Caring and Sharing Together

Terri Schraudenbach

President

Terri and her husband, John, grew up in East Point, GA where they were high school sweethearts. They both went on to attend UGA where Terri majored in Early Childhood Education. She spent her career as an elementary school teacher prior to retiring to stay home with her three children. She has lived in Gwinnett since 1982 and moved into Sugarloaf CC in 1998. Terri and John have two daughters (Brooke and Katie) and a son (Adam) who are all married and all have one son and one daughter. In addition to spending time with her family and helping with her grandchildren, some of her interests include watching sports (especially Ga football), playing tennis, Bible study and volunteer work.

Christie Doak

Vice President

Christie has lived in Sugarloaf for just over three years and enjoys the wonderful sense of community here more every day! Christie was born and raised in western North Carolina. She met her husband Mark at Ohio State while pursuing her degree in Agronomy. They married in 1979 and launched into a series of career moves that took their family from Ohio to Florida to Georgia to Pennsylvania back to Georgia again. Christie eventually chose to stay at home with their 5 children. These days she spends her time volunteering, training her rescue dog and wrangling 4 grandchildren. Reading, walking and yoga fit in there as well.

Michelle Dickinson

Secretary

Michelle was born and raised in Miami. She graduated from Florida International University with a degree in Nursing then moved to Atlanta in 1997. She worked at Gwinnett Medical and in 1998 married her high school sweetheart Mike. They had their wedding reception here in Sugarloaf CC when it was a brand new neighborhood. They have been members and active participants in the neighborhood for 20 years. They have 3 daughters who grew up swimming and playing tennis and golf in Sugarloaf. Her volunteer experience includes being a county liaison with Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, working with Happy Tails visiting special needs children with a therapy dog, giving her time to help with the Norcross Co-op, and now joining WCSCC and the charities they support. Michelle’s hobbies include playing tennis, golf, reading, traveling, and her dogs.

Sandy Elliott

Treasurer

Born and raised in Georgia, Sandy has lived in Gwinnett County for more than 45 years. She is the proud mother of three daughters and grandmother to eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Sandy enjoys spending time with her family, playing tennis, supporting her community, and cheering on the UGA Bulldogs. Alongside WCSCC Charities she is actively involved with the Gwinnett Parks Foundation both supporting local initiatives. Sandy holds a Bachelor of Science in Education in Health and Physical Education from the University of Georgia.

Karen Peel

Magazine Co-Editor

Karen was born and raised in Indiana. She has lived in other parts of the country but has been in Gwinnett County since 2004. She has a B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University. She has worked in the aeronautical field and in the automotive industry. She has also always been involved in art. Since her childhood, she carried a camera around everywhere she went. After having her two wonderful children and moving to Georgia, she does freelance photography. This has evolved to photography and graphics for the Sugarloaf Living Magazine, whose proceeds go to the WCSCC Charities. Over time, her involvement has grown to co-editor for the magazine. She loves working for the magazine and helping others in the process. She has been married to her lovely husband for over 36 years. In her spare time, she enjoys going to her Bible Study, working out, playing tennis and pickleball, learning to photograph fast cars and sports, and playing with her two Whippet puppies.

Jan McPheely

Magazine Co-Editor

Jan and her husband Brian moved to Sugarloaf from Melbourne, Australia twenty-one years ago with their three children. They are now adults living in the Brookhaven, Decatur area. Jan and Brian are blessed with two wonderful daughters-in-law and six grandchildren. Originally from Michigan, they own a cottage in northern Michigan where they spend as much time as possible during the summer. They also travel to Australia several times a year for Brian’s work. Jan enjoys Pilates, playing tennis and pickleball and is trying to enjoy playing golf. She also loves to spend time with her family, sew, cook, entertain, take walks, read and travel.

