Jodi Selvey
Vice President/Principal, Colliers
Email
jodi.selvey@colliers.com
Education: University of Georgia
Career Start: Noxell Corporation Sales Rep
Years of Experience: 37
Representing tenants and occupiers in successfully helping them with their office real estate needs in both sales and leasing.
Natasha B. Rice
President & CEO, Chattahoochee Nature Center
Email
n.rice@chattnaturecenter.org
Education: Rutgers College – BA, Georgetown University MBA
Career Start: Started in the non-profit industry at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Years of Experience: 20+
Natasha has had experience as a management consultant, commercial banker, and volunteer to environmental nonprofits, along with running facilities, operations, human resources, and information technology divisions throughout her career.
Kathie B. Gottlieb, CPA
Tax Partner, Carr Riggs & Ingram, LLC
Email
kgottlieb@cricpa.com
Education: University of Delaware, Bachelor of Arts
Career Start: January, 1986 as an accountant
Years of Experience: 35 years
Individual and corporate taxation-consultation and compliance; general business advisory services.
Susan Grubb
Managing Director - Portfolio Finance, Level 5 Capital Partners
Email
susanmgrubb@gmail.com
Education: B.S. Accounting – University of Alabama; MAcc – University of Alabama
Career Start: August 2000 – PricewaterhouseCoopers – Atlanta GA
Years of Experience: 21 years of experience in Accounting / Finance
Financial planning and analysis, budgets and forecasts.
Allison Bittel
Senior Vice President, Principal, Colliers
Email
allison.bittel@colliers.com
Education: Rhodes College, B.A. Business Administration
Career Start: 1998
Years of Experience: 23
Expert in office space strategy and implementation for occupiers
LeighAnn H. Costley, CPA
Partner, Frazier & Deeter LLC
Email
leighann.costley@frazierdeeter.com
Education: University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts – Political Science), Walsh College (Master of Science – Taxation)
Career Start: Audit Associate at Deloitte
Years of Experience: 27
Tax planning and compliance for high net worth individuals, complex and charitable trusts, investment partnerships, private foundations, as well as gift and estate planning.
Holly Hughes
VP President & COO, Colliers
Email
holly.hughes@colliers.com
Career Start: Account Leader for Kimberly Clark
Years of Experience: 20+
Real estate services, real estate management, facility management, project management, and real estate solutions.
Elba Pareja-Gallagher
Sustainability Director Stakeholder Engagement, UPS
Education: Master Supply Chain Management, Florida Institute of Technology
Career Start: UPS International Finance
Years of Experience: 24
Activity-based costing, financial acumen, and gender equality. Founder of non-profit ShowMe50.org focused on improving talent management systems and workplace cultures to achieve 50% women in senior leadership positions.
Kristin Cowart Pierce
Founder/CEO, BRAVE Public Relations
Email
kcowart@emailbrave.com
Education: Boston College, MA
Career Start: Internship at global PR firm Golin in its Atlanta office; hired as an account coordinator for my first job
Years of Experience: 23
Expert in media relations, crisis communications and young leader development.
Angela Payne James
Diversity & Inclusion Partner, Alston & Bird LLP
Email
angela.james@alston.com
Education: Harvard College (B.A. cum laude), Harvard University (J.D. cum laude)
Career Start: Associate, Alston & Bird, 1997
Years of Experience: 24
Diversity & inclusion, and intellectual property/corporate litigation.