian Betkowski, Chair
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Jabian Consulting
Olivia Mansfield Wall, Vice Chair
Strategic Marketing Consultant, Mansfield Energy Corporation
Brandon Ansley
Chief Executive Officer, Bellwether Ventures Group
Lindsay Backscheider
Director, Equity Capital Markets, William Blair
Selena Bauman
Senior Director, Campaign Management and Customer Experience, Cox Media Group
Natalia Beinenson
Tax Incentives Expert, Tax Incentives Expert, Inc.
Emily Bentley
Executive Director, J.P. Morgan
Shanna Bradley
Realtor, Ansley Atlanta Real Estate
Jim Briles
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Terra Worldwide Logistics
Staci Brill
Fundraising & Philanthropy Consultant
Eric Bromley
Multifamily Advisory, SVP & COO, Colliers International
Margaux Charbonnet, M.D.
Medical Director, Complex Care, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Kesha Ward Epps
Owner/Director, A Gift From Heaven Academy
Kaitlin Nugent Hammill
Attorney, Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.
Valerie Harper
Accountant, The Arbor Company
John Hays
Executive Director, Sales Channel Strategy, Cox Communications
Kiran Hebbar, M.D.
Medical Director, Simulation, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Stacey McCoy
Consultant, SDM Consulting, LLC
Jennifer McKeehan
Community Volunteer
Kavita Mistry
Community Volunteer
John Morgan Jr.
Co-Founder, President and CEO, South Coast Commercial LLC
Wilds Ogie
CEO, Corrugated Machine Works
Jarod Pardue
General Manager, Domestic Pricing, Delta Air Lines
Aisha Parker
Owner and CEO, Ally Research Partners
Whitney Paulowsky
Community Volunteer
Lindsey Schoultz
Vice President, Human Resources, Rogers Electric
Leigh Rogers Slack
Vice President, Recruiting & Development, Waffle House
Mary Beth Stevenson
Senior Counsel, Hartman Simons & Wood LLC
Jodi Taylor
Associate General Counsel, Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
Kate Aconfora-Thomas
Director, Employee and Culture Communications, The Coca-Cola Company
Lissa Webber
Community Volunteer
Bill Weimar
Senior Vice President, Argonne Capital Group
Cliff Willimon, M.D.
Medical Director, Orthopaedic Quality & Outcomes, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Chris York
Co-Head, Life Science & Technology Finance, MidCap Financial
David Adams
Parker Poe
Amy Hertz Agami
Community Volunteer
David Amar
Merrill Lynch
Butler Ball
MedMal Direct Insurance
Mara Berman
Community Volunteer
Ali Blaisdell
Community Volunteer
Matt Brill
Mr. Mister Mosquito Control
Silvette Bullard
Waldorf School of Atlanta
Jack Cay IV
Palmer & Cay
Nikhil Chanani, M.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Farah Cook
Kilpatrick Townsend
Richard Courts IV
Atlantic Realty Co.
David Cummings
Atlanta Tech Village and Atlanta Ventures
Richard Deriso
TPA Group
Barbarella Diaz
Diaz Foods
Ed Eschleman
Gelfand, Rennert & Feldman
John Hardman
WildArk
Michelle Falconer
Community Volunteer
Kristine Faulkner
Cox Communications
Courtney Fletcher
Doosan Infracore International
Nick Fletcher, M.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Lige Gillis
UBS
Dan Gordon
Emory University
Rand Hagen
Community Volunteer
Dex Harris
Aflac
Anne Park Hopkins
Community Volunteer
Dan Ingevaldson
TechOperators
Jeff Klick, M.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Caroline Lockerman
Community Volunteer
Mitch Masters
Microf LLC
Kim Miller
Booster Enterprises
Ashish Mistry
BLH Venture Partners
John Portman
Portman Holdings
Asif Ramji
Paymetric
Tripp Rawls
UBS
John Rooker
Rooker Real Estate Development
Brook Dennard Rosser
Talent Acquisition and Retention Specialist
Kenneth Saffold
BlackRock
Allison Barnes Salter
Cobb County State Court
Dana Sample
Delta Air Lines
Ann Shearer
Community Volunteer
Matt Shulman
The Ardent Companies
Ami Sirlin
Goodway Group
A. Rian Smith
The Integral Group
Austin Stephens
Merrill Lynch
Tracy Stillman
Community Volunteer
Ellen Turner
TurnerBoone
Marti Walsh
The Coca-Cola Company
Adam Wasserman
H&W Printing