Board of Directors

2024 Executive Officers

Steve Cooper, Chair
Cooper & Company

Andrew Walker, Past Chair
The First Bank

Marvin Willis, Treasurer
Smith & Howard

Parish Patel, Secretary
Holiday Inn Express Johns Creek/Suwanee

Jan Rooney, First Chair-Elect
State Farm Insurance

Chris Braun, Second Chair-Elect
Renassant Bank

2024 Board of Directors

Adam Rodes

Karl Mercer

Northpoint Mortgage

Alliance Academy

Agyei (AJ) Owusu-Afriyie

Dr. Ken Crowe

Home2 Suites

UNG

Alfred John, Chair

Kristen Cook

Forsyth County Board of Commissioners

Equifax

Alisa Tanner-Wall

Larry Duckworth

Cherry Street Brewing

Development Authority

Amita Dhawan

Leigh Ann Cannady

Cumming Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics

Forsyth Academy of Performing Arts

Anna Lyle

Lindsey Adams

Forsyth County Public Library

Forsyth County Board of Education

Blake House

Mark Thompson

Sawnee EMC

Absolute Pool

Bob McLeod 

Mary Helen McGruder

McDonald Development Co.

Sawnee Mountain Foundation 

Brandon Hartley

Matt Henderson

AT&T

Oak Bridge Insurance

Brett Johnson

Matt McClure

Vertical Earth

Synovus Bank

Brett Russell

Michael Thibodeaux

Atlanta Landscape Group

Comcast

Brian Tam

Mike Crumbley

Tam’s Backstage

Kaiser Permanente

Burt Durand

Pat Malaney

Citizens Bank

Martin Marietta

Charles Emert

Pearl Cai

Warren Averett CPAs & Advisors

iSprings Water

Chris Etheridge

Phil Bauer

Frazier & Deeter

South Forsyth CID

David Fountain

Quinn Martin

Financial Consultants Group

TriScapes

David McKee

Rick Lowe

Forsyth County

Encompass Health

Donna Drake

Russ Wheeler

Syensqo

BBQ Guys

Dr. Jeff Bearden

Scott Jordan

Superintendent, Forsyth County Schools

Pinnacle Financial

Dr. Tim McDonald

Scott Specker

President, Lanier Tech

Five Star Painting

Jason Bodwell

Stephanie Woody

Jacobs

Forsyth County News

Jennifer Crosby

Troy Brumbalow, Mayor

Crosby Design Group

City of Cumming

Jodie Hart

Yagnesh Kikaganeshwala

AGL Resources

Siemens

Emeritus Council

Ann-Margaret Johnston
Johnston & Associates

Carter Patterson
Forte Data Systems

David Seago
Georgia Power - Retired

Derek Brooks
Brandywine Printing

Kevin McDonough
Miles, Hansford, & Tallant

Lynn Jackson
Northside Hospital Forsyth

Scott Hutchinson
Wilson Hutchinson

Mark Bond
Hayes James & Associates

Terry Smith
A.C. Poultry Company

Tracy Moon
Fisher & Phillips, LLP

Associate Directors

Matt Herring
Raymond James

Jake Rogers
Pinecrest Academy

Steve Ryerse
Eclipse Networks

David Hogan
The First Bank

Chris Stewart
Commercial Disaster Recovery

Marguerite Mashburn
Bryan Properties

2024 Ex-Officio Members

Sheriff Ron Freeman
Forsyth County Sheriff

Carter Barrett
State Representative

Brent Cox
State Representative

Greg Dolezal
State Senator

Shawn Still
State Senator

Todd Jones
State Representative

Lauren McDonald
State Representative

Rick Jasperse
State Representative

David Clark
State Representative