Board of Directors of the Georgia Department of Economic Development
Chairman – Jay Neely
Secretary – Monty Osteen
First Congressional District
Vacant
Third Congressional District
Philip Tomlinson
TSYS
Columbus
Fifth Congressional District
Jerome Russell
H.J. Russell & Co. & Russell Urban Development, LLC
Atlanta
Seventh Congressional District
Ron Garrard
Garrard Construction Group
Duluth
Ninth Congressional District
Randall Pugh
Jefferson
Second Congressional District
Mark Glass
Glass Enterprises, Inc.
Camilla
Fourth Congressional District
Paul Wood
Georgia EMC
Tucker
Sixth Congressional District
Penn Hodge
Penn Hodge Properties
Alpharetta
Eighth Congressional District
Allen Gudenrath
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Macon
Tenth Congressional District
Tom Griffith
Golden Pantry Food Stores, Inc.
Watkinsville
Eleventh Congressional District
Mike Campbell
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Atlanta
Twelfth Congressional District
Wayne Christian
Dublin
Thirteenth Congressional District
Felker Ward
Riverdale
Fourteenth Congressional District
Robert Kinard
Coldwell Banker Kinard Realty, Inc.
Dalton
Members-at-Large
Pedro Cherry
Georgia Power
Atlanta
Kent Fountain
Southeastern Gin and Peanut
Surrency
Eric Johnson
Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung International, Inc.
Savannah
H. “Monty” Osteen
Financial Holdings of Augusta
Augusta
Rene Diaz
Diaz Foods
Atlanta
Randy Hatcher
MAU Workforce Solutions
Augusta
Jay Neely
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
Savannah
Beth Shiroishi
AT&T
Atlanta
Marisa Simpson
AGL Resources
Atlanta
Advisors to the Board
Senator Brandon Beach
Georgia State Senate
Atlanta
Chris Clark
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Atlanta
Anne Kaiser
Georgia Power
Atlanta
Pat Merritt
Georgia Electric Membership, Inc.
Atlanta
Matt Sawhill
Atlanta Gas Light
Atlanta
Mike Cassidy
Georgia Research Center
Atlanta
Daryl Ingram
Electric Cities of Georgia, Inc.
Atlanta
Sean McMillan
University of Georgia
Athens
William Pate
Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau
Atlanta
Kevin Shea
Georgia Economic Developers Association
Atlanta
Representative Ron Stephens
Georgia House of Representatives
Atlanta