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D I ST RI C T 1
Jason Shaw
Lakeland
D I ST RI C T 2
Tim Echols
Bogart
D I ST RI C T 3
Fitz Johnson
Atlanta
D I ST RI C T 4
Lauren “Bubba”
McDonald Clarkesville
D I ST RI C T 5
Tricia Pridemore
Marietta
serves as executive director of the Buckhead
CID, making him one of the faces of this
prestigious Atlanta business district and
residential neighborhood.
GREGORY FENVES
MARK GEORGE
PRESIDENT, EMORY UNIVERSITY
PRESIDENT & CEO, NORFOLK SOUTHERN
Fenves came to Emory, one of the
nation’s premier research institutions, from the University of Texas
in 2020. His engineering background made him a perfect fit for the Atlanta
university, and his 2O36 fundraising campaign is the most ambitious in Emory history
and will be key in his mission to offer more
opportunities to students from middle- and
low-income backgrounds.
George’s steady hand is getting
Norfolk Southern back on track
after some trying years. The
railroad is the most extensive
intermodal network in the eastern U.S.,
connecting more than 54 inland, lake, river
and sea ports as a key cog in the nation’s
infrastructure. Here at home, he serves on
the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Georgia.
STEPHANIE FISCHER
KIM GREENE
PRESIDENT & CEO, GEORGIA RESTAURANT ASSN.
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO, GEORGIA POWER
GRA represents nearly 19,000
restaurants statewide with total
sales in excess of $24.9 billion,
making the industry the state’s
second-largest private-sector employer.
Fischer brings a long history in the hospitality business to the organization, including
work at the Georgia Capitol as well as
Washington D.C., advocating for issues like
the FICA tax tip credit and the Credit Card
Competition Act.
Greene has taken on a wide variety
of roles in the utility industry as
she worked her way up to the top
of Georgia Power and its 2.7 million
customers statewide. Her first big win: Plant
Vogtle opening the first new nuclear units in
the U.S. in three decades. The respected
executive serves on the boards of the Metro
Atlanta Chamber, the Georgia Research
Alliance and the Rowen Foundation.
KEVIN DUVALL
CEO, GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER
ROBBY FOUNTAIN
Duvall has big shoes to fill succeeding the legendary Frank Poe, who
retired at the end of the year. And
he’ll have to hit the ground
running, as the GWCC continues a busy
decade that will include the 2026 FIFA World
Cup, a new $1 billion development behind
Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and massive
construction projects underway in “the
Gulch” downtown.
CHAIRMAN, MACON-BIBB COUNTY INDUSTRIAL
AUTHORITY
JAKE EVANS
SHAREHOLDER, GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP
Active in politics, and especially
knowledgeable in Georgia election
law and campaign finance matters— the Atlanta-based attorney
is an experienced first-chair litigator who has
handled complex cases across practice areas
in federal and state courts throughout the
country. He once chaired the Georgia’s ethics
commission and is serving as outside general
counsel to numerous large and small
companies as they navigate legal problems.
RANDY EVANS
PARTNER, SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS
A partner in the firm’s litigation
practice, the Georgian is a former
U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg
and a jury trial lawyer with over
30 years of experience handling cases
throughout the U.S. and around the world.
Among his notable clients over the years is
former U.S House of Representatives Speaker
Newt Gingrich.
MBCIA is at the center of Middle
Georgia’s economic development
plans and Macon-native Fountain
has been a key player for the past
two decades. In that time, he has helped
bring in over $2 billion of private investment
and more than 4,300 jobs by luring companies like Amazon, Tyson Foods and Kumho
Tires to the region.
ATLANTA
Andre Dickens
AUGUSTA
Garnett Johnson
COLUMBUS
Skip Henderson
BROOKHAVE N
DAN GARCIA
PRESIDENT, C.W. MATTHEWS
Georgia’s roads and highways are in
a constant state of repair and
expansion, and behind much of the
action is C.W. Matthews, the state’s
largest heavy highway construction company.
The Venezuelan-born Garcia has an extensive
background in construction management,
serving on the board of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and the Georgia
Highway Contractors Association.
HELENE GAYLE
PRESIDENT, SPELMAN COLLEGE
Spelman’s 11th president brought
an extensive medical background
to the school in 2022, having spent
20 years with the CDC as a doctor
studying HIV/AIDS prevention. During the
Biden Administration Gayle served on the
President’s Advisory Council on African
Diaspora Engagement in the United States,
reflecting her expertise on health, global
development, and humanitarian issues.
John Park
ATHENS
Kelly Girtz
SANDY SPRI N G S
Rusty Paul
MACON
Lester Miller
JOHNS CREE K
John Bradberry
ALBANY
Bo Dorough
ALPHARE TTA
Jim Gilvin
SMYRNA
Derek Norton
SAVANNAH
Van Johnson
