board  of  trustees

The Most Reverend Joel M. Konzen, S.M., Auxiliary Bishop of Atlanta

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Rev. Msgr. Francis G. McNamee, Rector 

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​Shayla Keough Rumely, President

​Shayla Keough Rumely has been a member of Christ the King Parish for 50 years. 
She earned her BA in Modern Languages from the University of Notre Dame in 1976, and her JD from Emory University in 1979. Shayla practiced law in Atlanta for several years, and became Publisher of the Fulton County Daily Report, when it was purchased by American Lawyer Media in 1986.  She left the paying work force in 1995 to be with her children.

​Shayla has extensive experience in non-profit board leadership and is currently a Trustee and member of the Board of Fellows of the University of Notre Dame, where she serves on the Governance, External Affairs, Undergraduate Education and Student Life Committees. She also serves as a Vice-Chair of the For Good Initiative. In addition, she serves on the boards of two private foundations. Her experience includes chairing the boards of The Howard School and Georgia Shakespeare, as well as serving in various capacities on the boards of Atlanta Legal Aid, Georgia Center for Children, Agape Community Center, Families First, and L’Arche Atlanta.  She and her husband, Chip, chaired the Ring the Bells capital campaign for St. Pius X Catholic High School. 

Shayla and Chip have 3 adult children and a brand-new Granddaughter.

John Laughter, Vice President

​John Laughter is Executive Vice President & Chief of Operations at Delta Air Lines. He leads the teams responsible for industry-leading safe, reliable operations across the globe with oversight of Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance; Flight Operations; Operations Analytics; The Operations & Customer Center; Delta Connection; and Technical Operations. John is a long-time safety advocate and previously served as Delta’s Senior Vice President – Corporate Safety, Security and Compliance. He directed the airline’s overall safety, security, quality, and environmental performance and kept focused on Delta’s top value of safety first. A 30-year Delta veteran, John began his career as an aircraft liaison engineer and held various leadership positions in Technical Operations, including Interiors Engineering, Aircraft Acquisitions, Materials and Planning, and ultimately was appointed Senior Vice President – Technical Operations.
 
John previously chaired the Georgia Tech Aerospace Engineering School Advisory Board and served as a member of the Atlanta Habitat for Humanity Board. He is currently on the Georgia Tech President’s Advisory Board, Georgia Tech Flying Club Board, and the Board of Visitors of the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. John holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology and an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.
John and his wife, Angela, are the proud parents of four sons and reside in Atlanta, Ga.

Rosa McHugh, Secretary/Historian

​Rosa McHugh, is a seasoned non-profit management professional with close to 27 years of experience in civic leadership, business development, marketing, urban design, and architecture. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Chastain Park Conservancy, where her leadership has yielded close to $20 million in Capital Improvement Funds. With a Bachelor of Architecture Degree from Syracuse University, a Master of City Planning from Georgia Tech, and a minor in Historic Preservation from Georgia State University, Rosa's extensive educational background complements her diverse expertise. Additionally, she holds a role as a member of the Rotary Club of Buckhead Board of Directors. She has held various leadership non-profit organization roles, including chairing the Center for the Visually Impaired 50th Anniversary, the Christ the King School Advisory Council, and the Junior League of Atlanta Centennial Celebration. Recognized as one of Mundo Hispanico's "Latina Poderosa" in Georgia, Rosa's dedication to community development is further evidenced by her active participation in Leadership Atlanta (Class of 2015). A bilingual professional originally from Puerto Rico, Rosa takes pride in her civic work while raising her two active sons alongside her supportive spouse in Atlanta. 

Steve Spellman, Catholic Identity

​As a life-long educator, Steve brings a wealth of educational knowledge and Catholic school experience to Christ the King. Having most recently served as Principal and President at St. Pius X for over 20 years, he has gained extensive knowledge and a genuine passion for fostering Catholic values in education. Steve is truly excited about the opportunity to assist an already exemplary Catholic school in maintaining and strengthening all aspects of school operation, especially in the area of Catholic identity.

​He and his wife, Maureen, are active members of the Christ the King family, as Maureen is an alumna of both Christ the King and St. Pius X. Their deep ties to this community, including their marriage at Christ the King, officiated by Monsignor Kenny, only strengthen Steve's dedication and commitment to his new role.

Amber Hamby, Finance

Amber Hamby graduated from Georgia Tech with a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and started her career as an engineer with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.  She returned to school and earned her MBA in finance and accounting from Vanderbilt University and upon graduation worked as a trader in the energy industry for several years.  Amber is now a full-time stay-at-home mom, having retired after the birth of her first son, Andrew.

Parishioners of Christ the King since 1993, Amber and her husband Tom have been married for 30 years and are the proud parents of two sons, Andrew (Second Year at Georgia Tech) and Luke (Senior at Marist School), both of whom attended Christ the King School from Kindergarten through 6th grade.

​She spends her time volunteering –most recently at Marist School where she served as PVA Treasurer from 2020 through 2023 and as the Auction Treasurer in 2021 and 2023.  She volunteered at Christ the King School for many years as the PVA Treasurer and Gala Treasurer and as a chair for other committees while her children were there.  She also served as the Budget Committee Chair of the Christ the King School Advisory Council from 2016 through 2019. 

