Chairwoman
Melissa Cantrell
CDH Partners
Immediate Past Chair
Chris Britton
Brasfield & Gorrie
Chair Elect
Pete Quinones
MetroAtlanta Ambulance
General Counsel
Dave Cole
Freeman, Mathis & Gary, LLP
Vice Chair, Member & Community Programs
Chad Koenig
Partners Real Estate
Vice Chair, Marketing & Communications
Terri Bunten Guthrie
Access Cobb
Vice Chair, Finance
Robert Stephens
Mauldin & Jenkins
Vice Chair, Economic Development
Kevin Pearson
Georgia Power
Vice Chairs, Government Affairs
Ashley Jenkins
Gas South
Appointed Director
Tracy Styf
Town Center CID
Appointed Director
Stephen Vault
Wellstar Health System
Appointed Director
Kevan Espy
Cobb EMC
Appointed Director
Rob Garcia
Pinnacle Financial Partners
Appointed Director
Dan Joy
Rule Joy Trammel & Rubio
Appointed Director
Mike Plant
Atlanta Braves Development
Appointed Director
Andrew Dill
Lockheed Martin
Appointed Director
Joyette Holmes
State Board of Pardon and Paroles
Appointed Director
Kat Schwaig
Kennesaw State University
Appointed Director
Bert Reeves
Georgia Tech
Appointed Director
Kim Gresh
SA White Oil Company
Appointed Director
Ketul Patel
Wellstar
Greg Teague
Croy Engineering, 2023
John Loud
LOUD Security Systems, Inc. 2020-2021
Mitch Rhoden
Futren Hospitality, 2019
Gary Bottoms
Summit Legacy, 2017
Terry DeWitt
SouthState Bank, 2016
Kim Menefee
Cumberland CID, 2015
Ben Mathis
Freeman Mathis & Gary, 2014
Alex Valente
Piedmont Realty
Will Bradley
Lockheed Martin
Hillary Thrower
Phillip Morris International
Andrew Cox
Wellstar Health System
Cynthia Reichard
Arylessence
Jay Cunningham
Superior Plumbing
Lisa Crossman
Cobb/Douglas Public Health
Michael Oduselu
Axis Infrastructure
Charlie Beirne
Cobb Galleria Center
Allison Giddens
Win-Tech
Andrew Walker
Colliers International
Bobby Johnson
Johnson & Alday
Brandon Hartley
AT&T Georgia
Chris Wasserman
Wasserman Talent Solutions
Dan Buyers
McWhirter Realty
Derrick Vincent
Jacobs Engineering
Donna Middlebrooks
EXP Realty
Don Keller
Don Keller Coaching LLC
Gilles LaMarche
Life University
Heather Pence
Chattahoochee Technical College
Holly Quinlan
Cobb Travel & Tourism
Jeremy Strife
The Battery Atlanta
Jenn Garner
Papa John’s
Jesus Martinez
Peachtree Commercial Capital
Julie Smith
Verizon
Justin O’Dell
O’Dell & O’Neal, P.C.
Justin Damiano
The Home Depot
Lance LoRusso
LoRusso Law Firm
Lawson Kirkland
ServisFirst Bank
Lee Johnson
Truist
Littie Brown
SpeedPro Marietta
Mark Smith
UCB Pharma
Mazi Mazloom
The Mazloom Firm
Michael Paris
Council for Quality Growth
Michael Wall
Aaron’s
Natalie Rutledge
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Otis Brumby
Marietta Daily Journal
Phil Barber
Geo-Hydro Engineers
PJ Zonsius
NextEra Energy
Sean Stewart
Kaiser Permanente
Shaneak Brown
Comcast
Shari Martin
Cobb Community Foundation
Smith Peck
HUB International
Sonya Grant
WorkSource Cobb
Stephen Gentry
Genuine Parts
Trey Paris
Freeman Mathis Decisions
Wayne Dodd
Dato Technologies
Wes Smith
SouthState Bank
Cumberland Area Council Chair
Jenny Jang, TK Elevator
Marietta Area Council Chair
Brittney Gray, Visit Marietta
East Cobb Area Council Chair
Irene Barton, Cobb Collaborative
Northwest Cobb Area Council Chair
Stacey Chapman, Croft & Associates
Smyrna Area Council Chair
Brian Marcos, Smyrna Fire Department
South Cobb Area Council Chair
Jason Gaines, Mableton Development Authority and Croy Engineering
Inclusive Leadership Council Co-Chairs
David Jones, Cobb County Sheriff’s Office
Chris Martin, Kaiser Permenente
ARMAC Appreciation Chair
Ron King, Capital City Bank
Cobb Youth Leadership Co-Chairs
Luci Hogue, Scottland Wright & Associates
Tripp Boyer, Boyer Ramey Wealth Management
Cobb Youth Leadership Vice Chairs
Chris Welchel, Marietta Wrecker
Maranie Brown, BlackRock
Honorary Commanders Co-Chairs
Jason Sleeman, United Community Bank
Jayne Hawkins, The Veterinary Clinic
HCAA Co-Chairs
Stacey Nicely, Atlanta Braves
Zach Strickland, Croy Engineering
Leadership Cobb Co-Chairs
Joyette Holmes, Gregory Doyle Calhoun & Rogers
Eddie Wade, Croy Engineering
Leadership Cobb Vice-Chair
Tricia Newton, Water Works Atlanta
Andy Gaines, The Strand Theatre
LCAA Chair
Matt Teague, Walton Communities
Cobb Executive Women Chair
Sasha Ugi, Keck & Wood
Cobb Young Professionals Chair
Earnest Johnson, Georgia Power
CYP Cultivate Chair
Josh Loud, Loud Wealth Management
HR Roundtable Chair
Sheree Knowles, HR Knowledge Source
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