2009 Board of Directors 

Executive Board
 

Chairwoman 
Lisa Rossbacher
Southern Polytechnic State University

Chair-Elect   
Rob Garcia
Bank of North Georgia

First Vice Chairman/
Chairman, Economic Development
   
Dr. Greg Simone
WellStar Health System

Immediate Past Chairman;
Chairman, Chairman's Club 
   & Community Programs  
Sam Kelly
Cobb EMC

President & CEO  
Bill Cooper

Cobb Chamber of Commerce

Chairman/Business Services  
Sandy Miller

Gas South, LLC 

Chairwoman/Education  
Lisa Crossman

Cobb County Board of Health

Chairman/Finance  
Greg Morgan
Mauldin & Jenkins, LLC

Chairman/Government Relations  
Shawn Davis

Joe Tanner & Associates

Chairman/Leadership Programs  
Don Barbour
AT&T Georgia

Chairman/Marketing & Communications  
Robert Quigley

Cobb County Government 

Chairwoman/Membership Division  
Terri Bunten

First Landmark Bank 

Chairman/Transportation  
Jim Croy
Croy Engineering, LLC
 

Special Appointee/Cobb County
Commission  
Michael Hughes
Cobb County Economic Development


Members at Large

Tony Britton
Wachovia, N.A.

David Connell
Georgia Power Company/Metro West Region

Mike Knowles
NorthWest Bank & Trust

Michele Swann
Cobb Galleria Centre


   *Please note the Executive Board also includes the Chairman of each Area Council.



Area Council Leadership



Cumberland Area Council

David Bell *  (Chairman)
Wachovia Business Banking

Judson Langley  (Vice-Chairman)
Bank of North Georgia

Beverly Huff
The Georgian Club

Ann Mann
Paychex, Inc.
 

Dena Rodrigues
Carter

TBA


 
East Cobb Area Council

Brian Henderson*   (Chairman)
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
  

Randy Wootton  (Vice-Chairman)
Wootton Marketing Associates, LLC

John Moeller
MUST Ministries 

Kim Paris
WellStar Foundation

Mitch Rhoden
Futren Corporation

Charlotte Stowers 



Marietta Area Council

Devan Seabaugh*   (Chairman) 
MetroAtlanta Ambulance   Service

Kevin Moore   (Vice-Chairman)
Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele, LLP

Vickie Haney
Bank of North Georgia

David McGinnis
Security Exchange Bank
 
 

Hap Smith
Smith, Eubanks, Smith & Tumlin, P.C.
 

Jason Waters
First Landmark Bank


Northwest Cobb Area Council

R.J. Patel *  (Chairman)
Prestigious Cleaning Team

Nurden Cornelius   (Vice-Chairwoman)
Cobb Energy

Chris Bartolick
WellStar Kennestone Hospital

Bill Borden
Checkpoint Mortgage

Melissa Hulsey
Ashton Staffing 

Bob Weatherford
City of Acworth 


Smyrna Area Council


Jim Duelmer*  (Chairman) 
Vinings Mortgage

Buddy Purvine   (Vice-Chairman)
RE/MAX

Joe Garner
Clear Channel Outdoor

Dennis Kiley
Emory-Adventist Hospital
   at Smyrna

Wade Lnenicka
City of Smyrna
Sandy Miller
Gas South, LLC


South Cobb Area Council


Ford Thigpen*  (Chairman)
Westside Bank
James Ashcraft   (Vice-Chairman)
Mother's Finest Catering
Barbara Hickey 
The Etiquette School of Atlanta
B. Mitchell King
Georgia Power Company

Karen Lockhart
South Cobb High Sch
ool

Caric Martin
Georgian Bank



*Executive Board Member



Special Appointees

Melinda Ashcraft
Six Flags Over Georgia

Dr. Lynn Black
Kennesaw State University

Otis Brumby, III
Marietta Daily Journal

Debbie Butler
Chattahoochee Technical College

Donya Edler
Facility Group Inc.

Judge Adele Grubbs
Superior Court of Cobb County

Don Johnson
State Farm Insurance Company 

Tain Kell 
Brock, Clay, Calhoun & Rogers, P.C.

Barry Morgan
Cobb Judicial Circuit

Jim Rhoden
Futren Corporation

Lee Rhyant
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Valery Voyles
Ed Voyles Automotive Group

 



Special Observers


John Abraham 
Chair, Cobb County Public Schools

Tommy Allegood
Mayor, City of Acworth

Max Bacon
Mayor, City of Smyrna

Joyce Calandra
President, Cobb County CVB

Dr. Sanford Chandler
Chattahoochee Technical College

Bill Dunaway
Mayor, City of Marietta

Tony Fasola
Chair, Marietta Board of Education

Joe Jerkins
Mayor, City of Austell

Emily Lembeck
Superintendent, Marietta City Schools

Mickey Lloyd
Director, Cobb County Department
   of Public Safety
 

Mark Mathews
Mayor, City of Kennesaw

Judge Ken Nix
Cobb County Superior Court

Sam Olens
Chairman, Cobb County
    Board of Commissioners

Dr. Dan Papp
President, Kennesaw State University

Fred Sanderson
Superintendent, Cobb County Public Schools

Patricia Vaughn
Mayor, City of Powder Springs 

Neil Warren
Sheriff, Cobb County Sheriff's Office

John Wiles
Chair, Cobb Legislative Delegation

Don Wix
Chairman, Development Authority of Cobb County and
   Don Wix Realty Company



Ex-Officio

Chairman's Club
(Board of Advisors)   

Brittney Gray
Georgia Department of Economic Development
(Leadership Cobb Co-Chair)

Fitz Johnson
The Custom Suit Shop
(Leadership Cobb Co-Chair)

Cobb Chamber of Commerce

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