Mr. Bill Boling
Attorney at law
Shaw, Maddox, Graham, Monk & Boling |
Dr. James Burran
President
Dalton State College |
Mr. James Callaway
County Manager
Catoosa County |
Honorable Buddy Chapman
Sole Commissioner
Walker County |
Mr. Don Cope
Chief Executive Officer
Dalton Utilities |
Honorable Billy Croker,
RAC Vice Chair
Chairman
Polk County Commission |
Honorable Ray Denmon
City Councilman
City of Calhoun |
Mr. Ronnie Evans
Economic Dev. Representative
Georgia Power Company |
Ms. Karolyn Elders
President
Polk County Chamber of Commerce |
Honorable Al Hoyle
Mayor
City of Ellijay |
Honorable Bill Marshall
Chairman
Dade County Industrial Dev. Authority |
Honorable Frank Martin
Sole Commissioner
Pickens County |
Mr. Aldous McCrory
Attorney at Law
McCrory and Baldwin |
Mr. Wes Mullinax
The Mullinax Group |
Honorable Jerry Parker
Chairman
Murray County Commission |
Honorable Jim Parker
Sole Commissioner
Chattooga County |
Mr. Jody Parker
District Manager
BellSouth |
Ms. Nancy Proffitt
President
Appalachian Technical Institute |
Honorable Sam Smith
Mayor
City of Cartersville |
Mr. George Woodward
RAC Chair
President of Business Services
Dalton-Whitfield Chamber |
Ms. Joan Young
President
Haralson County Chamber of Commerce |
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Bruce Abraham
Executive Director
Lumpkin County Development Authority |
Lyn Allen
Executive Director
Franklin County Development Authority |
Jack Banks
Chairman
Banks County Development Authority |
CHAIRMAN Erik Brinke
Economic Development Director
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC |
Emory Brock
Executive Director
Rabun County Economic Development Authority
Convention & Visitors Bureau |
Stan Brown
City Manager
City of Oakwood |
Ruth Bruner
Council Member
City of Gainesville |
Jim Butterworth
Commissioner
Habersham County |
Brian Dill
VP of Economic Development
Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce |
Pat Fritz
Mainsteet Director
City of Hartwell |
Gary Fesperman
City Manager
City of Lavonia |
Lake Gibson
Vice President, Administrative Services
Lanier Technical College |
Mitch Griggs
Executive Director
Stephens County Development Authority |
Danny Lewis
Executive Director
Georgia Mountains RDC |
Pat Marcellino
Commissioner
Rabun County |
Chris Nonnemaker
Chairman
White County Commission |
Mark Reed
Mayor
City of Baldwin |
Fran Reilly
Employment Marketing Rep.
Georgia Dept. of Labor
Blairsville Career Center |
Dan Reyen
Hart County Commissioner |
VICE CHAIR Judy Walker
President
White County Chamber of Commerce |
Linda Williams
President
Dawson County Chamber of Commerce |
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Charlie Auvermann
Economic Development Director
Dawson County |
Shelley Davis
Assistant Vice President of Economic Development
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce |
Dwayne Dye
Economic Development Director
Hart County |
John Erbele
Chairman
White County Development Authority |
Grace Fricks
President & CEO
Appalachian Community Enterprises
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Ed Nichols
President
Habersham County Chamber of Commerce |
Tom O’Bryant
Director of Community and Economic Development
White County
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Dale Rice
President
Towns County Chamber of Commerce |
Dale Steenbergen
President
Dahlonega-Lumpkin County Chamber of Commerce |
Dr. Judy Taylor
Director of Economic Development
North Georgia Technical College |
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Marcia Andruzzi
Mayor, City of Acworth |
Crandle Bray
Chair, Clayton County Commission |
Chuck Burris
Mayor, City of Stone Mountain |
Kay Cantrell
Cantrell Properties, Inc. |
Morris Dillard |
Richard Dixon
Director of Human Resources, Cub Foods |
Kenneth M. Gregor
Ret. General Manager MARTA |
Randy Hayes
Chairman, Fayette County Development Authority
President, Hayes Development Corporation |
Patsy Jo Hilliard
Mayor, City of East Point |
Gene Hobgood
Welker & Associates |
Jim Joyner
Chair, Henry County Commission |
Kelly McCutchen
Georgia Public Policy Foundation |
Dana Milner
Director Staff Development, Home Depot Corp. |
Doug Mitchell, Chair
RAC Chair
Founder & Chairman, Pathway Communities |
Richard (Dick) S. Myrick, Sr.
