Wellstar Board of Trustees
As a not-for-profit health system, the Wellstar Board of Trustees serve voluntarily, providing strategic direction and organizational support. Their diversity and range of expertise reflect the communities we serve.
2023 - 2024 Board Members
Greg Morgan
Vice Chair
Frank Ros
Chair
Candice L. Saunders
Ex-Officio Member
O. Scott Swayze, MD
Immediate Past Chair
2023 - 2024 Board Members
Greg Morgan
Vice Chair
Frank Ros
Chair
Candice L. Saunders
Ex-Officio Member
O. Scott Swayze, MD
Immediate Past Chair
Arif Aziz, MD
Dr. Arif Aziz is board-certified in gastroenterology. He has been in practice since 1996. Dr. Aziz received his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Pakistan. He completed internships in general surgery, cardiology, and internal medicine at the Civil Hospital Karachi in Karachi, Pakistan. He also completed an internal medicine residency at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan. He completed both a residency and a gastroenterology fellowship at the State University of New York in Buffalo, NY.
Dr. Aziz has, over his career held many leadership position which include, Chief of Gastroenterology at VA Medical Center in Huntington, West Virginia, Chief, Section of Gastroenterology Joan C Edwards School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, Chief of Section of Gastroenterology, Kennestone Hospital, Chair Department of Medicine, Kennestone Hospital, President of Medical Staff, Kennestone Hospital, Chair of Board of Managers of WellStar IPA and Chair of Board of Managers of Wellstar Clinical Partners. He was named Wellstar Health System’s Physician of the Year for 2015.
Mark S. Berry, PhD
David Bottoms
W. Charles Brock
W. Charles Brock is the owner of Brock Investments, Inc. and is the owner of various real estate investments. He is an organizer and Chairman of Georgia Heritage Bank, serves on the Paulding Hospital Authority, Paulding Regional Board and Wellstar Board of Trustees. Born and raised in Paulding County, Brock attends First Baptist Church in Dallas, GA.
H. Speer Burdette, III
A native of LaGrange, Speer Burdette is president of Callaway Foundation, Inc., Fuller E. Callaway Foundation, and Charitable Services Company. Burdette received a BA in mathematics from Vanderbilt University and an MBA in Accounting from the University of Alabama. He has served on the West Georgia Health System Board of Trustees since 2009, including a term as board chair, and joined the Wellstar Board of Trustees in 2016. He is active on the boards of the Downtown LaGrange Development Authority, Troup Country Recreation Commission, Industrial Development Authority, LaGrange Personal Aid Association, Medical Park Foundation and LaGrange College. Burdette is an Elder at First Presbyterian Church in LaGrange.
Jay Cunningham
Jay Cunningham is the founder and president of Superior Plumbing Services, Inc. In 1988, he began Superior Plumbing Services which specializes in residential plumbing services throughout the greater Metro Atlanta area. Superior Plumbing is well known throughout the Metro Atlanta area for its commitment to the betterment of the community.
In recognition of his widespread community service and active philanthropy, Jay was awarded the 2017 Cobb County Citizen of the Year. He serves on numerous boards including governor appointed Georgia State Construction Industry Licensing Board since 2012, Technical College System of Georgia and the State of Georgia Workforce Development Board. Superior Plumbing Services has been recognized as a top 25 small business by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce. Jay has seven children, nine grandchildren and resides in Kennesaw with his wife, Lee.
Paul Douglass, MD
Dr. Douglass is currently in practice with Wellstar Cardiovascular Medicine. In addition, he serves as clinical assistant professor (Cardiology) at Morehouse School of Medicine. Dr. Douglass received his undergraduate degree in biology from Northwestern University and medical degree from Meharry Medical College. He received postgraduate training in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease at Emory University School of Medicine. He is also a past Chair of the Hospital Board of Atlanta Medical Center.
