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Board of Directors
Refugee Family Services 2007-2008

Leola J. Reis, Board President
Vice President, Communications, Education & Outreach,
Planned Parenthood of Georgia
Expertise: Non-profit communications
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Joined Board: September ’06; rotates off August ‘12

Renee Rhoten, Board Vice President
Consultant, A.T. Kearney. Inc
Affiliations:Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Board Member, Michigan Business School Black Alumni Assoc.; City of Atlanta Boards & Commissions In-Rem Review Board; volunteer for Project Open Hands and Hands on Atlanta
Ethnicity: African-American
Expertise: accounting/finance; strategic planning; business process improvement
Joined Board: Nov. ‘04. Rotates off: Aug. ‘10

Audrey Lustgarten, Board Secretary
Attorney, Paul Hastings
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Expertise; litigation, human rights issues
Joined Board: August ’06, rotates off August ‘11

Tunstall P. Rushton, Board Treasurer
Founder, President and CEO,
The Benevolink Corporation
Expertise: management, finance
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Joined Board, July ’06; rotates off: Aug. ‘11

Kim Bui
Executive Producer, CNN,
English Section Editor, Atlanta Viet Bao (Vietnamese-English Bi-lingual Newspaper)
Affiliations: Asian American Journalists Association (past President-Atlanta Chapter);
Center for the Visually Impaired (volunteer); Georgia Interethnic Coalition (member),
Hands on Atlanta (volunteer)
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Expertise: media, Asian community
Joined Board: June ’03. Rotates off: Aug: ‘08

Thomas J. Chapel, Chair, Finance Committee
Senior Health Scientist, Office of the Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Affiliations: Advisory Board - Habitat for Humanity; Action Committee – Paideia School;
Vice President, Atlanta Community Consulting Teams; Past President, American Evaluation Association; President, Lake Claire Cohousing.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Expertise: strategic planning; finance; program evaluation
Joined Board: March ’02. Rotates off: Aug. ‘07

Bao Trong Do
Research Scientist, Kimberly-Clark Worldwide
Affiliations: American Chemical Society
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Joined Board: March ’06. Rotates off Aug. ‘11

Sam Marie Engle
Senior Associate Director,
Office of University-Community Partnerships, Emory University
Expertise: Community planning; coalition building
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Joined Board, July ’06; rotates off Aug ’11.

Marilyn Grist
Independent consultant
Affiliations: Schenk School Board of Trustees; Child Survival Campaign, Co-chair; Atlanta Justice Center, Mediator; Inman Park Neighborhood Assoc., Vice President; Atlanta International Museum, Board of Leaders
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Expertise: marketing/communications; fundraising; strategic planning
Joined Board: Feb. ’05. Rotates off: Aug. ‘10

Kathy Harber, Chair, Personnel Committee
Internal Diversity Manager,
Southern Company Services
Affiliations: Camp Fire Boys and Girls, Advisory Committee; Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, Advisory Board; Association for Women in Communications, member; Association of Utility Professionals, member.
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Expertise: marketing; writing; HR-job descriptions; management
Joined Board: March ’05. Rotates off: Aug. ‘10

Ray Hill, Chair, Development Committee
Senior Adjunct Lecturer,
Goizueta Business School
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Expertise: finance, management
Affiliations: “Chapter” (governing board) member and Secretary, Cathedral of St. Philip
Joined Board: January ’06; Rotates off Aug. ‘11

Becky LeFebvre
Vice President of Product Management,
Turner Broadcasting Systems
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Expertise: management, software development
Affiliations:
United Way VIP Program
Joined Board: July ’06; rotates off Aug. ‘11

Ashley Romano
Director of Business Development,
McGuireWoods LL.P.
Expertise: marketing
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Joined Board: August ’05. Rotates off; Aug. ‘11

Marge Tsitouris, Chair, Nominating Committee
Independent contractor, retired former Director of Emergency Group, CARE USA
Affiliations: Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Assoc.; CARE Action Network
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Expertise: refugee issues
Joined Board March ’02. Rotates off: Aug. ‘07

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