Meet Our Staff
Denise Tucker
Executive Director
denise@augustaarts.com
Heather Dunaway
Gallery & Public Art Director
heather@augustaarts.com
Zoe Beard-Ortiz
Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
zoe@augustaarts.com
Catherine Vance
Administrative Assistant & Membership Coordinator
admin@augustaarts.com
Dawn Cardona
Fall 2026 Intern for Arts in the Heart
intern@augustaarts.com
Faith Braithwaite
Fall 2026 Intern for Arts in the Heart
volunteer@augustaarts.com
To reach our team, call 706-826-4702
Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Meet the Board of Directors
Kigwana Cherry
Past President
Mike Sleeper
President & AITH Logistics
Mickey Williford
Executive Vice President
David Peltier
VP of Development
Rhian Swain
VP of Programs
Will McCranie
Secretary
Andy Albright
Treasurer
Leon Maben
Vice President of Public Art
Meet the Board Members at Large
Dorian Harris
Dennis Skelley
Gigi Smith
Michael A. Brown
Emmaneul Sinclair Mitchell
Stacey Pulliam (Ad Hoc)
Public Art Advisory Panel Members
Laura Evans (Term: 1/23-1/26, 2/26-2/29)
Marketing Strategist at Augusta University
Resident of Commission District 1
Emanuel Mitchel (Term: 1/25-1/28)
Director of Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
Resident of Commission District 3
Morgan Hayes (Term: 1/26-1/29)
Motion Graphics Adjunct Instructor and Communications Specialist at Augusta University
Resident of Commission District 1
Lynwood Holmes (Term: 1/26-1/29)
Fine Arts and World Language Coordinator for the Richmond County School System
Resident of Commission District 5
Dr. Darryl Nettles (Term: 2/26-2/29)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Cancer Prevention, Control and Population Health
Resident of Commission District 1
Marian May Hawk (Term: 1/26-1/29)
Education Programs Manager at the Morris Museum of Art
Resident of Commission District 2
Tia Johnson (Term: 1/26-1/29)
Docent for the Morris Museum of Art, Freelance Travel & Lifestyle Creator
Resident of Commission District 6
Dr. Natasha Davis (Term: 1/26-1/29)
Owner of Shutter Pup, LLC, Artist Director of The Frame Shoppe
Resident of Commission District 7
Want to get involved? Email heather@augustaarts.com
For Artist Public Art Resources Visit:
https://augustaarts.com/creating-public-art/
Ad Hoc and Ex-Officio Members of the PAAP
Leon Maben (Panel Chair)
Vice-Chair, Historic Preservation Commission, Arts Council Board VP of Public Art
Tameka Williams
Director, Recreation & Parks
Horace Greene
Director, Central Services
Lisa Cameron
Director, Planning & Development
Shawn Edwards
Director, Augusta GA Land Bank Authority
Marques Jacobs
Manager, Traffic Studies and Design – Traffic and Engineering
Shauntia Lewis
Deputy Director, Housing & Community Dev.
Amanda Cruz
Planning -ARTS, Zoning and Development
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
Amanda Dyson-Thornton
President/CEO, Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureau
Dennis Skelley
President/CEO of Georgia Rehabilitation Institute, Inc.
Denise Tucker
Executive Director, Greater Augusta Arts Council