The Terry Dean’s Advisory Council (TDAC) is the senior-level task force of volunteers established for the purposes of promoting and improving the College. In particular, members of TDAC advise the Dean of the College, help foster corporate relationships, and participate in or lead activities for the good of the College.
Upcoming Meetings and Events
Fall 2025
Friday, October 3, 2025
3–5 p.m.
Tentative: TDAC Reception at 5–6:30 p.m.
Location: BLC, Knox Veranda
Winter 2026
Friday, February 6, 2026
Noon–2 p.m.
Location: Terry Executive Education Center (in Buckhead)
Spring 2026
Friday, April 24, 2026
Noon–2 p.m.
Location: Terry Executive Education Center (in Buckhead)
Members
- Frank Anderson
President & CEO, RBW Logistics - Danette M. Beck
EVP, National Director of Broker Operations, Astrus Insurance Solutions, LLC - W. Douglas Benn
EVP & CFO (Retired), The Cheesecake Factory Inc. - Thilo D. Best
Co-Founder and Principal, Bayshore Retirement Partners - Susan M. Boyd
Vice Chair
Consultant, S. Boyd Holdings LLC - Laura E. Brightwell
Former SVP, Public Affairs & Communications, Coca-Cola Enterprises - Elizabeth W. Camp
President and CEO, D F Management Inc. - Richard W. Courts IV
President, Atlantic Realty Company - Samantha Crosby
Chief Marketing Officer, Tyler Technologies - Jacob F. Crowe
Managing Partner, Crowe Family Ventures - Elizabeth Lee (Beth) Deeley
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP - J. Scott Deviney
President and CEO, Chicken Salad Chick - Darren W. DeVore
Managing Partner, Broad Pine Investments - Virginia C. Drosos
CEO (Retired), Signet Jewelers - William F. (Woody) Faulk
Vice President, Innovation & New Ventures, Chick-fil-A, Inc. - John L. Ferguson
President, Advisory Services Atlanta, CBRE, Inc. - Michael Fierman
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Angel Oak Companies - Russell David (Russ) Gannaway
Managing Director, PIMCO - C. William Griffin
EVP & Senior Managing Director, Black Knight Financial Services - Phillip Barrett (Phillip) Hight
Co-Founder, Hight Knox Properties, LLC - John W. Jackson
President and CEO, State Bank & Trust Company - Ryan Katz
Founding Partner, Route 66 Ventures - Lisa G. Laube
President (Retired), Floor & Decor - William H. Linginfelter
Area President (Retired), Georgia/South Carolina, Regions Financial Corporation - Jeffrey F. Reed
Former Chairman and CEO, Duravant LLC - Linda van Rees
Chairman of the Board, The Honey Baked Ham Company - David G. Salyers
Chair
VP (Retired), Chick-fil-A, Entrepreneur and Author - D. Todd Stevens
Chief Capital Officer, Figure Technologies Inc - Win Stewart
CEO, Bibb Distributing Company - Hugh Tarbutton
Former Chief Operating Officer, Triad Advisors, Inc. - G. Grant Tribble
President and COO, Benson’s, Inc. - Peter R. Vig
Managing Director, RoundRock Capital Partners - Chris Ward
Partner/Principal, Ernst & Young U.S. LLP - Carol B. Yancey
EVP and CFO (Retired), Genuine Parts Company - E. Howard Young
President, General Wholesale Beer Company
Emeritus Members
- C. Scott Akers Jr.
- James H. Blanchard
- George M. Boltwood
- Frank W. Brumley
- Philip E. Casey
- Timothy A. Chapman
- Jay M. Davis
- Virginia C. Drosos
- Damon M. Evans
- JC Faulkner
- Hillel A. Feinberg
- Elisha Finney
- Ted R. French, Jr.
- S. Taylor Glover
- Lizanne C. Gottung
- David G. Hanna
- John H. Heyman
- David E. Homrich
- Boland Jones
- Mark Kauffman
- Harold A. Kelly Jr.
- Rusty Lindner
- Lewis Massey
- Ted McMullan
- Holly Meidl
- Walter J. Muller III
- Michael K. Ostergard
- Patrick S. Pittard
- Julio A. Ramirez
- Jeff Rothenberger
- Charles S. Sanford Jr.
- Paul R. Sinsheimer
- John Sheppard
- Bonney S. Shuman
- Kessel D. Stelling Jr.
- W. E. (Brother) Stewart Jr.
- Barry Storey
- Deborah L. Storey
- Lowell W. White Jr.
- William D. Young Jr.
- Wesley C. Walraven