Chaly Jo Moyen, Strategic Plan

​Chaly Jo Moyen is Chief Strategy Officer for Woodard & Curran, a leading employee-owned and purpose-driven environmental engineering firm.  In this role, Ms. Moyen has responsibility for strategy, marketing, business development, research and development, and digital innovation. Prior to Woodard & Curran, Ms. Moyen served as Chief Strategy Officer as well as President of the Foodservice and International divisions at Conagra Brands.  She spent more than 15 years at the Coca-Cola Company in a variety of roles, including SVP of Strategy, Decision Science and Insights and VP of Global Marketing and Innovation.  In 2021, she was named to the Forbes “CEO Next” list, which recognized America’s next generation of revolutionary business leaders. She earned her master’s degree at the University of Pennsylvania and her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia Honors Program.  She resides in Atlanta with her husband and three children.

Stewart Calhoun, Facilities

Stewart Calhoun is a Vice Chairman in Cushman & Wakefield’s Capital Markets Group. He leads a team that specializes in the monetization and disposition of institutional office and industrial investment properties throughout the Southeastern United States. Mr. Calhoun has executed over $40 billion of transactions with many of the most prominent institutional investors in the world.  He is a member of C&W’s Global Advisory Board, National Industrial Advisory Group and Atlanta Executive Committee.  Prior to joining Cushman & Wakefield, Mr. Calhoun was a commercial developer with Carter & Associates in Atlanta from 1994 through 1999. At Carter, he managed the development of office, industrial, hotel, and mixed-use projects throughout the eastern United States. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Calhoun was associated with the Atlanta law firm of Lokey & Bowden, where he worked extensively with commercial real estate matters.  He earned a law degree and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia.  He also attended Christ the King and Marist, and he resides in Brookhaven with his wife, Jennifer, and his three children, each of whom also attended CKS and Marist.

Tim Embry, Advancement

Tim was the owner and CEO of American Lubefest until 2020 when it was sold, and he retired. Prior to American Lubefest, he was involved in the family business of real eat development and banking. Tim is a lifelong Atlanta resident, graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Finance. He serves of the Board of Directors of Georgia Goal Scholarship Program, Inc., Family Missions Company and the Board of Trustees of Christ the King School. Tim has three children and three grandchildren. He is an avid golfer and die-hard Bulldog fan.

Meg Fligg, Public Relations

Meg Fligg spent her career seeing the forest for the trees. Her professional communications work began hugging trees at The Nature Conservancy of Georgia way back when.  After hearing about her love of pine stands, Georgia-Pacific recruited her for environmental communications. From there, she honed her public relations skills for decades inside GP’s corporate communications group supporting a variety of businesses.  As managing director in Koch Industries Principle Based Management group today, she spends her days thinking about employee experience and culture for 120,000 worldwide employees. She picked up a master’s degree in communications at Georgia State along the way after attending Christ the King School and St. Pius prior to college.  When she’s not racing around Atlanta in her minivan, she’s rooting for Notre Dame/Saint Mary’s (where she got her undergraduate degree); sharing real life on LinkedIn; and pushing the envelope both personally and professionally.  Meg is a native Atlantan, and her three children are third generation Christ the King alumni. She is married to Jon, a partner at Womble Bond Dickinson. 

Nichole DeLuke, Executive PVA

Nichole DeLuke currently serves as the President of the Christ the King Parent Volunteer Association.  She and her husband have been parishioners of Christ the King for over a decade and have four children, three of whom are current Christ the King School students. Her professional experience includes executive leadership roles in fundraising development and major gifts for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the American Red Cross.  She previously served on the Board of Directors of her children’s preschool as Finance Chair.

Mary Ellen Rich Howley, Member at Large

​I credit my parents, Lucille, and Eddie Rich, with my lifelong devotion to CTK as they were charter members and supporters of Christ the King and were present for the consecration of the building, first Mass and many fundraising efforts to see the school completed and opened in 1937 and the Cathedral completed in 1939. The majority of their friends were parishioners and just as active which truly made this church “home.” I entered CTK school in its second year of operation in 1938 as a first grader at age 5, as there were no kindergarten programs at the time. There were eight Sisters of the Gray Nuns of the Sacred Heart who taught us and my first and second grade class was combined. Upon graduation from the 8th grade, I continued on to the all-girls Christ the King High School, which was located in the basement of the Cathedral and graduated in 1951. After attending Webster College in St. Louis, I taught physical education at CTK and later was a secretary to the principal at the new St. Pius X High School. In 1961, I married John M. Howley, Jr. at the Cathedral and we raised our family of five children in St. Jude’s Parish in Sandy Springs. I re-entered the workforce in 1976 as a city of Atlanta guide for Tour Gals/Atlanta Arrangements, Inc. and retired as partner and director of tour and travel in 2001.
My husband and I re-joined CTK after our children had grown in the 1980’s and became involved in the parish once again. Since retirement, I have volunteered at CTK in many weekly activities and in our community with other organizations. Christ the King has been my home all of my life and I credit my strong faith to my parents and the Gray Nuns of the Sacred Heart. I am grateful that my brother, Bill Rich, and I had had such a strong Catholic influence in Atlanta as the Catholic population during the 1930-60’s was only 2% and was considered a mission country.