Board of Trustees

Our dedicated board actively oversees and supports Harp’s Crossing Christian Academy, ensuring we uphold our mission to deliver exceptional, Christ-centered education to our students and their families.

Bryan Nation

Chair

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Gayla Cummings

Secretary

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David Byrd

Board Member

About David Byrd

David Byrd has over 45 years of experience in Industrial System Integration. That experience includes system design, programming, manufacture and installation of control systems for plant automation with years spent in sales, estimating and company management. He has owned and operated his own business for last 30 years. Prior to that, he was a managing partner in two other similar businesses that focused on automation in automobile assembly plants in North America.

David is an active member of Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church. He was married to his wife Kim for over 40 years and has three children and two grandchildren.

Areas of Expertise:

Construction Project Management

Industrial & Commercial Electrical

Technology

Business Management and Accounting

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Jennifer Byrom

Board Member

About Jennifer Byrom

Jennifer Byrom currently serves as the Resource Coordinator at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church, where she leverages her strong organizational skills and attention to detail to support the children’s ministry operations. Prior to her current role, Jennifer spent fifteen years in the dental field, serving as the office manager in her later years at the practice. She used her skills to develop extensive experience in administration, customer service, and team coordination. After leaving the dental field, Jennifer taught preschool for ten years at Harp’s Crossing and New Hope South. Jennifer and her husband, Shane, have been married for 23 years and have four children; with their youngest attending HCCA. Jennifer and Shane have been members of Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church since 2009, and Jennifer has taught preschool Sunday School for many of those years, and she teaches Girls in Action.

Areas of expertise:

Strong organizational skills

Problem solving

Leadership

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Fred Cannon

Board Member

About Fred Cannon

Fred Cannon retired after 50 years in commercial and military aviation. After starting his career at Eastern Airlines, he served in multiple executive-level operational leadership positions for the airline start-up, ValuJet, which merged with AirTran Airways and then Southwest Airlines. Following his retirement from Southwest, Fred also served as executive director of the Delta Flight Museum during museum renovation at the Delta Headquarters campus located at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport. He is a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, where he served as an inflight refueling specialist on a KC-135Q during the Vietnam war, including supporting the legendary SR-71 reconnaissance “Blackbird.” Fred is active member, deacon, and Sunday school teacher at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church for more than 35 years. He and his wife Sandra have two sons and four grandchildren.

Areas of expertise:

Policy development and implementation
Regulatory requirements
Budget development and oversight
Workforce leadership
Marketing program development and implementation

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Sally Simmone

Board Member

About Sally Simmone

Sally Simmone is a retired elementary educator with 40 years of teaching experience. Sally taught for 36 years in public schools and four years at Harp’s Crossing Christian Academy, having taught 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and remedial reading and math classes during her career. While teaching in Clayton County, she was named Teacher of the Year in her school. In addition, Sally is a published author and public speaker. She has spoken at women’s church gatherings throughout Georgia and East Tennessee.

Sally and her husband Dan have been married 53 years. They have two daughters and five grandchildren. Together they served in churches for 39 years where Dan was minister of music and youth minister. They have been members of Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church for 11 years, where they serve in the choir and Sally teaches Sunday School. She has passion for Harp’s Crossing Christian Academy, believes God is at work and growing it into a lighthouse in our community.

Areas of Expertise:

Classroom instruction
Academic standards and support
Writing
Speaking

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Tiffany Greenway

Board Member

About Tiffany Greenway

Tiffany Green brings 20 years of business experience. She currently serves at the Chick-fil-A headquarters, where she is responsible for the effectiveness and operations of the company’s digital transformation & technology organization and also serves as chief of staff. Prior to this, she held various leadership roles in Chick-fil-A, including marketing technology, digital communications, and public relations, and she also created the company’s employee resource group, Women in Business. Previously, she led marketing communications in the not-for-profit credit union industry. Tiffany is an active member at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church, where she teaches Bible classes for women and serves in the student ministry. She is married to Ricky for 21 years, and is a mom of three children, two of whom are students at Harp’s Crossing Christian Academy.

Areas of expertise:

Communications & marketing
Strategy development
Technology management
Organizational leadership
Building new programs and organizations from the ground up

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Gana Chastine

Board Member

About Gana Chastine

Gana Chastine is an experienced human resources leader. She currently serves as the Human Resources Manager for Spalding Hosiery Shoppe, but has more than 30 years of professional experience. Gana has a strong background in providing comprehensive human resource services and background screening for small to mid-sized businesses, including operating her own background screening business. Previously, Gana served as a criminal intelligence analyst with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, where she was responsible for collecting and researching information, analyzing data to identify patterns of criminal activity, and presenting findings. She had the privilege of serving on the Federal Intelligence Team for the 1996 Olympics.

Gana has been married to Eddie for 42 years. They have been active members of Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church since 1995, where Gana served in the children’s ministry. She and Eddie love outdoor activities and time with their two children and three grandchildren.

Area of Expertise:

Creating, executing and delivering HR policies and procedures (SHRM-CP certified)
Interviewing and recruiting
Data analysis

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Terry Nash

Board Member

About Terry Nash

Terry Nash brings more than 40 years of business management experience to the Board of Trustees. He retired in 2023 with over 40 years in the retail grocery business, having spent the majority of that time with All American Quality Foods/dba Food Depot. During this time, he managed several different locations and was responsible for all aspects of the business. He brings a depth of knowledge and experience in leadership and all facets of business management including planning, organization, training, human resources and customer service.

He and his wife Debora have been members of Harps Crossing Baptist Church for over 37 years. He has been teaching an adult Sunday School class for over 10 years and has served on several church committees including multiple terms on the personnel committee.

Terry and Debora have been married 47 years, have 2 adult sons and 4 grandkids.

Areas of expertise:

Leadership
Procurement
Human Resources
Business development
Marketing
Strategic Planning

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David Sexton

Board Member

About David Sexton

David Sexton, CPA, brings a background of financial leadership and church ministry to the Board of Trustees. His professional experience includes many years in CFO and Controller roles in various nonprofit organizations in the Atlanta area, including CARE USA, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Operation Mobilization. In those roles, he was responsible for overseeing and reporting to leadership and Board members the financial status of the organization’s resources, as well as developing and reporting on budgets at the overall organizational level and for specific aspects of the organization. David has also served as a deacon in three different churches, including his current deacon service at Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church. He has also taught Sunday School classes for around 40 years collectively.

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