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Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE BOARD

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

​RECENT PAST CHAIRS

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

AT LARGE DIRECTORS

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

CHAIRMAN'S SPECIAL APPOINTEES

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

COUNCIL & COMMITTEE CHAIRS

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