Executive Committee 2022-2023
President Beth Rousseau
President-Elect Beth Robertson
Vice -President Fundraising Karen Martin
Vice-President Finance Janet Quirk
General Treasurer Donna Jo Austin
Project Treasurer Carol Anne Hendrix
Corresponding Secretary Toni Stoughton
Recording Secretary Robin Siegel
Parliamentarian Marsh Webb
Immediate Past President Melissa Patterson
Board of Directors
Anniversary Celebration Joan Plunkett
Archives Donna Jo Austin
Bylaws, Policies & Rules of Procedure Carol Johns
Civic Liaison Gail Jokerst
Contracts Kathy Seabolt
Endowment Fund Pat Decker
Enrichment Gail Cohn
Elegant Elf Marketplace Beth Burton
Vendor Chair Susan Sutterfield
Venue Co-chairs Gretchen Lehane and Jane Stallman
Vision Chair Emily Gadrix
Tossed Out Treasures Kim McAfee
Advisor Joan Plunkett
Clean Up Deborah Minor
Procurement Patty Kaplowitz
Receiving Anne Sherwood
TOT Online Courtenay Eckhardt
Event Cashiers Bonnie Laney and Patty Kaplowitz
General Meetings Mary Ray & Karen Blass
Handbook Julia Doyle
Historian/Scrapbook Linda Dixon
Hospitality – Events Robin Siegel
Long Range Planning Gail Jokerst
Member Social Events Dana Patton & Amy Callahan
Member Engagement Dixie Brock & Peyton White
New Member Gretchen Lehane
Chair Elect Beth Burton
Permits Elizabeth Kelly, Deborah Minor
Philanthropy Amy Forrestal
Road Trip Tiffany Wray and Erica Ross
Sisterhood-notes Gayle Mitchell
Sisterhood-help Mitzi Rummel
Social Media Emily Gadrix
Spirit of Sandy Springs Award Jan Johnson
Storage Lisa Ford
Sunday Night Supper Clanci Jordan & Toni Stoughton
Technology
Member Support Marcia Decker and Carol Anne Hendrix
Member Communications Deborah Minor, Cathy Blodgett, Terri Bone
Susan Sutterfield, Gretchen Lehane
Website Jennifer Webb
Supporting the Community
For our current fiscal year (July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022), the Sandy Springs Society has awarded $263,300 in grants to 32 nonprofit organizations serving our community. Our grants process is competitive, and our all-volunteer Philanthropy Committee conducts site visits to all applicants and reviews applications and supporting materials. Annually we receive requests that total more than 150% of available funds.
This process has allowed the SSS to touch lives young and old with philanthropic distributions ranging from as little as $600 to as much as $25,000. The Society is proud of the local impact we have with grants to a variety of Sandy Springs organizations that contribute a tremendous amount of good work every year to improve the quality of life of the residents of Sandy Springs.
