| Meet our Staff
(L to R) Kathryn Dennis, Michelle Gordon, Julia Wood, Hazle Hamilton & Alex Leahy.
 |
Kathryn H. Dennis
President
Kathryn Dennis serves as President of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia. She joined CFCG in June 2002 and works closely with the Foundation’s Board, staff, and donors to make our communities stronger and to encourage philanthropy in our region. Kathryn is a native Georgian and a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in History. She is also a Leadership Georgia and a Leadership Macon graduate. She was a 2003 Southeastern Council of Foundations Hull Fellow. She currently serves as President of the Rotary Club of Macon and on the Board of Directors of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce and the Macon Economic Development Commission. She is also a member of the College Hill Alliance Steering Committee, the Georgia Public Broadcasting Macon Advisory Council, Career Women’s Network and Vineville United Methodist Church. She is the convener of the Macon Council of Foundations. She is a past president of the Junior League of Macon and the Macon Estate Planning Council, and a past chair of the Stratford Academy Board of Trustees. She has served on the boards of the Southeastern Council of Foundations, United Way of Central Georgia, the Center for Racial Understanding, the Children’s Hospital, and the Mentors Project of Bibb County. She and her husband, Brown, have 3 children.
Email
|
|
Hazle Hamilton
Chief Administrative Officer
Hazle Hamilton joined the Foundation's staff in August, 2000. She is a Certified Public Accountant with over 25 years of professional experience in public and private sector accounting and management. She holds a BBA degree in accounting from Mercer University and is a graduate of the National Planned Giving Institute of the College of William & Mary and Leadership Macon. She is a member of the American Institute of CPA's, the Georgia Society of CPA's, the Macon Estate Planning Council, the Fiscal and Administrative Officers Group for Community Foundations, and Career Women’s Network of Macon. Mrs. Hamilton currently serves on the Community Foundations National Standards Board and the Grand Opera House Board of Governors. She is a Hull Fellow of the Southeastern Council of Foundations. She has served as President of the Career Women's Network of Macon, Treasurer of the Middle Georgia Regional Library Board, and was Chairperson of the committee which developed the Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Plan template for the Council on Foundations.
Email
|
|
Julia Wood
Director of Donor Services
Julia joined the Community Foundation team as the Director of Donor Services in August 2008. Julia graduated from Mercer University with a Master of Business Administration and the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. In 2010, Julia received a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy designation from The American College. Before joining CFCG, Julia served as the Director of Communications for Goodwill Industries of Middle GA and the CSRA, where she worked since 2002. She is a 2010 Hull Fellow of the Southeastern Council of Foundations and a 2007 graduate of Leadership Macon. She is also committed to serving the community through leadership positions in several organizations including: President of the Junior League of Macon, Downtown Macon Rotary Club, and Vineville United Methodist Church. Julia is married to Lynn Wood, and they have one daughter.
Email
|
 |
Alex Leahy
Program Associate
Alex Leahy joined the Community Foundation full time in September 2011. She previously worked part time at the Foundation since July 2005, as well as with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Georgia. Alex graduated Magna Cum Laude from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology, and she has a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice from Georgia College and State University.
Email
|
 |
Michelle Gordon
Administrative Assistant
Michelle joined the Community Foundation in September 2008, as the Administrative Assistant. Before joining the Community Foundation, she worked at Yarbrough and Company Real Estate Appraisal and at Northside Mortgage. Michelle is a past member of the American Heart Association Board, where she served as secretary. She is originally from Petersburg, Virginia.
Email
|
|
|