Skyland Trail 2023 Impact Report

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BUILDING CONFIDENCE

2023 IMPACT REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS Year in Review | 2 Outcomes and Impact | 4 Community Support | 8 Donor Support | 14 Financial Highlights | 24 Leadership | 25
You got this!

Untreated mental illness can destroy your faith in yourself and your hope for a better future. Our clients often enter treatment feeling entirely incapable of turning their lives around.

They may be looking for a cure…a magic pill…something outside of themselves that will erase the past and replace who they see in the mirror with someone new.

Working with our expert and caring professionals, clients learn instead to look in the mirror and love who they see – the same person they have always been –but with new insight, a new outlook, and new tools to manage what living with a mental health disorder will throw at them. They learn to feel capable and confident again.

Skyland Trail combines expert psychiatric care, whole person wellness, and a compassionate, healing community to restore our clients’ belief in a better future, one they can build for themselves.

In this report, you can learn more about how charitable support from people like you builds not only confidence, but also a healthy future and a path forward, for our clients and their families.

On behalf of our staff and board, I’d like to convey how your support year over year gives us confidence as an organization to continue to grow our reach and impact. We are preparing to announce an exciting new phase of growth, driven and inspired by our recent strategic planning initiative.

We look forward to your partnership in these efforts. Community support has been the cornerstone of our success to date.

Together, we got this!

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Photo credit: Laura Negri Childers

BUILDING CONFIDENCE

2023: Year in Review

In 2023, Skyland Trail expanded staffing and family programming for our adult programs and integrated new therapeutic modalities to help treat teens with complex needs. Community partnerships allowed for unique client experiences, professional training opportunities, and community education.

ADULT PROGRAMS

A focus of 2023 was expanding our adult treatment team to meet increasing demand. Adding more experts has allowed us to serve more patients and offer additional programming.

Growing education and support for families was also a target. Families now have access to an expert Q&A within their first week. And a new family education series offers therapist-led, in-depth skills instruction in addition to our weekly STEP education and support program.

An alumni app launched in 2023 to improve connections among adult program graduates.

ADOLESCENT PROGRAMS

Our adolescent program significantly expanded programming in 2023. In addition to our core DBT and CBT curriculum, the residential program now offers group programming for teens with secondary mild to moderate substance use challenges. And Prolonged Exposure Therapy at the individual level meets the specific needs of adolescents with trauma-related disorders.

And a new level system provides engagement incentives and a path to treatment success.

EDUCATION

■ Six webinars engaged more than 1,154 mental health professionals, educators, and caregivers

2,705+

parents, students, and community leaders were reached through presentations to area schools, businesses and civic groups

■ Presentations to Atlanta area schools, businesses, and civic groups reached more than 2,705 parents, students, and community leaders

Growing partnerships continue to strengthen our clinical team and community support.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

■ Our psychiatry, research & outcomes, and education departments established new partnerships with Emory University, Georgia Tech, and Oglethorpe University.

■ New partnerships in 2023 with Atlanta nonprofit organizations – including the Georgia State Golf Association and Birds Georgia – are expanding patient enrichment opportunities, from educational bird watching in Atlanta parks to adaptive golf.

■ A partnership with Hope Homes Recovery Services is helping remove financial barriers to needed recovery residence services for adult day treatment patients.

BEHIND THE SCENES

■ Our finance department added and expanded our insurance contracts, including a new contract with ComPsych, to expand access to treatment.

■ Our entire organization completed cultural equity training as part of the organization’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

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MEET DR. BEN HUNTER

Skyland Trail announced the selection of Ben Hunter, MD, FAPA, as Charles B. West Chief Medical Officer in January 2024. In this role, Dr. Hunter provides leadership and oversight for all clinical services, research, and outcomes analysis and reporting. Dr. Hunter joined Skyland Trail in 2017 as medical director of outpatient services and served in the role of medical director of professional services from 2020 to 2023.

It’s an honor to step into this role and to collaborate with our expert team to help patients work toward healthy futures. The Skyland Trail community makes all the difference in promoting awareness, improving access to care, and removing barriers to life-changing treatment.

Ben Hunter, MD, FAPA

Charles B. West Chief Medical Officer

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IMAGES: 1 Admissions Director Nicole Murphy leads a tour of the J. Rex Fuqua Campus for mental health professionals, 2 Arts in the Garden returned in 2023 after a pandemic pause, 3 Clients participate in guided bird watching through a partnership with Birds Georgia, 4 Adolescent clients celebrate back-to-school with a biodegradable balloon release, 5 The 2023 Dorothy C. Fuqua Lecture focused on the intersection of mental health and addiction. YEAR IN PHOTOS

By the Numbers

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Primary diagnosis reported at admission 64%  Major depressive and related mood disorder 24%  Bipolar disorder 11%  Schizophrenia and psychosis related disorder 1%  Generalized anxiety disorder Age at admission 25%  Ages 14-17 46%  Ages 18-25 12%  Ages 26-35 7%  Ages 36-45 4%  Ages 46-55 6%  Ages 56+ ADULT (ages 18 and up) Gender 47%  Female 34%  Male 10%  Gender expansive 3%  Transmale 3%  Transfemale 3%  Decline to specify ADOLESCENT (ages 14-17) Primary diagnosis reported at admission 84%  Major depressive and related mood disorder 7%  Generalized anxiety disorder 6%  Post-Traumatic Stress and other trauma related disorder 2%  Psychosis related disorder 1%  Bipolar disorder Gender 59%  Female 21%  Male 8%  Transmale 5%  Gender expansive 5%  Decline to specify 3%  Transfemale 2023 CLIENT COMMUNITY WHERE OUR CLIENTS COME FROM 2% Northeast 10% Mid-Atlantic 75% Southeast 7% MIdwest 4% Southwest 2% West Admissions by Geographic Region (2019-2023)
Trail serves adults ages 18+ and adolescents ages 14-17 with mood, anxiety, thought, and trauma-related disorders. *Covid-19 Pandemic 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 508 541 531 564 573 201920202021*20222023 Total Patients Served Growth (2019-2023)
Skyland

2023 IMPACT

573 clients served

2,022 treatment days covered by financial aid

1,615 family therapy sessions completed

62 patients received transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) services

3,933 people attended community events

2023 PATIENT OUTCOMES

Reviewing data at the patient level helps us shape their treatment in real time. And analysis at the system level allows us to improve our programs year-over-year. As a whole, the data tell a hopeful story.

Adult Outcomes

of patients experienced mild to no feelings of hopelessness at discharge1 78%

of patients who completed the program experienced mild to no depression symptoms at discharge4 67%

of patients reported positive feelings towards taking psychiatric medication at discharge2 90%

of patients who completed the program experienced remission in mania symptoms at discharge5 100%

The majority of patients who complete our program return home with fewer symptoms and functioning better. They are well-equipped to continue working toward their goals in outpatient treatment.

of patients with severe anxiety at admission who completed the program experienced clinically significant reduction in anxiety symptoms at discharge3 65%

Adolescent Outcomes

of patients who completed Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy experienced clinically significant reduction in PTSD symptoms6 86%

of patients who completed the program experienced mild to no depression symptoms at discharge7 79%

of residential patients who completed the program experienced average or less anxiety symptoms at discharge8 59%

1 Beck Hopelessness Scale: Beck AT, Weissman A, Lester D, Trexler L. (1074). The measurement of pessimism: The Hopelessness Scale. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 42(6), 861-865. 2 Medication Attitude Inventory: Hogan TP, Awad AG, & Eastwood R. (1983). A self-report scale predictive of drug compliance in schizophrenics: reliability and discriminative validity. Psychological Medicine, 13, 177-183. 3 Hamilton M: The assessment of anxiety states by rating. British Journal of Medical Psychology, 32:50-55,1959. 4 Montgomery, S.A. & Åsberg, M. (1979). A new depression scale designed to be sensitive to change. British Journal of Psychiatry, 134, 382-389. 5 Young RC, Biggs JT, Ziegler VE, Meyer DA: A rating scale for mania: reliability, validity and sensitivity. British Journal of Psychiatry, 133:429-435, 1978. 6 Blevins, C. A., Weathers, F. W., Davis, M. T., Witte, T. K., & Domino, J. L. (2015). The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation. Journal of traumatic stress, 28(6), 489–498. 7 Dozois, D. J. A., Dobson, K. S., & Ahnberg, J. L. (1998). A psychometric evaluation of the Beck Depression Inventory–II. Psychological Assessment, 10(2), 83–89. 8 March, J.S., Parker, J.D.A., Sullivan, K., Stallings, P., Conners, C. K. (1997). The Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children (MASC): Factor Structure, Reliability, and Validity. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 36(4), 554–565.

