Angie Gheesling
Angie is the executive director for the Development Authority of the City of Milledgeville and Baldwin County. She has served in this capacity since June 1, 2005. She previously served as the Assistant Director of the Regional Economic Development Program for the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is the state’s lead agency for promoting job and investment growth. She also managed her family’s restaurant, Choby’s Landing.
Serving in both volunteer and professional capacities, Angie has been involved in economic development for over eighteen years. Her past experience includes serving as a board member and chairman of the Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce and Milledgeville Convention and Visitors Bureau, a member of the Georgia College and State University Alumni Board, and a 1999 graduate of Leadership Georgia. She has also served as a facilitator for the Georgia Academy for Economic Development. She is an active member of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA), serving as a past Chairman of the Rural Development Committee and currently serves as Vice President of the Association of Development Authorities of Georgia (ADAG) and a member of the Middle Georgia RDC Board of Directors. Angie is a graduate of the Economic Development Institute at the University of Oklahoma and Georgia College & State University.
She has one daughter attending Auburn University and one daughter attending Georgia College & State University.
Contact Info
Phone: 478-451-0369