The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Leadership Hall County (LHC) program was founded in 1983 and exposes current and potential to the inter-related economic, government, socio-cultural and educational issues of the community. Participants develop knowledge of the community through a series 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 796 graduates of Leadership Hall County, with the 35th class set to graduate on May 12.
Leadership Hall County 2016-2017 Class:
Lindsay Addison, Challenged Child & Friends
Juliet Aldridge, Hall County District Attorney’s Office
Rachel Bahin, The Longstreet Clinic
Walt Booth, BB&T Insurance
Neal Broadwell, Carroll Daniel Construction Co.
Renee Carden, Lake Lanier CVB
Natalie Challen, Willis Investment Counsel
Kristi Crumpton, Mt. Vernon Elementary
Dr. Donna Danns, UNG Mike Cottrell College of Business
Brook Davidson, Stewart, Melvin & Frost
Caroline Filchak, Clippers Petroleum
Maggie Griffin, Maggie Griffin Design
Joe Groover, Hall County Sheriff’s Office
Scotty Hall, Turner, Wood & Smith Insurance
Monica Hatfield, Hulsey Oliver & Majar
Dale Herndon, JT Stratford
Angie Highsmith, Carroll Daniel Construction Co.
Amy Holcomb, Hall County State Court
Gail Iverson, Rushton & Company
Kyle Ivey, “Just” People, INC
Lynn Jones, Gainesville City School System
Sandy King, Northeast Georgia Health System
Shane Lazenby, Lazenby Law Group
Caroline Lewallen, Jaemor Farms
Amanda Lewis, Greater Hall Chamber
Sarita Madera, Homestar Financial
Mike McGraw, PrideStaff
Jeremy Panter, Whelchel, Dunlap, Jarrard & Walker
Ricky Rich, Ga. Dept. of Juvenile Justice
John Robertson, Jr., City of Gainesville Police Department
Jessica Robinson, Hall County Government
Sandra Simon-Grindy, Lanier Islands
Jeff Stephens, Northeast Georgia Health System
Wanda Vance, Hall County District Attorney’s Office
Michael Weaver, Hall Co. Solicitor’s Office
Brian E. Whalen, Stribling Whalen Financial Group
Janet Whittaker, Gateway Domestic Violence Center
Allison Zafft, Georgia Power Company
For more information on Leadership Hall County or Youth Leadership Hall, contact Dana Miller, Vice President of Education, Greater Hall Chamber, 770-532-6206 x 113. Email: dmiller@ghcc.com