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Taliah Ayers

Taliah Ayers is a BSFCS 2016 graduate with a degree in Human Development and Family Science. During her time at UGA, Taliah was an active member with HDFSA, Director of Special Events for SAFCS, a student worker in the Student Success and Advising Center, a 2015 Legislative Aide, and a FACS Ambassador. Taliah owns Better Together 365 where she provides relationship enrichment to couples through officiant services, premarital counseling, and relationship education. When she is not pouring love into her clients, she is providing support to her community through the West Metro NAACP chapter, as well as her Indivisible Group chapter, Unite Dallas. She currently resides in Douglasville with her husband, Matt, and their two sons.  

Chair, Young Alumni Council Committee

Job Title

Relationship Education + Trainer 
Owner, Better Together 365, LLC

Degree / Major

Huma Development and Family Science, BSFCS '16

City / State

Douglasville, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/taliahayers/

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Leigh Cape Barrett

Job Title

Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher, Thomson Middle School

Degree/Major

FACS Education, BSFCS '07

City/State

Perry, GA

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Sarah Catherine Black Fowler

Job Title

Food and Nutrition Supervisor - City Schools of Decatur

Degree / Major

Dietetics and Consumer Foods

City / State

Decatur, GA

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Anna Bradley

Secretary

After 34 years as an educator, Anna retired and relocated to the north Georgia Mountains in 2018. During her career, she taught, coached teachers, and was assistant principal in middle schools in Hart and Clarke Counties. In 2004, she was named teacher of the year for Hart County Schools. Anna organized and conducted professional learning for teachers at regional educational agencies and supported new teachers and school improvement initiatives for Atlanta Public Schools. She concluded her career as a regional principal to six facilities with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. Anna now enjoys being involved with church and community work in Blue Ridge with her husband Bob. Their time is also spent enjoying traveling, hiking, and boating. Anna devotes time with her two adult children and twin granddaughters. Anna’s family has a strong UGA tradition, and her daughter is a 4^th generation graduate.

Job Title

Retired Educator

Degree / Major

Home Economics and Journalism, BSHE '82 – University of Georgia

Home Economics Education, M.Ed. '84 – University of Georgia

Educational Leadership, Ed.D. '06 – Nova Southeastern University

City / State

Blue Ridge, GA

LinkedIn

www.linkedin.com/in/anna-bradley-88527539

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Maranie Brown

Job Title

Vice President, Data Platforms and Solutions, BlackRock

Degree/Major

Consumer Economics, BSFCS '12

Business and Technology, MBT '23

City/State

Smyrna, GA

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Anthony Chiu

Job Title

Nutrition Coordinator, UGA Health Center

Degree / Major

Dietetics, BSFCS '16

City / State

Athens, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-chiu/

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Ryder Chosewood

President

Ryder Chosewood is a BSFCS 2017 Graduate with a degree in Fashion Merchandising. He transferred to UGA after finishing a Associate’s Degree at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, NY in 2015. After undergrad, Ryder worked as the Operations Manager for Cheeky Peach Boutique in Athens, GA and helped innovate their social selling platform. Seeing a hole in the menswear market in Athens, Ryder founded Kempt, a trend-forward menswear store that opened in August 2019. He uses the knowledge learned in FACS on a daily basis and employs and mentors Fashion Merchandising students regularly.

Job Title

Founder - Kempt Athens

Degree / Major

Fashion Merchandising, BSFCS '17

City / State

Athens, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryder-chosewood/

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Harrileen Conner

Job Title

Smart Lunch, Smart Kid Coordinator, Action Ministries/Hope Atlanta

Degree/Major

Home Economics Education, BSHE '83

Home Economics Education, M.Ed. '91

City/State

Jackson, GA

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Gabby Dukes

President-Elect

Gabby Dukes serves as the Assistant Director at The Cancer Foundation. As the Assistant Director, she manages donor relations, communications and programmatic benchmarks to ensure The Cancer Foundation is reaching target goals. Gabby received my Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Science in 2015, and her Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management in 2016, both from the University of Georgia. She served as The Cancer Foundation's Development Coordinator for 3 years after graduation and has recently been promoted to the Assistant Director. When not at work, her favorite things to do are drinking coffee and eating good food with her husband and dog!

Job Title

Assistant Director - The Cancer Foundation

Degree / Major

Human Development Family Science (BSFCS '15)
Non-Profit Organizations (M.A. '16)

City / State

Jefferson, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gldukes/

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Susan Elliott

Job Title

Owner, Elliott Business Solutions

Degree/Major

Fashion Merchandising, BSHE '85

City/State

Marietta, GA

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Skye Estroff

Chair, Member Engagement Committee

Skye Estroff is the owner of Skye Estroff LLC, a company built to forge relationships through food. She works in tv and radio, while helping clients with social media and marketing. Skye is an Atlanta native, a University of Georgia grad and an expert in Atlanta’s best food.

