Home > Your Chamber > Leadership & Staff > Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Executive Board

Chairman Trey Sanders Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC
Chair-Elect Mitch Rhoden Futren Hospitality	Immediate Past Chair Gary Bottoms The Bottoms Group, LLC
Appointed Director Kevan Espy Cobb Electric Membership Corporation	Appointed Director Dale Kaetzel Six Flags Over Georgia
Appointed Director Cynthia Reichard Arylessence, Inc.	Appointed Director Jeremy Strife The Battery Atlanta
Appointed Director & Past Chairwoman, 2015 Kim Menefee	EDGE Liaison Rob Garcia Synovus
General Counsel Heath Garrett Garrett McNatt Hennessey Carpenter 360 LLC/COMM360	Government Affairs Mark Mathews Henssler Financial
Vice Chair Economic Development Mike LaFerle The Home Depot	Vice Chair Finance Jeff Fucito Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC
Vice Chair Marketing & Communications Britt Fleck Georgia Power Company/Metro West Region	Vice Chair Member & Commnity Programs Terri Bunten Guthrie First Landmark Bank
Vice Chair Member Development John Loud LOUD Security Systems, Inc.	Workforce Development Liaison Bruce Lavin UCB Inc.

At Large Directors

Jason Anavitarte CareSource	Don Barbour AT&T Georgia
Otis Brumby Marietta Daily Journal/Neighbor Newspapers Inc.	Melissa Cantrell CDH Partners, Inc.
Chris Coan Gas South, LLC	Kim Gresh S.A. White Oil Company
Mike Plant Atlanta Braves	George Shultz Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Brian Thornton RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.

Chairman's Special Appointees

Ken Barber
ServisFirst Bank

Phil Barber
Geo-Hydro Engineers, Inc.

Rick Bennett
Bennett Thrasher LLP

Andrew Cox
WellStar Health System

Lisa Crossman
Cobb & Douglas Public Health

Doug Davidson
New South Construction Company, Inc.

Wayne Dodd
Dato Technologies, Inc.

Gary Dowell
State Bank & Trust Company (Marietta)

Joe Garner
Clear Channel Outdoor

Spencer Gelernter
Spencer H. Gelernter, Ph.D. & Associates

Scott Gregory
Gregory, Doyle, Calhoun & Rogers, LLC

Secret Holland
Gas South, LLC

David Johnson
Coastal States Bank

Lee Johnson
Regions Bank

Dan Joy
Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio, LLC

Mike Knowles
Wells Fargo Bank

Lance LoRusso
LoRusso Law Firm, P.C.

Devesh Mathur
Novelis Global Research & Technology Center

Steve Michaels
Aaron's, Inc

Michael Paris
Council for Quality Growth

Trey Paris
Taylor English Decisions

Pete Quinones
MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service

Bruce Richards
Manhattan Associates, Inc.

Drew Shambarger
BB&T

Michael Stainback
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC

Bob Walsh
Delta Community Credit Union - Vinings (Cumberland Boulevard)

Amy Weber
Taylor English

Pam Younker
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Past Chairmen

Greg Morgan
2013 Chairman

Ben Mathis
2014 Chairman

Terry DeWitt
2016 Chairman

Area Council Leadership

Cumberland Area Council

Brandy Swanson (Chair) Smith & Howard	Tonya Webster (Vice Chair) Comcast Cable Communications
Jon Ingram Boy Scouts of America/Atlanta Area Council	Holly Quinlan Cobb Travel & Tourism

East Cobb Area Council

Tammy Palmgren (Chair) Kaiser Permanente HealthPlan of Georgia	Rosan Hall (Vice Chair) Keller Williams Realty
Michael Johnson WellStar	Lawson Kirkland ServisFirst Bank (Galleria)

Marietta Area Council

Laura Higginbotham ( Chair) The Bottoms Group, LLC	Daniel Cummings (Vice Chair) City of Marietta
Alyssa Blanchard O'Dell & O'Neal, P.C.	Dan Buyers McWhirter Realty Partners

Northwest Cobb Area Council

Allan Bishop ( Chair) Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University	Andy Crowe (Vice Chair) Velociteach
Patti Schoettler AFLAC (Patti Schoettler)	Tracy Rathbone Town Center Community Improvement District

Smyrna Area Council

Eddie Wade (Chair) Croy Engineering, LLC	Bill Brown (Vice Chair) Halpern Enterprises
Tammi Saddler Jones City of Smyrna	Theresa Schiefer Cobb County Government

South Cobb Area Council

Gene Petriello (Chair) Six Flags Over Georgia	Lorieal Green (Vice Chair) South Cobb Redevelopment Authority
Jim McMichen Puckett EMS, Inc.

Ex-Officios and Special Observers

Tommy Allegood
City of Acworth

Tracey Atwater
liveSAFE Resources

Max Bacon
City of Smyrna

Tripp Boyer
Wells Fargo Advisors

Cherelle Cortez
JE Dunn Construction

Derek Easterling
City of Kennesaw

Leslie Hammond
Vinings Bank

Barbara Hickey
Cobb County Coalition of Business Associations

Rob Hosack
Cobb County Government

Mark Hubbard
IgniteHQ

Clark Hungerford
Vinings Bank

Joe Jerkins
City of Austell

Kelly Keappler
Quintus Corporation

Tain Kell
Cobb County Superior Court

Tad Leithead
Cumberland Community Improvement District

Chris Martin
Kaiser Permanente

Jodi Martin
ARCADIS

Wayne McGary
Croy Engineering, LLC

Ronald Newcomb
Chattahoochee Technical College

Jerry Nix
Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority

Steven Parker
94th Airlift Wing

Chris Ragsdale
Cobb County School District

Ken Reaves
Georgia Highlands College

Grant Rivera
Marietta Board of Education

Dr. Robert Scott
Life University

Jeff Shaw
Fairlead Commercial Real Estate

Megan Stambaugh
Keller Williams - Megan Stambaugh

Michele Swann
Cobb-Marietta Coliseum & Exhibit Hall Authority

Greg Teague
Croy Engineering, LLC

Al Thurman
City of Powder Springs

Senator Lindsey Tippins

Steve "Thunder" Tumlin
City of Marietta

Neil Warren
Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Randy Weiner
Marietta Board of Education

Brad Wheeler
Cobb County School District

Dr. Pamela Whitten
Kennesaw State University