Harvard Club of Savannah and Coastal Georgia

Leadership Team

President: Xavier A. Cunningham 

Xavier graduated from Harvard University in 2010 with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts through  Extension Studies, and in 2013 obtained a Juris Doctorate from John Marshall Law School. He  is admitted to practice in the Federal Southern District of New York and the Federal Southern District of Georgia. Serving as a Supervisory Attorney Advisor in the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, his work focuses on supporting the Financial Litigation Regional Program Specialist and Asset Investigators. Also, Xavier has participated in capacity building engagements in several African nations, including, Zambia, South Africa, Egypt, Namibia, and Kenya.

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  Vice President, Chair of Schools and Scholarships Committee: William J. Massey III

  Bill was awarded a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering at Michigan Tech in 1964 followed in 1966 earning a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School. In 1994, Bill was inducted into the Michigan Tech Sports Hall of Fame for his notable contribution in basketball. He retired from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in 2007. His career spanned 41 years, having lived and worked in 10 countries throughout North America, South America, and Europe. During those residencies, Bill was involved in Harvard Alumni Club activities throughout the world.

• Vice President, Chair of Membership Committee: Catherine Blake

  Catherine completed a Graduate Certificate in Business Management and Administration from the Harvard Extension School in 1995. She recently was the Acceleration Manager for Georgia Southern’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) with the mission to design, create, and deliver programs to advance incubator clients to their next growth stage. She was President and Founder of the Institute for Executive Women and Sales Protocol International. Her focus in both companies centered on sales and marketing strategies and encouragement of women in professional leadership development. Catherine’s clients ranged from Fortune 500 companies to private ventures and start-ups.

• Vice President, Chair of Programs & Events Committee: Chrissy Clary

  Chrissy received a Master of Science Degree in Internet Marketing from Full Sail University in 2011. She followed in 2020 earning a Master of Liberal Arts Degree in Digital Media Design from Harvard University and was a recipient of a Professional Certificate, Generative AI in 2024 from the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is founder and chief strategist of Interact Digital, a marketing systems and content operations consultancy helping complex organizations modernize how marketing, content, and customer experience function at scale. Previously, Chrissy supported strategic communications under REDE Critique, a contract at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

• Treasurer: Michael Mack

  Michael earned a Master’s in Liberal Arts Degree from the Harvard Extension School. He holds additional degrees from UPenn, Rutgers, and Savannah State in psychology, social work, and finance. His clinical experience includes treating soldiers returning from combat, suffering from depression and traumatic anxiety. He spent years as a crisis clinician at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center. He is licensed in general/civil mediation and has worked with many organizations in dispute resolution. Michael has assisted companies to develop strategies for value-added business performance, managing budgets, creating systems analyses, and identifying opportunities for financial growth.

• Secretary: C. Kenneth Spriggs

  Ken received a Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture from Princeton University in 1968 and a Master’s Degree in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design in 1971. With the rank of Captain USAF, he was honorably discharged from military active duty in 1973. He spent two years at Sea Pines Company where he was on the planning team for the development of Kiawah Island, SC. In 1979, Ken opened his architectural office in Savannah. The Spriggs Group, PC has been in practice for 46 years with production studio teams in Kolkata, India.

• Member, Board of Directors: Kef L. Wilson

  Kef holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Lafayette College and a Master’s Degree from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is Head of School at Savannah Country Day School, a coeducational day school with over 1000 students from pre-K through high school. Over his 35-year career in education, he has worked at several other independent schools including St. Johns School in Houston, TX and the Montclair Kimberly Academy in Montclair, NJ. Besides serving as a board member and previously as treasurer, Kef sits on the Board of Advisors for Horizons Savannah

Our Focus

Members of the Leadership Team have a broad range of experience in Harvard Alumni Association activities from interviewing students applying to the College and averaging 50 per year, awarding Harvard Prize Books to juniors recognized for accomplishments at 20 high schools across the southern half of Georgia, serving on Special Interest Groups (SIGs) including a past presidency of the Harvard Black Alumni Association, and attending the Annual Leadership Conference each fall.

This year we have moved into greater social media engagement to allow several ways to sign up for programs and events as well as to create small group meetings and discussions within our membership.