Directly after college, Skye worked for Atlanta Eats and maintained roles in sales, marketing and social media. During this time, she began working on camera and appearing with restaurants on “Atlanta Plugged In” on CBS46 each week. Skye hosted the Athens, GA episode of “Dish Worth the Drive” and was featured in several “Public Affairs on Peach” specials.

Following Atlanta Eats, Skye took on a new role as Marketing and Media Manager for Taste of Atlanta in 2016. She managed all marketing partnerships, planned all social media and blog content for all of the festival’s events, and became extremely detail oriented. While at Taste of Atlanta, she co-hosted the segment, “Talk Food to Me with Skye Estroff” on Star 94.1’s morning show and received her RYT 200 yoga teaching certification.

In 2019, Skye decided to go out on her own and launch Skye Estroff LLC. As her own boss, she is able help a range of clients with social media and marketing while creating the space to continue hosting. She is a regular contributor on “Fox 5 Good Day Atlanta” where she Skypes-in and talks through Atlanta’s food trends. Skye also hosts “The Georgia Foodcast” podcast by Georgia Organics and hosts and Executive Produces, "Foodie Road Trip", a traveling food show that features the best small town restaurants in America.

Job Title

Owner at Skye Estroff LLC

Degree / Major

Dietetics, BSFCS '15

City / State

Atlanta, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/skye-estroff/

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Neal Estroff

Co-Chair, Alumni Awards Committee

Job Title

National Sales Manager at SOZIO

Degree / Major

Fashion Merchandising, BSFCS '84

City / State

Tybee Island, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neal-n-estroff/

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Maurice Freeman

Job Title

Middle School Special Education Teacher

Degree / Major

Human Development & Family Sciences, BSFCS '17

City / State

Winterville, GA

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Eric Gilmore

Job Title

Director, Family Office Services, Pathstone

Degree/Major

Accounting, BBA '06

Housing and Consumer Economics, M.S. '08

City/State

Atlanta, GA

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Destin Hebert

Job Title

Merchandise Planner, The Home Depot

Degree/Major

Fashion Merchandising, BSFCS '23

Marketing, BBA '23

City/State

Atlanta, GA

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Bridget Helms

Chair, Student Engagement Committee

Job Title

Merchandise Planner Analyst, The Home Depot

Degree / Major

Fashion Merchandising, BSFCS '21

City / State

Marietta, GA

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Nancy Hyte

Nancy Purcell Hyte received her FACS Bachelor's degree in 1973 followed by her Master's in Education in 1975. Since graduation, Nancy has been an educator in post-secondary, secondary, middle, elementary and preschool. During her career she has spent time working for a variety of education institutions, including The Art Institute of Atlanta, Cobb County Extension, Cobb County School System, and Douglas County School System. She has volunteered her time with the Cobb County Drug Education Program, the Cherokee Garden Club, the Chattahoochee Organization for Rehab & Training, and more. For 19 years, Nancy served as Vice President of Accounts Receivable for Envelope Mart-Atlanta. Nancy served in a variety of region and state offices for Georgia Association of Family and Consumer Science, including President. Nancy recently retired from Atlanta City Schools, E. Rivers Elementary. She is presently teaching at The Preschool at PRUMC, in Atlanta. Nancy has three children. Her daughter Rebekah is also an alumnus of FACS, class of 2009. Nancy enjoys attending Georgia football games, gardening, astrology and genealogy.

Job Title

Retired Educator

Degree / Major

Home Economics Education, BSHE '73
Home Economics Education, M.Ed. '80

City / State

Atlanta, GA

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Regina Kramer

After thirty-two years in education, Regina is enjoying retirement. She began teaching with Fulton County Schools in 1984 as a Home Economics teacher and left Fulton County Schools in 2015 as a second-grade teacher. During her tenure, she was named Teacher of the Year twice - in 1996 at Crabapple Elementary School and in 2010 at Summit Hill Elementary School. She was also named Who’s Who Among America’s Greatest Teachers in 2006.

Regina loved working with children in her classroom, but she also enjoyed working with her colleagues on committees. Some of these included: the “Dream Team” for developing elementary math curriculum for Fulton County Schools, a Task Force for “at-Risk” Middle-Grade Students, Local School Advisory Councils, and even presenting Interdisciplinary Curriculum (language arts and science) to teachers at the Georgia State Middle School Conference. She also served on the selection committee for the hiring of a new assistant principal.

