State Personnel Board Members

Chair
State Personnel Board

Jewelle Johnson is the Senior Counsel and Chief Employment Counsel for Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Prior to joining Graphic Packaging, Johnson was a partner at Fisher & Phillips LLP. She serves as president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, Inc. and is a member of the Coordinating Committee for the National Employment Law Council. Johnson earned two bachelor's degrees from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and a law degree from Duke University. She resides in Mableton.

Member
State Personnel Board

Matt Almand is a Director in the Chick-fil-A, Inc. Legal Department. Matt specializes in labor & employment law, providing legal and strategic advice on international and domestic employment matters impacting Chick-fil-A, Inc. and its related entities. Prior to joining Chick-fil-A in 2013, he worked with the Atlanta-based law firm Troutman Sanders, as in-house counsel with McKesson Corporation, and as a Congressional Intern when Former Gov. Nathan Deal served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Matt is a “Double Dawg," having received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Georgia. Matt lives in Fayetteville with his wife and three daughters.

Vice Chair
State Personnel Board

Amy Auffant is the senior employment counsel at National Vision, Inc. She was previously a partner at Elarbee, Thompson, Sapp & Wilson, LLP. Auffant also speaks and provides training on issues in the workplace. She is a member of the American Bar Association and the Society for Human Resource Management. Auffant was named a "Georgia Rising Star" by Super Lawyers magazine. She earned a bachelor's degree from Stetson University and a law degree from Emory University. She and her husband, Tony, have three children and reside in Alpharetta.

Member
State Personnel Board

Glianny Fagundo is a partner at Thompson Hine LLP. She was a founder of the National Latina Business Women Association-Atlanta, has served as president and chairperson of the Georgia Hispanic Bar Association and has served on the boards of CredAbility Inc. and the Latin

American Chamber of Commerce. Fagundo was named to Atlanta Business Chronicle's "Women Who Mean Business" list. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico, and a law degree from the University of Georgia.

Member
State Personnel Board

Robert R. Joseph is an attorney with Hill, Kertscher & Wharton, LLP. He previously served as a senior associate for Morris, Manning and Martin, LLP. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, a member of the executive committee of the Atlanta Lawyers Chapter of Federalist Society and a member of the Druid Hills United Methodist Church. Joseph earned a bachelor's degree from Rhodes College and a law degree from Emory University. He and his wife, Leslie, reside in Atlanta.