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MS Leadership Class MS Leadership Class 2014 Graduation

THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2014 Cherokee Town and Country Club 155 West Paces Ferry Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30305

Creating a world free of MS. This graduation ceremony has been generously underwritten by Elaine and John Carlos.

Graduation Cocktail Reception & Dinner

Guest Speaker

Thursday, May 1, 2014 • 6:00-8:15 PM Cherokee Town and Country Club 155 West Paces Ferry Road, NW, Atlanta, GA 30305

Program Agenda 6:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

All

6:45 pm Welcome and Introductions

Brian DeFrates, Technical Architect Applications Southern Company 2014 MS Leadership Class Chair

6:50 pm Invocation

Diana Robinson, Business Development Graebel Companies MS Leadership Class 2014 Member

6:55 pm Dinner

All

7:00 pm Opening Remarks Charlie Crawford, CEO & President

Private Bank of Buckhead

2014 MS Leadership Class Honorary Chair

Roy A. Rangel, President

The National MS Society, Georgia Chapter

7:05 pm Guest Speaker

Jeff Justice, CSP Humor Resource Director

7:35 pm Video “The Makings of a Leader” All

7:40 pm Hall of Fame 2014 Inductees Charlie Crawford

7:45 pm 2014 Valedictorian Address

Phillip Hodges, Partner Ernst & Young LLP MS Leadership Class 2014 Member

7:50 pm Presentation of Awards Charlie Crawford

Brian DeFrates

Kelvin J. Cochran, Chief

City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department

This graduation ceremony has been generously underwritten by Elaine and John A. Carlos

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Jeff Justice, Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) Humor Resource Director Motivational Humorist, Jeff Justice, CSP is also the president and founder of “Jeff Justice’s Comedy Workshoppe”, the largest and most successful school for stand-up comedy in the country. His graduates include many business leaders including zillionaire Charles Brewer, founder of Mindspring, Sara Blakley, founder and president of Spanks as well as most of the top professional speakers in Georgia.

His seven humorous books have sold over 100,000 copies. His latest “Laugh More, Stress Less…(and avoid getting burned out)” will keep you laughing and empower you to deal with the daily onslaught of stress in your life by employing your sense of humor.

Today, Fortune 500 companies across the country call on Jeff’s caring brand of “applied humor” to maximize their human resource: engaging their employees, improving performance, and developing leaders. As Humor Resources Director, Jeff has spent the last seventeen years applying his unique brand of work-appropriate humor as a professional speaker, humor-skills teacher and humor coach to positively impact human interaction in the workplace.

Jeff is a member of Rotary Club of Atlanta.

A letter from the Chairman of the Board Congratulations for your successful completion of the 2014 MS Leadership Class.

You have joined the ranks of business leaders in our community who display their passion and desire to excel in personal commitments and who share their business successes with the MS community. From my attendance at several of your events, I know that the 2014 program provided opportunities for you to meet these objectives. I trust your experience was worthwhile and rewarding and that it will serve to enhance your executive leadership strengths.

Your generous gifts to the National MS Society will have a long-lasting impact on the lives of people with multiple sclerosis. Because of you and many others who support our mission, we continue to improve our understanding of scientific mechanisms that lead to disease progression in MS so that we can stop, restore and end MS forever.

Your selfless commitment and extraordinary contributions will inspire the research community to connect ideas and vital resources to accelerate the development of new therapies for MS. With no exaggeration, I can say that you are helping our organization change lives, strengthen and deepen relationships to increase revenue and deliver upon the Society’s commitment to improve the lives of all those affected by MS. Your active participation in the Leadership Class has allowed you to network through service projects that help us meet our mission. You have seen and heard first-hand the challenges and hardships that people with MS face. You have heard what it takes to inspire and motivate a superior, loyal staff using proven leadership skills. And you have unlocked some creativity in your commendable fund raising efforts.

