Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is a group of community members that volunteer and provide assistance in carrying out our Centers mission. The personal values of each of our Board Members align with our needs to instill teamwork, innovation, collaboration, and accountability in our work and in our community. The Board meets bi-monthly to discuss short and long-term goals. Keeping our Center on track to uphold our vision; providing access to justice and peacekeeping for everyone in the Coastal Empire.
Together, with our Executive Director and team, the Board helps our Center to support, engage, and grow!
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Meet Our Board
MARIANNE GANEM POPPELL, President
President/Owner, Savannah Master Calendar & Simply Savannah Marketing
102 Rose Dhu Rd
Office: (912)713.7406
Cell: (912)224.4869
marianne@savannahmastercalendar.com
FLORA DEVINE, Vice President
VP & Chief Legal Affairs Officer
Savannah State University
3219 College Street, Savannah, GA 31404
Office: (912)358-4000
Cell: (404)713-9396
devinef@savannahstate.edu
SEAN VEGA, Treasurer
Loan Officer, Small Business Assistance Corp
111 E. Liberty St, Savannah, GA 31401
Office: (912) 721-6328
Cell: (229) 563-5106
svega@sbacsav.com
DEANNA HALL, Secretary
Executive Director of HR, SCCPSS
208 Bull Street, Ste. 202, Savannah, GA 31401
Office: (912) 395-1036
Cell: (912) 704-4527
Deanna.hall@sccpss.com
TODD BAIAD
Attorney, Bouhan Falligant
1 West Park Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401
Office: (912)644-5742
Cell: (912) 6604568
tmbaiad@bouhan.com
LEESA BOHLER
Volunteer Mediator & Retired Attorney
Home: (912) 657-3781
bohlerl@hotmail.com
KELLY CROSBY
Retired, Internal Auditor
117 E Lake Drive
Cell: (912) 308-6419
kellycrosby27@gmail.com
AC ROBERT GAVIN
Assistant Chief Savannah Police Department
6600 Abercorn St, Suite 100, Savannah, GA 31405
Office: (912) 651-6664
Cell: (912) 667-6586
RGavin@savannahga.gov
JULIE GERBSCH
Retired, Executive Director of Development, Georgia Southern University
238 Kensington Drive, Savannah 31405
Cell: (912) 661-2588
Julietgerbsch@gmail.com
MARIA JUSTUS
Attorney, Lasky Justus Law
317 E Liberty Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Office: (912) 759-1956
mjustus@laskyjustuslaw.com
JUDGE BEN KARPF
Chatham County Superior Court Judge
103 Montgomery Street, Savannah, GA
Office: (912) 652-7460
bwkarpf@chathamcounty.org
MEGAN LANE
Owner, Howard Barker Lane
17 Marsh Harbor Dr North, Savannah, GA 31411
Cell: 9189150139
megan@barkerlanelaw.com
CAROL MCCARTHY
Volunteer Mediator & Retired Attorney
Home: (410) 350-9948
Cell: (912) 239-4686
mccarthyzone@comcast.net
DAVID “BOBO” MULLINS
Partner, Oliver Maner LLP
711 Dancy Avenue, Savannah, GA 31419
Cell: (912) 257-0296
dbmullens@olivermaner.com
ZACHARY RIDDLE
President, Riddle Technology Solutions
805 Dancy Avenue
Office: (921) 228-5207
Cell: (912) 220-5144
zach@riddle.solutions
AIMEE BELLMORE, Executive Director
Office: (912) 354-6686
Cell: (704) 340-2327
abellmore@mediationsavannah.com
LESTER JOHNSON, III, Member Emeritus
PO Box 8285, Savannah, GA 31412
Office: (912) 238-5100
Fax: (912) 238-5378
lbj3@lesterbjohnsoniii.com
2026 Board Meeting Dates
Thursday, February 19, 2026 (date change)
Thursday, April 16, 2026 Noon (proposed)
Thursday, June 18, 2026 5:30 (proposed)
Thursday, August 20, 2026 3:30 (proposed)
Thursday, October 15, 2026 Noon (proposed)
Thursday, November 12, 2026 5:30 (proposed)
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 3:30 (proposed)
2026 Board Committees
Governance Committee
Chair Flora Devine
Committee Members: Ben Karpf, Bobo Mullins, Carol McCarthy
Finance Committee
Chair: Sean Vega
Committee Members: Deanna Hall, Kelly Crosby, Paul Fisher, Zach Riddle
Development Committee
Chair: Julie Gerbsch
Committee Members: Maria Justus, Todd Baiad
Building Committee (dissolved February 19, 2026)
Chair: Kelly Crosby
Committee Members: Rob Gavin, Zach Riddle, Pam Manning
40th Anniversary/Building Fundraising Campaign Committee
Chair: Marianne Ganem-Poppel
Members: Allison Hersh, Leesa Bohler, Megan Lane, Flora Devine
