The Board is the overseer of the Academy. We are honored to have the following experienced individuals on our board.

Cheryl Bahneman, Incoming Chairman

Carel Bekker

• A native of South Africa, and now a US resident
• Graduated Cum Laude from the University of Pretoria in South Africa and holds a Masters degree in Computer Science

• Employment history and recognitions:
• President of Beyond438, LLC
• EPI-USe a global South African IT company
• IBM in Germany
• SAP AG in Walldorf

Chris Eaton-Welsh

• Holds a BA in Accounting, a Doctorate in Chiropractic

• Employment history and recognitions:
• Owns Eaton Chiropractic Clinic, Kennesaw, GA
• Kennesaw City Council Member
• Kennesaw Business Association Board Member

Bill Kessler, Outgoing Chairman

• Holds a B.S. and M.S. in Aeronautical and Engineering Sciences from Purdue University and a Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, MO

• Employment history and recognitions:
• Senior Executive with the United States Air Force (retired)
• VP of Enterprise Initiatives for Lockheed Martin (retired)
• Director of Executive Programs at the Georgia Tech Tennenbaum Institute and Professor in School of Industrial and Systems Engineering
• Member of the Boards of Directors for DSN Innovations, National Council for Advanced Manufacturing, and the Schingo Institute
  

Lloyd Leach

• Employment history and recognitions:
• Mutual and stock trader member of National Association of Security Dealer (NASD)
• IBM Information Technology
• Georgia licensed Sports Coach
  

Ward Mitchell

Ellen Ahlberg

John Ahlberg

By Laws
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