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Challenges and Solutions

THE CHALLENGE

Misdiagnosis

Years of treatment for an inaccurate or incomplete diagnosis leads to treatment exhaustion and loss of hope.

Skyland Trail patients often have complex symptoms and treatment histories. Here are just a few of the many challenges patients face paired with the Skyland Trail programming designed to address those problems.

HOW WE HELP

Diagnostic Clarity

A diagnostic assessment at admission and clarifying assessments throughout treatment ensure patients are matched with the most effective treatments for their diagnoses and symptoms.

Loss of Connection

Symptoms can lead to isolation, avoidance, or impulsive behaviors that interfere with important family and peer connections.

Social and Family Engagement

Through peer connections, clients learn they are not alone. And through individual, group and family therapy, clients improve communication and interpersonal skills.

Unhealthy Daily Routines

Irregular sleep patterns, poor hygiene, or unhealthy eating often accompany an episode of mental illness.

Reset to Healthy Living

Structured daily schedules re-establish sleep and meal schedules. 24/7 support encourages personal care and hygiene.

Unhealthy Behavior Patterns

Without insight or skills, people may try to alleviate pain or suffering with alcohol, substances, self-harm, or impulsive behaviors.

Skills-Based Learning

Clients learn how their disorder affects their thoughts, feelings and behaviors. They learn to identify triggers and early warning signs and strategies to respond in healthy ways.

Lack of Interest

Interests, hobbies, and other meaningful activities are abandoned or avoided, leaving no opportunity for joy, fun, or exploration.

Whole Person Approach

As their symptoms and mood improve, clients explore art, music, nature, recreation, and spiritual resources with our experts as tools to stay healthy.

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Madison: Rediscovering My Sparkle

I always felt different – a little more outgoing, a little more sharing, a little more extroverted. I thought that was my “sparkle,” my special skill.

Then in my early teens, I started to be ostracized and had a hard time relating to people. I started thinking instead, “maybe there’s something wrong with me.”

Over time, my struggles cascaded to include being bullied and challenges with organizational skills that would later be attributed to ADHD and PTSD. Without insight or skills to cope, I defaulted to some self-destructive behaviors.

I was unable to keep a job. I was using substances to numb the reality of feeling like I couldn’t work towards my goals anymore. I had this mindset that I had a dark cloud over my head and that my life was just going to be a consistent series of unfortunate events. I felt that I had generated some sort of bad karma and that I wouldn’t be able to dig myself out of the hole that I had created.

Once my family realized that I wasn’t going to be able to help myself, they said, “I know that you’re unable to see this, but we’re going to continue to push for you to find a way out of this dark place.” And, eventually, they helped me find Skyland Trail.

At Skyland Trail, I realized how much the way I saw myself had become distorted.

I consistently had epiphanies, “I can’t believe I thought that about myself for so long!” Or, “I can’t believe

I’ve been living my life like this without knowing that there was another way!”

I was really nervous about the idea of labels. My therapist helped me understand that a diagnosis was a tool for my treatment team to create a formula for success… for me. It wasn’t a label. It was information and an attribute, one of many attributes that all come together as building blocks to create how my mind works and what is me.

I also realized that my upbringing hadn’t necessarily prepared me for dealing with life. Skyland Trail served as boot camp or basic training. I was able to see myself as capable, disarm all the defense mechanisms I had put up for protection, and gain these tools so that I was ready for life.

Today, I enjoy my career as an aesthetic professional. I would describe my life as very full, very active and engaging. I like putting my life into my work and into my family and friends outside of that. And when life becomes overwhelming, as it does for most people sometimes, I find wilderness and nature to be a great place to re-center myself, focus on all the positives, and be grateful for this life that I built.

And so my mental health journey, while it continues, has really been full circle. I started by thinking I was different and special, then believing I was different in a negative and distorted way, and then I was able to come back and embrace the parts of myself that make me truly special.

I was able to lift the shadows and find my sparkle again.

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I am so proud of the person that decided to enter into Skyland Trail.

Community Support

Why We Give: Lillian and Larry Connolly

When I was young, my father stridently supported mental health causes. We lived in Cincinnati at the time. I continue to hold my father in high regard. If he thought supporting mental health organizations was important, that would give me pause to continue to do the same.

Any student of history knows that mental health concerns are a part of the human experience. People have always seemed to struggle. As a trustee at Washington and Lee University, I learned about the specific impact of mental health challenges on college students. I don’t know what the answer is, but I know improving our understanding of mental illness and increasing access to treatment are endeavors worthy of support.

Here in Atlanta, Lillian and I learned about Skyland Trail after a friend invited us to attend Benefits of Laughter. We heard stories from clients and families who were able to reclaim their lives. As we subsequently became acquainted with the board and staff leadership, we were impressed with the continuity, gradual expansion, and overall health of the organization.

When we sold our company in 2012, we set up a foundation. Our funding goal is to help children and address poverty in Georgia. In looking for worthy institutions to support, Skyland Trail checked a lot of boxes. With the adolescent program opening in 2019, and the need for mental health services exploding, it wasn’t hard to recognize Skyland Trail as worthy of investment.

We are confident that our gifts to Skyland Trail make a difference. Atlanta is fortunate to have Skyland Trail.

At Acuity Brands, we’re committed to reducing the stigma around mental health both in and out of the workplace. Our Mind Matters Employee Resource Group was created to educate and elevate the dialogue around mental health. That’s why we’re proud to support Skyland Trail and the life-changing work they’re doing to provide individuals facing mental health challenges with the tools they need to thrive.

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Corporate Donor Spotlight Acuity Brands was a gold sponsor of the 2023 Benefits of Laughter.

Why We Give Back: Matt and Teresa F

Since 2017, we have supported Skyland Trail through donations to the Mark C. West Financial Aid Program. Our daughter’s experience during her Residential Treatment for Adults gave her self-awareness, developed her coping skills, and gave her the determination to start living her life meaningfully at the tender age of 22. Skyland Trail provided the support, treatment, and community to empower our daughter in navigating the rest of her college years and her life and onto a successful career. Without Skyland Trail and the support provided through the financial aid program, we could not have helped our daughter regain her footing. We are a truly Grateful Family and are honored to help other families support their loved ones.

– Matt and Teresa, Skyland Trail alumna parents

Giving by the Numbers

9 Associates Members in 2023 152 277 Number of new donors 45+ Corporate sponsors (across all events) 155 Grateful family donors in 2023 50+ New leadership donors $1.5M+
from special events Donors with gifts for at least 5 consecutive years 154
Raised
2023

Giving Highlights

Skyland Trail was one of 10 Atlanta-area nonprofit organizations that serve children and youth selected by the Zeist Foundation Board to receive a Commemorative Gift in 2023. The $150,000 Commemorative Gift, which will support the adolescent program, is in honor of Jean and George Brumley and the family members who carry on their legacy today.

