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KATIE KIRKPATRICK
PRESIDENT & CEO, METRO ATLANTA CHAMBER
This longtime top lobbyist and onetime engineer became the Chamber’s president and CEO in 2020,
making her the second woman to
lead Atlanta’s top business advocacy group.
She serves on the GRACE Commission dedicated to fighting human trafficking, as well as
on the board of directors for the Atlanta Track
Club and Central Atlanta Progress.
STEVE KOONIN
CEO, ATLANTA HAWKS
A former Coca-Cola and Turner
Broadcasting exec, the hard-driving Koonin has overseen all of
the Hawks’ off-court dealings
since 2014. In that time he has led the team
through a rebrand, an ownership change
and a major renovation of State Farm Arena,
which was subsequently ranked first in the
league for “Overall Game Experience.”
VERNON KRAUSE
CEO, KRAUSE AUTO GROUP
In 1991 Krause opened his first car
dealership with Krause Family Ford
in Woodstock. Today he owns 20
dealerships across the Southeast
with more than 1,000 employees. He is the
brains (and money) behind a proposed $2 billion Forsyth County development that hopes
to lure an NHL team back to the Peach State.
JOON LEE
CEO, EMORY HEALTHCARE
This Korea-born cardiologist
became CEO of Atlanta’s Emory
Healthcare in 2023 after spending 27 years at the University of
Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Lee is responsible for 11 hospitals, 250 provider locations
and more than 24,000 employees, all part
of Georgia’s most comprehensive academic
health system.
KELLY LOEFFLER
CHAIR, GREATER GEORGIA ACTION
The former U.S. senator’s name
is often mentioned as a possible
2026 statewide candidate, but the
seasoned businesswoman’s focus
for now remains on this year’s elections
where her Greater Georgia voter outreach/
turnout group is playing a pivotal role in the
GOP’s effort to ensure that Georgia remains
politically red.
GRIFF LYNCH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, GEORGIA PORTS AUTHORITY
It seems that month after month,
year after year Georgia ports
continue to break shipping records.
Major infrastructure upgrades such
as deepening the Port of Savannah have led
to it becoming the fourth busiest port in
the U.S. and kicked off a scramble to expand
truck and rail access to meet demand. A good
problem to have— and it’s a testament to
Lynch’s effective leadership.
BERNIE MARCUS
BUSINESSMAN, PHILANTHROPIST
Like his former business partner
Arthur Blank, with whom he
founded Home Depot, Marcus is
best known as one of the nation’s
most generous philanthropists. In election
years he’s also known as a prominent GOP
Agriculture & Consumer Affairs
Robert Dickey Musella
Appropriations
Matt Hatchett Dublin
Banks & Banking
mega-donor with a special interest in economic and small business policy issues.
NICK MASINO
PRESIDENT & CEO, GWINNETT CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Gwinnett is one of the nation’s
fastest growing counties, and its
business community is expanding
right along with it. Once Georgia’s
youngest mayor, Masino is a key figure in
that growth, and has the most diverse chamber board of directors in county history while
implementing a strategic plan that promises
to capitalize on it.
Judiciary Non-Civil
Tyler Paul Smith Bremen
Juvenile Justice
Mandi Ballinger Canton
MARTOC
Noel Williams, Jr Cordele
Deborah Silcox Sandy Springs
Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight
Steven Meeks Screven
John Corbett Lake Park
Code Revision
Bill Yearta Sylvester
Creative Arts & Entertainment
Motor Vehicles
Natural Resources & Environment
Lynn Smith Newnan
Public Health
Kasey Carpenter Dalton
Sharon Cooper Marietta
Defense & Veteran’s Affairs
Public Safety and Homeland Security
Josh Bonner Fayetteville
J Collins Villa Rica
Economic Development & Tourism
Ron Stephens Savannah
Reapportionment & Redistricting
Education
Rob Leverett Elberton
Regulated Industries
Chris Erwin Homer
Alan Powell Hartwell
Energy, Utilities & Telecommunications
Don Parsons Marietta
John Carson Marietta
Ethics
Buddy DeLoach Townsend
Game, Fish & Parks
Trey Rhodes Greensboro
Governmental Affairs
Retirement
Rules
Butch Parrish Swainsboro
Science and Technology
Todd Jones South Forsyth
Small Business Development
John LaHood Thomasville
Mike Cheokas Americus
Health & Human Services
Special Committee on Access to Quality Healthcare
Butch Parrish Swainsboro
Lee Hawkins Gainesville
Higher Education
Chuck Martin Alpharetta
Human Relations & Aging
Jesse Petrea Savannah
Industry & Labor
Special Committee on Access to Civil Justice System
Trey Kelley Cedartown
Special Committee on Election Integrity
Stan Gunter Blairsville
Special Rules
Bill Werkheiser Glennville
Steven Sainz St. Marys
Information and Audits
State Planning & Community Affairs
Karen Mathiak Griffin
Steve Tarvin Chickamauga
Insurance
Eddie Lumsden Armuchee
Interstate Cooperation
State Properties
Gerald Greene Cuthbert
Transportation
Mark Newton Augusta
Rick Jasperse Jasper
Intragovernmental Coordination
Beth Camp Concord
Brian Prince Augusta
Judiciary
Stan Gunter Blairsville
Urban Affairs
Ways & Means
Shaw Blackmon Bonaire
