Meet the Board of Directors
Rhian Swain
Past President
Kigwana Cherry
President
Mike Sleeper
Executive Vice President &
AITH Logistics
David Peltier
Secretary & VP of Programs
Trey Allen
Advisor to the President/Chancellor at Large
Leon Maben
Vice President of Public Art
Menia Chester
Vice President of Development
Paige Tom
Treasurer
Meet the Board Members
Blane Bailey
Bennish Brown
Morghan Boyd
Jorge Cortes
Karen Gordon
Tracy Harlan
Tracie Parker
Mukti Patel
Stacy Pulliam (Commission Ad Hoc)
Sanjeev Singhal
Sincerai Stallings
Joe Stevenson
Mickey Williford (Asst. Treasure & City Arts Grant Chair)
Meet the Staff
Denise Tucker
Executive Director
Zoe Beard-Ortiz
Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
Brynna Shouse
Spring 2025 Intern
Meet the Public Art Advisory Panel
Voting Panel Members
Emanuel Mitchel (Term: 12/24-1/26)
Director of Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
Resident of Commission District
Cameron Bentley (Term: 5/21-12/23)
Assistant Director of Online Instructional Design Augusta University
Resident of Commission District 2
“Cameron Bentley is an Augusta native with tremendous admiration for the positive impact of the local arts community on the city’s culture. The public spaces are welcoming and vibrant because of the people supporting the arts. Cameron works for Augusta University, is married with two grown children, and spends a lot of time on the coast collecting shells for jewelry and supporting marine conservation.”
Sa Jules (Term:1/22-12/24)
Author, Poet, Artist, and Human Resources Manager AR/AP Specialist at Augusta Transportation, Inc.
Resident of Commission District 6
“Gifts are meant to be shared and used for the betterment of the world. Art is my gift and contribution to this world.”
Laura Evans (Term: 1/23-12/25)
Marketing Strategist at Augusta University
Resident of Commission District 1
“Art should be accessible to everyone and public art projects help bridge that gap. I am honored to serve on the Public Art Advisory Panel to help make art more accessible to all in our community. “
Derron Neely (Term: 1/23-12/25)
Owner of Studio Neighborhood Bar and Augusta Canal Authority member
Resident of Commission District 1
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Ad Hoc and Ex-Officio Members
Ex-Officio Members
Leon Maben (Panel Chair)
Vice-Chair, Historic Preservation Commission, Arts Council Board VP of Public Art
Tameka Williams
Director, Recreation & Parks
Takiyah Douse
Director, Central Services
Carla Delaney
Director, Planning & Development
Shawn Edwards
Director, Augusta GA Land Bank Authority
John Ussery
Assistant Director, Traffic Engineering
Shauntia Lewis
Deputy Director, Housing & Community Dev.
Oliver Page
Deputy Director, Augusta Transit
Oscar Flite
Director of Stormwater Services
Brenda Farmer
Stormwater Services
Leadra Collins
Public Information Officer, Augusta Utilities
Udomekong Udoko
Transit Planner, Planning & Development
Corey Rogers
Executive Director and Historian, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History
Jennifer Bowen
VP of Destination Development, Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau
Jay Markwalter
Executive Director, Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau
Dennis Skelley
President/CEO of Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, Inc.
Denise Tucker
Executive Director, Greater Augusta Arts Council