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Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chairman
Chris Britton
Brasfield & Gorrie

Immediate Past Chair
Mike Plant
Atlanta Braves

Chair Elect
Melissa Cantrell
CDH Partners

General Counsel
Dave Cole
Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP

Vice Chair, Member & Community Programs
Kim Gresh
S.A. White Oil Company

Vice Chair, Member Development
John Loud
LOUD Security Systems, Inc.

Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications
Joyette Holmes
Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun and Rogers

Vice Chair, Finance
Jeff Fucito
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC

Vice Chair, Economic Development
Kat Schwaig
Kennesaw State University

Vice Chairs, Government Affairs
Hillary Thrower
The Home Depot

Bert Reeves
Georgia Tech

Appointed Director
Tracy Styf
Town Center CID

Appointed Director
Candice Saunders
Wellstar

Appointed Director
Kevan Espy
Cobb EMC

Appointed Director
Rob Garcia
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Appointed Director
Dan Joy
Rule Joy Trammel & Rubio

Appointed Director
Andrew Dill
Lockheed Martin

Appointed Director
Trey Paris
Freeman Mathis Decisions

Appointed Director
Stephen Vault
Wellstar

Appointed Director
Derek Goshay

Appointed Director
Pete Quinones
MetroAtlanta Ambulance

​RECENT PAST CHAIRS

Greg Teague
Croy Engineering, 2023

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

Kevin Pearson
Georgia Power

Chad Koenig
Partners Real Estate

Al Martin
Georgia Power

Alex Valente
Piedmont Realty

Ashley Jenkins
Gas South

Brandon Hartley
AT&T

Melinda Little
Comcast

Pam Younker
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Wayne Dodd
Dato Technologies

CHAIRMAN'S SPECIAL APPOINTEES

Allison Giddens
Win-Tech

Bobby Johnson
Johnson & Alday

Chris Leggett
LGE Community Credit Union

CJ Menard
Live! At the Battery

Chris Wasserman
Wasserman Talent Solutions

Cynthia Reichard
Arylessence

Dan Buyers
McWhirter Realty Partners

Derrick Vincent
Jacobs Engineering

Don Keller
Blue Sky EXP

Gilles LaMarche
Life University

Greg Fuller
Six Flags Properties

Jason Gaines
Croy Engineering

Holly Quinlan
Cobb Travel & Tourism

James Holmes
Truist

Jay Cunningham
Superior Plumbing

Jeremy Strife
The Battery Atlanta

Jesus Martinez
Peachtree Commercial Capital

Julie Smith
Verizon

Justin O’Dell
O’Dell & O’Neal

Lance LoRusso
LoRusso Law Firm

Lisa Crossman
Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Littie Brown
Speedpro

Mazi Mazloom
The Mazloom Firm

Michael Wall
Aaron’s

Michael Oduselu
Axis Infrastructure

Michael Paris
Council for Quality Growth

Mike Knowles
Fifth Third Bank

Mike Laferle
The Home Depot

Otis Brumby
The Marietta Daily Journal

Sean Stewart
Kaiser Permanente

PJ Zonsius
NextEra Energy

Phil Barber
Geo-Hydro Engineers

Shari Martin
Cobb Community Foundation

Smith Peck
HUB International

Sonya Grant
WorkSource Cobb

Wes Smith
South State Bank

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
Stacey Chapman, Croft & Associates

Smyrna Area Council Chair
Andrew Walker, Colliers International

South Cobb Area Council Chair
Donna Middlebrooks, Remax

Inclusive Leadership Council Co-Chairs
David Jones, Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
Chris Martin, Kaiser Permenente

ARMAC Appreciation Chair
Ron King, Capital City Bank

Chief of Staff Roundtable Chair
Andrew Cox, Wellstar

HR Roundtable Chair
Sheree Knowles, HR Knowledge Source

Cobb Youth Leadership Co-Chairs
Allan Bishop, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Julie Peck, Heartland a Global Payments Company

Honorary Commanders Co-Chairs
Jason Sleeman, United Community Bank
Jen Hogan, Town Center Alliance

HCAA Co-Chairs
Col Pat Campbell
Stacey Nicely, Atlanta Braves

Leadership Cobb Co-Chairs
Greg Mize, Atlanta Braves
Jennifer New, Mount Paran Christian School

Leadership Cobb Vice-Chair
Eddie Wade, Croy Engineering

LCAA Chair
Matt Teague, Walton Communities

Cobb Executive Women Chair
Edith Boy, Edward Jones

Cobb Young Professionals Chair
Josh Loud, LOUD Wealth Management

CYP Cultivate Chair
Luci Hogue, Scotland Wright

Team Dobbins Co-Chairs
Robert Stephens, CFO Navigator
Terri Bunten Guthrie