Chairman, The Myrick Company |
Rita Rainwater
Chairman, Douglas County Commission |
Dr. David Sjoquist
Fiscal Research Program
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies |
Norman Wheeler
Chair, Rockdale County Commission |
John Williams
Chairman of the Board, Post Properties, Inc. |
Morris E. Williams III
Assistant County Administrator, DeKalb County |
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Honorable Keith Brady
Mayor
City of Newnan |
Honorable Sam Brewton
Council Member
City of Thomaston |
Mr. George Butler, Pres.
First National Bank of Barnesville |
Ms. Danita Crawford
Regional Transportation Coordinator
DHR, Office of Technology & Support |
Mr. Gene Dunn
Director
Pike County DFACS |
Ms. Jane Fryer
RAC Chair
President
LaGrange-Troup Chamber |
Honorable Donald Gregory
Council Member
City of LaGrange |
Dr. Coy Hodges
RAC Vice Chair
President
Griffin Technical Institute |
Ms. Donna Armstrong Lackey
Heard County Chamber |
Mr. David Luckie
Griffin/Spalding Dev. Authority |
Mr. Dennis McEntire
General Manager
Newnan Utilities |
Honorable Joe McGinnis
Mayor
City of Carrollton |
Honorable Martha McDaniel
Commissioner
Spalding County Commission |
Mr. Mike McLendon
Carroll/Haralson County Technical HS |
Mr. Tracy Millette
Human Resources Director
Goody Products |
Honorable Tom Perdue
Mayor
City of Griffin |
Ms. Pam Sharpe
LaGrange Field Office |
Dr. Beheruz Sethna
President & CEO
State University of West Georgia |
Mr. George Weaver
President
Central Georgia EMC |
Honorable Dorsey Wilson
Mayor
City of Manchester |
Honorable Robert Wood
Commissioner
Coweta County Commission |
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Honorable Jim Burgess
Mayor
City of Social Circle |
Honorable Charles Crawford
Councilman
City of Lexington |
Mr. E. H. Culpepper
Director
Classic Center Authority |
Honorable Wendell Dawson
RAC Chair
Chairman
Oconee County Commission
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Dr. Kenneth Easom
President
Athens Area Technical Inst. |
Ms. Naomi Glenn
Field Service Office Manager
Georgia Dept. of Labor |
Mr. Lam Hardman
Chairman, Board of Directors
First Commerce Bank |
Honorable Susan Holmes
Mayor
City of Monticello |
Mr. Jim Hunt
Greene County |
Honorable Cardee Kilpatrick
Commissioner
Athens-Clarke County |
Ms. Nancy Kinsey
Dev. Authority of Walton County |
Mr. Roy Lambert, Attorney
Lambert & Roffman |
Dr. William Lewis
Green Oaks Farm |
Honorable Davis Morgan
Chairman
Newton City Commission |
Mr. Charles Perry
Chairman
Barrow Development Authority |
Ms. Christina Ramsey
Townehouse Restaurant, Greensboro |
Mr. Rope Roberts
Georgia Power Company |
Honorable Bob Sosebee
Councilman
City of Commerce |
Mr. Danny Stone
RAC Vice Chair
Mgr., Economic Development |
Honorable Iola Stone
Mayor
City of Elberton |
Dr. Joe Whorton
State Rural Development Council Director
Athens |
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Mr. Frank Amerson
President
The Amerson Company |
Mr. Brooks Bailey
Chairman
United Pulaski Economic Dev. Org. |
Mr. Bill Bazemore
President
Monroe County Bank |
Mr. Hill Bentley
Executive Director
Tri County EMC |
Ms. Roddie Ann Blackwell
President
Eatonton/Putnam County Chamber
and Development Authority |
Mr. Joe Boone, Attorney
Boone, Scott & Boone |
Ms. Rosemary DePaolo
President
Georgia College & State Univ. |
Mr. Robert Dickey, III
RAC Vice Chair
Dickey Farms |
Mr. Billy Edenfield
President
Middle Georgia Technical Inst. |
Honorable Mark A. (Butch) Hall
Chairman
Hawkinsville City Commission |
Honorable Bill Hamrick
Chairman
Twiggs County Commission |
Honorable Dr. Ira Hicks
Chairman
Peach County Commission |
Mr. George Israel, President
Secure Health Plan, Inc. |
Mr. Tullie Jones
Vice Chairman
Milledgeville-Baldwin County Development Authority |
Mr. Tom Jordan
Economic Dev. Manager
Georgia Power Company |
Mr. Tim Martin
Exec. Director
Houston County Develop. Authority |
Honorable G. B. (Butch) Moore, III
Chairman
Jones County Commission |
Mr. Paul Nagle
RAC Chair
President
Greater Macon Chamber |
Mr. Andrew Sadler, Jr.
Georgia Power Company
Eatonton, Georgia 31044 |
Honorable Sherrill Stafford
Chairman
Houston County Commission |
Honorable Ken Vance
Councilman
City of Milledgeville
Georgia College & State Univ. |
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Honorable Joyce Blevins
County Commissioner
McDuffie County Commission |
Mr. Floyd Bowman
Property Manager |
Ms. Gail Boykin
Executive Director
Screven County Industrial Development Authority |
Mr. Phil Brown
General Manager Rayle EMC |
Ms. Alana Burke
Executive Director
Lincoln County Chamber |
Dr. Max Burns
Professor
Georgia Southern University |
Mr. Dan Crumpton
Forest & Land Services |
Ms. Aray Darden
JTPA Director, SDA 8
Richmond-Burke JTA |
Mr. Bill Easterlin
RAC Chair
First National Bank |
Mr. Terry Elam
RAC Vice Chair
President
Augusta Technical Institute |
Mr. William Edwards
Economic Dev. Coordinator
Georgia Power Company |
Honorable Domingo Green
Commissioner
Jenkins County Board of
Commissioners |
| Honorable Freddie Lee Handy |
Mr. Donald Kent
Mayor of Gibson |
Mr. Jerry Long
Executive Director
Burke County Economic Development
Authority |
Mr. Tim Maund
President
TransGeorgia Company |
Honorable Ed Ricketson
Mayor
City of Warrenton |
Honorable Frank Thomas
Mayor
City of Washington |
Honorable Julian Veatch
Mayor
City of Louisville |
Mr. Johnny Warren
Executive Director
Sparta/Hancock Dev. Authority |
Honorable Bob Young
Mayor
City of Augusta/Richmond County |
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Bill Sawyer
Executive Vice President
Development Authority of Macon County |
Carolyn Copelan
S.W. Georgia Joint Development Authority |
Bill McGowan
Mayor
Americus, Ga. |
Ken Clark
Chairman
Marion County Development Authority |
Dan Stone
Nat'l Accounts Manager
Flint Energies |
Peggy Lyda
President
Harris County Chamber of Commerce |
Kathy Garwood
Director
Crisp County Family Connections |
Patti Cullen
Executive Director
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Development
Center |
Jean B. Armour
City Council Member
Lumpkin, Ga. |
Lynn Taylor
County Manager
Sumter County |
Jack Holbrook
Commissioner
Webster County |
Larry Dillard
Chairman
Unified Government of Cusseta/Chattahoochee County |
Robert Patrick
Superintendent
Talbot County School System |
Doug Redmond
County Manager
Schley County |
Dayton Preston
V.P. Economic Development
Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce |
Ester Miller
Board Member BHT
Cuthbert, Ga. |
John Adams
Pastorial Institute
Columbus, Ga. |
Bob House
Business and Industry/Economic Development Dept.
South Georgia
Technical College |
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Mr. Jerry Ashcroft
President
East Georgia College |
Mr. Dale Atkins
Director
Appling County IDA |
Mr. John Cheney
Executive Director
Tattnall County Dev. Authority |
Mr. Glenn Dorsey
President/CEO
Dorsey State Bank |
Dr. Esco Hall
Appling Animal Hospital |
Ms. Nancy Jones
RAC Vice Chair
County Administrator
Wayne County |
Mr. Walter McCall
Vice Chairman
Dublin-Laurens County Dev. Authority |
Honorable Dolly Morris
County Commissioner
Wheeler County |
Honorable Quinton Mullis
Former Mayor
City of McRae |
Ms. Willie Paulk, President
Dublin-Laurens County Chamber |
Mr. Jimmy Pruitt
President
Dodge Heating & Air |
Mr. Frank Radford
Retired
Former Mayor of Soperton |
Bryan Rogers
Administrator of Evans County |
Mr. David Smith
President
Brewton-Parker College |
Honorable Buddy Spann
Former Mayor
City of Hazlehurst |
Mr. Don Speir
President
Swainsboro Technical Institute |
Ms. Mary Jo Stevenson
Johnson County Dev. Authority |
Honorable James Thompson
RAC Chair
County Commissioner |
Mr. Ron Thompson
Executive Director
Cochran-Bleckley County
Chamber of Commerce |
Honorable Billy Trapnell
Mayor
City of Metter |
Mr. Mickey Whittington
District Operations Manager
Sattilla Rural EMC |
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Mr. Courtney Brinson
RAC Chair
District Manager
BellSouth
304 Pine Avenue |
Honorable Tommy Coleman
Mayor
City of Albany
Post Office Box 447
Albany, Georgia 31702-0447 |
Mr. Duane Dodson
Economic Development Mgr.
