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
Mickey Williford
VP of Development
Leon Maben
Vice President of Public Art
Menia Chester
Vice President of Programs
Paige Tom
Treasurer
Meet the Board Members
Andy Albright
Russell Joel Brown
Karen Gordon
Dorian Harris
Will McCranie
Tracie Parker
Mukti Patel
Stacy Pulliam (Commission Ad Hoc)
Dennis Skelley
Gennaro Smith
Sincerai Stallings
Joe Stevenson
Meet the Staff
Denise Tucker
Executive Director
denise@augustaarts.com
Heather René Dunaway
Gallery & Public Art Director
heather@augustaarts.com
Zoe Beard-Ortiz
Marketing & Social Media Coordinator
zoe@augustaarts.com
Tiona Orr
Admin & Membership Management
tiona@augustaarts.com
Hannah Ewest
Spring 2026 Intern
intern@augustaarts.com
Public Art Advisory Panel Members
Emanuel Mitchel (Term: 12/24-1/26)
Director of Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
Resident of Commission District 3
Cameron Bentley (Term: 5/21-12/23)
Assistant Director of Online Instructional Design Augusta University
Resident of Commission District 2
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
Laura Evans (Term: 1/23-12/25)
Marketing Strategist at Augusta University
Resident of Commission District 1
Derron Neely (Term: 1/23-12/25)
Owner of Studio Neighborhood Bar and Augusta Canal Authority member
Resident of Commission District 1
Want to get involved? Email heather@augustaarts.com
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https://augustaarts.com/creating-public-art/
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