Participants of the Leadership Augusta Executive Forum Class of 2025 include Shaun Andrews, Executive Director of Accelerate Augusta, and Briana Griggs, Senior Solutions Consultant with Unum Group; Andrew Bedi, COO of Doctors Hospital, and Kristin Bedi; Ashlee Duren, Editor of Augusta Magazine; Thomas Fairley, Executive Director of the American Red Cross of East Central Georgia; Lisa Hopper, Area Manager with Georgia Power, and Rick Hopper, Co-owner of Wood Valley Timber; Dr. David Jacobsen, President & CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Augusta; Lt. Colonel Kraig Kline, Strategist, Commander’s Planning Group at the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence; Dr. Lester McCorn, President of Paine College, and Charlene McCorn, First Lady of Paine College; Nikki McLain, Interim CFO of Piedmont Augusta; Marc Neidhart, SCM Director at Aurubis; Jeff Snow, EVP for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement at Augusta University, and Dr. Mia Alexander-Snow; Austin Stacy, Executive Director of the Development Authority of Burke County; Dr. Maggy Tomova, EVP for Academic Affairs & Provost at Augusta University; Denise Tucker, Executive Director of the Greater Augusta Arts Council, and Baruti Tucker, Adjunct Professor at Paine College and Co-Founder & Creative Director of Humanitree House; Dr. Teresa Waters, Dean of the School of Public Health at Augusta University; and Ronic West, Co-Founder & President of the Greater Augusta Black Chamber of Commerce.