REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Emily Benham, CFRE
Vice President of Development
Bayfront Health Foundation
Saint Petersburg, FL

CONFERENCE CHAIR
Amy S. Dorrill, CFRE
Associate Dean/Chief Development Officer
Emory University School of Nursing
Atlanta, GA

EDUCATION CHAIR
Aline Lasseter, CFRE
Executive Director & Vice President of Development
New Hanover Regional Medical Center Foundation, Inc.
Wilmington, NC

BACK to BASICS CO-TRACK DEAN
Amy C. Dowden
Annual Giving Specialist
Bayfront Health Foundation
Saint Petersburg, FL

BACK to BASICS CO-TRACK DEAN
Susan Ready
Director of Annual Giving
Huntsville Hospital Foundation
Huntsville, AL

MAJOR and PLANNED GIVING TRACK DEAN
Robert Duckworth
Vice President/Executive Director
St. Joseph’s/Candler Foundations
Savannah, GA

BEST PRACTICES & SPECIAL
TOPICS CO-TRACK DEAN
Mark Belcher
Vice President/Chief Operating Officer
Baptist Health Foundation, Inc.
Birmingham, AL

BEST PRACTICES & SPECIAL
TOPICS CO-TRACK DEAN
Joshua R. Newton, CFRE
Director, Major Gifts
Presbyterian Hospital Foundation
Charlotte, NC

LEADERSHIP TRACK DEAN
Anthony J. Meyer, Jr., CFRE
Vice President of Development
Lexington Medical Center Foundation
West Columbia, SC

SPONSORSHIP CO-CHAIR
Candace C. Burnett
President
Huntsville Hospital Foundation
Huntsville, AL

HOSPITALITY and NETWORKING CHAIR
Marlene Spalten, CFRE
Vice President and Executive Director
Baptist Heath Foundation
Jacksonville, FL

PRIMER CHAIR
Holly H. Duncan, CFRE
President and Chief Executive Officer
Morton Plant Mease Foundation
Clearwater, FL

IDEA EXCHANGE CO-CHAIR
Katherine B. Thurber
Director of Development
Southeast Georgia Health System Foundation
Brunswick, GA

NEWCOMERS CO-CHAIR
Kathleen Bailie
Development Officer
University Health Care Foundation
Augusta, GA

NEWCOMERS CO-CHAIR
Polly D. Strickland, M.Ed.
Annual Giving Director
St. Joseph’s/Candler Foundations
Savannah, GA

OPENING DINNER CO-CHAIR
Diane Balogh Kimes, CFRE
Director of Development
Jupiter Medical Center Foundation
Jupiter, FL

OPENING DINNER CO-CHAIR
Jane McCallum
Director of Corporate & Annual Giving
Health First Foundation
Melbourne, FL

CLOSING DINNER CO-CHAIR
Nancy C. Seymour
Executive Director
Elbert Memorial Hospital Foundation
Elberton, GA

CLOSING DINNER CO-CHAIR
Lynn McClain
Foundation Executive Director
Georgetown Hospital System
Murreils Inlet, SC

EXHIBITOR LIAISON
Buffie Harper
Partners in Recognition
Signal Mountain, TN

TENNIS CHAIR
John Harper
Partners in Recognition
Signal Mountain, TN

GOLF CO-CHAIR
Paul G. Dyer
MD Designs by Metal Decor
Apollo Beach, FL

GOLF-CO-CHAIR
Scott A. Hodoval
Vice President of Development
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation
Atlanta, GA