Leadership
Leading Georgia’s Environmental Leaders
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Kim Ajy
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IGEL Board Role: Finance Committee Chair, Treasurer IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027 IGEL Class Year: 2015 Job Title: President Organization: R2T, Inc. |
Joshua Andrews
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2022 Job Title: Manager, Environmental Affairs Organization: Georgia Power |
Steven Aufdenkampe
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2017 Job Title: Regional Manager, Environmental Remediation Organization: Norfolk Southern Corporation |
Kellie Ballew
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2022-2025 IGEL Class Year: 2020-2021 Job Title: Vice President of Global Sustainability & Innovation Organization: Shaw Industries Group, Inc. In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? It is my personal obligation, my honor, and my career choice to do all that I can to preserve the environment for future generations. To be an environmental leader means to speak up on behalf of the environment in all decisions in our state. |
Patricia Barmeyer
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IGEL Board Role: Resource Development Committee Chair IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027 IGEL Class Year: 2017 Job Title: Senior Counsel (Retired) Organization: King and Spalding In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? To play a significant role in addressing environmental issues facing our State, on behalf of any public or private institution. |
Mona Behl
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IGEL Board Role: DEI Committee Chair IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2017 Job Title: Assistant Director, Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant Organization: University of Georgia |
Rodney Brooks
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2022-2025 IGEL Class Year: 2018 Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture |
Ryan Burtt
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2022-2025 IGEL Class Year: 2018 Job Title: Chief Financial Officer Organization: Southwest Georgia Farm Credit |
Nick DiLuzio
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2019 Job Title: Partner Organization: Forisk Consulting In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? To be someone who is both knowledgeable about the space as well as someone who can facilitate connections within the environmental space. |
Tom Driver
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 Job Title: Regional Manager/Senior Principal Organization: Terracon Consultants, Inc. In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? To be someone that has knowledge of and respect for the environment and can convey the environmental concerns of the state in a neutral manner. |
Dan Grogan
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IGEL Board Role: Board Chair IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2011 Job Title: Senior Vice President Organization: WSP |
Lewis Jones
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IGEL Board Role: Governance Committee Chair IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2009 Job Title: Partner Organization: Jones Fortuna LP |
Huiet Joseph
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027 IGEL Class Year: 2019 Job Title: Senior Director, Sustainability and Engineering Organization: Cox Enterprises In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? An environmental leader leads by the example and inspires others to create a positive change in the environment. |
Dr. Kier Klepzig
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IGEL Board Role: Program Committee Chair IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2018 Job Title: Director Organization: The Jones Center at Ichauway |
Howard Lalli
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IGEL Board Role: Past Board Chair IGEL Board Term: 2020-2024 IGEL Class Year: 2005 Job Title: President Organization: HL Strategy |
Gwen Ruff
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IGEL Board Role: Selections Committee Chair, Secretary IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2015 Job Title: SVP, Administration and Community Outreach Organization: Columbus Water Works |
Sarah Skinner
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IGEL Board Role: Engagement Committee Chair IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2022 Job Title: Education and Public Awareness Specialist Organization: Atlanta Regional Commission |
Ben Taube
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027 IGEL Class Year: 2004 Job Title: Senior Vice President, Energy Services Organization: Bank of America In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? It means you are willing to take a risk to shepherd stewardship, policy, protection, and unwilling pursuits to address environmental change and protection for the betterment of our society. Leadership is taking steps to make a difference and seek to find solutions. |
Monica Thornton
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026 IGEL Class Year: 2017 Job Title: Executive Director Organization: The Nature Conservancy in Georgia |
Thatcher Young
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IGEL Board Role: Member IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027 IGEL Class Year: 2023 Job Title: Vice President Organization: Velo Solar In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? It means keeping a long view while working diligently and tactically to achieve conservation, protection and management outcomes that are grounded in collaboration and consensus. |
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Kim Ajy
IGEL Board Role: Finance Committee Chair, Treasurer
IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027
IGEL Class Year: 2015
Job Title: President
Organization: R2T, Inc.
Joshua Andrews
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2022
Job Title: Manager, Environmental Affairs
Organization: Georgia Power
Steven Aufdenkampe
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2017
Job Title: Regional Manager, Environmental Remediation
Organization: Norfolk Southern Corporation
Kellie Ballew
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2022-2025
IGEL Class Year: 2020-2021
Job Title: Vice President of Global Sustainability & Innovation
Organization: Shaw Industries Group, Inc.