The Savannah Sheats Scholarship Fund was established in 2023 through the wishes of Savannah’s family and with gifts made in Savannah’s memory. The fund will help provide financial aid to families seeking effective treatment and ensure that future generations have access to quality mental health services. Skyland Trail is privileged to maintain the Savannah Sheats Scholarship Fund as a lasting tribute in memory of Savannah and all who loved her.

Our adolescent program received more than $80,000 through the Atlanta Charity Clays events thanks to 2023 event chairs, Suzanne Sullivan and Duncan Gibbs.

The Zeist Foundation sponsored an Atlanta Habitat for Humanity house in Fall of 2024 in honor of the Brumley family. Skyland Trail community members volunteered to help with the Habitat build.

The Woodward Foundation contributed $25,000, which, combined with funds raised through the Skyland Trail Associates Fund in 2023 are allowing for upgrades across our campuses to improve accessibility for people with mobility challenges.

We were thrilled to receive $69,000 from the Living Out Loud Celebrity Golf Tournament hosted by SagerStrong Foundation.

Skyland Trail received $8,400 from the Atlanta Braves in 2023. Blooper, the Atlanta Braves mascot, raised $4,200 in donations through seat visits, which was matched by The Atlanta Braves Foundation. In November, Blooper visited the Skyland Trail adult campus to present the funds and say hello to clients.

Each year Morris Brandon fifth grade students complete a group research project. In 2023, this group chose to study teen mental health and, as part of their project, held a bake sale to raise funds to support Skyland Trail.

IMAGES: (from left) Suzanne Sullivan and Duncan Gibbs chair Atlanta Charity Clays; (center top) John Ledbetter, Kathleen Rast, Katie Dozier, Mary Blumstein, Marie Brumley Foster, Beth Finnerty, Atiba Mbiwan, Nancy Brumley Robitaille; (center bottom) Sharmila Prabhu, Terri Grunduski, and Stacy Sager; (right top) Admissions Counselor Ben Lofits with Blooper; (right bottom) Fifth grade students from Morris Brandon Elementary School

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Planned Giving

Individuals who support Skyland Trail through a planned giving commitment become members of The Cypress Society. Legacy gifts like these strengthen our foundation and ensure an enduing base of support for our clients and programs.

Thank you to the individuals and families who have made planned giving commitments and joined the Cypress Society.

As of February 20, 2024 :

Anonymous (7)

Anita and Tom Adams

Elizabeth Alexander

Charlotte Pierce-Baker and Houston Baker

Libby and Brooks Barge

Susan Lare Baumgartel

Ellen and Roland Behm

Shelby and Dick Bryant

Sarah Aline Carpenter *

Chris Cline

Cecil Conlee

Annelly Deets*

Margaret Perdue Denny

Vivian Noble DuBose

Elizabeth* and Bob Felton

Cynthia and John L. Ferguson

Laura and John Fillyaw

Elizabeth E. Finnerty and David Martin

Margaret V. Finnerty

Carol and William H. Fox*

Dorothy C. Fuqua*

Helen and John C. Gordon

Anne and Bernard Gray

Renee Haas

Wally G. Hills and Thomas D. Hills

Kristin and Jim Howard

Dorothy O. Jackson*

Douglas E. Jackson

Glen O. Jackson

Jane and Clay Jackson

Edwina and Tom Johnson

Beth C. Jones*

Patrick M. Kelly

Dixie and Duey Kerper

Amy R. Kreisler

Kim Link

Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher

Betts Culp Love

Melissa and Chris Lowe

Maryland and Don McCarty

Jay D. Mitchell

Michael J. Mock

Jackie and Tony Montag

Elizabeth C. and Harry G. Moore, Jr.

Doris and Jeff Muir

Gayle and Charles B. Nemeroff, PhD

Karen and Richard Parker

Mary Anne Quin

Sally M. Scholze

Beth and Jerry Shaifer

Ty Smith

Nancy and Ted Spetnagel

Michelle and Stephen Sullivan

Margaret and Randolph W. Thrower*

Diana and Mark Tipton

Janet and John* Turman

Pennie and Dan Walden

Mary and Tom Watson

Brooke Trible Weinmann

Ruth and Charles Wellborn

Marjorie and Charles West*

Betsy and Mark C. West

Marjorie C. Wynne

John B. Zellars, Jr.

*Deceased

We joined the Cypress Society so we could have peace of mind knowing that Skyland Trail can and will support individuals who are facing mental health struggles long after we are gone. – Laura and John Fillyaw, Cypress Society Members

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2023 Financial Aid & Support

The Mark C. West Financial Aid Program removes financial barriers to treatment to increase access to life-saving care for eligible patients and families.

Financial aid helps clients stay in treatment longer, giving them time to fully develop the skills needed to sustain recovery and prevent relapse after leaving Skyland Trail. Beyond the financial impact, financial aid awards relieve stress and help families focus on what is truly important – supporting their loved ones and helping their families heal.

247 clients received awards

$10,278

$2.5M+ financial aid distributed 44%

$984,033

$2.1M provided to help clients who exhausted insurance benefits and self-pay options complete treatment without additional program fees awarded to help adults and teens complete residential treatment, our most intensive level of care that provides 24/7 observation and support

39% of adolescent clients received financial aid awards

average scholarship awarded of adult clients received financial aid awards

$25.2M awarded since 2009

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I had watched my daughter try to survive with depression and anxiety. I was giving her all the love and support that I knew how to give. Nothing kept her from not wanting to live. I knew she needed help. I knew I needed help.

We had found help! Skyland exceeded all expectations! I loved the communication with the therapists. It felt like team work. My daughter loved being around others similar to herself. Then to make it even better, school, exercise, and nutrition are part of their schedule. It truly is a mind, body, and soul experience - if you let it!

She gave it her all. Skyland, quite literally, saved her life. Life can still be hard, and she has the tools now to work through it. Thank you, Skyland!

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Skyland Trail Donors

2023 ANNUAL DONORS

Gifts below reflect cumulative donor giving throughout the year, including annual fund, event gifts, endowment contributions, and program-specific donations.

Gifts of $100,000 and above Anonymous (2)

Lee and Malcom McComb

SKK Foundation

Zeist Foundation

Gifts of $25,000 - $99,999

Atlanta Charity Clays, Inc.

Atlantic American Corporation

Liz and Frank Blake

Connolly Family Foundation, Inc.

Cox Enterprises

The DeAngelo Family

Delta Air Lines

Dozen Dimes Foundation

The Frances and Beverly M. DuBose Foundation

Abby and Matt Echols

First Horizon Foundation

The J.B. Fuqua Foundation, Inc.

Genuine Parts Company

Gray Television, Inc.

Invesco Ltd.

Edwina and Tom Johnson

Mary Beth Coleman Jones

2014 Trust

Carla Knobloch

The Martha & Wilton Looney Foundation Inc.

The Lupin Foundation

Alice and Eddie Miller

Patty and Doug Reid

The Rich’s Foundation

Andrea and Tim Rollins

SagerStrong Foundation, Inc.

Southern Company Gas Foundation

Storey Foundation, Inc.

Betsy and Mark West

Lisa and Vincent West

David, Helen & Marian Woodward Fund

Margie and Robert Wynne

Gifts of $15,000 - $24,999

Cynthia Bateman

Jennifer and Tom Bell

Harold J. and DuVal O. Bowen Foundation

Janine and Rob Brugh

Wendy Conrad and Neal Aronson

Stephanie Davidson

Emory Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Duvall and Rex Fuqua

Georgia Power Foundation, Inc.

