2025-2026 Officers
Chairman
Tim McDonald
Lanier Technical College
Chairman-Elect
Melissa Tymchuk
Northeast Georgia Health System
Treasurer
Nick Bruner
Rushton
Economic Development Vice Chair
William Bagwell
Homestead Investments
President & CEO
Tim Evans
Community Development Vice Chair
Tammy Caudell
Carroll Daniel
Education Vice Chairs
Hannah Warner
Georgia Power
Lila Westmoreland
Habitat for Humanity
Government Affairs Vice Chair
David Lee
Jackson EMC
Marketing Vice Chair
Missy Burgess
Lanier Islands Resort
South Hall Council Vice Chair
Alex Wayne
Wayne Capital
VISION 2030 Vice Chairs
Tate O’Rouke
Jackson EMC
Juli Hayes
City of Gainesville/Jr. Achievement
Anna Hester
Executive Director
HALLmark Co-Chairs
Casey Ryals
Hall County Farm Bureau Insurance
Melissa Tymchuk
Northeast Georgia Health System
Philip Wilheit Jr.
Wilheit Packaging
Membership Vice Chairs
Beth Downs
Northeast Georgia Health System
John Simpson
Lakeview Academy
Senior Advisor
Doug Carter
Don Carter Realty
Immediate Past Chair
Glennis Barnes
Georgia Power
2025-2026 Board of Directors
Christa Andrews, Corporate Storage
Brian Barfield, AT&T
Dr. David Barnett, Brenau University
Chad Bolton, Northside Hospital
Phil Bonelli, Roundtable Advisors/Hopewell Farms
Neal Booth, Pinnacle Bank
Chris Braswell, The Norton Agency
Chris Brown, Delta Community Credit Union
Brian Cantel, Cantel Wealth Management
Rand Carswell, Chattahoochee Grill/Decoy
Emilie Cisco, The Norton Agency
Kay Cochran, Cochran Brothers Electric Co.
Kristin Crea, Northside Hospital Diagnostic Clinic
S. Wade Dale, Mayor, City of Gillsville
Dr. Britt Daniel, Riverside Preparatory Academy
Andrew Davenport, A New Veteran
Stacey Dickson, Lake Lanier CVB
Anderson Dunlap, Inn-Between Deli
Cody Elder, Gainesville Coca-Cola Bottling Co. United
Andi Farmer, Milton Martin Honda
Al Gainey, Lanier Christian Academy
David Gibbs, Chairman, Hall County Commission
Brad Gooch, Lawson Air Conditioning & Plumbing
Abigail Guzman, Consuelo / City of Gainesville
Norma Hernandez, Norma Hernandez Business Services
Sam Hulsey, United Community Bank
Rick Humphrey, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta
Jay Kelly, Signs By Tomorrow
Angie Kennedy, Carroll Daniel
John Kueven, Northeast Georgia Medical Center
Michael Lancaster, Edward Jones Investments
Bruce Lane, Mayor, City of Lula
Brian Martinez, Truist
Oliver McClellan, Mayor, City of Flowery Branch
Mike McGraw, Ranger Lock / PrideStaff
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 Citizens Bank
Vanesa Sarazua, Hispanic Alliance GA
Will Schofield, Hall County School System
Jackie Slaughter, Walters Management Co.
Dr. Steven Smith, University of North Georgia
Tyler Smith, Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles
Margaret Spratlin, Longstreet Clinic
Kevin Strada, The Atlanta Falcons
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
Mike Zeiler, Carroll Daniel