Board of Directors
Athena Payne
Board Chair
Athena Payne has over 39 years’ experience in Finance and Accounting and has served in various positions from a Senior Accountant, Financial Analyst, Internal Auditor to a CFO. She has worked in various sectors of industry such as the consulting, healthcare, non-profits, banking, hotel management, and manufacturing.
Shealeta Reed
Co-Director, Board Member
Shealeta Murden Reed is the founder and CEO of Ministry In Motion International Dance Theatre, incorporated in March 2006. Her work through the arts is dedicated to delivering the gospel of Jesus Christ through dance, drama, creative writing, music appreciation, and the word of God.
Gregory N. Payne
Board Member
A native of Atlanta, GA, and the middle child in a family of three children, Gregory N. Payne, MS, CISA, CISSP, CRISC has worked in the information technology field for over 40 years with MARTA, Jefferson Wells International, The Coca-Cola Company, AT&T, and Wellstar Health System. He currently holds the position of Wellstar Health System’s Audit Officer.
Arjho Turner
Board Secretary
Josephine (Arjho) Caturan Latimban Cariño Turner is the founder and CEO of ACT International Consulting, LLC, an educational consultancy providing online mentoring for leadership, portfolio/program/project management and agile coaching. Currently, she is the Eduhubspot Program Director for Southeast Asia Region.
Khalil Reed
Co-Director, Board Member
Khalil Reed is a New England native. He is considered as an international artist, having spent much of his artistic energies touring abroad. By no means is Khalil a stranger to the states including the greater Atlanta arts community. Khalil has been seen in diverse venues and at the far front of many new beginnings that are now seen as artistic staples in Atlanta.
Angela Gregory Rufus
Board Member
Angela Gregory Rufus has always been a seeker of new & diverse places, people, and cultures- having a wanderlust, inquisitive spirit. Her introduction to The Arts (the imitator of life) at an early age, fostered her development as an observer: always inspiring her to delve deeper.
Summer McPherson
Board Treasurer
Summer McPherson is a veteran high school English Language Arts teacher who strives to teach her students to think critically and develop a worldview that is rooted in Biblical principles with the goal of realizing their purpose and actualizing their potential. Outside of the classroom, she plans and coordinates all school-wide engagement initiatives.