Rand and Seth Hagen

Susan and Jim Hannan

Mary Kate and Joe Hewes

Beth and Don Inman

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Ginger and Lucien Kimball

Amy and Nevin Kreisler

Betts C. Love

Lauren and John McColskey

Lorin and Matt Middelthon

Karen and Richard Parker

Patricia Phelan

Becky and Mark Riley

Rogers Family Foundation

Shayla and Chip Rumely

The Shaifer Family

The John and Polly Sparks Foundation

Gifts of $10,000 - $14,999

Accenture

Acuity Brands

The Akers Foundation, Inc.

Angel Oak Companies

Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s

International Realty

Libby and Brooks Barge

Vicki and Gerald Benjamin

BlackRock

Michele and Pat Boushka

The Mary Allen Lindsey Branan Foundation

Ginny and Charles Brewer

Brown & Brown Insurance

The John and Rosemary Brown

Family Foundation

Mary Alice and Bennett Brown Foundation, Inc.

Nancy and Doug Bryant | Sherlock’s Wine Merchant

Crawford Investment Counsel

Donna and Chip Davidson

Cindy and John Ferguson

Lauren and Mike Flint

Marie and Brad Foster

The John and Mary Franklin Foundation

Lorre and George Gaudiosi

Georgia Banking Company

Mary Gill and Dennis Kruszewski

Helen and John Gordon

Patty and Jim Hatcher

Ann and Bob Holder

The Home Depot Foundation

Homrich Berg, Inc.

Kristin and Jim Howard

Lou Brown Jewell

Karen and Brian Keen

Kelin Foundation

Jamie Kennedy

Livingston Foundation

Kelly Loeffler and Jeff Sprecher

Gay and Erskine Love Foundation

Masters Capital Management, LLC

Jackie and Tony Montag

MONTAG

The Morningside Family Fund

Bett and Ray Moses

Doris and Jeff Muir

Rhonda and Bert Ponder

Resurgens Technology Partners

Tricia and Maurice Rosenbaum

The Ida Alice Ryan Charitable Fund

William Shaheen

WDG Real Estate Partners

WestRock

Studie and Zach Young

John B. Zellars, Jr. and

Randy Tibbals

ZWJ Investment Counsel

Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999

Joanna and Al Adams

Betsy and Scott Akers

AlixPartners, LLP

Around the Table Foundation

Arrow Exterminators

Atlanta Braves Foundation

Atlanta Foundation

Kit and David Bowlin

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Beth Finnerty, Hadyn Culbertson, Anne Williams, Mark West, Bryce Williams

Lisa and William Bridges

Camp-Younts Foundation

Juli and Brad Camrud

CBRE

Catherine and Lloyd Clark

Jackie and John Coleman

Erica and David Cummings

Kay and Jim Douglass

ELK Foundation

Kwynn and Chris Everest

Katie and Reade Fahs

The Five Thirty Foundation

Greenberg Traurig LLP

John Guthrie

Gypsum Management and Supply

David Haley

The Dot and Lam Hardman Family Foundation

Douglas J. Hertz Family Foundation

HOME Luxury Real Estate

Houlihan Lokey

Scott Hudgens Family Foundation

Abby and John Irby

Roya and Bahman Irvani

Jane and Clay Jackson

Walda and Tim Jefferson

The Kendeda Fund

Frances and Jim Kerr

Sharon and David Kuck

The Lacy Foundation, Inc.

Anne Meredith and Harry Lamberton

Barby and Bert Levy

Frances and Robin Loudermilk

Melissa and Chris Lowe

Anne and Mike Marino

Mativ

Molly Monk

Patrick O’Shaughnessy

Nancy and John Patterson

The Patterson Family Foundation

Mary Beth and Cy Pritchard

Realan Foundation

Seda Vale Foundation, Inc.

Shiplify, LLC

Shiver Hamilton Campbell, LLC

Jana Portman Simmons

Sally and Ross Singletary

Caryl and Ken Smith

Harrison and Brennan Spry

Kerri and Dan Staley

Wendy and Will Stengel

Melissa and Fred Sturgis

Michelle and Steve Sullivan

Maria and Tim Tassopoulos

Penny and Edward Tokash

Mary and Tom Watson

Ruth and Charles Wellborn

Kim and Mark Westfall

Leslie and David Wierman

Beth and Julian Williamson

Lou and Blanton Winship

Gifts of $1,000 - $4,999

Anonymous

Sam Ajizian

Scott Alvis

The Ansley Group

Olivia and John Barge

Sue Baumgartel

Sherron and Andy Berg

Carrie and Andy Beskin

Melissa and Douglas Biggs

Alison and Will Blue

Ben Bourgeois

Claire and Ben Bowen

Corinne and Mark Bridgman

Shelby and Dick Bryant

Melissa and Kevin Buckner

Cadence Bank

Boog and Sam Candler

Carolyn and Ralph Carl

Cherokee Garden Club

Aimee and Tom Chubb

Marifred and Sal Cilella

Bobbi Cleveland and Stan Jones

Amme and Philip Clinkscales

Mary Virginia and Peter Coffman

Julie and Todd Collins

Amy and Cecil Conlee

Ansley and Mark Conner

Becky and Courts Cooledge

The Cross Foundation

Crowe LLP

Alison and Chase Davidson

Kate and Jim Denny

Dermatology Consultants, P.C.

Hyde and Bruce Desloge

Alex Diehl

Natalie and Sal D’Itri

Shannon and Stan Dixon

Carol and Charles Doty

Susi and Walt Driver

Vivian and Sam DuBose

Dudley-Litton Foundation

Dyer Brown and Associates

Frank Elliott

Dan Ethridge

Jennifer Ethridge

DeWitt Ezell

Facebook Fundraiser

Judy and Paul Faletti

Dani Fallin and Chris Herfel

Top: Scottie Schoen, Leigh Pollard, Lorri Leonaitis Bottom: Nan Easterlin, Ann Marino, Mark Tipton, Beth Finnerty
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2023 Skyland Trail Donors (continued)

Feeney Legacy Project

Fields Galley Private Foundation

Marge Finnerty

Beth Finnerty and David Martin

Teresa and Matt Fischer

Courtney and Clint Fletcher

William Howard Flowers, Jr. Foundation, Inc.

John Rex Fuqua

Sue and Bob Gallagher

Mary Frances Garrett

Judy and Mark Giuliano

Evia and Andrew Golde

Tamra and John Gould

Anne and Berny Gray

Renee Haas

Elizabeth Hagood

Dana Halberg and Larry Pless

Elizabeth and Sheffield Hale

Sally and Steve Harbison

Hil Harper and Brian Fuller

Rudy Harrell

Sally and George Hauptfuhrer

Bo Heiner

Amie and Fred Herbert

Carolyn and Lem Hewes

Meg Heyer

Julia and Bayne Hill

Wally and Tommy Hills

Mary Beth and Rick Holcomb

The Mr. and Mrs. Jack K. Holland

Family Foundation

Molly and Barry Howell

Sue and Dan Huff

Julie and Shayan Hussain

C. Eugene Ireland Foundation

Suci and Hardie Jackson

Liza and Brad Jancik

Courtney and Kyle Jenks

Melissa and James Jernigan

Mary and Neil Johnson

Ellen and Ray Jones

Michelle Juneau and Robb Willis

David & Jennifer Kahn Family Foundation, Inc.

Risa Kaplan and Kelt Kindick

Andrea and Mark Kauffman

Martha and Blaine Kelley

Perrin and Bryan Kibler

Leila and Chuck Konas

Sandy and Bill Kring

Carrie and Whit Lanier

Jessica and Ryan Levenson

Julie and Billy Levine

Cat and Doug Lindauer

Debbie and Bill Liss

Live Oak Caregivers

Elizabeth and Tom Long

Lee and Trey Loughran

Thomas H. Lowder Family Foundation

Anne and David Luther

Kim and Greg Marks

Juanita and Jack Markwalter

Sally and Mike Masters

Jane and Bill McDonald

Laura and Will Menkes

Teri and Mark Miller

Ibby and Jim Mills

Denise and Jay D. Mitchell

Mimi Monett Maslia

Karla and Dave Moody

Beth Moore

Allison and Crawford Moran

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP

Benita and Ron Mosley

NAI Brannen Goddard, LLC

National Garden Bureau, Inc.

