2024-2025 Officers
Chairman
Glennis Barnes
Georgia Power
Chairman-Elect & Vice Chair, Economic Development
Tim McDonald
Lanier Technical College
Treasurer
Phil Bonelli
Roundtable Advisors
Community Development Vice Chair
Tammy Caudell
Carroll Daniel Construction
Education Vice Chairs
Andi Farmer
Milton Martin Honda
Lila Westmoreland
Habitat for Humanity
Government Affairs Vice Chair
David Lee
Jackson EMC
Marketing Vice Chair
Missy Burgess
Lanier Islands
South Hall Council Vice Chair
Alex Wayne
Wayne Capital
VISION 2030 Vice Chairs
Tate O’Rouke, Jackson EMC
Juli Hayes, City of Gainesville
Anna Hester, Executive Director
HALLmark Co-Chairs
Denise Deal, The Sassafras Group
Casey Ryals, Hall County Farm Bureau Insurance
Melissa Tymchuck, Northeast Georgia Health System
Philip Wilheit Jr., Wilheit Packaging
Membership Vice Chairs
Beth Downs, Northeast Georgia Health System
John Simpson, Lakeview Academy
Senior Advisor
Brian Rochester
Rochester | DCCM
Immediate Past Chair
Brett Fowler
Turner Wood & Smith Insurance
President & CEO
Tim Evans
2024-2025 Board of Directors
Christa Andrews, Corporate Storage
Ed Asbridge, Mayor, City of Flowery Branch
William Bagwell, Homestead Investments
Brian Barfield, AT&T
Dr. David Barnett, Brenau University
Neal Booth, Pinnacle Bank
Chris Braswell, The Norton Agency
Chris Brown, Delta Community Credit Union
Nick Bruner, Rushton
Brian Cantel, Cantel Wealth Management
Dan Carey, TRUIST
Rand Carswell, Chattahoochee Grill
Kay Cochran, Cochran Brothers Electric Co.
Sam Couvillon, Mayor, City of Gainesville
Shanna Cronic, Northside Hospital Diagnostic Clinic
S. Wade Dale, Mayor, City of Gillsville
Dr. Britt Daniel, Riverside Preparatory Academy
Andrew Davenport, A New Veteran
Rhonda Dellinger, Peach State Bank & Trust
Stacey Dickson, Lake Lanier CVB
Anderson Dunlap, Inn-Between Deli
Cody Elder, Gainesville Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
Brennan Garrison, Turner, Wood & Smith Insurance
David Gibbs, Chairman, Hall County Commission
Brad Gooch, Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Sam Hulsey, United Community Bank
Rick Humphrey, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Jay Kelly, Signs By Tomorrow
Angie Kennedy, Carroll Daniel Construction
Michael Lancaster, Edward Jones Investments
Terry Merck, American Yazaki Corporation
Sheri Millwood, Oakwood City Council
Steve Naughton, Enterprising Solutions
James Nix, Mayor, City of Clermont
Matt Nix, Duplicating Products
Witt Nix, Duplicating Products
Dr. Jeff Payne, Capstone Property Group
Nicole Pleasant, First Citizens Bank
Vanesa Sarazua, Hispanic Alliance GA
Stacey Poole Sauer, Buford Corn Maze
Britt Sawyer, Sawyer Media Group
Will Schofield, Hall County School System
McCree Simmons, Longstreet Clinic
Jackie Walters Slaughter, Walters Management Co.
Dr. Steven Smith, University of North Georgia
Analiese Stopek, Northeast Georgia Health System
Kevin Strada, The Atlanta Falcons
Joe Thomas, Mayor, City of Lula
Lori Thompson, Jacobs Media Corporation
Valentina Velasquez, Lanier Islands
Jody Wall, Brenau University
Kurt Ward, Mayor, Town of Braselton
Hannah Warner, Georgia Power
Jeff Watson, Kubota Manufacturing of America
Philip Wilheit, Sr., Wilheit Packaging
Dr. Jeremy Williams, Gainesville City Schools
Dr. Bedri Yusuf, Northeast Georgia Physicians Group
Mike Zeiler, Carroll Daniel Construction