Shepherd Center - A Catastrophic Care Hospital

The Shepherd Center Foundation sets the development policy and acts as the major fundraising entity for Shepherd Center. The Shepherd Center Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that is independent of Shepherd Center, is supported by trustees drawn from the Atlanta community and focuses on fundraising exclusively for Shepherd Center.

Staff Listing:

Scott Sikes
404-350-7305
Executive Director
Shepherd Center Foundation, Inc.

Betty Gardner
404-367-1235
Executive Assistant, Alana Shepherd

Patty Golub 
404-367-1235
Executive Assistant, Alana Shepherd

Major Gifts

Bonnie Hardage
404-367-1238
Director of Major Gifts

Dell Sikes
404-350-7304
Consultant

Brittany Wilson
404-367-1349
Major Gifts Officer

Ansley Martin
404-350-7383
Major Gifts Associate

Jon Roxland
404-350-7314
Major Gifts Officer

Lauren Tucker

404-350-3052
Major Gifts Officer

Annual Giving

Dean Melcher
404-350-7306
Director of Annual Giving

Florina Newcomb

404-350-7302
Annual Events Manager

Cara Puckett
404-350-7778
Annual Events Manager

Eadie Tant
404-350-7359
Database and Stewardship Manager

Planned Gifts

J. Tyler ("Ty") Tippett
404-350-7308
Senior Director, Planned Gifts

Jennifer K. Swindall
404-350-7301
Planned Gifts Associate

Volunteer Services

Midge Tracy
404-350-7315
Director of Volunteer Services

Alex Seblatnigg
404-350-7316
Volunteer Services Manager

Gale Eckstein
404-367-1351
Volunteer Services Assistant

Shepherd Center Foundation Board of Trustees

Douglas Lindauer, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Chairman

Cynthia McCague, The Coca-Cola Company
Vice Chairman

Alana Shepherd, Founder, Shepherd Center
Secretary

David F. Apple, Jr., M.D. Medical Director Emeritus, Shepherd Center
Treasurer

Scott H. Sikes, MBA, CFRE, CFP®, Vice President, Shepherd Center Executive Director

Trustees

Claire "Yum" Lewis Arnold, Leapfrog Services, Inc.
C. Duncan Beard, Beard-Shuford Financial Group
Brian S. "BB" Brown, Prudential Select Marketing Company, Retired
Marnite B. Calder, The Halle Foundation
John A. Carlos, National Distributing Company, Inc.
Mark C. Dawkins, Ph.D.,University of Georgia,
Terry College of Business
Marian Dockery, State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program
Vivian N. DuBose, Noble Properties, Inc.
Thomas M. Garr, Mastholm Asset Management, LLC
Stephen R. Hennessy, Hennessy Automobile Companies
Stephen B. Holleman, CFO, Shepherd Center
Betty F. King, Community Volunteer
Molly Lanier, Community Volunteer
Donald Peck Leslie, M.D., Medical Director, Shepherd Center
Stephen M. Lore, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Billi Marcus, Community Volunteer
Robert L. “Bobby” Mays, SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Retired
Floyd C. Newton III, King & Spalding, LLP
McKee Nunnally, Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Floyd C. Newton III, King & Spalding, LLP
James E. "Ernie" Prickett, Prickett & Weitnauer
Larry L. Prince, Genuine Parts Company
Frederick J. Rowan II, Carter's, Inc.
Emory A. Schwall, Law Offices Emory Schwall
James H. Shepherd, Jr., Plant Improvement Company, Inc.
Dell B. Sikes, Special Advisor, Shepherd Center Foundation
Boynton Smith, McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Georgia
Charles A. Smithgall III, SEI/Aaron's, Inc.
Karen Sturm, Community Volunteer
Gary R. Ulicny, Ph.D., President and CEO, Shepherd Center