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25 Power Women 2007
It's a diverse group of women but they all share exemplary leadership qualities and an amazingly professional and personal track record. Regardless of whether they are running a city, a major corporation or a nonprofit, these 25 women truly are Power Women.
January 1, 2007
As chief counsel and chief privacy officer, Carol DiBattiste is a leader in one of Atlanta's
largest companies, ChoicePoint. But she is also a national leader - and a powerful voice - in the
very public and very volatile discussion on privacy and information security. DiBattiste spoke with
Atlanta Woman magazine about her role and how ChoicePoint is leading the way to ensure that a
company's and an individual's information remain private and secure.
AW: What is your role at ChoicePoint?
Carol DiBattiste: Presently, I am the General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at
ChoicePoint.
As General Counsel, I direct the Company's legal activities, including compliance with
applicable laws, litigation, investigations, mergers and acquisitions, contracts, leases and other
legal documents, intellectual property, employment matters, and corporate records. I provide
general legal advice to Choicepoint's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief
Operating Officer, and Board of Directors.
In my capacity as Chief Privacy Officer, I represent the Company on privacy matters, conduct
privacy outreach, set privacy policy, oversee the Company's customer credentialing processes and
privacy compliance processes, and report to the Privacy and Public Responsibility Committee of the
Board of Directors.
AW: When you joined the company it was admittedly during some challenges. According to an
April 2006 article in Information Security magazine, your mission upon joining ChoicePoint was to
"clean up the means by which ChoicePoint credentials its customers, align security and privacy
within the company's four walls, and concentrate on implementing a steady stream of checks and
balances to ensure a breach like the one that started 2005's firestorm never happens again." What
did you do?
DiBattiste: When I joined ChoicePoint in April 2006, much was already being done by
ChoicePoint to reinforce the responsible use of information and enhance security and privacy. I
worked to build upon the many enhancements already in place and focused on strengthening and
further enhancing our customer credentialing processes, privacy and security policies and
procedures, audit and compliance practices, privacy and security training, overall accountability
for privacy and security matters, and privacy outreach and transparency.
AW: Have you accomplished your goals? What areas of security and privacy are you focusing on
now?
DiBattiste: Yes, all of the talented and dedicated people at ChoicePoint, including senior
leadership, worked tirelessly to achieve our goals of enhancing privacy and security at ChoicePoint
and making it a business imperative, as well as a business advantage. We realize that privacy and
security are areas where we cannot rest. We have to continually update and enhance our practices
because criminals are working just as hard to undo those measures. We are now focusing on new ways
to further improve our audit and compliance programs, credentialing processes, and policies and
procedures.
AW: Nationally, the issue of privacy is becoming more important. What should companies as
well as individuals do to make sure their information is secure?
DiBattiste: Companies should develop policies and procedures to protect consumer privacy and
secure consumer information to include proper credentialing of their customers. In simple terms, by
credentialing, I mean verifying that customers are who they say they are. Educating and training
employees and third parties on proper security and privacy safeguards is critical. Finally,
auditing employees and customers helps ensure compliance and identify opportunities for
improvement.
AW: How did you become interested in security?
DiBattiste: I became interested in national security several years ago when I joined the U.S.
Air Force in 1971 at age nineteen.
I served twenty years in the Air force on active duty in many different and challenging
positions promoting our national security and retired in 1991. I was extremely fortunate to be
asked to return to the Air Force less than ten years later when I was appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate in 1999 to be the Under Secretary of the Air Force, the 2nd highest
ranking civilian position.
I left that position in 2001 but after the disaster and tragedy of September 11, 2001, I felt
I had to help and returned to the government, specifically, the Transportation Security
Administration (TSA). I was Chief of Staff and later the Deputy Administrator where I worked on
privacy and security matters nonstop.
AW: Tell us a little of your background.
DiBattiste: In addition to the challenging and exciting times I am having at ChoicePoint, as
well as the great opportunities to make a difference at the Air Force and TSA, I also spent a good
deal of time greatly enjoying my life in law enforcement as a federal prosecutor and executive in
the Department of Justice.
I was a defense counsel and a prosecutor when I was serving on active duty in the Air Force,
and also an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Florida (Miami) after I
retired from the Air Force in 1991, prosecuting predominantly drug and immigration crimes.
I later returned to Miami as the Deputy United States Attorney, responsible for day-to- day
operations of the office of 400 responsible for prosecutions of all federal crimes from Vero Beach
to Key West, Florida.
I was also fortunate to lead the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, Department of
Justice from 1994 to 1997, responsible for providing executive, management, legal, security, and
policy support to the 93 politically-appointed United States Attorneys nationwide. During my
tenure, we dealt with many crises, including the Oklahoma City Bombing, Olympic Park Bombing,
Unabomber and TWA 800 investigations.
Finally, I will mention two other great experiences I have had. I served as the Principal
Deputy General Counsel of the Navy and supervised the Naval Criminal Investigative Service as well
as 600 attorneys on acquisition, litigation, environmental, patent and copyright, privacy, ethics,
and employment matters.
Additionally, I spent two years in private law practice as a partner with Holland &
Knight LLP, practicing in litigation, government relations, and employment and diversity areas.
AW: What are the signs that there is a potential problem with corporate and one's individual
privacy?
DiBattiste: There are many different signs that can indicate potential problems but the keys
are to be always vigilant and constantly looking for new ways to improve your practices and audit
for compliance.
AW: How do you view the government's role in privacy matters?
DiBattiste: Both the government (public) and businesses and other organizations (private)
have important privacy and security responsibilities. The federal and state governments have also
enacted important laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Driver's Privacy Protection Act,
and many consumer notification laws to protect consumer privacy.
AW: How does a company like ChoicePoint convince the public that their information is secure?
DiBattiste: ChoicePoint has done a great deal in the last year to convince consumers that
their information is secure as possible. Please visit www.privacyatchoicepoint.com to view our
privacy and security enhancements document that summarizes the many enhancements we have put into
place. We have also worked very hard to become more transparent to not only consumers, but to
media, privacy advocates, governments, and others, on who we are, what we do, and how we protect
consumer information.
AW: President Bill Clinton named you Under Secretary of the Air Force? What were your duties?
DiBattiste: Yes, I was appointed in 1999 by President Clinton and I was primarily responsible
for recruiting, retaining, training, and equipping 710,000 men and women and a budget of over $70
billion. I worked on revitalizing Air Force recruiting and retention, the F-22 procurement, special
intelligence issues, training, a new anti-harassment action plan, sensitive personnel matters,
privatization, complex acquisition and readiness issues and several key health care issues.
AW: You've had a very successful, yet diverse, career. What were your career goals and how do
you approach your career?
DiBattiste: I have been very fortunate and been provided tremendous opportunities in my life
for which I will always be very grateful. My goals have always been to do the very best I can to
make a positive difference and achieve great value-added results, as well as inspire others to
achieve beyond their expectations. I have never thought of "approaching my career" - I have just
followed my instincts and heart and done what I thought was best.
AW: What is the best advice you've been given?
DiBattiste: The best advice I have received is from a very good friend and mentor - always
open the door to others and help them succeed.
AW: What is the best advice that you ignored?
DiBattiste: Maintain a work-life balance.
AW: What has been the key to your success?
DiBattiste: Perseverance, positive attitude, working with great leaders, and having a great
family and great friends.
AW: Do you have any personal goals that you want to achieve?
DiBattiste: Still be able to run at age 60 (5 years away) with no injuries.
AW: What are your professional goals?
DiBattiste: Make a positive difference with real results.
Vicki Gordon
Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs InterContinental Hotels Group
As senior vice president of corporate affairs for the Americas division of InterCoontinental
Hotels Group, Vicki Gordon is responsible for external affairs as well as administrative functions
for the Americas region including corporate services, community affairs, government relations,
meetings/special events and business continuity planning.
She joined the U.K.-based company in 1989 as regional director of field marketing with
subsequent responsibilities in consumer marketing, new product development, brand management and
environmental programs.
A founding member of the Women in Lodging committee of the American Hotel & Lodging
Association, Gordon is involved in several civic organizations including chairing the Southeast
chapter for the U.S. fund for UNICEF, Pets are Loving Support (PALS) and the Atlanta Convention and
Visitors Bureau. In 2005 she led IHG's global tsunami relief efforts and was recognized by the
Australia-New Zealand-America Chamber of Commerce for her efforts.
She has been recognized for her leadership efforts including being named of the "Most
Powerful Women in Travel" by Travel Agent magazine and one of the "Twenty Women Who Make a
Difference" by Minorities and Women in Business Magazine.
Suzanne Sitherwood
Senior Vice President,
Southern Operations
AGL Resources;
President
Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas
Suzanne Sitherwood was named senior vice president, Southern Operations in November 2004.
Primary among her responsibilities is executive oversight of three utilities - Atlanta Gas Light,
Florida City Gas and Chattanooga Gas. Prior to this role, Sitherwood served as vice president of
gas operations and capacity planning.
As vice president, Sitherwood directed the natural gas distribution infrastructure, gas
control, gas measurement, marketer relations, customer-related services, interstate pipeline
relationships, asset management, and management of storage facilities including liquefied natural
gas plants in Riverdale, Macon, and Cherokee County, Ga., and Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sitherwood joined AGL Resources nearly 25 years ago as a co-op student in the cathodic
protection group. She has held a variety of positions including vice president of engineering and
construction, chief engineer, director of competition planning, director of rates and regulatory
affairs, and director of residential markets.
A graduate of Southern College of Technology with a bachelor's degree in industrial
engineering technology, Sitherwood also holds a master's degree in business administration from
Brenau University.
Sitherwood was recognized in 2001 by Business to Business Magazine as a recipient of the
"Divas" award. She is a member of Leadership Atlanta's Class of 2006 and also currently serves as a
board member for the Emory Hospital Visiting Committee, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Children's
Health Care of Atlanta, Livable Communities Coalition, Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc.,
and is a member of the Alexis de Tocqueville Society of United Way. She also served on the board of
AID Atlanta for five years and was chairperson for the Loop Committee, where she dedicates time to
education about HIV and other related issues.
Among her community activities are AIDS Walk, Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes, Relay for
Life and the United Way.
Dr. Josephine Tan
Community Development
Project Manager
Georgia Power Co.
Dr. Josephine Tan is an influential leader both in the Asian American community and with her
employer. In 2003, Gov. Sonny Perdue appointed her chair of the Asian American Commission for a New
Georgia, which enables state-wide Asian American voices, consults state policy making and helps
economic development projects.
As Georgia Power's Community Development Project Manager in the Metro East Region of Atlanta,
Dr. Tan supports the local communities through leadership development, strategic planning, existing
industry retention and expansions, and with new companies considering an expansion or relocation to
the area. Her duties also include working with the Asian-American community.
Dr. Tan began her career with Southern Company Services in 1980 as a senior economist. She
joined Georgia Power in 1989 and was responsible for economic, energy and load forecasts before
moving to corporate relations in 1994. Prior to joining Southern Company Services, she was an
assistant professor of Economics at the University of Central Arkansas.
She serves on many non-profit boards including the Asian American Chamber of Commerce, the
Korea Southeast United States Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Community Center. She has also
served on the boards of Leadership Atlanta, Northwest Georgia Girl Scout Council, and League of
Women Voters of Georgia.
The founding president of the Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, Tan also chaired
the International Village Cultural and Community Center and successfully raised $3.4 million to
complete construction of a child development center in Chamblee. She has been a key leader in
organizing and promoting race relations and was a business partner for the Census 2000 project,
initiated the first Asian American Summit in Atlanta, which became role model for entire nation
Janice D. Davis
Chief Financial Officer
City of Atlanta
Janice D. Davis was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the City of Atlanta in August
2004 and is responsible for the city's financial well-being. Her duties include the effective
management of the city's financial resources, reporting to both the executive and legislative
branches of city government and managing the Finance Department.
Within the Finance Department, she oversees the preparation and monitoring of the city's
annual budget, preparation of the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, cash investments, risk
management, payroll and employee benefits, treasury and business license administration.
Davis has spent her entire career in government, most recently serving as the director of
finance and secretary of financial oversight for Philadelphia. In addition, she has served as the
chief financial officer for the Dallas Independent School District, director of finance and budget
for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and deputy director of finance and administration for
the City of Houston.
She began her career with the New Orleans school district and served for a time as the
utility financial administrator for the City of New Orleans' Sewerage and Water Board.
A native of New Orleans, she received a bachelor of science in accounting from the University
of New Orleans. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager.
Davis serves on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. She is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Government Finance Officers Association, and the
Association of Government Accountants.
Marian Lucia
Executive Vice President
Chief Information Officer
Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
Marian Lucia is executive vice president of information technology and chief information
officer at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. She is responsible for the overall management of
the bank's Information Technology Division and is a member of the executive management committee.
