Leadership

Brent Wilson
Corporate Board Chairman

Brent Wilson is a partner in the law firm of Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, where he has practiced labor relations and employment discrimination law for over thirty (30) years.  He represents numerous educational clients including private schools, public school systems, charter schools, private and public colleges and universities, and professional schools.  He has been designated a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia in representing institutions of higher learning.

Brent has served as Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Atlanta Bar Association and as an Adjunct Professor at the Emory University School of Law.  He is a frequent lecturer for the National Employment Law Council, the Seminar Group, and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Brent is listed in Who's Who in American Law; Chambers USA's Best Lawyers for Business; Who's Who Legal USA, Management Labor and Employment; and the "Best of the Best" Labor and Employment Practitioners in Diversity in the Bar magazine.  He has been voted by his peers as one of the Top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers and named one of Georgia's Legal Elite, representing the top five percent (5%) of the lawyers in the state.  He is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and a Barrister in the Bleckley Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

Brent is one of five (5) labor and employment lawyers in the country in Black Enterprise magazine's listing of America's Top Black Lawyers.

Brent received his undergraduate education at Morehouse College and his J.D. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

William Lampley
President

William assumed the position of President and Chief Professional Officer of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta on February 2, 2009. 

Prior to joining BGCMA, he was President of Strategic Accounts for the Eastern Region for Grubb & Ellis, a global real estate advisory firm. In this role, William was responsible for 29 offices, 1,500 employees, and over $170MM in revenues.

A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, William started his career serving four years as an Artillery Officer with the US Army.  Upon earning his MBA at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, he embarked on a commercial real estate career.  Prior to his most recent role, he was a senior vice president at Jones Lang LaSalle, and a principal with Kellogg Partners. 

William has served on the board of another leading Atlanta non-profit, and has served Atlanta’s youth through church–based youth development and public athletic programs.

William is married and the father of four and lives in southwest Atlanta.

Missy Dugan
Chief Operating Officer

As Chief Operating Officer, Missy Dugan oversees the operations of the organization to include 30 clubs in 13 counties. Most recently, Missy was the VP of Marketing & Development for BGCMA.

Missy brings her experience of operations, fundraising and marketing awareness to the organization through years of work within the Boys & Girls Clubs of America movement.  Prior to her coming to Boys & Girls Clubs, she served as a Congressional Aide to two members of the US House of Representatives.

Immediately prior to joining Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, she was the Vice President for DNS Associates, a for-profit organization specializing in Capital and Endowment Campaigns to non-profit organizations.

Missy holds a B.A. degree in Business from the University of West Georgia, and numerous achievement awards through her work within Boys & Girls Clubs.  Her husband, Mike is a LTC in the United States Army and they are the proud parents of two teenagers, Meghan 16 and Beau 15. Missy enjoys running, triathlons and watching her kids play soccer.

Claire Guitton
Vice President of Strategic Programming and Outcome Measurements

Claire Guitton is the Vice President of Strategic Programming & Outcome Measurements for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. She oversees the youth development programs implemented throughout BGCMA’s 30 Clubs. BGCMA’s programs focus on education & career development, character & leadership development, health & life skills, arts & cultural enrichment, sports, fitness & recreation, and outdoor education. Claire provides strategic direction, implementation, follow through and measurement of all programs. She also monitors outcome measurements of the impact of BGCMA’s programs on the kids served and the communities in which they live.

Claire has been with BGCMA since 1988, when she started her Boys & Girls Club career as a part-time employee. Over the years, she has held numerous positions within the organization, including running multiple Clubs. Most recently, she served as the Regional Vice President of Operations for the DeKalb, Gwinnett and West End County Clubs.

Claire says she fell in love with working with at-risk kids while working at a swimming pool in an underprivileged area. She was amazed at how eager the children were to learn and how appreciative they were of her kindness and work with them. She looked into the Boys Club at that time, began working and never looked back.

She graduated from Agnes Scott College, and she was the recipient of BGCMA’s Care Award in 2005 and Hometown Heroes award in 2006.

 

Melinda Kelleher
Vice President of Development & Marketing

Melinda Kelleher joined Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta in July 2009 as the Vice President of Development & Marketing.  She oversees all resource development initiatives and overall marketing strategy for the organization.

Kelleher brings more than 15 continuous years of fundraising and non-profit management experience to BGCMA. She was most recently a Director for an Atlanta-based consulting firm specializing in services for non-profit organizations, where she successfully managed capital campaigns in the $3M - $12M range and led other resource development initiatives for various clients.

Prior to her consulting work, Kelleher held a 12-year career with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) of Greater Georgia. While with MDA, she led multiple areas of fundraising and outreach, including special events and individual and corporate giving for the southeast region. Her expertise in fundraising coupled with her exceptional relationship building and communications skills led her to exceed revenue goals by at least 50% each year.

A native to the Atlanta area, Kelleher began her career in the hospitality industry at the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB), followed by director of sales positions at convention hotels in Bozeman and Helena, Montana. 

A resident of Decatur, Kelleher enjoys volunteering for several non-profit organizations in the Atlanta area, gardening, traveling, reading and spending time in the mountains.  She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and English from Brenau Women’s College in Gainesville, GA. 

Laureen Lamb
Vice President of Education

Laureen Lamb assumed the position of Vice President of Education in January 2010 and is responsible for overseeing the implementation of research-based youth development programming that drives educational outcomes for BGCMA members. 

Laureen brings more than 24 years of experience in the field of youth development and dependent care. Her past job experience includes work in learning facilities, helping to author state legislation for universal child care in Massachusetts, and consulting work with Fortune 500 companies in the States and in Europe on work/life policies. 

Prior to BGCMA, Laureen worked for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta as Senior Director of Education. In this position, she developed a five year strategic plan to improve the on-time graduation rates of youth in metro Atlanta. 

In addition, Laureen has developed, implemented and evaluated numerous child and youth program models across the country, and she was the principal leader in the development of a statewide afterschool network which led to the formation of the Georgia’s Afterschool Investment Council (GAIC). GAIC is now considered the premier provider of youth development professional training in the state. Laureen holds a degree in Economics from University of Massachusetts and a masters degree in Public Administration from Wheelock College. She is a proud mother of two girls, Shauna 14 and Alaina 5. 

Jeff Quesenberry
Chief Financial Officer

Jeff Quesenberry joined the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) in January 10, 2007 as the Vice President of Finance, Administration and Information.

Jeff oversees Accounts Payable, Payroll, Budgeting, Finance, IT and other such functions common to a Chief Financial Officer.  He believes strongly in the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta and works closely with the dedicated staff of BGCMA to maximize the use of every dollar given to us by our donors.

Jeff is a graduate of North Carolina State University (GoWolfpack!) and is a Certified Public Accountant.  He has over twenty years of non-profit financial management experience including nearly ten years with CARE, one of the world’s largest nonprofit organizations.  

David D. Carriker
Regional Vice President

Rodney Close
Senior Regional Vice President

David Kazanowski
Regional Vice President