I join our MS volunteers, staff and people we serve in urging you to continue to positively influence our work by staying involved with the National MS Society beyond your accomplishments in the Class of 2014. We know that your good work has just begun.

Lastly, I hope that you will continue to make giving a priority – that you will promote a value system grounded on respect for others and a strong belief in self-worth. In a time when self-absorption is prevalent, you instead stepped up and demonstrated leadership values including honesty, integrity, confidence, and compassion. Thank you.

Sincerely, William J. Holley, II Chairman of the Board National MS Society, Georgia Chapter PAGE 2

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MS Leadership Class Hall of Fame The MS Leadership Hall of Fame is a distinguished group of business men and women who earn special recognition for their fundraising efforts exceeding $3,000.

These members lead the way in our community as a driving force behind our vital MS research funding.

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Phillip Hodges

William Curtis

Joe Surber

William P. Reddick

William R. Barney, III

Brian DeFrates

David Sirna

Elizabeth Rodriguez

Wight Mixon

A. Grant Bell

David Alexander Tom Holler

Nancy Jo McDaniel

Karen Steadman, PhD

Tara E. Murphy

Chris Wilson

Carson Matthews

Oliver W. Holmes

Michael Wall

Solomon Nixon, Jr.

Jennifer D. Guarton

Brian Granville, Esq.

Tara Brashear

Becky Robinson

Terry Brantley

MS Leadership Class Hall of Fame Continued

Harrison Rohr

Travis McKeone

Bruce Dunlap

Edmund Burke

Eileen Ponich

Monica Davis

Renee Spivy

John Gibson

Cassi Woods

Ranse Partin

Jennifer Wright

Larry Clements, MD

Sharon D. Cooper

Chris Lingle

Rebecca Hoke

Erin Hall

Dirk Baxter, PhD

Lisa Lepping

Kurt D. Witter

Paul Mendel

Chelton D. Tanger

Laura Sillins

Lee Kolber

Chris White

Margaret Daniel

Shana DeLuca

Kristine White

R. Todd Ellis

Jon Howell

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MS Leadership Class Hall of Fame Name Company Total Donations* 1 Phillip Hodges Ernst & Young LLP $ 35,685.00 2 William Curtis Merrill Lynch $ 18,225.00 3 Joe Surber AGL Resources $14,275.00 4 William P. Reddick Celtaxsys $11,250.00 5 William R. Barney, III Targhee, Inc. $10,455.00 6 Brian DeFrates Southern Company $ 8,690.00 7 David Sirna GE Energy $ 7,953.00 8 Elizabeth Rodriguez Cushman & Wakefield $ 7,300.00 9 Wight Mixon Dorsey Alston, Realtors ® $ 6,615.00 10 A. Grant Bell Palmer & Cay $ 6,250.00 11 Tom Holler UPS $ 6,033.25 12 David Alexander ScottMadden, Inc. $ 5,926.03 13 Nancy Jo McDaniel NJM Photography $ 5,825.00 14 Karen Steadman, PhD Leadership Futures, Inc. $ 5,427.00 15 Tara E. Murphy 360 Media, Inc. $ 5,025.00 16 Oliver W. Holmes Georgia Commerce Bank $ 5,000.00 17 Michael Wall Troutman Sanders LLP $ 4,718.00 18 Solomon Nixon, Jr. Franks & Associates Insurance $ 4,114.00 19 Chris Wilson The Home Depot $ 4,100.00 20 Carson Matthews Atlanta Fine Homes, Sotheby’s International Realty $ 4,000.00 21 Jennifer D. Guarton Atlanta Business Chronicle $ 3,765.00 22 Brian Granville, Esq. The Granville Group, LLC $ 3,702.00 23 Tara Brashear Freeman $ 3,700.00 24 Becky Robinson Chatterhouse Communications $ 3,615.00 25 Terry Brantley Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers LLP $ 3,610.00 26 Chelton D. Tanger PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP $ 3,600.00 27 Harrison Rohr Exquisite Stationery $ 3,550.00 28 Travis McKeone US Auto Sales $ 3,440.00 29 Margaret Daniel College Admissions Assistance $ 3,355.14 30 Shana DeLuca Liaison Technologies $ 3,350.00 31 Bruce Dunlap Southern Company $ 3,345.00 32 Edmund Burke Merrill Lynch $ 3,300.00 33 Eileen Ponich Data Symphonics $ 3,270.00 34 Kristine White Hewlett Packard $ 3,250.00 35 R. Todd Ellis NAI Brannen Goddard $ 3,175.00 36 Monica Davis Partners Atlanta $ 3,165.00 37 Renee Spivy Medical Doctor Associates, LLC $ 3,165.00 38 John Gibson Duane Morris LLP $ 3,150.00 39 Cassi Woods The Home Depot $ 3,135.00 40 Ranse Partin Partin Law Firm, PC $ 3,120.00 41 Jennifer Wright Equifax $ 3,115.00 42 Larry Clements, MD Kenmar Pediatrics $ 3,096.28