New South Construction

David Nguyen

Susanne and John Nicholas

Colleen and Sam Nunn

Barbara and Marc O’Connor

Nancy and John Oglesby

Kelley Peace

Peachtree Garden Club

Douglas and Craig Perry

Wendy and Pete Petersen

Rob Peterson

Rachelle Pierce

Leigh and Tee Pollard

Wyn Ponder

Greer and Bryan Pope

Charles Potts and Barron Segar

Ali and Clay Prickett

Christine and Bill Ragland

Katherine and Chip Reed

Mary Jo and Bill Riddle

Riley’s Wish Foundation

H. English & Ermine Cater

Robinson Foundation, Inc.

Edith and Michael Rogers

Kathy and Walter Rudisiler

Donna and Stan Sands

Nancy and Alan Schatzberg

Polly Schiff

Terri and Blair Schmidt-Fellner

Scottie and Chris Schoen

Elizabeth and Chris Schul

Beth and James Scott

Nancy See

Shaheen Development Company

Christa and Bill Shaffer

Joanna and John Skinner

Julie and Ty Smith

Nancy and Ted Spetnagel

Paige Martin-Srinivasan and Arjun Srinivasan

Megan and John Stephenson

John Stephenson

Margaret and Bryan Stickney

Celine and Wade Stribling

Katherine and Walter Strickland

Margaret and Brady Sumner

Carrie and Scott Taylor

Sally and Tommy Tebeau

Stephanie and Mark Teichner

Shane Thomas and Michael Bishop

Kevin Triplehorn

Caroline and Jeff Tucker

UDS Development Services

Lynn and Peter Valentino

George Van Dyke

Lucy Vance

Dina and John Varner

Susan and Glenn Warren

Sarah and Gordon Watt

Caroline and Bill Weimar

Brooke and Winston Weinmann

The West Foundation

Ashley and Casey West

Christina and Bryan West

Becky and Tom Williams

Windham Brannon P.C.

Lynne Winship

Kathy and Jack Womack

Helen and Chris Wray

Tyler and Robby Wynne

Yancey Brothers

Joe Zolkowski

Gifts of $100 - $999

Anonymous (3)

Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim

Dixon Adair

Anita and Tom Adams

Chowning Aguilera

Vicki Ahnrud

Margaret and John Ale

Liz and David Alexander

Willie Alford II

Cathy and Hunter Allen

Patrice and Robert Allison

Virginia and Bond Almand

Amazon Smile Foundation

Richard Amstutz

Caroline Anglin

Joanna Apolinsky

Blythe Argenbright

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Beth Shaifer, Dottie Barksdale

Allie Armistead

Chris Arnold

Elizabeth and Andy Ausband

Courtney and Jordan Bacon

Lyn Bacon

Beth and Bruce Badgett

Wendy Baer

Amelie and Mike Bagwell

Neeley and Harrison Bain

Lynn and Terry Baker

Deborah and Michael Bald

Kris Ballard

Sallie Banta

Emily and Charles Barbour

Molly and Andrew Barge

Mark Barron

Lola and Charlie Battle

Cathy Bauer

Radhkia and Sanjay Behl

Jackie and Jay Berkelhamer

Rob Berling

Wendy and Kevin Best

Lauren Blake

Nancy and Kenny Blank

Haqiqa and Bill Bolling

Melinda Bond

Yvette Bonheur

Erin and Peter Boorn

Celeste Bottorff

Nancy and Carl Bowen

Jason Brady

Louis Braswell

Margaret Braswell

Shirley and Perry Brickman

Tyler and Kurt Brinner

Sally and Doug Brown

Kersti and Daniel Bruining

Carla Buchanan

Alina Buckley

Hilary Bumm

Shelley and Gary Burgess

John Burgess

Jackie Bushman

Susan Callaway

Ben Campbell

Emily Cannon

Lesley and Jamie Carroll

Ben Cass

Nancy and Lee Caswell

Alden Caswell

Betsy and Charlie Caswell

Jim Caswell

Carolyn Caswell

Thomas Caswell

Bernard Cates

Michelle Cates

Garrett Cathcart

Barbara Chandler

Cathy and Bubba Chrismer

Susie and Clyde Click

Jean and Robert Cochoy

Mary and John Coffin

Sylvia and Hugh Cohen

Leigh and Dan Comas

Diana Conway

Cynthia and Tom Cooksey

Philip Costabile

Sally and Reynolds Couch

Avery Courts

Perry Cox

Betty and Sean Coy

Sara Cramer

Anne Criscione

Sharon and John Crisp

Jill and Todd Croom

Betty Jo and Andy Currie

Marie and Gerardo DaBoub

Katherine and Rich D’Amaro

Shanti Das

Ann and Seth Davies

Wyman Davis

Katherine and Jason Deere

Liza DeFago

Laura Deisley

Gayle and David Demarest

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Susan and Ron Determann

Alan Dobrin

Paula and George Dorris

Hayley Downs

Katie and Taylor Dozier

Elise and Carl Drake

Laura and Clare Draper

Drury Marketing

Hilary and I.S. Dunklin

Julie Durkee

Reid Duvall

Maggie Eckard

Mindy and Mike Egan

Teri and Seth Ehrlich

Christine Elkin

Virginia and James Ellis

Calvin Fann

John Fannin

Christie and Hank Farmer

Claire and Thomas Farrell

Susan and Dan Faulk

Pam and Hank Fellows

Peter Finnerty

Cathy and Stan Finnerty

Nancy Fischer

Sandy Flesner

Julie Floyd

Nancy and Marshall Ford

Jane and Bill Foster

Lori and Joe Freeman

Mark Frost

Maggie Gage

Nancy and Steve Gallant

Stewart Gandy

Samuel Gardner

Alexandra Ginsberg

Brendan Gipson

Kristen Givens

Lou and Tom Glenn

Nancy and Lewis Glenn

Betsy Glenn

Stephanie and Adam Goodman

Spencer Gordon

Katie and Ryan Grant

Alex Gray

Caroline and Mark Greatrex

Amy and Josh Greenberg

Ann and Rob Gridley

Lynda and Keith Guthrie

Mary and David Haddow

Betty Hall

Nancy and Mike Halwig

Caroline and Jack Hardin

Loyce Harman

Linda and Hank Harris

Ruth and Greg Hartman

Teri and William Hartman

Phyllis Hatcher

Gail and John Hayes

Shelley Heffner

Emily and Matt Heimermann

Abby and Logan Henderson

Susan Hendricks

Anne and Peter Hennessy

Laura and Brian Henry

Ellen and Gary Henschen

Helen and Jeff Herbert

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Jim & Susan Hannan, Stefaan & Missy Ver Eecke, Debbie & Gary Price

