Board Of Directors

The Keep Atlanta Beautiful Board of Directors is open to the public and meets at noon on the third Monday of the month at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 731 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30308. We want to hear from you! How can you help Keep Atlanta Beautiful? Contact Peggy Denby, 404-249-5853 or peggy.denby@keepatlantabeautiful.org

Kevin Perry (Chair) is the Executive Director for the Georgia Beverage Association in Atlanta, Georgia.  In addition to his role with the industry, Kevin serves as Board Member of the Georgia Recycling Coalition; President of the Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation; Board Member of the Committee for a Better Atlanta; Advisory Board Member of For the Kid in All of Us; and, President of the Piedmont Heights Civic Association.  Kevin is a graduate of the Leadership Atlanta’s Class of 2007. In 2006, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin tapped Kevin to serve on the City of Atlanta’s Civil Service Board.  Active in the Government Affairs Council of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Kevin further promotes sound public policy as a member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Georgia Public Policy Foundation.

Corliss Claire (Vice Chair) is 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.

Tina Arnold, a native Atlantan, is a proud 5 year resident of the Lakewood Heights community,representing District 1.  She is an Interior Designer for In Your Space, an energetic grass-roots organizer and volunteer, a board member of Morehouse School of Medicine's Prevention Research Center, and founder of Sustainable Lakewood (a non-profit organization committed to enhancing the quality of life for historic Lakewood Heights residents by instituting programs which promote healthy living, environmental consciousness,  and community pride and involovement).

Brent Brown born and raised in Atlanta, resides with his family in Peachtree Hills and represents District 7. Brent graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology and earned his MBA from University of Georgia. Brent received an executive appointment from Governor Sonny Perdue to the Stone Mountain Memorial Association Board, one of Georgia’s premier state parks and attractions and served as Chair of the Finance Committee.

Alisa Chambers (Secretary), a transplant from Seattle, WA, has lived in Atlanta for nine years and considers it her home. She lives in Woodland Hills, District 1, but has close ties to the Old Fourth Ward and the Historic Fourth Ward Park and Conservancy. Alisa regularly volunteers with the BeltLine, the Sierra Club, and actively attends NPU-W and Neighborhood Watch meetings. Catherine A. Chase (Treasurer) 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.

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

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.

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

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.

Cindy Wolfe is a retired educator living in Grant Park who currently works as the director of the Georgia Green and Healthy Schools program for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.

Advisory Committee

Steve Allebone, IKEA Atlanta

Estee Andrews is Constituent Services 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.

Yvonne Douglas, Project Manager- Energy and Environmental Services for Atlanta Public Schools

Alex McCray has served the Atlanta community by volunteering on several boards of environmentally conscious organizations including Atlanta Recycles, and the Georgia Restaurant Association Green Foodservice Alliance. For more than 20 years, Alex has assisted businesses and nonprofits in implementing environmental programs. As a staff member to Mayor Franklin's Office, he helped to constitute and run the City of Atlanta's Environmental Affairs Office, assist in the development of Mayor Franklin's Sustainable Atlanta Initiative and develop and promote the Keep Atlanta Beautiful - Greener Atlanta Initiative.

Marvin Toliver, Manager of Government Affairs for MARTA.

Tal Simpson, Balch & Bingham's, Atlanta, GA.