*Fundraising report as of April 21, 2014 Company Information may have changed since participation year PAGE 7

Class 2014 2014 2012 2011 2012 2013 2012 2014 2011 2012 2009 2013 2009 2013 2011 2010 2011 2011 2014 2012 2011 2011 2012 2013 2010 2009 2009 2013 2014 2012 2014 2013 2013 2013 2009 2011 2012 2014 2014 2009 2014 2009

MS Leadership Class Hall of Fame Continued Name 43 Sharon D. Cooper 44 Chris Lingle 45 Rebecca Hoke 46 Erin Hall 47 Dirk Baxter, PhD 48 Lisa Lepping 49 Kurt D. Witter 50 Paul Mendel 51 Laura Sillins 52 Lee Kolber 53 Chris White 54 Jon Howell

Company Total Donations* Opulent Elegance $ 3,080.00 Wells Fargo $ 3,075.00 Aquesst $ 3,075.00 Building Owners & Managers Association $ 3,075.00 Leadership Futures, Inc. $ 3,050.00 EnviroScent, Inc. $ 3,045.00 Sugar Hill Christian Academy $ 3,040.00 Richard Bowers & Co $ 3,004.00 Georgia State University $ 3,004.00 InterContinental Hotels Group $ 3,001.00 Cushman & Wakefield $ 3,000.00 Georgia Health Care Association $ 3,000.00

Total

Class 2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2010 2011 2014 2014 2010 2011 2012

$287,288.70

*Fundraising report as of April 21, 2014

Company Information may have changed since participation year

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Class of 2014

Laura Abadie Manager, CPF The Gallery at Vista Grove

Wesley Achey Partner Alston & Bird LLP

Dirk Baxter, PhD Senior Talent Strategist Leadership Futures, Inc.

Kelly Biggs Director of Strategic Solutions Ultimate Staffing

Cherrie Carney Account Manager Rolyn Companies

Tony DeVita Director UBS Financial Services

Alex Garrett Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch

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Katie Connell Partner Boyd Collar Nolen & Tuggle

Bruce Dunlap Technical Architect, Solutions Southern Company

Adam Gegan Sales Consultant Sandler Training

Eric Anderson Director PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Tully T. Blalock Associate Attorney King & Spalding LLP

William C. Curtis Senior Vice PresidentWealth Management & Senior Financial Advisor Merrill Lynch