Prior to joining the bank, Lucia served as corporate vice president, operations and systems,
for Prudential Institutional and as chief information officer of Prudential Investments in Newark,
N.J. Lucia also served previously as principal managing director of technology at Bear Stearns and
Company, Inc., and vice president of Technology with Merrill Lynch. Her earlier background included
technology management positions at Texas Commerce Bank in Houston and Bank of Oklahoma in Tulsa.
A native of Pittsburgh, Lucia earned a bachelor's degree in computer science with honors from
Pennsylvania State University, and a master of science in business administration from Robert
Morris University. She is active in the community, serving on the boards of the YWCA of Greater
Atlanta, Gwinnett Technical College and advisory boards including Penn State's Women in Science and
Engineering Institute.
Leslie R. Sibert
Vice President Transmission
Georgia Power Co.
Leslie Sibert is the vice president transmission for Georgia Power and is responsible for the
company's transmission system, including its planning, maintenance, operations and new
construction. She oversees an organization of more than 1,200 employees with an annual capital and
operations and maintenance budget of $370 million.
Sibert started with the company as a co-op student in 1982 and has held a variety of
positions since, including retail/wholesale, distribution, customer service, and labor relations. A
graduate of Georgia Tech, she completed the Harvard Professional Management Development Program in
2001. She was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Engineering Alumni at Georgia Tech in
2005.
Sibert is active in civic affairs as well. Currently she serves on the YWCA of Greater
Atlanta Board, the Georgia Tech Research Alliance Board, and the Decatur Rotary Club.
Katie S. Goodman
Partner
Grisanti, Galef & Goldress
Katie S. Goodman has worked with more than 50 companies in the last five years in capacities
ranging from Director of Reorganization to Advisor to Restructuring Officer. While she has worked
with both private and public companies, Goodman focuses on providing services to middle market
companies throughout the Southeast.
Grisanti, Galef & Goldress has transformed under-performing companies into high
performance operations for the past 50 years. Goodman has served as an advisor to a variety of
companies, including a garden mulch manufacturer and distributor, a resident homebuilder and a
textile manufacturer. She worked as assistant chief restructuring officer to Pinnacle Towers, a
$200 million provider of wireless communications site pace, both in preparation for, and during the
company's Chapter 11 Bankruptcy proceedings. In addition, she has worked as Director of
Reorganization to a home textile retail chain with operations in Colorado, Virginia, Maryland,
Alabama and Mississippi.
Goodman, who has been appointed as a Receiver in the State of Georgia, worked at a leveraged
buy-out fund based in the Southeast prior to joining GGG. Goodman is a graduate of Lancaster
University in England and received a master's degree in finance from Georgia State University.
Jacqueline M. Welch
Vice President
Employee and Organizationial
Effectiveness
Rock-Tenn Co.
Jacqueline M. Welch is vice president, Employee and Organizational Effectiveness for
Rock-Tenn Company, a $2.2 billion Norcross company that manufactures packaging products,
merchandising displays and recycled paperboard.
In her position, Welch is responsible for talent acquisition, performance management, career
development, learning and development, succession planning, organization development, employee
relations, compliance, union relationships, corporate communications, and workplace practices such
as corporate citizenship and diversity for a workforce of 10,000 employees. She reports directly to
the CEO and is an officer of the company.
Welch's expertise is in developing, implementing and institutionalizing people programs,
practices and policies that support business objectives and optimize organizational culture. This
includes developing customer-focused business strategy for the human resource function and building
line capacity to manage people.
Before joining Rock-Tenn, she spent a decade as a consultant, first with Towers Perrin then
with Accenture. As a consultant, she worked across many industry groups and segments, including
advertising, food and consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, QSR (Quick Service Restaurants),
transportation and travel services, retail, state and local government and utilities.
Deborah L. Latham
CEO
Georgia Tank Lines LLC
Deborah L. Latham started Georgia Tank Lines, a trucking company that specializes in the
transport of liquid hazardous materials including gasoline, diesel and chemicals to c-stores and
commercial businesses, in 1996. With 30 years experience in various facets of the petroleum and
transportation industries, Latham started the company in response for a need for trucking services
that were honest, safe and reliable. She has grown the company to be a premier carrier in the
industry and only one of three women-owned hazardous materials carriers in the country.