Georgia Power Company
P. O. Box 71349
Albany, Georgia 31708 |
Mr. Greg Findley
District Forester
Georgia Forestry Commission |
Mr. Mills Herndon
First Thomasville Realty |
Ms. Dot James
Chair
Cairo-Grady Chamber |
Dr. James Johnson
Program Specialist
Darton College |
Honorable John Leach
Chairman
Lee County Commission |
Mr. George Loyed
Executive Director
Albany Technical Institute |
Mr. Darrell Moore
President
Moultrie-Colquitt County Chamber |
Dr. Anthony Parker
President
Albany Technical Institute |
Honorable Camille Payne
Councilperson
City of Thomasville |
Mr. Ralph Powell
Georgia Power |
Honorable Gail Rakel
Councilperson
City of Dawson |
Mr. Sam Russell
Administrative Manager
The Ball Corporation |
Mr. Don Sims
President
Thomasville/Thomas County Chamber |
Mr. Marty Shingler
City Manager
City of Donalsonville |
Ms. India Taylor
Member
SOWEGA JDA |
Ms. Cile Warr
RAC Vice Chair
President
Bainbridge-Decatur Chamber |
Mr. Marvin White
District Manager
Mitchell EMC |
Mr. Jud Vann, IV
President
Planters & Citizens Bank |
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Mr. James Chavez
President
Tift County Chamber of Commerce |
Mr. Ron Collins
Brooks County Industrial Task Force |
Honorable Buddy Duke
City Councilman
City of Adel |
Mr. Tony Ham
Clerk of Superior Court |
Honorable Willie Hardee, Jr.
Mayor Pro Tem
City of Homerville |
Mr. Charlie Howell
RAC Chair
Tifton City Manager |
Honorable Horace Hudgins
City Councilman
City of Ocilla |
Ms. Vicki Leverette
Director
Waycross Tourism Bureau |
Honorable Troy Mattox
Chairman
Pierce County Commission |
Ms. Mary Alice McGee
RAC Vice Chair
Executive Director
Berrien County Chamber |
Ms. Wendy Moore
Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator
Lanier County High School |
Honorable Steve Nance
County Manager
Charlton County Board
of Commissioners |
Mr. Alan Ours
County Manager
Lowndes County Board of Commissioners |
Ms. Valerie Palmer
Director of Continuing Ed. & Public Service
South Georgia College |
Mr. Lamar Park
Director
Solid Waste Mgmt. Authority |
Mr. Charles Perry
Owner
Perry Funeral Home |
Mr. Robert Rentfrow
CEO
Satilla Rural EMC |
Ms. Saralyn Stafford
President
Douglas-Coffee County Chamber |
Honorable Wink Strickland
Chairman
Clinch County Board of Commissioners |
Jerome Tucker
Manager Site & Facilities
Griffin Corp. |
Mr. Van Waters
Vice President, Admin. Services
and Business & Industry
East Central Technical Institute |
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Mr. Herb Jones (Chair)
Executive Director
Effingham County
Development Authority |
Honorable
Judy Cook
Mayor
City of Pembroke |
Ms. Patricia McIntosh
The Georgia Conservancy |
Mr. Billy Edwards
(Vice Chair)
City Manager
City of Hinesville |
Mr. Lamar Crosby
Consultant |
Ms. Karen Moore
Manager
Darien Better Hometown Program |
Honorable Floyd Adams
Mayor
City of Savannah |
Mr. Richard Douglas
County Administrator
Long County |
Mr. Steve Rawls
Waverly, Georgia |
Honorable Brad Brown
Mayor
City of Brunswick |
Mr. Harvey Gilbert
Branigar Corporation |
Mr. David Rutherford
County Administrator
Effingham County |
Ms. Peggy Chapman
President
Statesboro-Bulloch
Chamber of Commerce |
Dr. Bruce Grube
President
Georgia Southern University |
Mr. Tony Sammons
Georgia Power Company |
Ms. Holly Christensen
Director of Continuing Education
Coastal Georgia Community College |
Ms. Peggy Jolley
Savannah
Economic Development Authority |
Mr. Ken Tollison
President
The Seascape Company |
Mr. Mike Clanton
Region Manager, SE Region
Georgia Power Company |
Mr. Barrett King
County Administrator
Camden County |
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Mrs. Peggy Chapman
President
Statesboro-Bullock County Chamber |
Mr. John Littles
Project Manager
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