Lequita Eason Credit Manager Atlanta Business Chronicle

John R. Gibson Associate Duane Morris LLP

Mandy Baldree Casualty Client Executive Beecher Carlson

Nathan Brough Principal Consultant Environmental Resources Management

Margaret Daniel Assistant Regional Director College Admissions Assistance

Rolanda Fowler Director, Customer Support Liaisons Technologies

Marri Glass Speech Language Pathologist Cobb County Schools

Ebonie Batson Consultant MIV, LLC

Meredith Capobianco Project Designer Corporate Environments of Georgia

Indra Dattagupta CEO Xiverti, LLC

Allen Freisem Managing Member Peachtree Village Partners, LLC

Mary E. Gray Vice President Private Bank of Buckhead

Class of 2014 Continued

Patrick Hall Teacher/Coach The Walker School

Brian Hayne Property Broker Aon Risk Solutions

Phillip Hodges Partner Ernst & Young LLP

K. Sue Hurst Principal KSHurst, LLC

Ryan Hurtt Process Operations Engineer NCR Corporation

Karen Kessinger Owner Muddy Faces Photography

Merritt Ellen McAlister Senior Associate King & Spalding LLP

James McBride Sales Executive Yardi Systems

Paul Mendel Senior VP Office Leasing & Sales Richard Bowers & Co

Gwynth R. Nelson Director of Development Georgia State University

Matthew Queen Associate Attorney Feiler & Associates

Anna Ramey Project Designer Corporate Environments of Georgia

Millie H. Reed Corporate Concierge Concierge Services of Atlanta

Sandy Reedy Senior Software Consultant NCR Corporation

Denise Reese Director, Business Development Endava US, LLC

Congratulations MS Leadership Class 2014!

The Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute at Shepherd Center has extensive experience treating people with MS and related disorders.

We treat thousands of people annually using a wide range of neurological, rehabilitative and wellness services.

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Class of 2014 Continued

Darci Riesenhuber Brand Experience & Culture Strategist Modo Modo Agency

C. David Tanger Sales Specialist Dynamix Group, Inc.

Cassi Woods Senior Manager, Trend & Design The Home Depot

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Diana Robinson Business Development Graebel Companies

Andrew Walker Vice President & Principal Colliers International - Atlanta, Inc.

Jennifer Wright Program Manager Equifax

Elizabeth Rodriguez Property Manager Cushman & Wakefield

Chad Wallace Director psLive

Laura Sillins Senior Director of Gift Planning & Major Gifts Georgia State University

Dina Wills Senior Solutions Consultant Windstream Hosted Solutions

Raichelle J. Singleton Co-Founder/Director of Marketing Volare Group, LLC

Chris Wilson District Manager The Home Depot

Special Thanks Elaine and John A. Carlos National Distributing Company Robert C. O’Leary Cox Enterprises, Inc. (Retired) Charlie Crawford, CEO & President Private Bank of Buckhead AGL Resources John W. Somerhalder, II Joe Surber

Ferrari Fine Art Gallery Carolyn Ferrari

Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute at Shepherd Ben W. Thrower, MD Deborah Backus, PhD City of Atlanta Fire Rescue Department Chief Kelvin J. Cochran Dale Carnegie of Georgia Ercell Charles Wendy Johnson

King & Spalding Paul J. Murphy Chris Underwood PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chelton Tanger Ronen Arad Sonia Alvarez-Robinson, PhD The Home Depot Brock Darby Chris Wilson

MS Leadership Class Executive Roundtable Program Charlie Crawford CEO & President Private Bank of Buckhead Kim Greene Chief Operations Officer Southern Company David Peterson Chairman - Emeritus North Highland

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2014 Board of Trustees National Multiple Sclerosis Society – Georgia Chapter OFFICERS: Chairman William J. Holley, II Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP Vice Chairman Annette Mengert Colliers International Management-Atlanta

Denise T. Dauphin AEA Accounting Group

Robert C. O’Leary (Ret’d) Cox Enterprises, Inc.