Malia Mixon

Director-MVP Sponsorships

Malia was born and raised in Clovis, CA. She completed her undergraduate studies at Baylor University with a BA in History and Secondary Teaching Certification. At Baylor, Malia also met and married her husband, Kirk following graduation. They moved to NYC and Chicago where she worked in HR and Consulting with Lehman Brothers, Arthur Andersen & Fred Cook & Co. While in Chicago, Malia received her MBA from Northwestern University. Following 2002, their family moved to Dallas and then finally to Sugarloaf Country Club to raise their 3 kids Zac, Nate & Hannah. Malia stayed at home with the kids and then went back to work as a teaching assistant/teacher at Greater Atlanta Christian School until her kids graduated. Malia has since enjoyed her free time doing Event Planning for the Women’s Club in Sugarloaf, playing competitive tennis & pickleball, doing Pilates, snuggling with her Great Pyrenees dog Bella, and traveling with her family on Delta Air Lines, where her husband has been working for the last 15 years. Malia also enjoys spending her time volunteering with local charities, her church, and Bible studies. She looks forward to making a difference in Gwinnett County through raising sponsorships for the Women’s Club Charity Board.

Ashely Taylor

Director--MVP Sponsorships

Ashley was born in Austin, Texas and sent much of her early childhood moving around. She spent her teen years in Barrington, Illinois and later attended Miami University (Ohio). Ashley earned a BS in Business with a major in Finance and minor in International Business. Ashley also holds a Master of Science in Finance from Georgia State University. Following graduation, Ashley worked for Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo) in the capital markets group and later at Robinson-Humphrey as a stock analyst. While attending Miami, Ashley met her husband, Jeff. They moved to Atlanta in 1994 and moved into Sugarloaf for the first time in 2003. They left for a brief stint in Texas but returned to Sugarloaf in 2016, specifically moving back because they missed the Sugarloaf community. Ashley has been a member of the Sugarloaf Homeowner Board, a board member for the Sugarloaf Women’s Club, and a board member for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. She currently serves on the 6-4-3 DP Foundation Board. Ashley and Jeff have two children, Carson (26) and Lexy (23). In her free time, Ashley enjoys playing tennis and pickleball and doing Pilates. She treasures her two Bible study groups and the impact to her life. She also loves snuggling with her three dogs—Georgia, Harley and Riley.

Alia Ritchey

Director

Growing up in Manchester, New Hampshire, Alia has valued and enjoyed community service work since she was a young girl performing with her dance studio at local nursing homes around the holidays to bring joy and company to the residents there. In high school she created and ran a dance and musical theater program for developmentally disabled preteen girls at New Hampshire’s premium human service provider for which she received city, state and national awards. Alia graduated Vanderbilt University cum laude and received both her JD and MBA degrees at the University of Miami. She worked as a civil defense litigator in Miami for 9 years and was the president of her condo association there for 13 years. She moved to Georgia in 2015 with her husband and first-born son and welcomed their second son a few years later. She and her family have been residents and members of Sugarloaf since coming to the Peach State. Alia is involved with her children's school and loves yoga and Pilates, movies, gardening, decorating, spending time with family and friends and traveling. She's excited to be a member of the Charity Board!

Cynthia Fitzhugh

Nominator--Special Needs Schools of Gwinnett

Cynthia was born, raised and attended college in North Carolina. Her 16-year sales career with Union Camp / International Paper carried her to Virginia and Tennessee. She has been retired from the paper industry since 1999. She has been married to Jim for 28 years and they have one son, Brock, who is 22. She enjoys gardening, tennis, traveling and serving as the liaison for the Sugarloaf Women’s Club and Charity Boards.

Ginger Ragsdale

Nominator--Home of Hope

Ginger Ragsdale Barber has been a resident of Gwinnett County for over 25 years. Ginger was born in North Carolina, went to school at UNC-G and graduated in 1976 with a design degree. She moved to Georgia in 1983 and started working with interior design firms as well as local home builders. Sugarloaf has been their home with her late husband, Mike Barber and family of 4 kids since 2000. Other interests and past activities involve playing tennis and enjoying 5 grandchildren. She has been a past chairperson with the Sugarloaf Tour of homes, previously on the board of the Sugarloaf POA and board of the Atlanta SPCA. Ginger is still actively involved with her building company, G. Ragsdale Builders, completing renovations and new construction for the many families of our subdivision and surrounding areas.