The Atlanta Board of Visitors is a voluntary board comprised of leaders in business, government, education and art and design. The Atlanta Board of Visitors serves the college as an advocacy and support organization, with a special focus on facilitating the growth and development of the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta.

Chairman
Robert (Bob) L. Nardelli serves as chair of the Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta Board of Visitors. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from Western Illinois University and earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Louisville. Nardelli began his professional career at General Electric, then joined Case Corporation and returned to General Electric before moving to The Home Depot, where he was president and CEO. Nardelli previously served on President Bush's Council of Service and Civic Participation.
 Robert Nardelli, Chair, Atlanta Board of Visitors


Peter Arnell is founder, chairman, CEO and COO of Arnell Group, a branding and consulting firm, and founder of Intellectual Capital Group. He holds a bachelor’s degree in design from Princeton University and a Master of Architecture degree from Columbia University. His client list with Arnell Group includes Pepsi, Samsung, Donna Karan/DKNY, Banana Republic, Bank of America and Reebok. Arnell serves on the Special Olympics Board of Directors and is the honorary fire commissioner and chief creative officer of the New York City Fire Department. He was honored with a humanitarian award from the City of New York and was awarded the Renaissance Award by the Abyssinian Development Corporation for his contributions to the Harlem community.
 SCAD, Atlanta, Peter Arnell, Atlanta Board of Visitors


J. Veronica Biggins is a managing partner of Heidrick & Struggles International Inc. and managing partner of the firm’s diversity services practice. Prior to joining Heidrick & Struggles, she served as assistant to the President of the United States and director of presidential personnel. Prior to her work at the White House, she began her career with Bank of America, formerly Nations Bank Corporation. Biggins holds a master’s degree from Georgia State University and a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College. She is a member of the International Business Fellows and serves on the board for AirTran Airways and Avnet, as well as the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (Southeast region), Woodruff Arts Center, Downtown Atlanta Rotary and International AIDS Fund.
 J. Veronica Biggins, Board of Visitors


Xernona Clayton is president and CEO of the Trumpet Awards Foundation Inc. and creator and executive producer of its Trumpet Awards. She was a corporate executive at Turner Broadcasting System Inc. for nearly 30 years. Dedicated to promoting racial understanding, Clayton has been a leader in civic projects and civil rights activities for several years, including previous work with the late Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, the late Coretta Scott King. She has received numerous media awards and holds an honorary doctorate of letters degree from Clark Atlanta University. Xerona Clayton, Atlanta Board of Visitors


John K. Dewberry is founder, president and CEO of Dewberry Capital Corporation. He became interested in real estate while completing his bachelor’s degree in industrial management at the Georgia Institute of Technology. After spending two years with New York-based Marine Midland Bank, he decided to start Dewberry Capital, which has developed or has under construction more than 2 million square feet of property throughout the Southeast. Dewberry is an executive committee board member for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Business Coalition. The Financial Times, a prestigious London-based publication, named him one of the “Top 20 Southerners to Watch.” In 2002, The Atlanta-Journal Constitution named Dewberry “Real Estate Personality of the Year” and Catalyst Magazine named him one of the “Top 50 Entrepreneurs.” SCAD, Atlanta, John K. Dewberry, Atlanta Board of Visitors


Phil Jacobs has served as an executive with BellSouth for 32 years. His career began in BellSouth’s marketing and consumer services division and in 1993, he became an officer of the corporation. Today, Jacobs is president of BellSouth’s Planned Community Services based in Atlanta. His career with BellSouth has been concentrated in the Southeast with the exception of three years as COO of Optus Communications in Sydney, Australia. In 2005, Georgia Trend magazine named Jacobs “Georgia’s Most Respected CEO.” A native of Washington, D.C., Jacobs graduated from Denison University in Granville, Ohio. Jacobs resides in Atlanta. His son, Michael Jacobs, is a 2004 SCAD graduate. phil jacobs

 
James (Jim) Jacoby is founder, chairman and CEO of Jacoby Development, a company that specializes in mixed-use development such as the highly acclaimed Atlantic Station. JDI is recognized as one of the leading green developers in the world specializing in environmentally sensitive multi-use properties and impaired site reclamation. JDI is the owner of Marineland Research Resort in Florida. Prior to starting JDI, he spent six years as a leasing agent, a broker and later as a developer. Jacoby also served in the Naval Reserve Security Group and attended Miami-Dade Community College. He is an active member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Urban Land Institute and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, and is on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Aquarium. SCAD, Atlanta, James Jacoby, Atlanta Board of Visitors


David Hume Kennerly has been shooting on the front lines of history for four decades. He has photographed eight wars and seven presidents and has traveled to more than 140 countries capturing images of important historic events. Kennerly won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for his photographs of the Vietnam War while he was chief White House photographer for President Gerald R. Ford. He also won the Overseas Press Club’s Olivier Rebbot Award for “Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad” and two first-place prizes in the World Press contest. Kennerly was a contributing editor for Newsweek magazine and has been a contributor for Time and Life magazines as well as George, the magazine started by the late John F. Kennedy Jr. His fourth book, Photo du Jour, was selected as one of the best books of 2002 by American Photo Magazine. Kennerly resides in Los Angeles. SCAD, Atlanta, David Kennerly Hume, Atlanta, Board of Visitors


Christopher W. Klaus is the founder and CEO of Kaneva Inc. He is also founder and chief security advisor for Internet Security Systems Inc. Klaus was appointed by Gov. Sonny Perdue to sit on the Georgia Film, Video and Music Advisory Commission where he plays an active role in defining legislation to support the number of films and games made in Georgia. He also serves on the advisory board of the Georgia Game Developers Association and is involved with the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Hands on Atlanta and the Technology Association of Georgia. SCAD, Atlanta, Christopher Klaus, Atlanta Board of Visitors


Herbert V. Kohler Jr. is chairman of the board, CEO and president of Kohler Co. He graduated from Yale University with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial administration and has received honorary doctorates from Lakeland College and Lawrence University. Kohler is a director of the National Association of Manufacturers and a trustee of Outward Bound USA. SCAD, Atlanta, Herbert Kohler, Atlanta Board of Visitors


Richard A. Manoogian is chairman, director and CEO of Masco Corporation, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of home improvement and building products. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University. Manoogian is a director of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Ford Motor Company, Detroit Renaissance, Detroit Investment Fund and the American Business Conference. He is active in numerous civic, cultural and educational organizations as a trustee of The Henry Ford history attraction, the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art and the fine arts committee of the U.S. Department of State. Manoogian is chairman of the Alex and Marie Manoogian Foundation and president and treasurer of the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation. SCAD, Atlanta, Richard Manooigan, SCAD-Atlanta Board of Visitors


Glen Rollins, a Chattanooga, Tenn., native, started his career with Orkin Inc. at the age of 14 as a termite technician and worked his way up to executive positions before accepting his present position as president and COO. Rollins holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University. He was a founding member and past chairman of the Professional Pest Management Alliance, where he remains on the board of directors. He has been recognized as a leader in the pest control industry, earning “40 under 40” designations from Pest Control Technology magazine and Georgia Trend magazine. SCAD, Atlanta, Glen Rollins, SCAD-Atlanta Board of Visitors


Hildi Santo-Tomás is an interior designer for the television show “Trading Spaces.” The Raleigh, N.C., native attended the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, majoring in industrial relations and economics. After college, Santo-Tomás worked as a stockbroker and financial analyst in Washington, D.C., but returned to Raleigh to pursue her interior design hobby as a career. She lauched Working Girls, an interior design business and workroom, and then moved to Atlanta where she continued her business and later became a partner at Third Millennium Development Inc. Santo-Tomás’ career in television began with “Trading Spaces,” and she is also a designer on the “Trading Spaces: Family.” SCAD, Atlanta, Hildi-Santo Tomas, Atlanta Board of Visitors


Derek Smith is chairman and CEO of ChoicePoint. He holds an undergraduate degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a graduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prior to launching ChoicePoint, Smith held executive positions at Equifax, the parent company of ChoicePoint. He was voted “Entrepreneur of the Year” by Ernst and Young and “Executive of the Year” by the Georgia Securities Association. Smith is the author of two books: The Risk Revolution: The Threats Facing America and Technology’s Promise for a Safer Tomorrow and A Survival Guide in the Information Age: 145 Important Tips to Protect You and Your Family.
 SCAD, Atlanta, Derek Smith, Atlanta Board of Visitors


Virgil Williams is chairman of Williams Group International Inc., a diversified multi-company conglomerate with major subsidiaries in civil and construction maintenance. He also serves as chairman of Williams Adair Equity Corporation, a commercial and real estate development firm. Williams chaired Heritage Bank in the 1980s where he pioneered supermarket branch banking. While earning a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, he managed, during his senior year, to start a construction business that oversaw the completion of a 40-lot subdivision, service station and 12-unit apartment complex. Williams chaired former Georgia Gov. Zell Miller’s election campaign, served as Miller’s chief of staff and headed the governor’s Commission on Effectiveness and Economy in Government. Most recently, Williams acquired Georgia Trend magazine for which he now serves as publisher. SCAD, Atlanta, Virgil Williams, Atlanta Board of Visitors


 
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