David Sarnat is a community activist and professional consultant with deep roots within Atlanta’s philanthropic circles. He is currently the president of the Jewish Community Legacy Project, and served for 21 years as the Executive Director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta. David has a background in social work and joined the Georgia Innocence Project’s Board in July of 2017.

With 20 years experience in the wealth management / financial planning fields, Kenny is Managing Partner at Baer Wealth Management. His work has been published in Investment Advisor Magazine, Nerd Wallet, Ignite/Fund Fire, and Chattahoochee Plantation Living. He has previously hosted the weekly financial talk show The Baer Facts on Atlanta's Newstalk 1160 am, had a regularly scheduled segment on The Voice of the Arts 1690 am and has been a featured guest on Atlanta Business Today. In 2017, he published the e-book "One Shot." Kenny relishes spending time with his wife Molly and two adorable small children, golfing with his father and brother, playing tennis, and enjoying life to the fullest. Kenny loves the University of Georgia Football and can recite the score of most every game. He is a board member of the Children’s Restoration Network and was drawn to Georgia Innocence Project after learning the story of Devonia Inman through the Breakdown podcast. Kenny co-chaired GIP's Finance Committee in 2019-2020 and became GIP's Board Chair in June 2020.

Laury received both his undergraduate BS in Social Welfare and his Master of Counseling degrees at Georgia State University. From there he went on to enjoy three quite different careers. First, as a social worker in the Jewish Community Center Movement he worked with both adults and teens in various positions. Secondly, he ran the wire chopping division and was later Human Resources Director for a large, scrap metal recycling plant. His final career was as an independent home remodeling contractor. These experiences allowed him to use his love of community, ability to work with people and creativity in various ways. Laury has always been an active community volunteer. Since retiring, his favorite activities have been serving as a volunteer companion for a gentleman during the last years, 98 to 102, of his life. He also teaches and mentors middle school students in a carpentry and life skills class. Laury spends several hours a week involved in a school feeding program and helping deliver food to a food pantry. He serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council of Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

Jeffrey was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After attending college and law school at the University of Florida he obtained a Masters in Litigation at the Emory School of Law. The "first" part of his career was spent as a prosecutor first as an Assistant District Attorney in DeKalb County and then as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In 2004 then Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Jeffrey to serve as the District Attorney of DeKalb County. It was there that Jeffrey met Clarence Harrison whom he assisted in becoming Georgia Innocence Project's first exoneree and with whom he has developed a wonderful relationship. The "second" part of Jeffrey's career began in 2005 when he went into private practice and where he continues to specialize in state and federal criminal defense. Jeffrey and his wife Susan live in Dunwoody where they raised the greatest child of all time, Joseph. In his spare time Jeffrey continues to improve his tennis game which he hopes will result in an invitation to Wimbledon. He also spends a great deal of time honing his cooking skills and working in his garden.

Kenneth is the Chief People Officer for Public Broadcasting Atlanta, in Atlanta, GA which is the home of the NPR and PBS broadcast stations WABE 90.1FM and ATL-PBA. Kenneth oversees workforce planning & employment, recruiting, compensation & benefits, payroll, employee relations, risk management & facilities, media & business technology among others and is part of the senior leadership team at PBA. ** Kenneth is a member of SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management), SHRM-Atlanta, PMBA (Public Media Business Association) where he serves on the PMBA Board and was most recently Chair of the Professional Development Committee. He also serves on the Board of Integrity Transformations Community Development Corporation (ITCDC). ** Kenneth holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and a master’s in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Louisiana Tech University. Centered by family, he and his wife Cynthia are the proud parents of Kristopher and Kyle.

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With 40 years of experience in the Federal Government, Judith has held positions of responsibility and progressive leadership in her career as a communications professional in the fields of transportation, education, and employee relations. Through the years, she has garnered numerous honors recognizing her talents in team building, project management, professional development, and diversity initiatives. Judith comes to the Executive Board through the work of her brother, Calvin C. Johnson, Jr., exoneree, as well as past Chair and Board Member of the Georgia Innocence Project. Judith brings a unique perspective to the Georgia Innocence Project as a family member of an exoneree. In 2021, Judith retired from the U.S. Department of Transportation, where she served as the national Marketing Manager in Atlanta for the Federal Highway Administration Resource Center. Judith directed project initiatives advising the center’s technical teams in strategic marketing, communications planning, customer relations, and technology deployment. She began her career in the U.S. DOT as a writer in policy and planning development, and in a series of successive positions adopted new innovations and initiated improvements in the agency’s communications policies and guidance. She served as the Team Leader for Communications and Technology Team in the FHWA Southern Resource Center in Atlanta; the Management Team Leader for the FHWA Marketing and Visual Communications Division in Washington, DC; and the Chief for the Publishing Section in the FHWA Publishing and Visual Communications Branch in Washington, DC. Judith is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. She lives in Decatur with her husband Eric. In retirement, Judith and Eric will enjoy travel, along with many gatherings with friends and family. It is an honor for Judith, along with her sister Tara, nephews, and Calvin’s daughter Brianna to continue his legacy in support of the wrongly convicted. As a member of the Board, Judith looks forward to representing the voice of the exonerees and their families.

Julie is an Associate Professor at Emory School of Law, where she teaches courses and seminars in evidence, constitutional law, and freedom of speech. Her research interests include neuroscience and law, scientific evidence, hate speech, and sex discrimination. In particular, she focuses on the implications of findings in cognitive psychology, biology, and neuroscience to various legal theories and doctrines. Julie received her BA from the University of Pennsylvania (summa cum laude) and her JD from Harvard (magna cum laude), where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. She currently serves on the board of the Georgia Innocence Project and the advisory board of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Law and Justice.

Alan Essig is currently a policy consultant working with non-profits, foundations, advocacy organizations, and political campaigns. Alan previously served as Executive Director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Executive Director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, Deputy Policy Director in Georgia Office of the Governor, and Director of the Georgia State Senate Research Office. Alan received an MPA from Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy at the State University of New York at Albany and a BA in History from the State University of New York at Buffalo.