James L. Holmes
James Holmes serves as the Market President for North Fulton & Forsyth Counties for BB&T. James is responsible for overseeing the commercial banking team and integration of all other lines of business. James is a 24-year banking veteran that has been employed with BB&T since 2005. As a strong believer in community service, his community involvement includes current board positions on the Executive Board of the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, Sandy Springs Perimeter Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Carl Sanders YMCA Board of Directors, and Wellstar North Fulton Regional Health Board. James is the 2017 recipient of the GNFCC’s Harry Rucker, Jr. Volunteer of the Year Award. He is a graduate of Leadership Cobb, Cherokee, and Sandy Springs programs. James is a graduate of Morris Brown College and Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking.
James Hornsby, MD
Dr. Hornsby is currently in practice with Wellstar Family Medicine. Prior to joining Wellstar, Dr. Hornsby was the CEO and Medical Director at Good Samaritan Health Center of Cobb, a non-profit family medicine/dental clinic. He received degrees with highest honors from University of Georgia and the Medical College of Georgia, and completed his residency training at the University of Tennessee Department of Family Medicine, St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. He has delivered medical services in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Nairobi, Kenya, Lhasa, Tibet and Kabul Afghanistan. Dr. Hornsby grew up in Augusta, Georgia and currently lives in Marietta with his wife, Kip, and two children Alea and Jackson.
John McKibben
John McKibben is a licensed funeral director and co-owner of a family funeral business in Hogansville, GA. John currently serves on the Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Board of Trustees, and is a past member of the FLAG Bank Board of Directors in Stockbridge, GA, and The Citizens Bank Board of Directors in Hogansville, GA. John is also currently serving or has also served on the Central Midwest Georgia Chapter of American Red Cross; Hogansville Development Authority; Hogansville Downtown Development Authority; Meriwether County-City of Hogansville Joint Development Authority; LaGrange-Troup County Chamber of Commerce; United Way of West Georgia. John is a graduate of Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science in Atlanta, GA and has a Bachelor’s of Business Administration from Georgia College, now Georgia College and State University.
Mitzi Moore
Greg Morgan
Vice Chair
Greg Morgan is the partner-in-charge of the Atlanta office of Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC, where he is responsible for the administration of the Atlanta office and ensuring Mauldin & Jenkins meets client expectations. He is a certified public accountant and graduate of Georgia Southern University. Morgan is a previous chairman of the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce.
Keith Parker
Ed Richardson
Ed Richardson is President of Richardson Management Group (RMG), an IT staffing and federal government contracting firm headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Prior to launching RMG, Ed served in technology leadership roles at such firms as The Home Depot, Alltel Information Services, SciTek and Accenture. As an active community volunteer, Ed has served as Chairman and Treasurer of the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority, Secretary of the Cobb Schools Foundation and member of the Cobb Hospital Authority and Wellstar Cobb Regional Health Boards. Ed received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Morehouse College and also holds a master’s degree in operations research from Georgia Tech.
Frank Ros
Chair
Frank P. Ros was the Team Captain of the University of Georgia’s 1980 National Football Champions, Academic All-SEC and past recipient of the University of Georgia Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Post-Graduate Award. He currently serves as Vice President, Hispanic Strategies for The Coca-Cola Company where he transformed a one-market urban community relations program, Coca-Cola Presents Art of Harmony, into a nine-market, nationally recognized and award-winning property. Born in Barcelona, Spain, Ros lives in Kennesaw, Georgia with his wife, Jan Floyd-Ros, and sons, Frank VI and Bryce where he enjoys mountain biking, weightlifting, running and reading.
Candice L. Saunders
Ex-Officio Member
O. Scott Swayze, MD
Immediate Past Chair
Dr. Swayze is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and current president of Pinnacle Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, LLC. He started practice in Marietta in 1992 and specializes in surgery of the hip and knee. He received his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University and his medical degree from the University of Mississippi. His orthopedic training was completed at Emory University.
Edward Tate
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