In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? It is my personal obligation, my honor, and my career choice to do all that I can to preserve the environment for future generations. To be an environmental leader means to speak up on behalf of the environment in all decisions in our state.
Patricia Barmeyer
IGEL Board Role: Resource Development Committee Chair
IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027
IGEL Class Year: 2017
Job Title: Senior Counsel
Organization: King and Spalding
In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? To play a significant role in addressing environmental issues facing our State, on behalf of any public or private institution.
Mona Behl
IGEL Board Role: DEI Committee Chair
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2017
Job Title: Associate Director, Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant
Organization: University of Georgia
Rodney Brooks
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2022-2025
IGEL Class Year: 2018
Organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Ryan Burtt
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2022-2025
IGEL Class Year: 2018
Job Title: Chief Financial Officer
Organization: Southwest Georgia Farm Credit
Nick DiLuzio
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2019
Job Title: Partner
Organization: Forisk Consulting
In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? To be someone who is both knowledgeable about the space as well as someone who can facilitate connections within the environmental space.
Tom Driver
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
Job Title: Regional Manager/Senior Principal
Organization: Terracon Consultants, Inc.
In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? To be someone that has knowledge of and respect for the environment and can convey the environmental concerns of the state in a neutral manner.
Dan Grogan
IGEL Board Role: Board Chair
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2011
Job Title: Senior Vice President
Organization: WSP
Lewis Jones
IGEL Board Role: Governance Committee Chair
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2009
Job Title: Partner
Organization: Jones Fortuna LP
Huiet Joseph
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027
IGEL Class Year: 2019
Job Title: Senior Director, Sustainability and Engineering
Organization: Cox Enterprises
In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? An environmental leader leads by the example and inspires others to create a positive change in the environment.
Dr. Kier Klepzig
IGEL Board Role: Program Committee Chair
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2018
Job Title: Director
Organization: The Jones Center at Ichauway
Howard Lalli
IGEL Board Role: Past Board Chair
IGEL Board Term: 2020-2024
IGEL Class Year: 2005
Job Title: President
Organization: HL Strategy
Gwen Ruff
IGEL Board Role: Selections Committee Chair, Secretary
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2015
Job Title: SVP, Administration and Community Outreach
Organization: Columbus Water Works
Sarah Skinner
IGEL Board Role: Engagement Committee Chair
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2022
Job Title: Education and Public Awareness Specialist
Organization: Atlanta Regional Commission
Ben Taube
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027
IGEL Class Year: 2004
Job Title: Senior Vice President, Energy Services
Organization: Bank of America
In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? It means you are willing to take a risk to shepherd stewardship, policy, protection, and unwilling pursuits to address environmental change and protection for the betterment of our society. Leadership is taking steps to make a difference and seek to find solutions.
Monica Thornton
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2023-2026
IGEL Class Year: 2017
Job Title: Executive Director
Organization: The Nature Conservancy in Georgia
Thatcher Young
IGEL Board Role: Member
IGEL Board Term: 2024-2027
IGEL Class Year: 2023
Job Title: Vice President
Organization: Velo Solar
In your own words, what does it mean to be an environmental leader? It means keeping a long view while working diligently and tactically to achieve conservation, protection and management outcomes that are grounded in collaboration and consensus.
Committees
Leaders within the IGEL network are called to lead in different ways based on their background, experiences, and knowledge. Our board is organized in seven committees that help define programs, ensure diversity and inclusion, and foster support.
DEI:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are important values that inform IGEL’s programs – and the composition of its core classes.
Engagement:
The core leadership program is just the beginning of career-long – hopefully lifelong – engagement as a member of the IGEL network.
Finance:
Sound financial management is the foundation of any organization.
Governance:
Drawing from an increasingly diverse network of IGELians, board service is a key component of good governance.
Program:
At the heart of IGEL is its core leadership program – an ever-evolving, world-class experience.
Resource Development:
For every dollar invested in IGEL by individuals, corporations, and foundations, the organization creates exponential value.
Selections:
Dozens of applicants compete each year for 30+ places in the core leadership program.