Latham operates a company made up primarily of male employees, deals almost exclusively with
male customers and competes with exclusively male-owned and operated national businesses. And
"despite those odds," Georgia Tank Lines is still considered a premier carrier in Georgia, she
says.
A self-proclaimed "serial entrepreneur," Latham was one of the original owners of Optimum
Energy Sources, which marketed diverse energy related products and services to large industrial,
commercial and governmental accounts. She sold her controlling interest in 1998.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, Latham is the current president of the Atlanta
chapter of National Association of Women Business Owners, and on the board of directors of Visions
Anew, a nonprofit firm that assists women and families through divorce.
Elisabeth Marchant
Executive Director
Multicast Media Networks LLC
Elisabeth Marchant is executive director of Multicast Media, an Atlanta based worldwide
leader that specializes in streaming video technology. She focuses on the corporate and nonprofit
sector for the company and provides online communications to companies worldwide.
Prior to joining Multicast two years ago, Marchant most recently served as president and CEO
of The Leader Publishing Group where she spent five years in a variety of positions. She was the
first publisher of Atlanta Woman magazine.
Marchant has lived in Atlanta for 30 years and is active in the business and nonprofit
community. She currently serves on the boards of The Atlanta Community Food Bank and the Board of
Governors of The Buckhead Club. She recently served on the board of the Henry W. Grady Hospital
Foundation and the Chair's Council of the Atlanta Women's Foundation. She is a member of the 2005
Academy of Women Achievers for the YWCA Atlanta and was a member of the 2004 Class of Leadership
Atlanta, as well as Leadership Midtown class of 1993. Named by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as
one of the city's top businesswomen in 1992, Marchant has lived and worked all around the world,
including Paris, New York and Montreal.
Dr. Eva Galambos
Mayor
Sandy Springs
Dr. Eva Galambos took the helm of a grassroots campaign to make Sandy Springs an independent
city, and 30 years later, was successful in creating the first new city in Georgia in 50 years. Now
as its first mayor, Dr. Galambos moved a group of volunteers into a model city government that has
drawn the attention of media and governments both nationally and internationally.
Of course in creating a new city, Dr. Galambos was challenged with providing city services
almost overnight. She was certainly up to the challenge. Sandy Springs became the first city in the
country to outsource all city services except public safety. According to the University of
Georgia, this outsourcing saved taxpayers more than $20 million during the first year of operation.
The second area of expertise is in customer services. If you call the City of Sandy Springs,
you will talk to a live person and feedback from that one business decision has proven to be a hit
for anyone trying to do business with City Hall.
A published author in both finance and educational policy, she organized Sandy Springs Clean
and Beautiful, served on the now defunct chamber of commerce and founded Sandy Springs
Revitalization and was a board member for 11 years.
Carol H. Bell
Managing Director
Asset Services
CB Richard Ellis
Carol H. Bell oversees the strategic property management and leasing responsibilities for CR
Richard Ellis' Atlanta region, which includes a portfolio of 40 clients with more than 32 million
square feet of office, industrial and retail properties located in Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama
and Tennessee.
Bell oversees 155 employees and ensures that the day-to-day leasing, management and
operations requirements are being met in order to satisfy the investment interests of the
buildings' owners. She also oversees the creation of a strategic business plan for each property
designed to increase operating efficiencies and reduce expenses. She also coordinates the
property's marketing and leasing program.
With more than 20 years of commercial real estate management experience in Atlanta, she has
worked for Insignia/ESG, Cushman & Wakefield and Robinson-Humphrey Properties. A graduate of
Georgia State University, she earned the Certified Property Manager from the Institute of Real
Estate Management (IREM). She is an active member of IREM and won first place for developing a
tenant manual in that organization's first national awards program.
Also active in the Building Owners and Managers' Association, Bell currently services on the
Executive Committee and chair of the Advisory Committee.
Marguerite C. Garrison
Colonel
U.S. Army
Col. Marguerite C. Garrison is the Garrison Commander for Fort McPherson and Fort Gillem
where she is responsible for managing the installations' functions and services. The garrison
provides administration and logistical support to the Installation Management Command Southeast
Office, the U.S. Arm Forces Command and other military and Atlanta-based activities.
Garrison soldiers provide cradle-to-grave support to the more than 120,000 active duty and
reserve component military personnel, retirees, civilian employees and families served by Fort
McPherson and Fort Gillem.
