The Community Advisory Board (also known as CAB) is comprised of a group of business and community leaders who live and work in the Atlanta area.  CAB leaders provide guidance to JLA’s leadership on how it can best execute its mission to serve the Atlanta community.

We are pleased to announce our 2025-2026 Community Advisory Board members:

Kristin Bernhard, Chair
Executive Director, Corporate Social Responsibility & Public Advocacy
Primrose Schools

Mindy Binderman
Executive Director
GEEARS

Tim Bresnahan
VP Advancement & Philanthropic Services
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

Erin Dreiling
Executive Director
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library Foundation

Judy Fitzgerald
Executive Director
Voices for Georgia’s Children

DiShonda Hughes
Chief Mission Officer
Atlanta Women’s Foundation

Lauren Koontz
President & CEO
YMCA Atlanta

Milton Little
CEO
United Way of Greater Atlanta

Tommy Pearce
Executive Director
Neighborhood Nexus

Chetan Shah
Senior Vice President, Foundations & Endowments Specialty Practice
Truist

Gaby Sheely
Executive Director
Tull Charitable Foundation

Lizzy Smith
Grants Program Director
Robert W. Woodruff Foundation

Matt Westmoreland
City Council Member
Atlanta City Council

Comer Yates
Executive Director
Atlanta Speech School

Macie Thompson
President
The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc.

Kristen Settlemire-Fuller
President-Elect
The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc.

Laura Wagner
Recording Secretary
The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc.