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.

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Bryan Nation

Chair

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Gayla Cummings

Secretary

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Ed Williams

Treasurer

About Ed Williams

Ed Williams, CPA CGMA, serves as treasurer of the board of trustees. He brings more than 40 years of business and finance experience. Before retiring, Ed spent 17 years in executive leadership roles as the chief financial officer of a financial marketing organization and vice president of finance for a healthcare company. Prior to this, he owned a consulting practice, where he primarily worked with small companies as their chief financial officer. He spent many years in public accounting, including six years at KPMG. Ed is a member of Harp’s Crossing Baptist Church, where he a deacon, choir member, and services in the men’s ministry. 

Areas of expertise:

  • Organizational leadership
  • Strategic planning and budgeting
  • Financial systems, policies, procedures, and financial controls
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Public company filings with the Securities Exchange Commission
  • Human resources
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David Byrd

Board Member

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Jennifer Byrom

Board Member

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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

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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.

Areas of expertise:

  • Leadership
  • Financial compliance and integrity
  • Planning and budget management
  • Teaching and developing staff
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Heather Hager

HEAD OF SCHOOL
Harp's Crossing Christian Academy

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Aileen Alcantara

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS  Harp's Crossing Christian Academy 

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Dennis Watson

SPIRITUAL ADVISOR

Harp's Crossing Christian Academy & Senior Pastor, Harp's Crossing Baptist Church