A graduate of St. Bonaventure University where she was captain of the women's volleyball
team, Col. Garrison was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Military Police Corps following
graduation. She spent several years in Germany, including a six-year tour as Commander, 630th
Military Police Co. Upon returning to the United States, she received several promotions, including
Assistant Secretary to the Joint Staff, Forces Command and Executive Officer of the 705th Military
Police Battalion, which supports operations of the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
Pamela J. Pure
Executive Vice President
McKesson Corp.;
President
McKesson Provider Technologies
Pamela Pure is executive vice president of McKesson Corporation and president of McKesson
Provider Technologies (MPT). She is responsible for overall leadership of initiatives across a
broad range of customer and operational activities for the McKesson Provider Technologies division.
She is also the executive sponsor for McKesson closed-loop medication management strategy.
Pure brings more than 20 years of executive and operational experience in healthcare
information technology, particularly in the areas of product management, corporate strategy and
business operations. Under her direction, McKesson has successfully introduced Horizon ClinicalsTM,
launched Horizon Expert OrdersTM, and acquired and integrated Horizon Medical ImagingTM, along with
at least a dozen other new IT solutions. Customer satisfaction and service measures have continued
to improve, and Pure has played a key role in a number of major customer implementations.
In January 2006, Pure was appointed to American Health Information Community (AHIC)
Electronic Health Record Workgroup. AHIC is the public-private group formed by the Office of the
National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Its charter is to advise the Department of
Health and Human Services on how to advance the nation's use of electronic health records.
Veronica Sheehan
Senior Vice President
Network Operations
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Veronica Sheehan is senior vice president of network operations for Turner Broadcasting
System, Inc.'s (TBS, Inc.) Turner Entertainment Group, responsible for leading technical,
operational, administrative and financial activities for the Network Operations division.
The Network Operations division provides 24-hour technical and operational support for Turner
Broadcasting's entertainment networks, including TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Turner Classic Movies,
Boomerang and Court TV, as well as VOD offerings and products on emerging platforms, such as mobile
and broadband.
Sheehan joined Turner Broadcasting in 1999 as director of broadcast operations and later that
year moved to TBS, Inc.'s in-house production and post-production division, Turner Studios, where
she served as vice president of operations and original productions. Previously, she was director
of operations for National Video Center's post-production division in New York.
A graduate of St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y., Women in Cable Telecommunications
inducted her into the prestigious Betsy Magness Leadership Institute in 2002, and in 2006 she was
named one of the most powerful women in technology by CableWorld magazine. She is the founding
chair of Turner Women Today, one of Turner Broadcasting's business resource groups.
Tracy Hoover
Executive Director
Hands On Atlanta
Tracy Hoover is the executive director of Hands On Atlanta, an organization that connects
individuals, families and groups with "hands on" volunteer opportunities. Over 400 nonprofit and
public schools rely daily on Hands On Atlanta volunteers to meet the critical needs of the Atlanta
community. Over the past ten years, Hoover has fostered tremendous programmatic growth and
expansion. Today, Hands On Atlanta volunteers deliver more than 400,000 hours of direct service to
the Atlanta community, each year.
Under her leadership, Hands On Atlanta's AmeriCorps program has emerged as a national model
for leveraging large-scale citizen involvement in public school reform. She leads a staff of 50
employees, a 28-member board of directors and a corps of 170 AmeriCorps members.
Before joining Hands On Atlanta, Hoover had significant experience in the nonprofit sector.
Prior to moving to Atlanta, Hoover led the business and financial operations for Episcopal
Children's Services in Jacksonville, Fla., a prominent child's services and advocacy organization.
She also has served in a variety of community leadership roles over her career, and currently
serves on the Board of Directors of Hands On Network; Advisory Boards of The Metro Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce, Junior League of Atlanta, The Georgia Foundation Center, and the National Black Arts
Festival Full House Commission.
Karen A. Robinson
President
CEO
Prime Point Media
Karen A. Robinson had a very good 2006. Her company, Prime Point Media, was acquired in a
deal potentially worth $25 million. Prime Point Media, which developed the first national network
of pay phone advertising kiosks, was acquired by Torono-based OutdoorPartner Media Corp. last
month. The Canadian company focuses on local advertising by selling ad space in specially designed
garbage cans.
