Business Education Advisory Council

The Business Education Advisory Council pinpoints ways in which the business community can support the Richmond County School System in three key goal areas including higher graduation rates, academic achievement, and local workforce development.

Business Education Advisory Council

  • Judi Wilson
    Judi Wilson
    Dean, Associate Professor Augusta University (706)723-9753
    Chair
  • Malcolm Banks
    Malcolm Banks
    Allstate Financial Services, LLC (706)394-7190
  • Nathan Benedict
    CTAE Director Richmond County Board of Education
  • Dave Brendza
    Dave Brendza
    Division Vice President/General Manager ADP (706)731-3030
  • Eddie Bussey
    Eddie Bussey
    Independent Insurance Agent State Farm Insurance - Eddie C. Bussey (706)772-9800
  • Tom Clark
    Tom Clark
    Executive Director CSRA Alliance for Fort Eisenhower (706)721-0491
  • Dr. Malinda Cobb
    Dr. Malinda Cobb
    Interim Superintendent Richmond County Board of Education
  • Laurie Cook
    Executive Director RISE Augusta (706)550-7716
  • Alicia Fitts
    Alicia Fitts
    CCUFC AVP Business Development and Community Relations Peach State Federal Credit Union (706)339-8194
  • Jay Forrester
    Jay Forrester
    Divison President SouthState Bank (706)481-1020
  • Grace Helms
    AVP of Community Development SRP Federal Credit Union
  • Jordan Johnson
    Commissioner Augusta- Richmond County
  • Nick Kelch
    East Georgia State College Foundation (478)289-2037
  • Julie Langham
    Julie Langham
    VP for Economic Development Augusta Technical College (706)771-4089
  • Ed Presnell
    Peach State Federal Credit Union
  • DeMargo Lewis
    Community Engagement Specialist Richmond County Board of Education (706)833-2225
  • Matthew Nelson
    Dir. of Development and Fundholder Services Community Foundation for the Central Savannah River Area, The (706)724-1314x303
  • James Riley
    James Riley
    Consultant Forward Dataworks (813)285-3742
  • Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    Director Sparq (706)250-5400
  • Stan Shepherd
    Stan Shepherd
    Regional Director AT&T (706)231-0133
  • Marissa Smith
    Marissa Smith
    SVP; Market Executive Bank of America (803)430-8443
  • Melissa Speight
    Melissa Speight
    Partner Resource Manager Starbucks Coffee Company (706)826-7407
  • Derric Terrentine
    Derric Terrentine
    General Manager Malcolm Cunningham Chevrolet (706)405-2731
  • Quentin White
    Director of Campus Life and Student Activities Augusta Technical College