SSU Foundation Board Members
OFFICERS
Dr. Clemontine Washington
Chairwoman, 2025 - 2028 Term
Former Mayor, City of Midway
Michael A. Kaigler
Vice Chairman, 2025 - 2028 Term
County Manager, Chatham County
John Kelley
Treasurer, Financial Investment & Audit Chair, 2025 - 2028 Term
President/CEO
Executive, Georgia Power Company (Retired)
James Melvin
Secretary, 2025 - 2028 Term
Carolyn W. Price
Financial Secretary, 2025 - 2028 Term
Retired, Norfolk Southern
Dr. Jermaine Whirl
President, Savannah State University
Adrian L. Scott
Vice President for University Advancement
Exec. Director, SSUF Inc.
Michelle Adams
Membership Chair
Licensed Funeral Director & Embalmer, Adams Funeral Home
Charles G. Young
Membership Chair
Chairman, Grady Young Foundation, Inc.
Lt. Gen. Walter E. Gaskin, Ret.
Strategic Planning Committee Chair
Secretary, North Carolina Department of Military & Veteran Affairs
Lieutenant General, United States Marine Corps (Retired)
Capt. Bernard L. Jackson, Ret.
Military Support Committee Chair
President/CEO, Leading Edge Solutions
Captain, United States Navy (Retired)
Bobby Lockett
Community/Government Committee Chair
Commissioner - District 3, Chatham County Board of Commissioners
Barbara L. McGhee
Booster Club President
Retired Educator
Glennera Martin
Special Events Committee Chair
Retired Educator
Harold Washington
SSUNAA President
School Administrator, Dekalb County School System
Arthur J. Terry
Fundraising & Development Committee Chair
Retired, Pfizer, Inc.
Dr. Jimmie C. Jackson
Chairwoman Emeritus, Term - Life
Retired School Administrator
Former President, American Federation of Teacher
BOARD MEMBERS
(Term denotes the year each term started)
LaTanga Allen-Felder
Director, Term - 2014
Senior Transportation Data Reporting Analyst, City of Atlanta
Dr. Florene Boles
Director, Term - 2007
Retired Educator
Willis Black, Ed.D
Director, Term - 2024
Educator
William Daniel Jr.
Director, Term - 2020
Owner, Lassister Investments LLC
Vice President & General Counsel, Vaden Automotive Group
Eugene Felton Jr., Esq.
Director, Term - 2018
Partner, Seay & Felton Law Firm
Dr. Patricia Harris
Director, Term - 2014
Retired School Administrator
Edna Branch Jackson
Director, Term - 2000
Georgia State Representative
Former Mayor, City of Savannah
Hon. Emanuel Larkin Jr.
Director, Term - 2014
Magistrate Judge, Burke County Board of Commissioners
Ronald McGee
Director, Term - 2020
Senior Manager Government Affairs, Comcast Cable
Valerie L. Reynolds, MD
Director, Term - 2020
United States Navy (Retired)
Dr. William T. Simmons
Director, Term - 2014
District Court Administrator - 6th Judicial Administrative District
Julius Smith
Director, Term - 2000
Daniel Stevenson
Director, Term - 2014
Presiding Bishop, 6th District AME Church GA
Dr. Marilyn S. Taylor
Director, Term - 2023
Retired School Administrator
Michael D. Williams
Director, Term - 2023
All Board Members serve until resignation and/or replacement.