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Board of Visitors
Founded in 2012, the Board of Visitors for the Georgia Gwinnett College School of Business is a consortium of prominent business and civic leaders selected from prestigious regional, national and international entities.
Board members partner with constituencies outside academia to build private support for the scholarships, professorships and internships that bring outstanding students, faculty and programming to GGC. For a term of three years, board of visitors members serve as connectors, advocates and representatives of the GGC School of Business, articulating its mission and vision.
Membership on the board is by invitation only. The roster of members of the Board of Visitors for the Georgia Gwinnett College School of Business is presented below.
![Board of Visitors, Sean Auerbach](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Sean-Auerbach_220x250.jpg?itok=-8GT8Rwb)
Sean Auerbach
Vice President of Operations, Assurant
![Board of Visitors, John Carson](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/John-Carson_220x250.jpg?itok=ycrGgCdF)
John Carson
Retired, Chief People Officer, Herschend Family Entertainment
![Board of Visitors, Ping Chen](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Ping-Chen_220x250.jpg?itok=FyuC8ZEC)
Dr. Ping Chen
Managing Director, Otogenetics
![Board of Visitors, Janelle Faal](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Jonelle-Faal_220x250.jpg?itok=AabqC6p0)
Jonelle Faal
Vice President of Asset Management, MSRE and Professor of Real Estate at Georgia State University (Vice Chair)
![Board of Visitors , Kim Gartrell](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Kim-Gartrell_220x250.jpg?itok=D-ZmrTAk)
Kim Gartrell
Retired, Management Consultant, Chick-fil-A Corporate Headquarters
![Board of Visitors, Sharon (Shiao Dong) Han](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Sharon-Han_Shiao-Dong_220x250.jpg?itok=7Bsh8LT2)
Sharon (Shiao Dong) Han
Group Vice President, SF Express Company Ltd.
![Board of Visitors, Ryan Hawk](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Ryan-Hawk_220x250.jpg?itok=UsCSyVXG)
Ryan Hawk
Executive Director of Business Development & Community Outreach, Peach State Federal Credit Union (Chair)
![Board of Visitors, Jonathan Holmes](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Jonathan-Holmes_220x250.jpg?itok=viojde3q)
Jonathan Holmes
Managing Partner, Mighty 8th Media (Development Committee Chair)
![Board of Visitors, Mike Mercer](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Mike-Mercer_220x250.jpg?itok=bdLHyPgR)
Mike Mercer
President and CEO, COOPR8 Consulting, LLC
![Board of Visitors, Joy Mitchell](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Joy-Mitchell_220x250.jpg?itok=NAhZ6V0M)
Joy Mitchell
CEO, Office Creations
![Board of Visitors, Chris Niquette](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Chris-Niquette_220x250.jpg?itok=zeDCFtPc)
Chris Niquette
COO, Integrity Dental Services
![Board of Visitors, Samuel Richmond](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Samuel-Richmond_220x250.jpg?itok=OG3yIIeg)
Samuel Richmond
President, Nvestfit
![Board of Visitors, Chrissy Rosen](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-02/Chrissy-Rosen_220x250.jpg?itok=1Y34gtPX)
Chrissy Rosen
Executive Director, GGC Advancement (Ex-Officio, Secretary)
![Board of Visitors, Robin Sansone](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Robin-Sansone_220x250.jpg?itok=2uyVSLKo)
Robin Sansone
Partner, RYBD Advisors and Accountants
![Board of Visitors, Heiwote Tadesse](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Heiwote-Tadesse_220x250.jpg?itok=C8K53iWD)
Heiwote Tadesse
Executive Vice President of Member Relations, Associated Credit Union
![Board of Visitors, Alan Vickness](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2024-01/Alan-Vickness_220x250.jpg?itok=mZS1a5hN)
Alan Vickness
Vice President of Product Strategy and Delivery, Optimized Payments
![Dr. Tyler Yu](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_x_large/public/2023-07/tyu.jpg?itok=Igj443E4)
Dr. Tyler Yu
Dean, GGC School of Business (Ex-Officio)