Thomas A. Holler, Jr. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Bill Reddick Celtaxsys

Weyman T. Johnson, Jr. Paul, Hastings LLP

Chelton D. Tanger PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Rena Kilgannon Kilgannon Group, LLC

Ben Wade Thrower, MD Andrew C. Carlos MS Institute at Shepherd

Neil Lava, MD Emory MS Clinic

Secretary Cherise Mlott AT&T

Jeff Lund Deloitte & Touche LLP

Treasurer Keith Keller Protiviti

Greg Michels Travelers

TRUSTEES: Elaine Carlos National Distributing Company, Inc. John A. Carlos National Distributing Company, Inc.

Wight Mixon Dorsey Alston, Realtors ® Paul J. Murphy King & Spalding LLP Cindy Nofi Wells Fargo Private Bank

A special thanks and congratulations to my nominees in this year’s MS Leadership Class: Wesley Achey allen freisem Adam gegan ryan hurtt

Katie connell alex garrett brian hayne james mcbride

Your efforts have brought us closer yet to a cure for MS. Bravo to you all!

Bill Barney PAGE 13

Mitzi Joi Williams, MD MS Center of Atlanta W. Tal Wright COMM360 Roy A. Rangel, President Georgia Chapter

2014 Board of Trustees Nominees • Bill Barney, Class of ‘12 • Karen Steadman, PhD, Class of ‘13 • Brock Darby, Class of ‘13

Congratulations, 2014 MS Leadership Class National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Georgia Chapter AGL Resources salutes each and every member of this year’s leadership class.

We’ve been honored for more than 150 years to be part of the fabric of the Georgia communities we serve. We commend the class of 2014 for their commitment to making a meaningful impact where they live and work.

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2014 MS Leadership Class Planning Committee Chair: Brian DeFrates Southern Company 241 Ralph McGill Blvd.

Atlanta, GA 30308 404.506.3990 BDeFrate@Southernco.com

Advisory Council Members Ronen Arad PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 1075 Peachtree Street, Suite 2600 Atlanta, GA 30309 678.419.7309 ronen.arad@us.pwc.com William R. Barney, III Targhee, Inc. 3050 Margaret Mitchell Drive #44 Atlanta, GA 30327 404.216.9868 bill@iodineflat.com

Erin Hall Building Owners & Managers Association 5901-C Peachtree Dunwoody Rd., NE, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA 30328 770.296.5353 erinautiger@gmail.com

Karen Steadman, PhD Leadership Futures, Inc. 138 Kirkwood Rd., Suite 16 Atlanta, GA 30317 678.431.7354 karen.steadman@leadershipfutures.com

Romy Heylen Daugherty Business Solutions 3438 Peachtree Rd., NE, #950 Atlanta, GA 30326 404.760.5400 romyheylen@bellsouth.net

Roy A. Rangel President roy.rangel@nmss.org 678.534.3648

Travis McKeone US Auto Sales 2875 University Parkway Lawrenceville, GA 30046 770.962.9121 tmckeone@usauto-sales.com Wight Mixon Dorsey Alston, Realtors ® 100 West Paces Ferry Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30305 404.234.1003 wightmixon@dorseyalston.com

Key Chapter Staff

Brett Hipsley Director, Fund Development brett.hipsley@nmss.org 678.534.3587 Terri Cool Development Coordinator terri.cool@nmss.org 678.534.3642 Trina Samuels Marketing Specialist trina.samuels@nmss.org 678.534.3650

CONGRATULATIONS!

MS Leadership Class 2014 Graduates “My clients count on me to be trustworthy, patient, adaptable, creative, a good problem-solver and negotiator.

My only concern is to serve them well.” ~Wight M. Mixon

2013 Co-Chair MS Leadership Class 2011 President, Atlanta Board of Realtors® Atlanta Board of Realtors® Phoenix Award Recipient A Leader in Atlanta Real Estate

Wight Mixon Sales Associate, Dorsey Alston, REALTORS® 404.234.1003 Cell | 404.352.2010 Office | wightmixon.com One Hundred West Paces Ferry Road • Atlanta, Georgia 30305 • dorseyalston.com

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