Robinson will continue at the helm after the sale where she will continue to be responsible
for the strategic direction and management of the company. She joined Prime Point in 2001 when the
company was still in the planning stages and was instrumental in the successful commercialization
of the business.
Prior to joining Prime Point, Robinson was chairwoman and CEO of Enrev Corp., a battery
management technology company. During her stint at Enrev, she led the company's development of a
licensing model for its proprietary products, established a notable roster of private stockholders,
and raised more than $41 million of capital.
A graduate of the University of the Redlands, she is a past president of the Technology
Executive Round Table, a protégé in the Committee of 200, the premier Women's National Professional
Organization. In 2000 she was honored as the Georgia Technology Woman of the Year. Wireless Weekly
named her one of the top 20 women in the wireless
Barbara T. (Bobbi) Cleveland
Executive Director
The Tull Charitable Foundation
As the executive director of The Tull Charitable Foundation, Bobbi Cleveland is responsible
for dispensing millions of dollars to charities that focus on education, youth development and
health and human services. The Tull Charitable Foundation was started by 1952 by J.M. Tull, who
founded the Southern Rubber and Supply Company, which was the precursor to the J.M. Tull Metal and
Supply Company. Since 2000, the foundation has awarded more than $20 million to worthy
Georgia-based charities.
Cleveland has been with the foundation since 1987 but has been an important player in the
local civic and nonprofit communities for years. She is a member of the board of directors of the
Family Connection Partnership, EMBRACE (The Foster Family Foundation of Georgia) and the Atlanta
Local Education Fund. A graduate of St. Lawrence University with a master's in social work from the
University of North Carolina, she has also served on the boards of the Georgia Academy for Children
& Youth Professionals, the Georgia Conservancy, the Community Housing Resource Center and the
Metropolitan Atlanta Community Foundation. She was a founding member of the board of directors of
APPLE Corps.
Anna R. Cablik
President
Anatek Inc.
Anasteel & Supply Co.
MassAna Construction LLC
Anna R. Cablik was born and raised in the Republic of Panama, where she obtained a degree in
medical technology from the Canal Zone College. After finishing her studies, she married and came
to Atlanta in 1974. After working in several companies, including Piedmont Hospital, she started
her first company Anatek Inc., a contracting company that specializes in highway bridges, in 1982 .
Under her leadership, Anatek Inc., become one of the largest Hispanic owned firms in Georgia,
She then started Anasteel & Supply Company, LLC in 1994, which is the only Hispanic/female
owned reinforcing steel fabricator in the Southeast, and possibly the United States.
In 2001, Cablik joined forces with Mark Massmann and started a third company: MassAna
Construction LLC., which is a general contractor specializing in heavy construction.
Cablik makes time for extensive community involvement. She is on the board of directors of
Georgia Power Co. and a member of the corporate board of Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T). She
is a member of the fundraising committee of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and a member
of the board of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. She also serves on the board of the Greater
Atlanta Economic Alliance, and the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta. She has served on the boards
of the Latin American Association, Saint Joseph's Mercy Care, The Fulton Atlanta Community Action
Authority, The Advisory Board of "211", Woman Looking Ahead, the United States Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce, and the Board of Counselors for the Carter Center.
Kathleen A. Walters
President
North American Commercial
Products and Communications
Papers
Georgia-Pacific Corp.
Kathleen A. Walters is group president of the U.S. retail and international consumer products
business at Georgia-Pacific, where she has leadership responsibility for Georgia-Pacific's retail
tissue business throughout North America and Europe - including sales marketing, customer service,
business development and strategy.
Her organization includes more than 12,000 employees, and manufactures and markets the
company's leading U.S. retail tissue and towel brands, including Brawny¯, Quilted Northern¯,
Sparkle¯ and Angel Soft¯, and leading European brands - Lotus¯, Colhogar¯ and Nouvelle¯.
Joining the company in 2004, Walters was responsible for the commercial tissue business
throughout North America. In 2006, she also gained responsibility for the company's communication
papers business. In January of 2007, she was named to her current position.
Walters joined Georgia-Pacific after serving as president and chief executive officer of
Sappi Fine Paper North America, a unit of Sappi Limited, the largest producer of coated fine paper
in the world. Prior to joining Sappi in 2002, she was president of Kimberly-Clark Corp.'s
away-from-home business in Europe and vice president of the away-from-home business in North
America. She joined Kimberly-Clark as part of its 1996 acquisition of Scott Paper Co., where
Walters held a number of positions including vice president - tissue and skin care businesses, vice
president - sales for Scott's health care business and director - USA tissue manufacturing
planning.
She holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Syracuse University, and a master's of
business administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Pamela Joseph
Vice Chairman
U.S. Bancorp
Payments;
Chairman, President, CEO
Nova Information Systems
Pamela A. Joseph is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Atlanta-based NOVA
Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, which is the sixth-largest
financial holding company in the country with assets of $217 billion. The company manages and
facilitates payment processing on behalf of retailers, financial institutions, associations,
government agencies, and merchant services providers. Joseph is responsible for managing all
operations of NOVA, U.S. Bank Transaction Services, U.S. Bank Retail Payment Solutions, and
euroConex, NOVA's European affiliate. She is a member of the U.S. Bancorp Managing Committee.
A 20-year veteran of the financial services industry, she joined NOVA in July 1994 as vice
president of marketing. She was named senior vice president of business development in December
1995, chief information officer in January 1997, chief operating officer in 1999, president and
chief operating officer in February 2004 and chairman and chief executive officer in November 2004.
Before joining NOVA, Joseph served with VISA International as director of new market
development where she was responsible for the development of VISA acceptance in the supermarket
industry.
L.Celeste Bottorff
Group Director
Channel Marketing
The Coca-Cola Co.
L. Celeste Bottorff is a group director of Channel Marketing for The Coca-Cola Company's
Foodservice Division and is involved in developing strategy for North America. In her role, she
develops strategies with Coca-Cola's bottling partners to expand the company's immediate
consumption business. Her team also develops consumer and industry insights and marketing
programming for independent foodservice operators, full service restaurants, convenience retail
customers, gaming customers and lodging customers.
Bottorff has 30 years of broad experience in Fortune 500 and fast growing smaller companies
and high level management consulting experience with McKinsey & Company. In addition to working
for Coca-Cola, she has worked for AHL Services, Inc., the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and
InterContinental Hotels, all in Atlanta. She serves on a number of boards, including Caraustar
Industries and HireDynamics, Inc., the Reaching Our Foundation and the Board of Alumni Advisors,
Purdue University College of Science.
Bottorff received her MBA from the University of Virginia and her B.S. in physics from Purdue
University
Teri Plummer McClure
Senior Vice President of Legal and Compliance
United Parcel Service Inc.
As senior vice president of legal for UPS, Teri Plummer McClure oversees the company's legal
and compliance activities.
McClure began her UPS career in 1995 as employment counsel for the Corporate Legal
Department. In 1998, she was promoted to Coordinator of the Labor and Employment Practice Group and
assumed responsibility for Office Management and Technology Administration for the Legal
Department. Additionally, she coordinated the company's relationships with its Core Counsel Network
of outside attorneys.
In 2003, McClure became vice president of operations for the Central Florida District. She
was responsible for all aspects of the package pick-up and delivery operations and managed more
than 4,000 employees. Before returning to the Corporate Legal Department, she also held a special
assignment in UPS Supply Chain Solutions and served as UPS corporate compliance manager.
A native of Kansas City, Kansas, McClure received a bachelor's degree from Washington
University in St. Louis and a juris doctorate degree from Emory Univesity School of Law.
Robin Holland
Senior Vice President
North American Customer Service
Equifax Inc.
Robin Holland is senior vice president, North American Customer Service for Equifax. In her
role, she is responsible for overseeing the business customer support and consumer service call
centers, as well as consumer correspondence in the United States, Canada and Equifax's Mortgage
Operations.
Holland has been with Equifax since August 1998 and has served in a number of roles in the
customer service department. She is an expert on fraud and identity theft and participates on the
Georgia Attorney General's "kNOw Fraud" task force.
Prior to joining Equifax, Holland was a vice president in the customer service department at
Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc., in Cypress, CA. Holland is on the board of the Metro
Atlanta Better Business Bureau; a member of the Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals in
Business; a member of the Coalition of 100 Black Women Metro Atlanta Chapter; and a past national
board member of the Society ofConsumer Affairs Professionals in Business.
She volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, The Leukemia andLymphoma Society, and teaches
workshops on "How to be a SmarterConsumer" and "Credit Management 101."Holland earned a bachelor of
arts degree in political science from the University of LaVerne in LaVerne, CA.
