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* Registration open until 2/7/21 at 12:00 AM (EST)
3 Other Registered Attendees
Kelly McLendon
Monday, February 8, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
This event will be a virtual event. We will send you the links to join the event in the know before you go email in the days before the event.
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Event Details
Program
Speakers
Camila Knowles, Principal & Counsel, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Jeff Hamling, Principal, Cornerstone Government Affairs
Topics to be covered
General Assembly Update
- New Committee Chairs in House and Senate
- Budget Outlook
- Legislative Priorities
- Anticipated Issues to be tracked for GEDA
Federal Update
- Quick overview of new Georgia delegation
- Brief overview of federal House/Senate priorities
- Brief description of power-sharing agreement in U.S. Senate
Pricing
Member Pricing - $35.00
Non-Member Pricing - $60.00
Pre-paid Luncheon Pricing - Already paid, just register to receive the links.
Albert M. Hodge Jr
President
Hodge Consulting Services, LLC
Alvin Nash
Managing Partner
Development Authority of Fulton County
Amanda Shailendra
Managing Partner
The Pendleton Group
Amity Farrar
Executive Vice President
POWER 10 Capital Campaigns
Andrea Schruijer
Executive Director
Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority
Andy Lucas
Cochran - Bleckley County IDA and Chamber
Angel Jackson
Operations Coordinator
The University of Georgia - Archway Partnership
Angie Luna
Director of Power & Public Works
City of Acworth
Anna Chafin
Chief Executive Officer
Development Authority of Bryan County
April Lucas
Existing Industries Manager
Development Authority of Polk County
Asante Bradford
Global Commerce
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Ashley Morris Varnum
Division Director, Global Commerce
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Barbara Fiedor
Senior Project Manager, Region 2
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Barbara Grogan
Executive Director
Moultrie-Colquitt County Development Authority
Barton Lowrey
Project Manager
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Benjy Thompson
CEO
Development Authority of Bulloch County
Betsy McGriff
Director of Economic Development
Dawson County Chamber of Commerce
Bill Anderson
President & CEO
ABC of Georgia
Bill Boone
Entrepreneur Development Specialist
The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center
Bob Hughes
President & Economic Development Director
Madison-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce
Bob White
Executive Director
Development Authority of Butts County
Brandon Stooksbury
Key Accounts Executive
Central Georgia EMC
Brian Sillitto
Executive Vice President of Economic Development
Greater Columbus Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Camila Knowles
Senior Vice President & Counsel
Cornerstone Government Affairs
Candice Scott
Region 6 Project Manager - ESB
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Catherine Green
Marketing Specialist
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Chris Chammoun
Director, AgTech - Georgia Centers of Innovation
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Chris G. Pumphrey
President
Douglas County Economic Development Authority
Christie Gribble
Executive Director
Fannin County Development Authority
Christopher Nunn
Commissioner
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Christy Cranford
Director of Marketing and Business Development
Sheridan Construction
Dana Brewer
Director of Incentives & Special Research Projects
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Dana Johnson
Executive Vice President of Economic Development
Cobb Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Dobbins
President & CEO
Development Authority of Elbert County, Elberton, Bowman
Daniel McRae
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Daryl Ingram
SVP & Chief External Officer
Electric Cities of Georgia
David Cleveland
Director of Business Development
Jackson EMC
David Denison
Project Manager
Georgia EMC
David Dietrichs
Associate
Miller & Martin PLLC
David Nuckolls
Executive Director, Georgia Centers of Innovation
Georgia Department of Economic Development
David W. Bernd
Owner
Newton County Industrial Development Authority
Dawn Townsend
International Trade Manager
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Denise McKay
Economic Develoment Director
City of Hiawassee
Donna Armstrong-Lackey
Executive Director
University of West Georgia
Dorie Bacon
Executive Director
Screven County Development Authority
EJane Caraway
Director, Life Sciences
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Elizabeth McLean
Project Manager
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Eric McDonald
President/CEO
Haralson County Chamber of Commerce
Grace Hunnings
Project Coordinator
N/A, Student
Grant C. Buckley
Executive Director
Cordele-Crisp County IDC
Greg Wright
Sr. Director, Community & Economic Development
Coweta-Fayette EMC
Hank Evans
Director, Logistics, Energy, Agribusiness, Food
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Hannah M. Mullins
Executive Director
Candler County Industrial Authority
J. Maceo Rogers
Director of Economic Development
City of East Point
James Coughlin
Executive Director
Camden County Joint Development Authority
Jana Dyke
President & CEO
Albany Dougherty Economic Development Commission
Jason Chambless
Principal & Civil Department Manager
Thomas & Hutton Engineering Company
Jason Dunn
Executive Director
Fitzgerald and Ben Hill County Devlopment Authorit
Jeff Hamling
Senior Vice President
Cornerstone Government Affairs
Jennifer Fennell
Sr. Business Development Manager
Jackson EMC
Jessica Hood
Director of Economic Development and Existing Ind.