2023 Skyland Trail Donors (continued)

Emily and Bob Herndon

Ellen and David Herold

Julie and Charles Hill

Valerie and Gary Hillen

Parul and Joachim Hinzen

Kaitlin Hipkin

Cleo Hoffman

Bill Hollett

Judi Holley and Peter Paluch

Dabney Hollis

McKenzie and Patrick Hollon

Catherine Holmes

Arlene and Michael Hormann

Joni and Durwood Howell

Laura Huber

Nancy and Joe Inman

Kristi Jacobson

Anna and Robert Jones

Andrea and Boland Jones

Cedrella Jones-Taylor

Judy Jordan and Ray Woody

Lisa and KC Kadow

Martha Kaulbach

John Kaziow

Johnetta and John Kearns

Alice Keen

Alexander Keen

Harriott and Kevin Kelly

Lawson and Frank Kelly

Kate and Robert Kennedy

Megan Kilpatrick

Julia and Bo Kimball

Katie and Justin King

Holly King

Kandi Kisky

Bill Klopstock

Molly and Reid Knox

Debbie Kolbrener

Ray Kotwicki and Todd Pouwels

Carl Kuhl

Ken Kukla

Jennifer and Steve Kuninsky

Nellie LaBerge

Cate and Don Laden

Mary-Kate and Dorian Lamis

Julie and Melvin Landis

Jane and Addison Lanier

Florence R. LeCraw

Stephen Lee

Kathy and Richard Lee

Gretchen and Eoin Lehane

Loretta Lepore and Earl Casey

Kathie Lesesne

Linda and Bert Levy

Kristen Leynes

Marcia and Tom Liggin

Kim Link

Michele and Michael Little

Claudia and Alex Livingston

Margaret and John Long

Brooks and Sam Lyddan

Donna and Charles Madden

Angie and Barry Major

Ken Marcus

The Maribill Foundation Incorporated

Lisa and Jeff Martin

Jeny and Gil Mathis

Edward Maydon

Greg McAlvin

Abbie and Colin McBurnette

Maryland and Don McCarty

Lee and John McColl

Kim and Stephen McCollam

Tavia and Doug McCuean

Sue and John McKinley

Skyland Trail is indeed a gift to our community. Bryan and I know of few families not impacted by mental health and are grateful for the caring professionals working to treat those in need. Not only is the care excellent, but the education provided to all of us is amazing, allowing us to begin to comprehend the complexity of caring for so many and promoting mental wellness in all of us. We are especially pleased that Skyland is now treating substance use as a dual diagnosis since it is so often related to a patient’s mental health. We invite everyone to learn more about mental health and support this life-changing organization. – Margaret Stickney, Advisory Board Member

Amie Meschi

Julie and Tony Miccichi

Nichole and Ben Michelson

Pearl and Wayne Mihara

Judy and Lester Miller

Arden Miller

Jean and Bill Millkey

Laura and Temp Millsap

Emma Montag

Miriam and Peter Moore

Betsy and Sandy Morehouse

Madeline Morgan

Amy Morris

Anne Muller

Carrie and Duane Mummert

Philip Munguia

Kara and Brian Mylod

James Needham

Gayle and Charlie Nemeroff

Susan and Mike Nevel

David Newkirk

Molly and Brad Newton

Sunni and Tommy Newton

Alice and Richard Nolen

Kristin and Lourenco Norton

Tony O’Connor

Ben O’Dell

Lisa and Charlie Ogburn

Marshall Ohlhausen

Violet Ori

Elizabeth Ori

Helen and Donald O’Shea

Sandra Padilla

Marie Pages-Olliff

Beth and David Park

Debbie and Kirby Pate

Swati and Rahul Patel

Bobbi and Ferrell Patrick

Dana and Rodney Patton

Martha and Billy Payne

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church

Lauren Pearse

Allison Peavy

Jess Pekins

Sherry Perchik

Charlotte Perry

Devon and Duey Pfeifer

Charlotte Pierce-Baker and Houston Baker

Morgan Predieri

Christine Pumphrey

Suzy Quenzer

Kay and Ron Quigley

Claire and Patrick Quinn

Janet and Martin Quirk

Shelia Rabun

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Cynthia and Michael Reid

Angela Renals

Jill and Craig Reynolds

Denise and Chris Rezek

Doni and Gary Rhinehart

Agnes and Steve Richard

Sherri and Frank Richards

Stephanie Roberts

Leigh Anne Robinson

Allison Rosenbaum

Lori Rosenkopf

Judy Ross

Jo Roziewski

Jennifer Saez and Corbin Supak

SAGE Dining Services, Inc.

