NEW BOARD MEMBERS

In July, the college’s Board of Trustees welcomed new members the Rev. Dr. Quincy Brown, Jane Cooley ’83, M.Ed.’84, Michael Fay ’86, Dr. George Lankford ’11 and Lisa Tunstall ’84. In addition, Dr. James Bruce, Edward Smith, Nancy Kight Stevens ’71, M. Ed’74 and James “Jim” Wood III ’78 rejoined the board.

The Rev. Dr. Quincy D. Brown is the senior pastor of Snellville United Methodist Church. He has nearly 30 years of ordained ministry experience serving as a youth pastor, associate pastor, college chaplain and vice president, church planter and executive pastor.

From 2017-2021, he served as the District Superintendent and Missional Specialist for the Central South District, where he oversaw 85 churches in DeKalb, Rockdale, Newton and Henry counties of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.

A native of Gainesville, Georgia, Dr. Brown is a graduate of DeVry Institute of Technology (B.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology), Candler School of Theology at Emory University (Master of Divinity, cum laude), and Gammon Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center (Doctor of Ministry, cum laude).

Jane Cooley ’83, M.Ed.’84 is a retired educator. She taught for 26 years in Cobb County, two years in Paulding County and two years in Troup County.

Cooley earned a B.A. and an M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education from LaGrange College. She also has an Ed.S. in administration and supervision from the University of West Georgia in Carrollton.

She has served as a trustee at Marietta First United Methodist Church, a board member of Marietta High School’s Mentoring for Leadership Program, and an interim youth minister at Marietta First United Methodist Church. She has served on the Leadership and Alumni councils and is a member of the Quadrangle Society at LaGrange College.

Michael Fay ’86 is chairman of the U.S. Capital Markets Group Executive Committee at Avison Young, a global commercial real estate firm. He is also principal and managing director of its Miami office.

Over his career, Fay has been recognized as a top producer and power leader in real estate by his firm and several national publications. He serves on the prestigious Florida Council of 100 as well as many other board appointments. His family foundation, Fay Family Investments, focuses on real estate and philanthropy.

He is a member of LaGrange College’s Quadrangle Society and received the Shackleford Alumni Achievement Award in 2021.

Dr. George Lankford ’11 of Huntsville, Alabama, is the founder of NeoMax, an information technology firm. Previously, he worked in Virginia as a systems engineer for Infinimetrics and a data scientist for Leidos.

He graduated from LaGrange College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics with a minor in Accounting. Dr. Lankford also holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in applied mathematics from North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

He received LaGrange College’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award in 2017.

Lisa Tunstall ’84 is a strategic senior human resources business partner at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in history from LaGrange College and began her career in human resources, joining the medical center in 2017. Tunstall partners with senior leaders to provide people-related solutions to accomplish business objectives.

At LaGrange, Tunstall was a member of the Phi Mu Fraternity and the Alumni Executive Committee and is a member of the Quadrangle Society.