The leadership and staff are dedicated to keeping families close when it matters most.
Tracey B. Atwater, CFRE, FCEP, joined Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities as President & CEO on July 31. She has served the Atlanta nonprofit community for more than 30 years. Most recently, she led LiveSafe Resources, a 24/7 social services agency based in Marietta, focused on serving survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Tracey began her career at the High Museum of Art, and then moved into healthcare joining Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. In her role as Vice President, she led a capital campaign raising more than $200 million to fund facility expansions and program endowments. Tracey then served as President of the WellStar Foundation followed by a stint serving as a consultant assisting nonprofit organizations nationwide.
The Board of Directors
The Advisory Council
Destinie Ames, Chair
Executive Assistant to to the CEO and Chief-of-Staff, Smalls Sliders
Robert Marmorato, Vice Chair
Assistant VP, Portfolio Management Associate, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Patricia “Trisha” Addicks
Community Volunteer
Ali Elnaamani
Managing Director, Burns & McDonnell
Ann E. Haight, M.D.
Medical Director, Aflac Clinical Research Office, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Wylly Harrison
Senior Project Manager, Georgia Department of Economic Development
Paxton Herrin
Senior Project Manager, Brasfield & Gorrie
Sandy Holton
Senior Director Real Estate Transactions & Projects, Equifax
Mark Hunt
President/CEO, Spiritus Healthcare Consulting
Kate Johnson
Project Consultant, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Eric Josovitz
Founder & CEO, AdaptCFO
Brian Jungles
Account Director, Adobe
Ellen Cohen Laddin
Community Volunteer
Hayden Messer
McDonald’s Owner/Operator
Alicia McCabe
CPG Digital Core, Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Patrick McGuire
Agent, CAA-GBG
James N. Nelson III, CFA
Head of North American Product Management & Pricing, Invesco
Patrick NeSmith
Managing Director, Protivitt
O’Shea Guillory
Alumni Family
Melissa Schuermann
Vice President, Internal Medicine and Executive Administrator, Clinical Affairs and Administration, Department of Medicine, Emory University/Emory Healthcare
Kurt Schuettinger
Partner, Bates & Bates LLC
Morgan Smith
Principal, Smith Street Capital
Heather Stage
U.S. Account Director, The McDonald’s Division, The Coca-Cola Company
Matt Strumph
Senior Associate, Alston & Bird LLP
Carmen Titelman
Executive Director of Coding & Compliance, Piedmont Healthcare
Sean Tobin
Vice President, Janney Montgomery Scott
Bob Ward
Senior Vice President, Principal, Colliers International
Reed Weigle
Regional VP & Division Manager, Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Terri Wiggins
Vice President, Community Impact, American Heart Association
Staff
Tracey B. Atwater, President & CEO
Kim Cunningham, Chief Operating Officer
Akeyla Charleston, Director of Human Resources
April Clark, Director of Innovative Family Programs and Services
Marissa Greider, Senior Director of Philanthropy
Lisa F. Kennedy, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships
Justin Littlefield, Senior Director of Operations
Mary Howell, Director of Finance
Sarah Parrish, Director of Marketing and External Relations
Alissa Scherb, Director of Impact and Stewardship
LaTreva Adams, House Manager, Our House near Scottish Rite
Darren Adkins, Night Manager, Our House near Scottish Rite
Bridget Barrett, Volunteer Services Manager
Brie Bergman, Creative Content Manager
Nikki Boaz, Program Support Coordinator
Lisa D. Brathwaite, Grant Writer
Sherma Brooks, Evening Manager, Our House near Scottish Rite
Drew Bryant, Facilities Manager
Wendy Reiser Cromwell, Digital Marketing Manager
Jauhn Crawley, Night Manager, Our House near Egleston
Mekayla Davis, Program Support Coordinator
Matthew Eldridge, Evening Manager, Our House near Egleston
Jasmine Feraro, Manager of Corporate and Foundation Relations
Chef Jeff Frehoff, Culinary Manager
Amy Goggins, Manager of Special Events
Meredith Gray, Manager of Individual Giving
Shan Hayes, Manager of Individual Giving
PJ Karl, Program Operations Manager
Erin Maicon, Database Coordinator
Todd Myrick, IT Project Manager
Chef Cory Pagan, Assistant Culinary Manager
Bart Smith, Facilities Coordinator
Christina Austin Smith, Volunteer Services Coordinator
Ashley Stocks, Administrative Assistant/Office Coordinator
Marisa Stout, Manager of Special Events and Community Engagement
Katie Thompson, Database Manager
Cori Weatherford, Family Services Manager
Kattie Williams, House Manager, Our House near Egleston
Weekend Manager, Our House near Scottish Rite
Weekend Manager, Our House near Egleston