Emily Saliers

Jennie and Bill Saliers

Cybil and Troy Sather

Cathy and Jeff Schaffer

Lillian Schneider

Sarah Scorza

Elizabeth and Mark Shaw

Tracey Shepardson

William Shepardson

James M. Shepherd

Helen and Bill Sherman

Shelley Skinner

Paulette and Michael Slawson

Mary-Teresa and Craig Smith

Hampty and David Smith

John Smith

Leslie and Edwin Smith

Ann Smith

Mary Kelly and Forrest Speed

Barb and Tim Spenner

Elizabeth Spiegel

Cindy and Mark Stancil

Lauren Standish

Anne Sterchi

Lisa Stonecipher

Kendall and Nick Stowell

Pam and William Strickland

Maureen and Michael Sullivan

Susan Sykes

Louise and Charles Tarbutton

Tara Thieleke

Lynn and Davis Thomason

Mary Bridget and Greg Thurman

Melissa and Jared Touchstone

Tradition Capital Bank

Anna Twardy

USI Insurance Services, LLC

Erin and Chris Vale

Verne Vance

Betsy and Bill Verner

Julie and David Vickers

Daniel Victor

Pam and David Vucurevich

Heather Wahy

Olivia and Zach Wall

Emily Wall

Cathy Waters

Jessica Weaks

Cary and Herron Weems

Glenn Weiss

Ramona and Ben White

Carol and Quail White

Catherine and Chris Whitis

Elizabeth and Chris Willett

Anne and Brice Williams

Stuart Williams

Anita and Dill Williams

Molly and Jeff Willis

Catherine Wilmer

Lawrence Wilson

Martha and Charles Wilson

Mary Beth and John Wilson

Ann Wolf

Keith Wood

Dina Woodruff

Carly and Zach Wooten

Melissa Wright

Margaret Wyatt

Carolyn and Jon York

Julie Zaharatos

Susan and Caldwell Zimmerman

ENDOWMENT GIFTS

Allison F. Williams

Financial Aid Fund

Nancy and Ted Spetnagel

Alumni Family Endowed Scholarship Fund

Sue Baumgartel

Mary Gill and Dennis Kruszewski

Savannah Sheats Endowed Scholarship Fund

The Frances and Beverly M. DuBose Foundation

Risa Kaplan and Kelt Kindick

Ginger and Lucien Kimball

Julia and Bo Kimball

Julia Zellars Financial Aid Fund

John B. Zellars, Jr. and Randy Tibbals

HONOR AND MEMORIAL GIFTS

Gifts in Memory

Feeney Armistead

Lia Armistead

Kathy and Chris Armistead

Maggie Eckard

Sandra Havriluk

Elizabeth Ori

Violet Ori

Angela Renals

Madeline Timm

Scott Arnold

Chris Arnold

Kyle Lawton Behm

Suzy Quenzer

James R. Best

Wendy and Kevin Best

Lucas Blanton

Molly and Roger Allen

Lynn and Terry Baker

Beverly Blanton

Carla Buchanan

Jackie Bushman

Carla Collins

Drury Marketing

Reid Duvall

Julie Floyd

Jane Foster

Loyce Harman

Catherine Holmes

Tony Katter

Kandi Kisky

Donna and Charles Madden

Shelley Skinner

Barb and Tim Spenner

Pam and David Vucurevich

Heather Wahy

Carol and Quail White

Anita and Dill Williams

Lawrence Wilson

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Nevin & Amy Kreisler

2023 Skyland Trail Donors (continued)

Marvin Bowen

Jean and Robert Cochoy

Kenny Bowes

Ann and Seth Davies

Farrell Braziel

Dixon Adair

Claire Bridgman

Corinne and Mark Bridgman

Carl Buchanan

Carla Buchanan

James Troy Chafin IV

Pam and William Strickland

Kimberley Cox

Catherine and Chris Whitis

Jimmy England

Carrie and Whit Lanier

Dottie and JB Fuqua

Jane McDonald and Dr. William M. McDonald

Pedro J. Garcia

William J. Klopstock

Mimi Monett Maslia

Elyse Greenberg

Amy and Josh Greenberg

Marilyn Shea Hines

Cary and Herron Weems

Marzena Holly

Beth Moore

Arlene and Michael Hormann

Beth C. Jones

Allie Armistead

Deborah and Michael Bald

Ben Bourgeois

Ben Cass

Cynthia and Tom Cooksey

Margaret and Dallas Denny

Beth Finnerty and David Martin

Nancy and Steve Gallant

Susie and David Goode

Ashley and John Guyton

Phyllis Hatcher

Anne and Peter Hennessy

Helen and Jeff Herbert

Lawson and Francis Kelly

Nellie LaBerge

Kathie Lesesne

Darla McBurney

Judy and Lester Miller

Sherry M. Perchik

Laquita and Timothy Pethel

Patty and Doug Reid

Sara and Ben Tran

Duncan Kaulbach

Martha Kaulbach

Charlie Konas

Leila and Chuck Konas

Jack Kruse

Anonymous

Kristi Jacobson

Kylee Langaigne

Raneeka Foster

Dr. Mike Luke

Beth Moore

Brian Boling Petters

Stewart R. Gandy

Langdon C. Quin, Jr.

Lethea and Doug Mitchell

Joseph E. Rabun

Shelia Rabun

Barbara George Sabatino

Gail Wilson

Shirley Sampson

Pam Campbell

Michael Rourke Shaheen

William Shaheen

Savannah Sheats

Risa Kaplan and Kelt Kindick

Ginger and Lucien Kimball

Julia and Bo Kimball

James Needham

Jack Smith

Ann Smith

Ruth Tokash

Penny and Edward Tokash

Carolyn Tye

Andrea Schklar

Mark Wynne

Susan and Jim Shepherd

Gifts in Honor

Elizabeth Alexander

Thom Shelton

Kathy Armistead

Kim and John Hepler

Richard Bacon

Lyn Bacon

Carolyn and Lee Caney

William Shepardson

Ann Wolf

Ballentine

Jane Rafeedie

Cindi Bateman

Hayley Downs

John Kaziow

Mallory Bateman

Hayley Downs

Christine Elkin

Julie Floyd

Matthew Baynes

Teresa and Cabell Baynes

Tom Bell

Vicki and Gerald Benjamin

Patrick Bertrand

Yvette Bonheur

Ken Bowes

Ann and Seth Davies

Linda and Charlie Bradford

Risa Kaplan and Kelt Kindick

Gavin Bramblett

Paula Vineyard

Ginny and Charles Brewer

Lauren Blake

Nancy Caswell

Mary and John Coffin

Katherine Clancy

Michele and Thomas Clancy

Chris Cline

Judi Holley and Peter Paluch

Julie Collins

Barbara Chandler

Angie and Barry Major

Cecil Conlee

Sarah Scorza

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Susan Callaway, Lee McColl, Ruth Wellborn, Nichole Michelson and Tamra Gould

Halley Cooper

Arleen and Terry Golden

April Crumbley

Tricia Renner

Lauren Daboub

Marie and Gerardo DaBoub

Laura Huber

Shelley Danser

Lynn and Peter Valentino

David Dorris

Paula and George Dorris

Nan Easterlin

Mary and John Coffin

Abby and Matt Echols

Molly and Reid Knox

Michelle Juneau and Robb Willis

Rachel Ehrlich

Teri and Seth Ehrlich

Bethany Elmore

Kaitlin Byrne

Abigail Ethridge

Jennifer Ethridge

Cindy Ferguson

Anne Blitch

Lesley and Jamie Carroll

Carla and Paul Corley

Sally and Reynolds Couch

Sally and George Hauptfuhrer

Paulette and Michael Slawson

Beth Finnerty

Jason Brady

Bobbi Cleveland and Stan Jones

Marge Finnerty

Helen and John Gordon

Caroline and Jack Hardin

Karen and Richard Parker

Jess Pekins

Lucy Vance

Claire Finnerty

Cathy and Stan Finnerty

Marge Finnerty

Lori Freeman

Shirley and Perry Brickman

Duvall and Rex Fuqua

Cynthia and Michael Reid

Elizabeth and Tom Long

Cary Guthrie

Alden Caswell

Betsy and Charlie Caswell

Carolyn Caswell

Jim Caswell

Nancy and Lee Caswell

Lynda and Keith Guthrie

Holly King

Rand Hagen

Lou and Tom Glenn

Brooke Hartman

Ruth and Greg Hartman

Joe Hewes

Carolyn and Lem Hewes

Renee and Mike Hines

Sharyn and Tim McCabe

Judy Ross

The Holder Family

Molly and Andrew Barge

Kristin and Jim Howard

Melissa and Kevin Buckner

We believe in the holistic solutions Skyland trail provides for their clients, their families and the greater community. As mental health issues continue to affect us and those around us, we are lucky to have Skyland Trail and their amazing staff right here in Atlanta.

Our wish is that everyone has access to help to live a fuller life.

– Christie, Co-Chair of Trailblazers group, & Hank Farmer

Shayan Hussain

Willie Alford II

Edward Maydon

Roya and Bahman Irvani

Becky and Tom Williams

Clay Jackson

Mark Chandler

Paige Martin-Srinivasan and Arjun Srinivasan

Edwina and Tom Johnson

Judy Jordan and Ray Woody

Kathy and Jack Womack

Susan and Caldwell Zimmerman

Gabi Keen

Alexander Keen

Zachary Kindy

Kathy and Walter Rudisiler

Dr. Ray Kotwicki

Ellen and Gary Henschen

Jeff Kukla

Ken Kukla

Cat Lindauer

Helen and Jeff Herbert

Sarah Little

Michele and Michael Little

Knight & Galligan, LLC

Jane Rafeedie

Connor Luther

Anne and David Luther

Brian Malone

Taylor Williams

Kendalee Marcus

Dr. Richard K. Marcus

Katherine McQueary

Jo Roziewski

Amanda Middelthon

Barbara and Marc O’Connor

Erin Mihara

Pearl and Wayne Mihara

Jenny Millkey

Jean and Bill Millkey

Jake Miller

Arden Miller

Michael Mock

Greg McAlvin

Andrea and Ned Montag

Erin and Peter Boorn

Jackie and Tony Montag

Ellen and Jack Holland

Emma Mosley

Tara Thieleke

Sebastian Mosley

Tara Thieleke

Doris and Jeff Muir

Katherine and Rich D’Amaro

Sally and George Hauptfuhrer

Lauren Mummert

Carrie and Duane Mummert

Kelley Naron

Verne Vance

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2023 Skyland Trail Donors (continued)

Joe Newton

Molly and Brad Newton

Anna Paré

Julie and Charles Hill

Lisa and Jeff Martin

Beth Park

Radhkia and Sanjay Behl

Karen and Richard Parker

Isobel and James T. Mills, Jr. Family Fund

Betsy and Bill Verner

Judson Ponder

Joanna and John Skinner

Rhonda Ponder

Wyn Ponder

Elizabeth Pope Greer and Bryan Pope

Teddy Quenzer

Suzy Quenzer

Patty and Doug Reid

Cathy and Hunter Allen

Loretta Fine

Amie and Fred Herbert

Helen and Bill Sherman

Ross Richard Agnes and Steve Richard

Becky Riley Hampty Smith

Lisa and Charlie Ogburn

Taylor Roberts and Family

Leigh Robinson

Lou Robinson

Jane Rafeedie

The Rollins Family

Dr. Dani Fallin Herfel and Chris Herfel

Lauren and Andrew Schlossberg

Judy and Mark Giuliano

Scottie Schoen

Nancy and Lee Caswell

Barbara Chandler

Julie Durkee

Andrea Scudder

Kaitlin Byrne

Beth Shaifer

Betty Hall

Allison Peavy

Libba Shortridge

Suzanne Baker

Kyle Smith

Mary-Teresa and Craig Smith

Thomas Spry

Harrison and Brennan Spry

Skyland Trail Staff

Sam Ajizian

Elizabeth and Chris Schul

Lynn and Peter Valentino

Helaine Sugarman

Jackie and Tony Montag

I had always heard about the wonderful work of Skyland Trail, but it wasn’t until the Adolescent Campus opened, and I was invited to tour the facility and hear about the services available to adolescents, that I really began to know and understand the program.

Now, as a member of the Adolescent Advisory Council, I continue to learn more, and am struck by the depth and the quality of the services available to individuals, beginning at age 14. I am honored to serve on the Advisory Council, and thrilled to support all that Skyland Trail does for the Atlanta community and beyond. Skyland Trail is a treasure! – Marifred Cilella, Adolescent Advisory Council

Ruby Supak

Jennifer Saez and Corbin Supak

Marianna T.

Michelle Cates

Diana and Mark Tipton

Mark Chandler

Karen and Richard Parker

Bobbi Patrick

Wendy and Pete Petersen

Doni and Gary Rhineheart

Celine and Wade Stribling

Caroline Stewart Tucker

Sally and Mike Masters

Terry and Wes Vawter

Virginia and James Ellis

Mary Watson

Lisa and Charlie Ogburn

Hampty Smith

Ruth Wellborn

Laura Deisley

Betsy and Mark West

Barbara Chandler

Bett and Ray Moses

Rhonda and Bert Ponder

Liza and Brad Jancik

Lou Winship

Leslie Wierman

Radhkia and Sanjay Behl

Robby Wynne

Betty Jo and Andy Currie

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In Memory

First Lady Rosalynn Carter

In November 2023, the world lost an incredible advocate for mental health, and Skyland Trail lost a dear friend. Mrs. Carter was a driving force in the field of mental health for more than four decades. She was a member of the Georgia Governor’s Commission to Improve Services to the Mentally and Emotionally Handicapped in the early 1970s. During President Carter’s administration, she helped bring about passage of the Mental Health Systems Act of 1980. She instituted the annual Georgia Mental Health Forum for professionals and consumers, and she hosted the annual Rosalynn Carter Symposium on Mental Health Policy for over 30 years. Mrs. Carter launched the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, and co-authored several award-winning books. She was an honorary fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, and in 1999, she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

It was an honor to have worked with and known Mrs. Carter. Her legacy of kindness and compassion for people from all walks of life, particularly those who face suffering, is truly an inspiration.

– Beth Finnerty, President & CEO

Walton Harrison Reeves, MD

Dr. Reeves, who served on the Skyland Trail Advisory Board from 2000 to 2004, passed away in October 2023. Medicine was his life’s passion. Dr. Reeves practiced internal medicine and hematology in Atlanta for nearly five decades. Throughout his career, he served as a mentor and role model for young physicians. In addition, he worked closely

with the Georgia Pastoral Care Association and taught in clinical pastoral education. Following retirement, he was founding medical director for Lenbrook Square and also served on advisory boards for Emory University’s Healthcare Ethics Consortium of Georgia and Reinhardt University’s Funk Heritage Museum.

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IMAGES: (top) Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter (image center) helps cut the ribbon to dedicate the Skyland Trail Rollins Campus in 2017; (bottom left) Rosalynn Carter with Beth Finnerty; (bottom right) Dorothy Fuqua, Beth Finnerty, Rosalynn Carter

2023 Financial Highlights

Sources
62%  Individuals 26%  Foundations 12%  Corporations Direct Program Expenses 42%  Residential Treatment 31%  Day Services 15%  Physician Services & Family Therapy 1%  Primary Care 4%  Independence Counseling 2%  Life Enrichment Adult Program (LEAP) 5%  Vocational Services 1%  Other Distribution of Financial Aid by Program 59%  Adult Residential Treatment 22%  Adoiescent Residential Treatment 6%  Adult Day Treatment 9%  Adult Transitional Housing <1%  Adolescent Day Treatment 2%  Family Therapy, Psychological Testing, Wellness Clinic Breakdown of Program Revenue 77%  Residential Treatment 14%  Day Services 3%  Physician Services & Family Therapy <1%  Vocational Services 2%  Transitional Living 4%  Glenn Family Wellness Clinic Services Total Revenue 79%  Program Revenue 3%  Financial Aid Contributions 7%  Restricted Revenue 5%  Unrestricted Contributions 6%  Other REVENUE EXPENSES
of Charitable Donations
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Chalk walls at our adult and adolescent campuses help clients, staff, and visitors share messages of encouragement and hope.

2023 Volunteer Leadership

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mark Tipton, Chair

Ty Smith, Vice Chair

Michelle Sullivan, Treasurer

Patty Reid, Secretary

Rev. Joanna Adams

Brooks Barge

Tom Bell

Liz Blake

Cindy Ferguson

Rand Glenn Hagen

James Howard

William E. Huger, III

Shayan Hussain, CFA

Don Inman

Timothy Jefferson, Esq.

Jim Kerr, II

BOARD EMERITUS

Vivian DuBose, Chair

Dick Bryant

Cecil Conlee

J. Rex Fuqua

John Gordon

Berny Gray

Dana Halberg

Tommy Hills

Betts Love

Melissa Lowe

Bill McDonald, MD

Jay D. Mitchell

David Moody

Jeff Muir

Sharmila Prabhu

Andrea Rollins

Arjun Srinivasan, MD (CAPT, USPHS)

Will Stengel, II

Fred Sturgis

Leslie Wierman

Robert Wynne, Jr.

Mary Watson

Ex-Officio/Advisory Board Chair

Clay Jackson

Amy Rollins Kreisler

Jackie Montag

Richard Parker

Brooke Weinmann

Mark C. West

Blanton C. Winship

Marjorie Wynne

ADVISORY BOARD

Mary Watson, Chair

Jared Abramson

Chowning Aguilera

Wendy Conrad Aronson

Lisa Bridges

Philip Clinkscales, III, CPA

Todd Croom

Shanti Das

Nan Easterlin

Clinton Fletcher

Mary C. Gill

Susan Hannan

Hil Harper

Bo Heiner

Joe Hewes

Julia Hill

Brian Keen

Catharine Kelly

Carla Knobloch

Dorian Lamis, PhD

ADOLESCENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

J. Rex Fuqua, Chair

Rand Glenn Hagen, Co-Chair

Virginia Apperson, PhD, APRN, CS

Fred Assaf

Marifred Cilella

NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD

Charles B. Nemeroff, MD,

PhD, Co-Chair

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School

Carol Alter, MD

The University of Texas at Austin

Dell Medical School

Kathleen Brady, MD, PhD

Medical University of South

Carolina (MUSC)

Barbara Coffey, MD

University of Miami

Miller School of Medicine

Jackie Coleman W. Edward Craighead, PhD

Abby Echols

Marie Brumley Foster

Duvall Fuqua

John Hardman, MD

Barbara Levy

Anne Marino

Colin McBurnette

Malcolm McComb

John McColskey

Katherine Ohlhausen

Karen Parker

Nancy Patterson

Becky Riley

Tricia Rosenbaum

Caryl Greenberg Smith

Brennan Spry

Margaret Stickney

Olivia Wall

Betsy West

Bryan West

Keith Wood, PhD

John Zellars, Jr.

Scottie Schoen, Ex-Officio/Associates President

Tom Johnson

Allison LoPilato, PhD, ABPP

John McColskey

Anna Moore, MD

Melanie Palumbo

William Shaheen

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Emor y University School of Medicine

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University of Arkansas –

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Stanford University

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