Board of Trustees

Austin Jowers is a partner at King & Spalding LLP in Atlanta, where he is a member of the Financial Restructuring practice.  Austin has extensive experience in bankruptcy matters, with a focus on representing lenders in connection with commercial workouts and restructurings.

Austin graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Rhodes College in 2000 and received his J.D. from Washington & Lee University in 2003.  He is a Director of the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute, the Secretary of the Georgia State Bar Bankruptcy Section, and Past Chair of the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Annual Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop.

He and his wife, Sarah, live in Garden Hills and have two children, Claire and Hank, both at St. Martin’s.  Sarah has been an active volunteer at the school, serving as room mom for both Claire and Hank and volunteering for various roles for PTO-sponsored events.

Ed is currently the Chief Customer Officer for QModo AI and the founder of FlyTopPilot. QModo AI is a software solution that provides the right information, at the right place, and at the right time, and Ed is responsible for ensuring customers realize the value of the software solution. FlyTopPilot allows flying enthusiasts to fulfill their love of flying in a safe virtual reality simulator.  In the past, Ed was COO for GPA Learn, an online education startup company. He has held executive positions in three startups and has over 30 years of consulting and management experience.   In his previous role as the VP of Operations for both Digital Assent and Vendormate, he built and managed customer support, implementation, and account management teams. Prior to Vendormate, he spent time with Borland Software, Deloitte Consulting, and Lexmark.  He has had the opportunity to work at multiple levels of many companies, learning from great mentors, and working with amazingly talented people.

Ed is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering.  He was born in Cuba, lived in Spain, and came with his family to the US as a young child.

Ed and his wife Heather have been married for over 22 years, live in Brookhaven, and have one son.  Aaron has been a student at SMES since Pre-K, and all three are members of St. Martin's Episcopal Church.

Barbara comes with extensive experience in church and school leadership. She is retired from serving as Head of School at King’s Ridge Christian School and at Wesleyan School.  She also served as Interim Head of School at Mt. Pisgah, where she oversaw the establishment of the high school.  Further, Barbara is utilized as a school board and school consultant, valued for her expertise in education and her fair and balanced leadership. 

Barbara has been a member of St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal church for over fifty years and most enjoys co-leading Education for Ministry, a rich theological program sponsored by the University of the South, Sewanee.  She is also a Eucharistic Visitor and was Chair of the church’s Nominating Committee in 2018-2019.

Barbara earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, and her Master’s in Educational Administration at Georgia State. The mother of two daughters, and grandmother of five, she lives in Johns Creek and enjoys baseball, reading, and cooking.

Greg Benoit is the CEO and visionary behind QGenda, the leading provider of healthcare workforce management software. Since launching QGenda in 2006, the company has grown to serve over 650,000 providers in more than 4,500 customers spanning across academic medical centers, hospital health systems, national practice groups, and private practice groups.

An active participant and investor in both Atlanta’s entrepreneurial and local communities, Greg started TechRise Atlanta and the QGenda Cares initiative to give back in numerous ways. TechRise offers early-stage SaaS companies a uniquely designed office space that is adaptable to grow as the companies grow. QGenda Cares offers ongoing opportunities for QGenda employees to make an impact in their communities through various service projects. Previous projects have included building a local park and participation in the Cristo Rey Jesuit High School internship program, among others.

A graduate of Miami University, Greg has leveraged his unmatched 15+ years of healthcare software experience to establish market leadership with continuous company growth and scale. He was recognized as the 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year, and a Glassdoor Top 50 CEO. QGenda has been recognized four years in a row by Deloitte Fast 500™ as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. Additionally, QGenda has been a part of the Georgia Fast 40 for five consecutive years and was most importantly recognized as an AJC Top Workplace. Based in Buckhead, the company has grown to 700+ employees. 

Greg resides in Buckhead and spends his free time with his four daughters and his wife, Jamie.

Tracy Gibson is a Zaxby’s Franchise Owner.  She is currently utilizing her leadership and finance experience to ensure growth and operational excellence at her restaurant.  Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Tracy worked at Turner Broadcasting System for 13 years, and last served as an Executive Director of Finance.  She has also worked at Deloitte & Touche and Lanier Worldwide.  Her expertise is in accounting, finance, audit, management and strategic planning.

Tracy is a graduate of Howard University with a B.B.A. in Accounting, Georgia State University with an M.B.A. in Information Systems, and a CPA.  She is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Jack and Jill of America - Greater Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter and past Advisory Board Member of Kennesaw State University School of Accountancy and Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. 

Tracy’s son, Turner, attends St. Martin’s Episcopal School, where she is an active volunteer. They worship at Buckhead Church.

The Rev. Monica Mainwaring is the Rector of St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church. Previously she served as Vicar of Church of the Common Ground, a worshipping community on the streets of downtown Atlanta serving those experiencing homelessness, and as Dean of the Mid-Atlanta Convocation of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.  Monica also served as Assistant Rector of Christ Episcopal Church in Coronado, California, and on a number of diocesan committees in the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego.

She has twenty years of lay and ordained ministry experience in church, school, hospital, and camp settings in California, Virginia, Massachusetts, and abroad. Monica moved to Atlanta in the summer of 2017 with her husband, The Rev. Dr. Simon Mainwaring, Rector of All Saints’ in Atlanta, and their three children. They live in Midtown and take every opportunity to be outside, amidst the trees or in water.

Ivan Shammas is President, and General Manager of Univision Atlanta & Univision Raleigh, NC, the U.S Spanish-language television network broadcaster now owned by the newly formed TelevisaUnivision Inc.   Ivan is a bilingual and bicultural media executive experienced in leading premier Spanish-language television stations that provide award-winning local news and programming to the expansive Latinx population. He has worked in Spanish-language media and within the Hispanic community for over 20 years, including 8 years as the General Manager for Telemundo Atlanta. 

Ivan and his wife Gopi continue to be active at SMES through committees and events, including serving as past chair of the St. Martins Annual Fund.   Ivan grew up in Atlanta and currently resides in Brookhaven with his wife and three children, Lucia, Bodhi and Kash, who have been attending SMES since Pre-K.

Ivan serves on various Boards of Directors around Georgia, including the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, the Fox Theatre, the Atlanta Community Food Bank, and the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.