Alex Warner
Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce
Amy A. Carter
Special Assistant to the President, SRTC
Southern Regional Technical College
April Lucas
Development Authority of Polk County
Avery Hart
Board of Regents, University System of Georgia
Brenda Macoy
Regional Coordinator, Region 9
Georgia Department of Labor
Brooke Lucas
Senior Consultant
The Pendleton Group
Candee Harris
Economic Development Coordinator
Wayne County Industrial Development Authority
Candice Clark McKie
Project Manager
Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute
Chris Webb
Senior Project Manager
Hoar Program Management
Christie Gribble
Executive Director
Fannin County Development Authority
Christy Bozeman
Economic Development Coordinator
Cordele-Crisp County IDC
Dessa Morris
Economic Development Coordinator
Development Authority of Walton County
Diane McClearen
Oglethorpe Power Corporation
Donna Armstrong-Lackey
Director of Public Service & Outreach
University of West Georgia
Green Suttles
President and CEO
Development Authority of Pickens County
J.R. Charles
Vice President of Economic Development
Carroll Tomorrow
Jamie Jordan
Director of Programs & Business Services
Technical College System of Georgia
Jana Dyke
President & CEO
Albany Dougherty Economic Development Commission
Jody Reeves
Executive Director
Georgia Association for Career & Technical Education
John Sell
Community and Economic Development Director
White County Government
Kathryn Lookofsky
Regional Coordinator
Georgia Department of Labor
Kelly McLendon
Manager of Member Services
Georgia Economic Developers Association
Kevin Shea
President
Georgia Economic Developers Association
Kim David
Vice President of Economic Development
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Kristen Miller
Sr. Regional Project Manager, Region 5
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Kyle Fletcher
Executive Director
Thomaston-Upson IDA
Leigh Acevedo
Director, Business Retention & Workforce
Savannah Economic Development Authority
Lisa Davis
Lee County Chamber & Development Authority
Lisa Palmer
Vice President, Economic Development
Augusta Technical College
Lori Dowdy
Operations Manager
Cartersville-Bartow County Department of Economic Development
Lynne Wilson
Executive Director
CTAE Resource Network
Mandy Underwood
Executive Director
Jenkins County Development Authority
Marty Wommack
President and CEO
Canduit Connection
Matt Colvin
Director of Economic Development
The University of Georgia
Patrick Ledford
Georgia Department of Education
Rachel Barnwell
Manager of Economic Development Programs
Development Authority of Bulloch County
Rob Gordon
Director
The University of Georgia - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Ryan Waldrep
President
Dublin-Laurens County Development Authority
Sam Young
Director of Economic Development
Greene County
Serra Phillips Hall
Vice President of Project Development
Newton County Industrial Development Authority
Stephanie Scearce
Vice President of Economic Development
Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Susan Contreras
Director of Research
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Taylor Brittan Edwards
Project Manager
Development Authority of Columbia County
Terry Schwindler
President/CEO
Development Authority of Polk County
Trisha Colpetzer
Henry County Development Authority
Dana is the fourth president of the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, having previously served in positions of vice president and research and policy director. She joined the organization in July 2011 after serving as the Director of Research and Policy at the Annie E. Casey Foundation – Atlanta Civic Site. She has also worked for more than 10 years at Georgia State University conducting research on education programs within Georgia. She holds a PhD from Georgia State University in Political Science and a BA from Mary Washington College. She has authored multiple articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters related to education policy and is the primary author of the Georgia Partnership’s annual Top Ten Issues to Watch report.
