As of January 1, 2019, the World Children’s Center Board of Trustees and Board of Directors are being restructured with additional board members to further diversify our leadership in order to represent the mission of the World Children’s Center. Our current Board of Trustees and Directors are listed below, of which many have retired from public life.

WORLD CHILDREN’S CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Steve Bartkowski - (retired)
Former Star NFL Player, DPR Construction

Valerie P. Brown - (retired)
Sales Executive (Emeritus), PepsiCo Customer Team

Robert H. “Bob” Moore - (retired)
Vice President (Emeritus), Publix

Terry A. Parker - (retired)
Founder & Chairman (Emeritus), National Christian Foundation, Inc.

Donald H. Whitney
Founder, President & CEO, Corporate Sports Unlimited, Inc., Corporate Events Unlimited, The World Games, and The World Children’s Center and the WE Event Series

WORLD CHILDREN’S CENTER BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Rodney D. Dir
CEO, Talon Aerolytics

Peter G. Gurt
President, Milton Hershey School
www.MHSKIDS.ORG

Rawson Haverty, Jr.
Senior V.P., Real Estate & Development, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc.

Kip Keino
1968 Olympian, Kenya Orphanage

Michael I. Marto
President & CEO, Executive Visions, Inc.

Michelle Marto
Founder, Lift Your Life, LLC

Dr. Kim Phuc Phan Thi
Founder, Kim Foundation International

Dr. Paul L. Walker - (retired)
Senior Pastor (Emeritus), Mount Paran Church of God

FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS

(Now Deceased):

Zig Ziglar

Reverend Robert H. Schuller

Thomas Kinkade

NATIONAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL

Jose L. Alvarez, II
Retired MLB Pitcher, FCA Golf
Tourlife Leader

Jim Daly
President, Orphan Care Ministries

Dr. Johnny Hunt
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church Woodstock

Russ Lee
President, Vertical Vibe Records,
Singer/Songwriter

WCC ACADEMY BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Dr. Susan Banke
Principal Emeritus, Whitefield Academy

Myron McCurdy
Home Life Administrator, Milton Hershey School

David D. Mann
President, Strong Rock Christian School

Cathy J. Whitney
Executive Vice President, Corporate Sports Unlimited

"WE EVENT SERIES" BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kathryn E. Emling
Vice President, Emico Advisory Services

Otis Brumby
Publisher, Marietta Daily Journal

Sean McGinnis
Publisher, Atlanta Magazine

Jerry Goddard
GM/NGHDA, Hennessey Honda

Sam Olens
Counsel, Dentons Law Firm
Former President, Kennesaw State University
and Former Georgia State Attorney General

Donald H. Whitney
Founder, President & CEO