The Playworks Georgia Advisory Board is a group of changemakers who believe in the power of play and are active ambassadors for Playworks. These playful professionals contribute their personal time to share the mission of Playworks: to improve the health and well-being of children by increasing opportunities for physical activity and safe, meaningful play.
Leslie Pierson
Immediate Past Board Chair , Community Volunteer
Shane Ballew
Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank
Torarie Durden
Vice President of Product, Fleetcor Technologies
Shawn Hickey
Data Insights Practice Lead, ImagineX Consulting
Melissa Maheux
Account Executive, Google Cloud
Krystal Anthony
Brand Strategy Manager, Georgia Power
Matt Tarkenton
Senior Vice President, Tarkenton Financial
Emily Anne Vall, PhD
Executive Director, Resilient Georgia
Marianna Whitehurst
Writer, Inspirer, and Philanthropist
Earnest Sessoms Jr.
Principal, Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School