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Honorary Commanders

Honorary Commanders is a cooperative effort of the Cobb Chamber, Dobbins Air Reserve Base (ARB), General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center, Navy and Marine Corps. The Honorary Commanders Association annually selects community and business leaders and pairs them with military commanders in a yearlong program, giving those leaders the opportunity to learn more about local military activities, their impact on our economy and various aspects of the national defense system.

Co-Chairs, HCA 2024

Jennifer Hogan ‘20
Robert Stephens ’17

Board Members

Terri Bunten Guthrie ’01, Immediate Past Chair

Col Pat Campbell ’17, Co-Chair, HCAA

Carla Jackson ‘12, Co-Chair, HCAA

Heidi Dasinger ‘22

Karen Hill ’23

Col Marty Hughes ‘16

Tom McEachern ’23

Christine Mullinax ’18

Christine Reliford ‘16

Chase Sanger ‘22

Scott Wright ‘13

Tim Kelley ’14, Military Outreach

Thank You to Our Sponsors

2024 Honorary Commanders Class

Lea Alvarez

City Clerk, City of Kennesaw

Patrick Bonito Jr.

Major, City of Marietta Police Department

Capt Kari Bostrom "Giles"

Dep Director of Operations, Public Health Officer, GA ANG Joint Force HQ

Col Kurt Boyd

Combat Logistics Regiment 45

WIlliam Bradley

Site Communications Lead, Lockheed Martin

Jarrette Burckhalter

Self Employed

SSGT Halycon Byfield

Flight & Operational Medicine Section Chief

Melissa Cantrell

CEO & President, CDH Partners

MSGT Yesenia Castro-Vazquez

Education & Training Manager, 22AF

Ryan Chandley

Senior Vice President, Thomas Concrete

Stacey Chavis

Managing Director, Campaigns Academy

LCDR Zach Davis

Navy Recruiting Reserve Command

Maj David delToro

I & I PRP, Food Service Company

Stacey Dixon

Director, Kennesaw State University

Alice Dondelinger

Financial Advisor, Pinnacle Financial Partners

Lt Col Tasha Felton Williams

Chief Health Services Administrator, Surgeon General, 22AF

Col Dion Flynn

Mission Support Group Commander, 94AW

lt Col Clifford Franklin

Directory of NAF Inspection Program - IGI

Joseph Goldstein

Attorney; Leasing Manager, Herbert S. Goldstein Family Limited Partnership; City of Marietta

Anna Goolsby

Digital Communication Director, Cobb Chamber

Col Gregory Halen

Director of Logistics, Engineering & Force Protection, 22AF

Jayne Hawkins

Managing Partner, The Veterinary Clinic

Lori Herrin

Key Account Manager, Marietta Power & Water

Maj Tyson Hill

Operations Training Division, A3T

Maj Jacob Hollings-worth

Commander, 94th Security Forces

LTC Gregory Koester

Commander, Recruiting & Retention Battalion, GAARNG

Capt Paris Krula

Director of Operations, 94th Maintenance Squadron

CMSgt Rebecca Lord

Staff Maintenance Management Specialist, 22AF

Lt Col Kerry Lyon

Operations Group Chief of Intelligence, 94AW

SMSGT Tyisha McNutt

Kevin Milman

Director of Power Supply, Cobb EMC

SMSgt Cheryl Morgan

Operations Group Intelligence Superintendent, 94AW

Dewayne Morris

Lieutenant Colonel, Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Kem Mullins

EVP, Ambulatory Division, Wellstar Health System

CAPT SETH PERRY

David Persson

President & CEO, The School Box

SgtMag Damian Reed

I&I Sergeant Major, Combat Logistics Regiment 45

Col Stuart Rubio

Director of Operations, Plans, and Requirements, 22AF

Natalie Rutledge

Executive Director, Communities In Schools of Georgia in Marietta/Cobb County

Natalie Sakar

Director, Business Development, LGE Community Credit Union

MSgt Akil Sanders

Cyber Systems Technician, 22AF

Col Collin Bo Shelton

Col Barry Simmons

Director, Aviation and Safety, Commander 78th Aviation Troop CMD, GAARNG

Zachary Strickland

Program Manager, Croy Engineering

Jonathan Tabb

Director of Loss Prevention, Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria

Curtis "Buddy" Tesar

Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Cobb County Government

1stSGT Jason Thompson

I & I First Sergeant, PRP Company

Thomas Tucker

Field Representative, U.S. Congressman Barry Loudermilk

Lt Col Renata Turner

Misson Support Goup Deputy Commander, 94AW

Lt Col Carmel Weed

Steve Welchel

Co-CEO/Visionary, Marietta Wrecker

Terrence Willoughby

Senior Accountant, Atlanta Braves

Leah Zammit

Director, Legal Operations, Gentry Law Firm