Friends Board of Directors

The Georgia Museum of Art and its Friends Board of Directors share the mission of the University of Georgia to support and promote teaching, research and service. The Friends work to engage communities into the life of the museum.

Executive Committee
Bree Hayes, president (8/2018 – 8/2024)
Lauren Schlesinger, president-elect (8/2018 – 8/2024)
Christina Gonzales LaFontaine, treasurer (8/2020 – 8/2026)
Sherrie Olejnik, secretary (8/2021 – 8/2024)
Sarah Peterson, past president (5/2015 – 8/2025)

Special Terms
Marilyn Wolf-Ragatz, docent president (8/2021 – 8/2023)

Members at Large
Ligia Perry Alexander (8/2019 – 8/2025)
Kathleen Belknap (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Greta Covington (8/2022 – 8/2025)
Cornelia Dorbin (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Susanna Drennen (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Jan Elkins (8/2018 – 8/2024)
Kira Epstein (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Deborah Gonzalez (8/2020 – 8/2026)
Mike Hamby (8/2021 – 8/2024)
Tiffany Hines (8/2022 – 8/2025)
Alec Hodson (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Elizabeth Katz (8/2019 – 8/2025)
Courtney Khail (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Melissa Lee (8/2020 – 8/2026)
Shanell McGoy (8/2021 – 8/2024)
Monica W. Parker (8/2018 – 8/2024)
Anita Pratt (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Mary Prickett (8/2023 – 8/2026)
Gloria Ricks Taylor (8/2021 – 8/2024)
Julia Slatcher (8/2020 – 8/2026)
Mary Anna Terrell (8/2022 – 8/2025)
Mary Lillie Watson (8/2018 – 8/2024)
Amy Wraga (8/2023 – 8/2026)

Ex-Officio
David Odo, director
Chris Peterson, Board of Advisors chair

Are you interested in volunteering with the Friends of the Museum? Call 706.542.4662 or email jointhemuseum@uga.edu.