Regina currently lives in Alpharetta with her husband, Richard, where she enjoys reading, gardening, traveling, and spending time with her three adult children, their spouses and her five adorable grandchildren. She also remains in contact with many of her former students enjoying hearing about their life achievements and celebrations.
She remains involved in the school system by substitute teaching as much as possible at Summit Hill Elementary.

Job Title

Retired Educator

Degree / Major

Home Economics Education, BSHE '81

City / State

Alpharetta, GA

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Savannah Lockman

Job Title

Associate Director, Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement, Kennesaw State University

Degree/Major

Human Development and Family Science, BSFCS '18

City/State

Athens, GA

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Anna Morris

Job Title

Owner/Designer, TenFour Home

Degree / Major

Furnishings and Interiors, BSFCS '11

Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors, M.S. '13

City / State

Winterville, GA

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Bonnie Petersen

Job Title

Retired

Degree/Major

Consumer Economics and Housing/Home Economics Education, BSHE '79

City/State

Athens, GA

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Debbie Phillips

Job Title

President, The Quadrillion

Degree / Major

Home Economics & Journalism, BSHE '85
Home Management & Consumer Economics, M.S. '87

City / State

Jonesboro, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdebbiephillips/

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Anna Schermerhorn

Job Title

Associate, Consolidating Planning Corporation

Degree / Major

Financial Planning, BSFCS '21

City / State

Atlanta, GA

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Renee Seligman

Job Title

Outreach Coordinator, Athens Community Council on Aging

Degree/Major

Human Development and Family Science, BSFCS '21

Nonprofit Management and Leadership, M.A. '22

City/State

Alpharetta, GA

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Lynsey Singleton

Co-Chair, Alumni Awards Committee

Job Title

CTSO Program Specialist, Georgia Department of Education

Degree / Major

FACS Education, BSFCS '03

Occupation Studies, M.Ed. '08

Workforce Education, Ph.D. '13

City / State

Kathleen, GA

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Contey Smith

Job Title

Co-Founder, Motus Wealth Management

Degree/Major

Financial Planning, BSFCS '16

City/State

Buford, GA

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Tracy Walls

Tracy L. Walls, Ed.D. is a champion for education, passionate education leader, community advocate, and education specialist. From her celebrated conversations with educational and community leaders to her grass-roots trench work to inspire the next generation of youth: Dr. Walls continues to be a trailblazing educator standing on the shoulders of giants.  Dr. Walls was born in Nashville, TN and is an active member of the UGA Alumni Association, UGA Women’s Basketball Program, and UGA student athlete association. 

After graduating from high school, she was honored and fortunate to receive a full athletic women’s basketball scholarship to the University of Georgia.  During this time, her team reached the pinnacle of success in women’s basketball history as a National Championship Runner Up (1996), two-time Final Four NCAA Participate (1996, 1995), we well as crowned the Southeastern Champion (1996). In addition, Dr. Walls was recognized for her community outreach and leadership ability by being selected to serve as a member of LEADERSHIP UGA, Student-Athlete Representative to the SEC Headquarters, Child and Family Development Club Secretary, Peach of an Athlete Award Georgia Tip-Off Club, and a host of other accolades.  Most notably, because of her academic accomplishments, community engagement and outreach, integrity, and scholarship as a model student-athlete, Dr. Walls was selected by Dean Nichols as the Grand Marshal for the 1992 college graduation ceremony carrying the flag for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences.

After graduation from the University of Georgia, Dr. Walls completed a fellowship with Vanderbilt Peabody College, obtained her doctorate degree in Educational Leadership, received an Educational Specialist degree in Administration and Supervision, a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership with an add-on endorsement in Special Education Teacher License, Early Childhood Education, and Principalship. Dr. Walls has over 17 years of administrative and collegiate level teaching and leadership experience. Serving in a myriad of roles to serve as a champion for education and youth. Dr. Walls is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.  She is a mother to two amazing boys. In her spare time, she enjoys attending UGA sporting events and watching UGA sport.

Job Title

Assistant Professor, Special Education Dept., Tennessee State University

Degree / Major

Child and Family Development, BSFCS '96

City / State

Nashville, TN

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-walls-ed-d-670603114/

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Brooke White

Past President

Brooke White graduated from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences with her degree in Human Development and Family Sciences. She then went on to become a Double Dawg, earning her Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law. Brooke is now a licensed attorney in the state of Georgia and practices at the law firm of Smith, Welch, Webb & White. Using her background in Human Development and Family Sciences, Brooke’s law practice is focused on family law, personal injury, and general civil litigation. In her free time, Brooke enjoys spending time with her husband, Garrett, coaching the high school mock trial team, and serving as a mentor for future leaders. 

Job Title

Attorney - Smith, Welch, Webb & White

Degree / Major

Human Development and Family Science, BSFCS '16
J.D., '19

City / State

Forsyth, GA

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookedu/