Leadership
Kenna Scragg
Festival Chair
Kenna Scragg is the president at ICB Construction Group in Macon, GA. A native of New Smyrna Beach, FL, Kenna earned his Bachelor of Science in Construction from the University of Florida and holds Certification in Management in Lean Construction. He is also a licensed general contractor in Georgia, Florida, and South Carolina. Throughout his career, Kenna has focused on the Construction Management and Design Build markets, specializing in K-12, Higher Education, and Government Institutions. As president at ICB, Kenna provides leadership and guidance in areas like project management, field supervision, estimating, and preconstruction. He is a hands-on leader, often managing special projects and working through the details as the projects progress.
Kenna is the proud father of Jackson, Rachel, Gavin, Katie, and Kensley. He is also an involved member of his community, serving on the Cherry Blossom Board of Directors and the W.S. Hutchings College and Career Academy Governance Board of Directors.
Karla Redding-Andrews
Board Chair
Karla Redding-Andrews, a native of Jones County, Georgia, has a passion for education paired with music and the arts. She graduated from Georgia Southern University in 1985 with a BS in Public Relations and remains an active alum, serving on the Public Relations Advisory Board. In addition to her role with the Foundation, Redding-Andrews, oversees the day to day operations of the Foundation whose motto is ‘Progress through Education-Enlighten through Music & the Arts`. In addition, and with her mother Zelma, they oversee the massive catalog of works for Otis Redding along with requests for use of his name, image and likeness.
Karla currently serves as the vice-chair of the Georgia Music Foundation and is a member of the Leadership Macon Class of 2015 and a member of the Macon Rotary Club. She serves on the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings Board of Visitors at Mercer University and the boards of the Community Foundation of Central Georgia, Central Georgia Technical College, the Georgia Intellectual Property Association and the International Cherry Blossom Festival. She most recently was appointed to Macon, Ga’s Bicentennial Commission appointed by Mayor Lester Miller.
Karla received the Macon Arts Alliance Cultural Award in 2016. In 2018, she received The Women’s International Music Network’s “She Rocks Award.” Her alma mater, Georgia Southern University, awarded her with the inaugural “Shine, Black Girl, Shine” Black Women Empowerment Award from the Office of Multicultural Affairs as the Coordinator of Diversity Education and Program Outreach in 2019.
Redding-Andrews and husband Timothy have two sons, Justin and Jarred.
Stacy Moore
President and CEO
Carolyn Crayton
Founder
Carolyn Crayton*
Founder
Kenna Scragg
2025 Festival Chair
ICB Construction
Elizabeth Cleveland*
Stratford Academy
Kenny Burgamy*
Past Board Chair
Georgia Farm Bureau
David Danzie
Synovus Bank
Kaitlynn Kressin
Fall Line Brewing Company
Stephen Daugherty
Piedmont Hospital
Stacy Moore*
President & CEO
Dr. Jimmy Asbell
Vineville Methodist Church
Paul Hart*
R.A. Bowen Trust
Bill Fickling III*
Fickling Family
Don Bailey*
Chairman’s Club Chair
Graphic Resource
Yvonne Gabriel
Mercer University
Dr. Latoya Smith
Bibb County School District
Karla Redding- Andrews*
2025 Board Chair
Otis Redding Foundation
Robby Redmond
Oconee State Bank
Gary Wheat
Visit Macon
Patty Gibbs
Ronald McDonald House of Central Georgia
Natasha Christian
Macon Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Gregory Brown
Macon-Bibb Planning & Zoning
Chrissy Miner
The Miner Agency
Jonathan Barton
Capital City Bank
Dr. Vernard Hodges
Critter Fixer
Mary Bowman- Hampton
Cox Communications
Chris Floore
Macon-Bibb Communications
Alex Habersham*
Habersham Enterprises
Cassandra Cox
Georgia Power
Jessica Cork
YKK
Daniel Tate
Mercer University Athletics
Tiffany Harvey
Academy for Classical Education
*Designates Executive Committee
Staff
Stacy Moore
PRESIDENT & CEO
Robin Cochran
MERCHANDISE & ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER
Jenny O'Neal
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
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Katie Hart
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS
Antonio Watkins
DIRECTOR OF ENTERTAINMENT
Hannah Jett Theus
DIRECTOR, MARKETING & FULFILLMENT
Sarah Ford
COMMUNITY EVENTS MANAGER
Chairman’s Club
Charles A. Jay
1982-1983: KMBBC Chair
1990-1991: CBF Chair
1994-1995: Festival Chair
William P. Simmons*
1982-1983: Festival Chair
Harold C. Weathers*
1983-1984: KMBBC Chair
1984-1985: KMBBC Chair
1991-1992: CBF Chair
William O. Faulkner
1983-1984: Festival Chair
Dr. Kirby Godsey
1984-1985: Festival Chair
J. Alan Neal*
1985-1986: KMBBC Chair
1986-1987: KMBBC Chair
Dr. Robert K. Ackerman
1985-1986: Festival Chair
Dr. S. Aaron Hyatt
1986-1987: Festival Chair
Marion Byrd
1987-1989: KMBCC Chair
Buckner F. Melton
1987-1988: Festival Chair
Carr G. Dodson
1988-1989: Festival Chair
Thomas H. Faulk*
1989-1990: CBF Board Chair
A.P. “Buster” Barry
1989-1990: Festival Chair
Vernon Colbert
1990-1991: Festival Chair
Guy B. Eberhardt
1991-1992: Festival Chair
1992-1993: Festival Chair
1994-1995: CBF Board Chair
William T. “Bill” Wiley
1992-1993: Board Chair
1999-2000: Festival Chair
Emily P. Myers
1993-1994: CBF Board Chair
Melvin I. Kruger
1993-1994: Festival Chair
Bill Forget*
1995-1996: CBF Board Chair
1996-1997: Festival Chair
1997-1998: CBF Board Chair
Roy H. Fickling
1995-1996: Festival Chair
1998-1999: CBF Board Chair
Dr. John O’Shaughnessey
1997-1998: Festival Chair
1998-1999: CBF Board Chair
Donald K. Miller
1998-1999: Festival Chair
1999-2000: CBF Board Chair
Mark A. Stevens
2000-2001: CBF Board Chair
2001-2002: CBF Board Chair
Eddie Pruett*
2000-2001: Festival Chair
2001- 2022: CBF Board Chair
2004-2005: Festival Chair
William A. “Bill” Fickling II
2002-2003: CBF Board Chair
2003-2004: Festival Chair
Reverand Ronald E. Terry*
2002-2003: Festival Chair
2003-2004: Festival Chair
Paul Leath
2004-2005: CBF Board Chair
Steve Jukes
2005-2006: CBF Board Chair
2008-2009: CBF Board Chair
2009-2010: Festival Chair
Chip Cherry Jr.
2005-2006: Festival Chair
Shirley M. Buafo
2006-2007: CBF Board Chair
2007-2008: Festival Chair
Lowell L. Register
2006-2007: Festival Chair
2007-2008: CBF Board Chair
William Lee Robinson*
2008-2009: Festival Chair
2009-2010: CBF Board Chair
C. Steve Farr
2010-2011: CBF Board Chair
2011-2012: Festival Chair
Thomas J. Wicker
2010-2011: Festival Chair
2011-2012: CBF Board Chair
George McCanless
2012-2013: Board Chair
2013-2014: Festival Chair
Cyndey Busbee
2012-2013: Festival Chair
2013-2014: Board Chair
General Bob McMahon
2014-2015: Festival Chair
2015-2016: Board Chair
Thomas Bacote
2014-2015: Board Chair
2015-2016: Festival Chair
Stacy Ingram
2015-2016: Festival Chair
2016-2017: Board Chair
Don Bailey
2016-2017: Festival Chair
2017-2018: Board Chair
2018-2019: Board Chair
Alex Habersham
2019-2020: Festival Chair
2020-2021: Board Chair
Ivan Allen
2020-2021: Festival Chair
2021-2022: Board Chair
*Designates Deceased
Hall of Fame Inductees
Carolyn Crayton
Charles A. Jay
William “Bill” Fickling II
Alex Habersham
Donald K. Miller
Dee Newton
Eddie Pruett*
Harold C. Weathers*
Dr. John O’Shaughnessey
Karen J. Lambert
*Designates Deceased
