Meet Our Board

President, Kimberly Peace Hill

Kim is the co-founder and inspiration for Blue Thanksgiving, Inc. She has worked for over thirty years in various aspects of special events and trade shows and currently owns a small business specializing in wedding and party planning. Kim and her husband Doug started Blue Thanksgiving as a private endeavor in 2014 and she has served as president and CEO since BTI was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2019.

Secretary, Douglas A Hill

Doug is the co-founder of Blue Thanksgiving, Inc. He is an attorney who has lived and practiced law in Cobb County for nearly forty years and currently works for Cobb Legal Aid, a non-profit law firm. Doug serves as BTI’s corporate secretary.

Treasurer, Chris Lydle

Chris Lydle owned and operated successful camera stores and processing labs in New Jersey and South Carolina for 40 years before retiring to Marietta in 2017. A one-time sports editor of the Waynesboro News Virginian, he also wrote travel articles as well as magazine articles for Law and Order Magazine, The American Rifleman and Gun World magazine. Chris joined the Blue Thanksgiving Inc Board of Directors as Treasurer in 2022. He and his wife Thelma live in Marietta.

Director, Chief Tim Cox (Retired)

Tim has served as a law enforcement officer for approximately 37 years at the Cobb County Police Department. He worked in all rank positions from patrol officer to police chief, and retired from the Cobb County Police Department in December, 2021. Tim is married to his lovely wife, Jenny and together they have two children. Tim and Jenny joined the Blue Thanksgiving board of directors in 2022.

Director, Jenny Cox

Jenny has lived in Cobb County for the majority of her life. She is married to Tim Cox, and together they have two grown sons and an amazing daughter-in-law. Jenny spent many of her adult years in Early Childhood Education. Her current position is Human Resources Manager for a local company. Jenny is excited to serve on Blue Thanksgiving's Board of Directors and to continue to support the awesome men and women in law enforcement.

Director, Deputy Chief Steve Kucynda

Steve serves as Deputy Chief for the Cobb County Police Department where he has worked for over 26 years. He is married to fellow board member, Robin and together they have two beautiful daughters. Steve is honored to be a part of an organization that helps the men and women who protect us every day, and has served as a Blue Thanksgiving board member since 2019.

Director, Robin Kucynda

Robin has worked for Carmax for the past 16 years. She enjoys giving back to the police officers who serve our community, and is proud to have joined with her husband Steve on the Blue Thanksgiving Board of Directors in 2021.

Director, Major Barry Little

Major Little has served with Cobb County Police Department since July of 1992 and is currently assigned as the Commander of Special Operations. He is the Coordinator for the Cobb County Police Chaplain Program, and teaches an adult Bible class at Wildwood Baptist Church with his wife Cindy, where they have served since 1998. They have one daughter and son-in-law who have blessed them with six grandchildren.

Our Advisory Board

Blue Thanksgiving is proud to also have a group of amazing law enforcement officers and administrators who serve on our Advisory Board. These men and women offer information and advise on the needs they see within the Cobb County law enforcement community. If you would like to know more about joining this or any of our program committees, please reach out to us at info@bluethanskgiving.com or fill out the form on the join us page.

Sgt. Jason Church serves the community as a Deputy with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office. He is recently married, and is the father of two beautiful daughters. Jason volunteers his time with other non-profits, and as an advisor to our organization, helping point out needs within the law enforcement community. Jason and his daughters were the first sponsored family of our Blue Family Christmas project (formerly named "A Church Family Christmas") after the loss of his first wife and teenage step-son. He has "paid it forward" ever since and we are thrilled to have him as a member of our team and serving on this board.

Dana Atwood serves as the Admin to the State Fraternal Order of Police board , as well as running her own consulting business. She has been married to a retired Cobb County Police officer, Tom Atwood for over 35 years. . She has 3 children and 4 grandchildren .
In addition to her various positions , she is also the Secretary to FOP Lodge 13 Auxiliary . She has been involved in various ways with police support projects throughout Tom’s 29 plus years of law enforcement .

Connie and Shayne Burson Connie serves as Administrative Specialist with the Cobb County Police Department and is a former 911 dispatcher for Cobb County. She is married to Sgt. Shayne Burson, who serves with the Cobb County Sheriff's Office, and together they have two children. Shayne has been with Cobb S.O. for ten years. In addition to their jobs in law enforcement, Connie and Shayne find time to volunteer with non-profits that support officers and their families. We are excited to have them both as an advisory board members with Blue Thanksgiving, Inc.

Officer Andrew Siegel was one of the five officers Blue Thanksgiving sponsored in our 2022 Blue Family Christmas Campaign and expressed an interest in joining our organization in any capacity where he could “pay it forward”.
Officer Andrew Siegel came to the Powder Springs Police Department by way of the Cobb County Sheriff's Office in May of 2022 and presently serves as a Field Training Officer. He started his law enforcement career in 2017 earning his basic jailer’s certification and working at the Cobb County jail, as a Cobb Sheriff’s Deputy. In short time, he obtained his Basic Law Enforcement certification and went from the jail with Cobb County Sheriff’s Office to MCS (Marietta Cobb Smyrna) which is a joint drug/undercover task force.
When Officer Siegel chose to enter police work, he chose the Powder Springs Police Department, joining in May 2022.

Dara-Lynn McClure grew up in Cobb County, and is formerly with the Cobb County Police Department as an Administrative Specialist at Precincts 4 and 5. Dara-Lynn is a newlywed, having recently married, and lives in Cobb County. Dara-Lynn grew up as the daughter of a Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputy and law enforcement has always been a large part of her life. Dara-Lynn has been an active volunteer with Blue Thanksgiving for several years, serving on planning committees for a number of campaigns. We are proud to have her with us on the Board of Advisors.