Board of Directors

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Our partners in progress

Our dedicated Board of Directors offers invaluable leadership and guidance to Shepherd Center. We deeply appreciate their unwavering commitment and expertise in helping us deliver extraordinary care and services, benefiting every patient and family member we serve.

Officers

Chair
Alana Shepherd (1975)
Shepherd Center Founding Member

Chair Elect
James D. Thompson (2000)
(Retired) President, ING Life of Georgia

Chair Elect
Clark H. Dean (2010)
Executive Managing Director and Partner, Transwestern

Corporate Secretary
Sara S. Chapman (1993)
Teacher, The Westminster Schools

Recording Secretary
Juli Owens (2017)
Realtor, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty

Ex-Officio

Jamie Shepherd, FACHE, MBA, MHA (2024)
President and Chief Executive Officer, Shepherd Center

Beth Boatwright, CPA (2024)
Treasurer
Chief Financial Officer, Shepherd Center

Michael R. Yochelson, M.D., MBA (2017)
Chief Medical Officer, Shepherd Center

Shepherd Center’s Senior Executive Team

Deborah Backus, PT, Ph.D., FACRM
Vice President of Research and Innovation and Director of Crawford Research Institute

Brian Barnette, CHIO, CISSP, CPHIMS, PMP
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Sarah Batts, MBA
Senior Vice President of Development and Volunteer Services and Executive Director of Shepherd Foundation

Wilma Bunch, RD, MS, CPXP
Vice President of Patient Experience

Katherine Creek, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, CMS
Chief Human Resources Officer

Tiffany LeCroy, MSN, RN, CRRN, FNP-C, ACNS-BC, FARN
Chief Nursing Officer

Stephen Marsh
General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

Shari McDowell, PT, D.P.T., FASIA
Chief Operating Officer

Joe Nowicki
Vice President of Facility Services

Members

Andrew Alias (2022)
Chairman, Board of Trustees

Fred V. Alias (1984, rejoined 2008)
Chief Executive Officer, Sandcastle Resorts, Inc.

Shaler Alias (2020)
President and Co-Founder, REPAY

David F. Apple, Jr., M.D. (1975)
Medical Director Emeritus and Shepherd Center Founding Member

Cyndae Arrendale (2016)
Civic Volunteer

Bryant G. Coats (2017)
Chief Executive Officer and Director, Resource Housing Group, Inc.

Robert Cunningham (2020)
(Retired) Owner, Cunningham Associates

Charles L. Davidson III (2016)
Chairman/CEO, The Brookdale Group

John S. Dryman (1987)
President, The Dryman Team

Gen. Larry R. Ellis, USA (Ret.) (2017)
Chief Executive Officer, ESSE, LLC

William C. Fowler (1993)
Private Investor

Susan Hawkins (2022)
Civic Volunteer

Justin Jones (2020)
Vice President, International at Heritage Plastics

Molly Lanier (2014)
Civic Volunteer

Douglas Lindauer (2010)
VP Sales and Marketing, Ted Turner Expeditions

Talbot Nunnally (1997)
Shareholder, Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Aughtry

Sally D. Nunnally (1991)
Civic Volunteer

Vincenzo Piscopo (2020)
President and CEO, United Spinal Association

John Rooker (2014)
CEO, Rooker Company

W. Clyde Shepherd III (2005)
Vice President, Shepherd Construction Co.

K. Boynton Smith (2017)
Senior Vice President, McGriff, Seibels & Williams

James E. Stephenson (2008)
(Retired) Chairman, Yancey Bros. Co.

Jarrad Turner (2020)
Chief Executive Officer, Veterans Technology Solutions – USA

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