Effingham County Industrial Development Authority
Jessica Walden
Business & Leadership Advisor, SBDC and Fanning
The University of Georgia
John A. Henry
CEO
Douglas-Coffee County Economic Development Authority
John Soper
Research Analyst
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Jones Hooks
Executive Director
Jekyll Island Authority
Joshua B. Stephens
Director, Policy and Government Affairs
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Justin Farquhar
Director: Business Recruitment & Existing Industry
Development Authority of Bryan County
Justin Strickland
Director, Industrial Development
OmniTRAX
Kathy Oxford
Executive Director
Barnesville-Lamar Industrial Development Authority
Kelly McLendon
Manager of Member Services
Georgia Economic Developers Association
Ken Warnock
Cheif Executive Officer
Swainsboro/Emanuel County Chamber of Commerce and Joint Development Authorities
Keri Crosby Orvin
President & CEO
Lewis Brothers Manufacturing
Kevin Dodson
Business Development Manager
Jackson EMC
Kevin Shea
President
Georgia Economic Developers Association
Kim David
Vice President of Economic Development
Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Kimberly Tharp
President & CEO
Harris County Chamber of Commerce
Kristen Miller
Sr. Regional Project Manager, Region 5
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Kristy Rachal
Community Development Manager
Georgia Power Company
Kyle Fletcher
Executive Director
Thomaston-Upson IDA
Lee Chapman
Vice President, Marketing & Member Services
Jackson EMC
Len Berg
Research Analyst
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Lindsay Martin
Director, Entrepreneur & Small Business
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Lonnie Smallwood
Senior Project Manager
Georgia EMC
Maggie Reenstra
Community & Economic Development Coordinator
Coweta-Fayette EMC
Mark Wright
Director
Shimizu America, Inc.
Marty Jones
Excutive Director
Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council
Marty Wommack
President and CEO
Canduit Connection
Marva Bryan
Accounting Manager/Tax Incentive Analyst
Development Authority of Fulton County
Matt Colvin
Director of Economic Development
The University of Georgia
Matt Forshee
Regional Manager, Community & Economic Devleopment
Georgia Power Company
Megan Baker
President
Fayette County Development Authority
Meghan Duke
Economic Development Director
West Point Development Authority
Melissa Kendrick
President/CEO
Rome-Floyd County Development Authority
Melvin Everson
Director, Business and Industry Training
Gwinnett Technical College
Michel Turpeau
Board Chair
Development Authority of Fulto
Michele Johnson
Executive Director
Toombs County Development Authority
Mitchell Griggs
Executive Director
Union County Development Authority
Molly Olson
Executive Director
Development Authority of Burke County
Nellie Shipley Sullivan
Attorney
Womble Bond Dickinson
Pam Powers-Smith
Director of Business & Industry Services
Rome Floyd Chamber of Commerce
Pat Merritt
Vice President, Community & Economic Development
Georgia EMC
Peter Floyd
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP
Randall Toussaint
Director of Economic Development
Partnership Gwinnett
Rebecca Jordan
Director
Metro Atlanta Chamber
Richard Blackwell
Vice President of Development
Agracel
Rob Gordon
Director
The University of Georgia - Carl Vinson Institute of Government
Ryan Waldrep
President
Dublin-Laurens Dev Authority
Sam Young
Director of Economic Development
Greene County
Sandra Zayac
Partner
Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Saralyn Stafford
Rural Development Manager, CVIOG
The University of Georgia
Scott McMurray
Deputy Commissioner
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Serra Phillips Hall
Vice President of Project Development
Newton County Industrial Development Authority
Seth Coker
Director or Government and External Relations
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
Spencer Hogg
Economic Development Project Manager
Northwest Georgia Joint Development Authority
Stephen Adams
Executive Director
Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority
Tamara Brock
Project Manager
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Tammy Caudell
Business Development
Carroll Daniel Construction Co.
Tate O'Rouke
Business Development Manager
Jackson EMC
Terry Schwindler
President/CEO
Development Authority of Polk County
Tim Evans
Vice President - Economic Development
Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
Tina Herring
Regional Project Manager
Georgia Department of Economic Development
Tonya Jackson
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
RA-LIN
Trip Tollison
President & CEO
Savannah Economic Development Authority
Wade Johnson
Business Development Manager
Jackson EMC
Wayne S. Glover
Manager of Economic Development
GreyStone Power Corporation
Agenda
| February 8 | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Virtual Networking |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Legislative Update |
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