2026-2027 Officers
Chair
Melissa Tymchuk
Northeast Georgia Health System
Chair-Elect
Tate O’Rouke
Jackson EMC
Economic Development
William Bagwell
Homestead Investments
Treasurer
Nick Bruner
Rushton
President & CEO
Tim Evans
Community Development
Mike Zeiler
Carroll Daniel
Education & Leadership
Hannah Warner, Georgia Power
Lila Westmoreland, Habitat for Humanity of Hall County
Government Affairs
David Lee
Jackson EMC
Marketing & Communications
Missy Burgess
Lanier Islands Resort
South Hall Council
Glennis Barnes
Georgia Power
Membership
Christa Andrews, Corporate Storage
John Simpson, Lakeview Academy
Vision 2030
Brett Fowler, Turner Wood & Smith Insurance
Juli Hayes, Jr. Achievement/Gainesville City Council
Anna Hester, Executive Director
HALLmark 2025-2030
Casey Ryals, Ryals Brothers
Alex Wayne, Wayne Capital
Philip Wilheit Jr., Wilheit Packaging
Senior Advisor
RK Whitehead
Willis Investment Counsel
Immediate Past Chair
Tim McDonald
Lanier Technical College
2026-2027 Board of Directors
Dr. David Barnett, Brenau University
Chad Bolton, Northside Hospital
Phil Bonelli, Roundtable Advisors/Hopewell Farms
Neal Booth, Vallant Bank
Chris Braswell, The Norton Agency
Brian Cantel, Cantel Wealth Management
Tony Cash, Syfan Logistics
Emilie Cisco, The Norton Agency
Kay Cochran-Baker, Cochran Brothers Electric Co.
Kristin Crea, Northeast Georgia Health System
S. Wade Dale, Mayor, City of Gillsville
Dr. Britt Daniel, Riverside Preparatory Academy
Andrew Davenport, A New Veteran
Russ Davis, Northeast Georgia Health System
Stacey Dickson, Lake Lanier CVB
Shelly Echols, Jaemor Farms
Cody Elder, Gville Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
Andi Farmer, Milton Martin Honda
Todd Ferguson, JT Stratford Wealth Management
Al Gainey, Lanier Christian Academy
David Gibbs, Chairman, Hall County Commission
Brad Gooch, Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing
David Griffin, Candler Real Estate
Kelly Grizzle, Performance Foodservice
Abigail Guzman, Consuelo/Gainesville City Council
Sam Hulsey, United Community Bank
Rick Humphrey, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Michael Kelly, Signs By Tomorrow
Angie Kennedy, Consultant
John Kueven, Northeast Georgia Health System
Michael Lancaster, Edward Jones Investments
Bruce Lane, Mayor, City of Lula
Bobbi Larson, University of North Georgia
Brian Martinez, TRUIST
Mike McGraw, PrideStaff
Oliver McClellan, Mayor, City of Flowery Branch
Terry Merck, American Yazaki Corporation
Sheri Millwood, Oakwood City Council
Steve Naughton, Enterprising Solutions
James Nix, Mayor, City of Clermont
Witt Nix, Duplicating Products
Jeff Payne, Capstone Property Group
Nicole Pleasant, First Carolina Bank
Vanesa Sarazua, Hispanic Alliance GA
Will Schofield, Hall County School System
Jackie Slaughter, Walters Management Co.
Tyler Smith, Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles
Kevin Strada, The Atlanta Falcons
Phil Sutton, The Norton Agency
L. C. Teasley, Jr., L.A. Automotive
Lori Thompson, Jacobs Media Corporation
Zack Thompson, Mayor, City of Gainesville
Valentina Velasquez, Bloom Media
Jody Wall, Brenau University
Kurt Ward, Mayor, Town of Braselton
Jeff Watson, Kubota Manufacturing of America
Philip Wilheit, Sr., Wilheit Packaging
Dr. Jeremy Williams, Gainesville City Schools