The Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta (BGCMA) is thrilled to welcome Charlie Henn as our new Board Chair!
“I was inspired to join the Board seven years ago after attending a Youth of the Year dinner, where I got to see first-hand the impact BGCMA has on Atlanta’s youth,” said Henn, a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend where he represents companies in trademark infringement cases. “As Board Chair, I look forward to working with our dozens of incredible Board volunteers to help our Club staff ignite the unlimited potential of kids and teens in all 26 Clubs across Metro Atlanta.”
As chair of our Board of Directors, Henn will lead the strategic direction of BGCMA alongside top-notch professionals from a myriad of backgrounds who comprise our three-tiered governance structure:
- Trustees: our 10-member advisory group of influential and well-connected individuals with limited time but an endless passion for our mission and vision.
- Board of Directors: our governing body of approximately 40 Board Members are responsible for providing strategic leadership, ensuring financial stability, serving as ambassadors for the organization, supporting & supervising the CEO, and ensuring healthy governance.
- County Boards: our advisory groups of approximately 170 community-based leaders are established in each of the 10 counties we serve. They are responsible for advocating and securing resources for the Club(s) in their county.
Henn has served as counsel and a member of our Board of Directors since 2014 and most recently chaired the Resource Development and Marketing Committee.
He is currently kicking off his tenure as Board Chair by touring all 26 BGCMA Clubs and personally meeting with all BGCMA Executive Directors. Thus far, Henn has visited our At Promise West, Matthews, Grant, Centers for New Generation at Tuskegee Airmen Global Academy (CNG @TAG), Douglas County, Whitehead, Paulding County, Warren, East DeKalb, Barksdale, Mimms, and Thomasville Heights, and Anderson Clubs.
The photos above are from his visits at CNG @TAG (pictured with TAG Principal Yolanda Weems and CNG Executive Director Charlese “CeCe” Malcolm), Douglas County (pictured with Executive Director Steve Hord and Teen Director Billy Anderson), Whitehead (pictured with Executive Director Ms. Deidre and Program Director Ms. Amber), Paulding County (pictured with Executive Director Raiko Jones), Warren (pictured with Executive Director Gail Johnson and front desk guru Lynette Copeland), East DeKalb (pictured with Executive Director John Ried), Barksdale (pictured with Executive Director Terry Walker-Moore and teen center director Brandon Wright), Mimms (pictured with Executive Director Byron Francis), Thomasville Heights (pictured with Executive Director Jasmin Colvin and program director Trimika Hicks-Clements), Anderson (pictured with Executive Director Nkeschia Brundidge-Clark, program director Aukejshia Boyce – Gaskins, and social recreation instructor Tyshaw Roscoe), Flint River (pictured with Executive Director Amelia Davis) and @Promise South (pictured with Executive Director Nakita Williams), Harland (pictured with Executive Director John Strong), Draper (pictured with Executive Director Terry Mitchell), @Promise Southwest (pictured with Executive Director Mario Mason), Lawrenceville (pictured with Executive Director Rory Johnson), Chamblee (pictured with Executive Director LaSonya Hendrix), and A. Worley Brown Club (pictured with Giovanni Sturgis).
Henn succeeds BGCMA Immediate Past Board Chair Simon Bloom, who spent more than 20 years as a mentor, sponsor, advocate and champion for Metro Atlanta. Read more.