GEM | Roster of Students & Mentors

 Elena Andreyeva
  Economics
  Syktyvkar, Russia

 Mentor: Dorothy Leland, Ph.D.
  President
  Georgia College & State University

 Lyric Burnett
  Mass Communication
  Douglasville, GA

 Mentor: Karen Kaplan
  General Manager & Senior Partner
  Fleishman-Hillard, Inc.




 Brad Cone
  Economics
  Barnesville, GA

 Mentor: George M. Israel, III
  President & CEO
  Georgia Chamber of Commerce




 Alexandria Duckworth
  English
  New Philadelphia, OH

 Mentor: John Varner
  Director
  PAGE Foundation




 Carrie Ducote
  Biology
  Lawrenceville, GA

 Mentor: A. Donald Faulk, Jr.
  President & CEO
  Central Georgia Health System




 Abby Gibson
  English
  Vidalia, GA

 Mentor: Willie Paulk
  President
  Dublin-Laurens Chamber of Commerce




 Marcus Green
  Management
  Washington, DC

 Mentor: Robert L. Brown, Jr., FAIA
  President & CEO
  R. L. Brown & Associates, Inc.




 Lily Greenberg
  Psychology
  Warner Robins, GA

 Mentor: Steve Lindsey
  Vice President & General Manager
  Chattanooga Gas & AGL Operations




 Japi Hamakowa
  International Business & Management
  Lusaka, Zambia

 Mentor: Thomas C. Lewis
  Senior Advisor to the President
  Georgia State University




 Elliot Holmes
  Management
  Marietta, GA

 Mentor: E. Alex Gregory
  President & CEO
  YKK Corporation of America




 Brendan Kelly
  Computer Science & Mathematics
  Kingsville, MD

 Mentor: Matt Gignilliat
  Assistant to the President & CEO
  Georgia Power Company




 Brian Lee
  Management
  Snellville, GA

 Mentor: Dent L. Temples, Jr.
  President
  The Temples Company




 Patty Maguire
  English
  Lawrenceville, GA

 Mentor: J. Neil Shorthouse
  President
  Communities In Schools of Georgia, Inc.




 Mindy Mahrer
  Management
  Sandersville, GA

 Mentor: James C. Lewis
  CEO
  HomeTown Health, LLC




 Jade Morey
  Political Science
  Kennesaw, GA

 Mentor: Joel C. Williams, Jr.
  Partner
  Bryan Cave LLP




 Kara Teresi
  Mass Communication
  Tampa, FL

 Mentor: Reggie Roberts
  Vice President of Football Communications
  Atlanta Falcons




 Michael Wiggs
  Mass Communication
  Vidalia, GA

 Mentor: Herbert J. Short, Jr.
  Partner
  Sutherland




 Brandon Williams
  Economics
  Hephzibah, GA

 Mentor: Robert C. Mitchell
  Partner
  Celebration Associates, LLC




 Jing Zhao
  Accounting
  Zheng Zhou, China

 Mentor: Beheruz N. Sethna, Ph.D.
  President
  University of West Georgia

 
THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

"The GEM program changed my perceptions about the "real world" and the professional environment by making it seem attainable.  Sometimes it is easy to forget that today's business leaders were once my age."

"The GEM program has been a rewarding experience that I would recommend to any student at GC & SU interested in leadership in the business world.  I have made friends and important contacts through this program, and have also learned a lot about myself."