Board Of Directors

Aaron Turpeau, President of KAtlB and Atlanta businessman, lives in Southwest Atlanta. He holds Mayoral appointments to the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Fulton Atlanta Community Action Agency. Formerly he held the positions of Director of Employment and Training , Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Development, and Director of the Department of Administrative Services for the City of Atlanta.

Amanda Baxter, an Atlanta native, lives in the Morningside neighborhood of District 6. She is an environmental attorney with Troutman Sanders LLP.

Kim Bell Benjamin, an Atlanta native, resides in the Capitol View Manor neighborhood of District 12. She is former Deputy Director with the Fannie Mae Corporation. Kim enjoys neighborhood revitalization and family time.

Kathleen Bertrand is Vice President, Community Affairs, for the Atlanta Convention & Business Bureau.

Catherine A. Chase has resided in Atlanta's District 2 for three years and is a San Francisco native where she still maintains a home. She is an active member of Central Atlanta Neighbors and Park Pride.

Carol H. Chestnut is retired Activities Director for Arbor Terrace. She has lived in southwest Atlanta’s District 11 for 17 years and is committed to her family, church and community.

Jeffrey Lewis Childers, a native North Carolinian, lives in the Kirkwood Community of District 5. He is a graduate of North Carolina State University and lives with his two dogs, Fritz and Bling Bling.

Corliss Claire, a long time Atlanta resident and Chicago native, lives in the Adams Park Community of District 11 . She is an active community volunteer, Master Gardener, and heads up community outreach initiatives for Code Enforcement for the City of Atlanta.

Peggy Denby, Executive Director (peggy.denby@keepatlantabeautiful.org)

Mary Louise Floyd, an Atlanta native, lives in the Mount Paran-Northside Community of District 8. She is an author, a retired educator, and an active member of the Atlanta History Center and the Mount Paran Woods Garden club.

Kanika Greenlee, an Atlanta native, resides in the Park Place South Community in District 12. She is a program coordinator with the Keep Georgia Beautiful Program at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

Tanya C. Mitchell is a District 9 resident. She is a former NPU chair and Code Enforcement Officer Senior. She is currently Neighborhood Deputies Coordinator for City of Atlanta, Department of Planning and Community Development.

Craig Pendergrast, an Atlanta native, is an attorney with Seyfarth Shaw, LLP. He lives in northwest Atlanta and represents District 8.

Desiree Pernell is president of Ben Hill Community Association and the president of Ben Hill Merchants Association. She sits on the Citizens Advisory Council of Zone 4 APD, and on the Advisory Board of the Assistant District Attorney Prosecutor for the Southwest Community.

Amy Phuong, an Atlanta native, lives in the Grant Park Community of District 6. A recent graduate of Georgia Tech, she is an active community volunteer and works for McMaster-Carr in operations and logistics management.

Kellye R. Whitaker represents District 10.

James Witherspoon, Jr, an Atlanta native, formerly Administrative Services Manager for the Department of Public Works/Solid Waste Services. He resides in Southwest Atlanta.

John Wolfinger, an Ohio native and retired retailer, lives in Virginia-Highland, City Council District 6. He has been a city resident for 40 years, is involved in community volunteerism, and is an avid gardener.

Advisory Board

Estee Andrews is Program Manager for Atlanta’s Solid Waste Services. Prior to this position, he was Program Manager for Atlanta’s Parking Management, a probation officer, law enforcer and investigator assisting the FBI in the prosecution of juvenile pimps. He served in the US Navy and worked for the US Secret Service as Fraud Clerk and Personnel Investigator on local and national levels.

Frank Killoran, a resident of Peachtree City, is employed by Pratt Industries, one of KAtlB’s largest sponsors.  He has 18 years of experience in the recycling industry.  Frank is on the board of Keep Clayton County Beautiful and a member of Atlanta’s Business Recycling Taskforce.

Abbey Mullaney Patterson, a Georgia native, is employed by the Australian Trade Commission and lives in Inman Park of District 2. She has fourteen years experience in managing city recycling and waste management contracts, lobbying on environmental issues, and designing and managing waste and recycling programs for major sporting events and three Olympic Games. Abbey is on the boards of Park Pride and Friends of the Emory Forest.

Marvin Toliver is Manager of Government Affairs for MARTA.