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Board of Directors

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Andrew J. Tuck

Board Chair

Andrew J. Tuck is the Board Chair for the Bobby Dodd Institute Board of Directors. He is a partner at Alston & Bird where he has been serving for more than 15 years. Andy’s mathematical and actuarial expertise allows him to assist insurance companies with their most complex issues. In addition, his electrical engineering and computer science background coupled with his deep experience in antitrust and intellectual property licensing give him the ability to help technology companies navigate their most difficult legal issues. Clients count on Andy to guide them through their disputes not only domestically in state and federal courts but also through international arbitrations.

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Vice Chair

Peter Lauer is the BDI’s Board of Directors Vice Chair. He is experienced commercial leader in the B2B world with an emphasis and passion for technology / engineering based business. Have sold, lead sales teams and done corp dev domestically and around the world. Natural born leader of people and teams with a good mix of strategic thinking and operational discipline. Was part of the senior team that took our company, the Corporate Executive Bd, public in 1999 in a very successful IPO.

What does BDI mean to me?

An amazing way to engage people with physical and mental challenges into productive careers that enable much happier lives.

Peter Lauer
Kristen M. Lewis

Secretary

Kristen Lewis serves as a Secretary for the BDI Board of Directors. Her Special Needs Planning law practice for the past 36 years has focused on serving families challenged by disabilities, at all socioeconomic levels, with both taxable and non-taxable estates. Her current volunteer commitments with the Center for the Visually Impaired and Canine Assistants also reflect this focus. Kristen’s Board positions with Wesley Woods Senior Living and Eagle Ranch also reflect her personal and professional mission to improve the lives of elders and children whose primary challenges are not disabilities.

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Treasurer

Executive Vice President, Atlanta Market President
Prior to joining First Horizon, Rodney served as the Atlanta Market President for IBERIABANK since 2015. He previously served as the President of Georgia Commerce Bank for 12 years.
He joined First Union Bank in Atlanta in 1988 and served as a Corporate Banking Sales Manager for Georgia covering the large company segment. Rodney started his banking career in Dallas, Texas in 1982.

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Rodney Hall
Quinn Shearer

Immediate Past Chair

Quinn is a Director at B. Riley with experience in the valuation of privately held businesses, stock option and warrant valuation, fairness opinions, tangible and intangible asset valuation for mergers and acquisitions, real options analysis, and Monte Carlo simulations. Industry experience includes banking, distribution, foods, hotels, hospitals, information technology, logistics, manufacturing, oil and gas services, publishing, real estate, telecommunications, and textiles.

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Board Member

Maryann is an eternal optimist and visionary who believes leading a team to find their “purpose” can lead to significant business success. Transparency combined with collaboration has lead her to be labelled a ”change agent” that will inspire a team to follow. Leaning on her values, she is laser focused on growing individuals. Being intentional on diversity and inclusion, she is a strong recruiter and her teams are reflective of the communities she serves. As a senior level media executive with a unique background she flourishes in developing and executing strategic plans for sustainable long term growth.

As a leader with an unique background, she is best known for her management style. She is a people-first motivational leader who believes in building a community internally with clear goals. She is a trainer by heart so really loves to bring individuals along and help them grow.

Her legacy as a servant leader is the next generation she has invested in are our leaders of the future. This is the definition of her success.

What does BDI mean to me?

BDI speaks to me due to it’s purpose.  Making the world a better place by empowering individuals for generations to come resonates with my personal values.

Maryann Balbo
Lori Chase

Board Member

Lori Chase has over 30 years of experience in marketing and public relations in the financial services industry. Lori is a Senior Vice President, Public Relations Director at First Horizon Bank. 

She is responsible for media, sponsorships, business development and branding.

Serving key markets for the Company including Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, New York as well as the Energy and Music, Sports & Entertainment specialty lines of business.

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Board Member

Aflac.

 

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Kedrick Eily
Dan Haynes

Board Member

Dan Haynes is a Principal at Deloitte Consulting LLP.  Dan currently serves as the Lead Client Service Partner for one of Deloitte’s most strategic clients and has held a wide range of leadership positions, including the U.S. Consulting Manufacturing Sector leader, U.S. Consulting Aerospace & Defense leader, the Consumer & Industrial Products Client Excellence leader and the Aerospace & Defense Customer Sustainment Service Offering leader. Dan has extensive experience working with a broad range of companies in the defense and commercial aerospace, industrial products and chemicals industries.

Dan lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife and enjoys traveling and serving various charities in the Atlanta area.

What does BDI mean to me?

BDI means providing individuals with disabilities the skills, resources, and opportunities to become a productive and integral part of the Atlanta metropolitan community

Board Member

Fred Hill is Principal Managing Director at NFP. As a consultant, Fred helps large employers improve the quality and reduce the cost of their disability, life, long-term care and retirement plans for highly compensated employees. Fred himself is the parent of a son who lives with an intellectual disability and is familiar with the problems the community faces.

What does BDI mean to me?

To me, BDI means helping individuals maximize their abilities, and offering resources and hope to both those individuals and
their families. 

Fred Hill
John McKenney

Board Member

President/CEO at McKenney’s, Inc.

 

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Board Member

Peg Nicholls leads Cisco Learning and Certifications Sales at Cisco. For more than 10 years, she has served on non-profit Boards and led Communities of Interest at Cisco all focused on helping to level the playing field providing career opportunities for the disability community. Most recently, she has been serving on the BDI Bridge Academy steering committee and has a deep understanding of the BDI mission and vision.

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Peg Nicholls
John Rahls

Board Member

John Rahls is a VP, Southeast Region at Fidelity Family Office Services. He has spent 20+ years focused on the Family Office and RIA marketplace in areas including investment management, custody, and technology, and has developed a deep understanding of the complexities these offices face.

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Board Member

Judith Moen Stanley is a community advocate and a writer. 

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Judith Moen
Jim Terry

Board Member

James H. Terry II retired as the Vice President of National Sales at Coca-Cola North America in June 2011. He had joined Coca-Cola in 1973 in Charlotte, NC, as a quality assurance technical representative. Currently, he serves as the Chairman of the Board for The Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation, with a focus on scholarships, leadership, and integrity in college football. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and the Board of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. Jim earned a BS degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1972.

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