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Four Turner College Grads Join CSU Alumni Association Board of Directors

The CSU Alumni Association Board of Directors is bringing on board six new members, with four holding credentials from CSU's Turner College. One of these, Arunabha “Arun” Das of Columbus, earned a Master of Business Administration from the Turner College in 2022. Das is currently an Associate Vice President at Deloitte, with more than 18 years of experience. He leads enterprise initiatives focused on artificial intelligence, analytics, cloud modernization and digital transformation.
Joining Das is Kimberley Hatcher of Fortson, Georgia, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Turner College in 2008 and an Educational Leadership Tier I add-on graduate certification from the College of Education & Health Professions in 2020. With nearly two decades of educational and program leadership experience, she currently serves as a director of federal programs and an academic coach. She is also a behavior analyst and founder of Zebra Behavior.
The third new member is Dedra Mitchell of Midland, Georgia, who earned a Master of Business Administration from the Turner College in 2012. As a director at Aflac with 20 years of experience in organizational leadership, communications, and analytics and strategy, Mitchell currently leads persistency and insights work for the company, focused on customer retention, engagement strategy and business performance.
The fourth new Board member with ties to the Turner College is Eboni Thomas ’09, ’24 of Smiths Station, Alabama. Thomas earned a BBA from the Turner College in 2009, and in 2024 she added a Master of Business Administration. As a strategic planning specialist for Columbus Water Works, she leads organizational alignment initiatives and cross-functional collaboration. Thomas has been a longtime volunteer of the CSU Black Alumni Council and recently began supporting current students as part of the CSU Mentor Collective.
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