MAX Leadership Team

MAX Board of Directors

MAX is governed by a board of directors comprised of leaders in the public workforce system, voices for business, nonprofit workforce training and human services providers, funders, intermediaries, and employers.

Chair

Dana Inman

Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency

Vice Chair + MAX Collaborative Council Chair

Daniela Perry

Georgia Chamber

Treasurer

Tim Cairl

Metro Atlanta Chamber

Secretary

Marion Phillips

Georgia Power

Past Chair + Leadership MAX Class of 2026 Co-Chair

Jenny Taylor

Goodwill of North Georgia

BOARD MEMBER EMERITUS

Wendell Dallas

Southern Company Gas

Kristofor Anderson

Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA)

MAX Talks Lead

Dr. Theresa Austin-Gibbons

Atlanta Department of Labor and Employment Services

Derek M. Dabrowiak

Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG)

MAX Academy Lead

David Dietrichs

Coreforce

John Hallman

Georgia Department of Human Services

Brenda Johnson

The Collaborative Training Company

Jacque Joyce

CareerRise

Leadership MAX Class of 2026 Co-Chair

Kristin Laarhoven

WorkSource Georgia

WorkSource Metro Atlanta Liaison

Brett Lacy

WorkSource Atlanta Regional

Amy Lancaster-King

Long Game Solutions, LLC

Karen Leone de Nie

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Jennifer Loy

Georgia Department of Labor

Amelia Nickerson

First Step Staffing, Inc.

MAX Member Engagement Council Chair

Joe Paolini

Bobby Dodd Institute (BDI)

MAX Provider Council Chair + MAX Academy Advisor

Jeannie Ross

City of Refuge

Dr. Victoria Seals

Atlanta Technical College

MAX Resource Development Committee Chair

Breezy Straton

Elevate Douglas
Douglas County Development Authority

Dr. Barbara Wall

Georgia Department of Education

MAX Data Council Chair

Dr. Greg Wilson

The University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG)

The MAX Collaborative Council is comprised of workforce leaders who convene regularly to strengthen our collective capacity as workforce developers to meet the needs that employers have for a ready workforce.

CHAIR: Dana Inman

Members of the Collaborative Council are senior leaders representing nonprofit community based organizations, technical colleges, state agencies, local workforce boards, chambers of commerce, intermediaries, and other key partners in workforce. They meet regularly to jointly do the following:

Learn more about who is doing what, where, and for whom

Explore common issues and opportunities, and share ideas for building solutions

Make new connections and catalyze partnerships

Keep each other updated and informed on ways we can help each other

The MAX Provider Council works to help align MAX strategies and actions with the needs and operations of workforce service providers – especially nonprofits and community-based organizations – in order to achieve its mission of strengthening connections, collaborations, and practices among workforce development organizations in Metro Atlanta.

CHAIR: Jeannie Ross

Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency

Bobby Dodd Institute

Goodwill of North Georgia

Jewish Family & Career Services

Latin American Association

Urban League of Greater Atlanta

The MAX Data Council works to better inform local and state policy makers and practitioners by amalgamating various data sources into a more comprehensive picture of the region with the intention of leading to better outcomes for job seekers and employers; by creating a peer learning network to empower and enhance the skill sets of research/data staff within entities; and by identifying opportunities for the more efficient use of data (including purchased data) among providers.

CHAIR: Marion Phillips

Atlanta Regional Commission

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Goodwill of North Georgia

Metro Atlanta Chamber

Technical College System of Georgia

University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government

WorkSource Atlanta Regional