ATLANTA, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power's Board of directors today
elected two new Directors -- noted scholar and college president Dr. Beverly
Daniel Tatum, and real estate developer Stephen S. Green.
Tatum is president of Spelman College and Green is president and chief
executive officer of Stephen Green Properties, a commercial real estate
investment and development company in Savannah.
"Beverly's keen understanding of the educational challenges we face in
Georgia and her extensive experience researching and creating awareness around
diversity issues will make her an outstanding addition to our board," said
Mike Garrett, Georgia Power president and CEO.
"Steve, with his real estate investment and development experience and his
knowledge of business and civic activities in Georgia's coastal area, will
bring important insights. I'm pleased to have them both as members of our
board of directors," said Garrett.
A renowned scholar, teacher, clinical psychologist and race relations
expert, Tatum has been president of Spelman College since August 2002. Prior
to assuming this role, she spent 13 years at Mount Holyoke College where she
served as a psychology professor, department chair, dean of the college and
acting president.
Tatum earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Wesleyan University in
Middletown, Conn., and a master's degree and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from
the University of Michigan. She also has a master's degree in Religious
Studies from Hartford Seminary.
Tatum is a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club and the Metro Atlanta Chamber
of Commerce. She has also served on the board of directors of the Association
of American Colleges and Universities and Wesleyan University. A member of
President Bush's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, in 2008 Tatum was named one of the "100 Most Influential
Georgians" by Georgia Trend Magazine.
A Savannah native, Green founded Stephen Green Properties in 1987 and has
served as president and chief executive officer since its inception. Before
heading Stephen Green Properties, Green was president of a family business,
Green Distributors, a Frito-Lay distributor for Southeast Georgia. Between
these two business enterprises he served four years as chief of staff for
former Congressman Lindsay Thomas. In 2004, Green was appointed by Governor
Sonny Perdue to serve on the Georgia Ports Authority board, where he was
subsequently elected chairman in June 2007.
Green holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the
University of Georgia.
He serves on the board of directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce,
the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Commission and the Savannah
International Trade and Convention Authority, and is a trustee of the Savannah
Vocational Technical College Foundation Board. He is also on the executive
committee and board of the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, where he has
held positions as chairman and treasurer.
Georgia Power is the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, one of the
nation's largest generators of electricity. The company is an investor-owned,
tax-paying utility with rates well below the national average. Georgia Power
serves 2.3 million customers in all but four of Georgia's 159 counties.
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