Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman
Mike Plant
The Atlanta Braves

 

Immediate Past Chair
Greg Teague
Croy Engineering

 

Chair Elect/Vice Chair, Member Development
Chris Britton
Brasfield & Gorrie

 

General Counsel
Dave Cole
Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP


Vice Chair, Member & Community Programs
Melissa Cantrell
CDH Partners

Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications
Kim Gresh
SA White Oil Company

 

Vice Chair, Finance
Jeff Fucito
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC

 

Vice Chair, Economic Development
Kat Schwaig
Kennesaw State University

 

Vice Chair, Government Affairs
Hillary Thrower
The Home Depot

Appointed Director
Tracy Styf
Town Center CID

 

Appointed Director
Donna Middlebrooks
RE/MAX Premier

 

Appointed Director
Bert Reeves
Georgia Tech

 

Appointed Director
Candice Saunders
Wellstar

 

Appointed Director
Joyette Holmes
Gregory Doyle Calhoun & Rogers

 

Appointed Director
Kevan Espy
Cobb EMC

 

Appointed Director
Rob Garcia
Pinnacle Financial Partners

 

Appointed Director
Andrew Dill
Lockheed Martin

 

Appointed Director
Trey Paris
Freeman Mathis Decisions

 

Appointed Director
Stephen Vault
Wellstar

 

Appointed Director
Pete Quinones
MetroAtlanta Ambulance

 

Appointed Director
Dan Joy
Rule Joy Trammel & Rubio

​RECENT PAST CHAIRS

Britt Fleck
Georgia Power, 2022

 

John Loud
LOUD Security Systems, Inc., 2020-2021

 

Mitch Rhoden
Futren Hospitality, 2019

Trey Sanders
Brasfield & Gorrie, 2018

 

Gary Bottoms
Summit Legacy, 2017

 

Terry DeWitt
SouthState Bank, 2016

Kim Menefee
Cumberland CID, 2015

 

Ben Mathis
Freeman Mathis & Gary, 2014

AT LARGE DIRECTORS

Terri Bunten Guthrie
Smith & Howard

 

Lisa Crossman
Cobb & Douglas Public Health

 

Mike Davis
FireSide Natural Gas

 

Wayne Dodd
Dato Technologies

 

Brandon Hartley
AT&T

 

Ashley Jenkins
Gas South

 

Chad Koenig
Cushman Wakefield

 

Alex Valente
Piedmont Realty

 

Pam Younker
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

CHAIRMAN'S SPECIAL APPOINTEES

Elaine Armster
Linkscape 360

 

Philip Barber
Geo-Hydro Engineers

 

Littie Brown
SpeedPro Imaging

 

Otis Brumby
Marietta Daily Journal

 

Dan Buyers
McWhirter Realty Partners

 

Andrew Cox
Wellstar

 

John Cristadoro
Alliance Activation

 

Jay Cunningham
Superior Plumbing

 

Allison Giddens
Win-Tech

 

Sonya Grant
WorkSource Cobb

Kevin Greiner
Gas South

 

Jon Ingram
Woodruff Arts Centre

 

Lee Johnson
Wells Fargo

 

Don Keller
Consulting LLC

 

Bill Kilburg
Truist

 

Ron King
Capital City Bank

 

Mike Knowles
Fifth Third Bank

 

Mike LaFerle
The Home Depot

 

Melinda Little
Comcast

Lance LoRusso
LoRusso Law Firm

 

Rob Lynch
Papa John’s

 

Al Martin
Georgia Power

 

Jesus Martinez
Peach Tree Commercial Capital

 

Darin Mitchell
Chase Bank

 

Justin O’Dell
O’Dell, O’Neal, Hungerford & Blanchard

 

Russ Owens
Vanderlande

 

Michael Paris

Council for Quality Growth

 

RJ Patel
PCT Clean

 

Smith Peck
HUB International

 

Holly Quinlan
Cobb Travel & Tourism

 

Cynthia Reichard

Arylessence

 

Jordan Sandler
Frenik

 

Julie Smith
Verizon

 

Sean Stewart
Kaiser Permanente

 

Jeremy Strife
The Battery Atlanta

 

Derrick Vincent
Jaobs Engineering

 

Dave Walens
Exploring Georgia

 

Bob Walsh
Delta Community Credit Union

COUNCIL & COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Cumberland Area Council Chair
BJ Mitchell, The Atlanta Braves

 

Marietta Area Council Chair
Kim Blass, Marietta City Schools

 

East Cobb Area Council Chair
Lawson Kirkland, ServisFirst Bank

 

Northwest Cobb Area Council Chair
Alex Almodovar, City of Acworth

 

Smyrna Area Council Chair
Andrew Walker, Colliers International

South Cobb Area Council Chair
Ray Thomas, Mableton Improvement Coalition

 

Diversity Equity & Inclusion Co-Chairs
David Jones, Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
Chris Martin, Kaiser Permenente

 

Government Affairs Committee Chair
Hillary Thrower, The Home Depot

Honorary Commanders Co-Chairs
Robert Stephens, CFO Navigator
Jen Hogan, Town Center Alliance

 

HCAA Co-Chairs
Col Pat Campbell
Carla Jacoson, Cobb Tax Commissioner

 

Leadership Cobb Co-Chairs
Betsy Madrerohon, Capital City Bank
Brian Marcos, Smyrna Fire Department

 

Transportation & Mobility Chair
Greg Teague, Croy

LCAA Chair
Tom Heyer, Motto Mortgage

 

Cobb Executive Women Chair
Sheronica Burgess, The Barcliff Group

 

Cobb Young Professionals
Luci Hogue, Croy Engineering

 

Team Dobbins Co-Chairs
Pam Younker, Children’s Health Care of Atlanta
Joe Gaskin, Arcadis