The mission of the SPIA Alumni Board of Directors is to serve students and graduates of SPIA through its support of the School’s programs and activities in order to cultivate and encourage a continuing affiliation between and among graduates and the School.

The Board serves in a variety of ways, working on committees to host annual fundraising events like the Georgia Legislative Outlook, Federal Policy Outlook Series and Alumni Speaker Series which raise money for undergraduate study abroad scholarships, MPA student support, and additional funding priorities set annually by the dean. Alumni Board members are committed to participating in the UGA Mentor Program and some also serve on a mentoring committee to further connect alumni to students.

2022 SPIA Alumni Board of Directors Bylaws

To learn more about this organization or to get involved, contact the Board Chair Taylor Murry.

Below are the members of the 2024-2025 SPIA Alumni Board of Directors:

Shallum Atkinson (AB ’17, ABJ ’17)
Senior Policy Advisor
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney

Wyn Bellhouse IV (AB ’09)
Senior Trade Economist
Mowry and Grissom, PLLC

Betsy Bradfield (AB ’17)
Political Affairs Manager
Georgia Association of REALTORS

Bert Brantley (ABJ ’97, MPA ’05)
President and CEO
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce

Leanna Brown (AB ’10, MIP ’12)
Vice President, Business Climate and Talent Development
Metro Atlanta Chamber

Jara Butler (AB ’08)
Chief Impact Officer
Supermajority Education Fund

Clayton Cox (AB ’10), Vice-chair
Vice President of Federal Affairs
McGuireWoods Consulting

Houston Gaines (AB ’17)
Affairs Client Advisor
Cannon Financial Institute

Ryan Giles (AB 11, JD ’18)
Chief Counselor for Nominations & the Constitution
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States Senate

Vivian Greentree (ABJ ’00, AB ’01)
Senior Vice President
Head of Global Corporate Citizenship
Fiserv

Caulder Harvill-Childs (AB ’12)
Public Policy Manager
Meta

Rebecca Howell (AB ’13)
Senior Director
America Rising

Tamrat “Tim” Kassa (AB ’99)
Senior Project Manager
HTNB

Josh Kivett (AB ’95)
Senior National Strategist
Majority Strategies

Ronnie Kurtz (AB ’15, MPA ’15)
Director of Planning and Community Development
City of Grovetown, Georgia

Jordan Layson (AB ’09), DC Liaison
Director, U.S. Government Affairs
Amgen

Audrey Lewis (AB ’07, ABJ ’09, JD ’10)
Attorney
Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun, and Rogers

John Manly (AB ’04, AB ’04, JD ’08)
Partner
Manly Shipley, LLP

Larissa Martinez (AB ’04, AB ’04)
President/Co-Founder
Women’s Public Leadership Network

Amanda Deaton-Moyer (AB ’07, MPA ’09)
Assistant Finance Director
Metropolitan Nashville, Davidson County

Taylor Murray (AB ’17), Chair
Manager-Locations and Incentives Analysis
Maxis Advisors, A Foundry Commercial Company

Alexis Oberg (AB ’14)
Director of Government Affairs
Atlas Crossing

Blake Raulerson (AB ’15)
Assistant Vice President of Government Relations
University of Georgia

Tyler Reinagel (MPA ’09, PhD ’09), Secretary/Treasurer
Associate Vice President for Economic Development
Kennesaw State University

Courtney N. Rhodes (AB ’05)
DEI Business Partner
Intuit Credit Karma

Miller Robinson (AB ’16)
Student
Mercer University School of Law

Jessica Simmons (AB ’10)
Deputy CIO for Broadband and Special Projects
Georgia Technology Authority

Casey Tanner (MPA ’19)
Vice President for Government Relations
Kennesaw State University

Bob Trammell (AB ’96)
Managing Partner
Trammell Sams, LLC

Rob Underwood (AB ’06)
President
Energy Marketers of America

Sean Walker (MPA ’18)
Senior Director, Development
Semper Fi and America’s Fund