The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Leadership Hall County (LHC) program was founded in 1983 and exposes current and potential leaders to the inter-related economic, government, socio-cultural and educational issues of the community. Participants develop knowledge of the community through a series of sessions covering arts, education, health and social services, city and state governments, judicial, and economic development.
Class members are nominated by former participants and selected by the Leadership Hall County Selection Committee. Leadership Hall County graduates continue to be involved in many areas of volunteer and civic service in our community. Each year local non-profit agencies present service project ideas to the class, and the class then decides the project they will undertake. Currently, there are over 800 graduates of Leadership Hall County, with the 34th class set to graduate on May 11.
Leadership Hall County 2017-2018 Class:
Anissa Balch, Metro Appraisals
Sarah Bell, Gainesville City School System
Natalie Booth, Hall County Government Financial Services
Cheryl Brown, United Way of Hall County
Trent Brown, Carroll Daniel Construction Company
Elizabeth Burnette, WomenSource
Shannon Casas, The Times
Melanie Chandler, CPA, Bates Carter
Kit Charest, Marel, Inc
Bruce Cutler, UGA Small Business Development Center
Ginny Early, Enemies of the Average
Dr. Suzanne Erickson, Brenau University
Kristen Frame, Hall County District Attorney’s Office
Jesse Gibson, Northeast Georgia Health System Gainesville
Jamie Green, Riverside Military Academy
CJ Greene, The Norton Agency
Jason Hales, Conditioned Air Systems
Bill Hall, Murray Plastics
Michelle Hall, Attorney & Municipal Court Judge
Kenitra Halyard, Georgia Power
Blythe Hammons, Gateway Domestic Violence Center
Monica Jackson, Jackson EMC
Michael Kelly, Signs By Tomorrow
Joe Kennedy, Ashford Advisors
Sam Latimer, CPA, CFE, Rushton
Kyle Lewallen, Lew’s Custom Cutting Boards & Closing Gifts
Gracie McGarity, Fieldale Farms Corporation
Michael Merritt, Lanier Islands
Captain Marcus Neville, Hall County Sheriff’s Office
Lauren Nunez, Clipper Petroleum
Deputy Chief Jay Parrish, Jr, City of Gainesville Police
Dr. Drew Pearl, University of North Georgia
Deuce Roark II, Lakeview Academy
Terry Spicer, King’s Hawaiian
John Turner, NGHS – Gainesville
Janet Walden, Hall-Dawson CASA Program
Alston Waldrip, Whelchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker, LLP
Christen Wilbanks, Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
Eric Wilborn, Stewart, Melvin & Frost, LLP
Mike Zeiler, Bitzer US, Inc.
For more information on Leadership Hall County or Youth Leadership Hall, contact Andi Harmon, Vice President of Education, Greater Hall Chamber, 770-532-6206 x 113. Email: aharmon@ghcc.com