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Richard Cox

Hope Ball Chair / Senior Vice President, Delta Air Lines

Ken McCue

Hope Ball Co-Chair / Vice President, Delta Air Lines

Richard Cox is the Senior Vice President of Delta Air Lines Airport Customer Service (ACS), Cargo Operations, Ground Support Equipment & Global Clean. He leads Delta’s largest frontline operating group, including above- and below-wing ACS employees, Delta Sky Club agents, and teams responsible for GSE, aircraft cleaning, tower and cargo operations. He most recently served as Delta’s Senior Vice President – Reservation Sales and Customer Care. Prior to joining Delta in September 2022, Richard served as Chief Information Officer at Cox Enterprises, leading enterprise-wide IT and digital strategy. He spent the first 16 years of his career in the travel industry leading operations for Worldspan, then Orbitz Worldwide, and served the city of Atlanta as Chief Operating Officer in 2018. Richard is passionate about community work and serves on the boards of Kennesaw State University.

Ken McCue is the Vice President of Delta Air Lines Technical Supply Chain Management. Ken has been in Delta’s material services division for over 5 years. He is an aviation professional with over 20 years of experience working with leading airlines and MROs in supply chain management, procurement and strategic sourcing. Over the years, Ken has served as the Hope Ball event chair and is also the lead executive over the Delta Wings of Hope golf fundraiser.

2025 Board of Ambassadors


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Sid Barron

Vice President
Ashbury Automotive Group

Chairman of the Board
100 Black Men Atlanta Inc.

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Oko Buckle

Sr. Vice President & General
Manager
Burns & McDonnell

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Richard Cox

Erik Snell - Hope Ball Chair

Senior Vice President – Airport Customer Service (ACS), Cargo Operations, Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Global Clean
Delta Air Lines

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Sandra Harris

Vice President of Sales & Account Management
Kaiser Permanente

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Joshua Hirschheimer

Associate Partner
Porsche Consulting

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Steven Klamon

Executive Leadership
Gretchen's Gazelles

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Dr. Adam Marcus

Deputy Director for Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
Winship Cancer

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Ken McCue - Hope Ball Co-Chair

Vice President - Technical Supply Chain & Delta Management
Delta Air Lines

Executive Planning Committee


Delores Crowell
Social Committee & Table Host

Lisa Geibel
Social Committee & Table Host

Britt Harrison
Social Committee & Table Host

Leslie Lubell
Social Committee & Table Host

LaRonda Sutton
Social Committee & Table Host