Policy Committee Membership

Business & Industry Committee

Staff: Megan Baker, Public Policy Director

Chad Gregory-Chair / Region President, Greater Georgia / Wells Fargo / Atlanta
Mel Haas-Vice Chair / Managing Member / Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP / Macon
Keith Brooks / Site Manager / BASF Catalysts / McIntyre
Dave Cole / Senior State Executive / IBM / Smyrna
David Emig / Director of Sales / Windstream Communications / Perry
Peter Floyd / Partner / Alston & Bird, LLP / Atlanta
Ed Foulke / Attorney / Fisher & Phillips LLP / Atlanta
Joe Folz / Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary / Porsche Cars North America / Atlanta
Ryan Grant / Vice President and Managing Director / Parker Executive Search / Atlanta
Brandon Haddock / Director, Communications / Textron Specialized Vehicles / Augusta
Craig Hudson / Senior Director, Customer Services / Merial, Inc. / Duluth
Daryl Ingram / Senior VP External Affairs / Electric Cities of Georgia / Atlanta
Scott Jacobs / Managing Director / Jacobs, Cordova and Associates Inc. / Atlanta
Anne H. Kaiser / VP Community & Economic Development / Georgia Power Company / Atlanta
Jason Lewis / Director of Business Development / Brasfield & Gorrie General Contractors / Kennesaw
Tex McIver / Partner / Fisher & Phillips LLP / Atlanta
Pat Merritt / VP, Community & Economic Development / Georgia EMC / Atlanta
Jann Moore / Manager, State Government Affairs / Caterpillar / Atlanta
Frank Morris / VP, Corporate Public Affairs / UPS / Alpharetta
John Petrino / Director of Business Development / Georgia Ports Authority / Savannah
Tilman Raybon / Vice President / Crescent Investment Group / Atlanta
Sam Suttle / VP, North America Manufacturing & Repair / Mitsubishi Hitachi Power / Pooler
Paul Teague, P.E. / Manager, Community Relations & Economic Development / Atlanta Gas Light / Savannah
Kristyn Cook-Turner / Area Vice President / State Farm Insurance / Atlanta
Pat Tyson / Partner / Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP / Atlanta
Mike Giles-GAC Chair / President / Georgia Poultry Federation / Gainesville
Jeff Hamling-GAC Vice Chair / Senior Managing Director / Dentons / Atlanta

Education & Workforce Committee

Staff: Jason O’Rouke, Sr. Public Policy Director & Manager of Federal Affairs

Dontá Wilson-Chair / State President / BB&T / Atlanta
Susan Bell / Office Managing Partner / EY / Atlanta
Michael C. Brown, PE / Sr. VP & Regional Manager / Gilbane Building Company / Atlanta
Donna Stone Buchanan / Chief Operating Officer / United Way of Greater Atlanta / Atlanta
Gretchen Corbin / Commissioner / Technical College System of Georgia / Atlanta
Tjuan Dogan / Manager, Corporate Citizenship & Corporate Affairs / IBM Corporation / Atlanta
Asenith Tiffany Dixon / Government Relations Director / College Board / Duluth
Stephen Dolinger, Ed.D. / President / Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education / Atlanta
Michael Gerber / President / Cross Channel Initiatives LLC / Atlanta
Edward S. Heys, Jr. / Managing Partner / Deloitte / Atlanta
Krista Johnston / Principal / Parker Executive Search / Atlanta
Thomas Carlton Lewis / Senior Advisor to the President / Georgia State University / Atlanta
Sam Lim / Vice President & General Manager / CISCO Systems, Inc. / Lawrenceville
Kelly McCutchen / President & CEO / Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Inc. / Atlanta
Anthony D. Roberts / President & CEO / Georgia Charter Schools Association / Atlanta
Johnna Robinson / Community Development Manager / Georgia Power Company / Atlanta
Charlene P. Sizemore / President / Workforce Capital LLC / Martinez
Cecil P. Staton / Interim President / Valdosta State University / Valdosta
Charles K. Tarbutton / Assistant Vice President / Sandersville Railroad Company / Sandersville
Brett A. Virgin / Principal / SoundRiver Advisors / Atlanta
Brandon Hembree-GAC Chair / Partner / Massey, Watson & Hembree, LLC / Atlanta
Graham Thompson-GAC Vice Chair / Principal / Thompson Victory Group / Atlanta

Energy & Natural Resources Committee

Staff: Doug Miell, Consultant

Bryan Batson-Chair / President / Atlanta Gas Light / Atlanta
Ronny Just-Vice Chair / Environmental Issues Manager / Georgia Power / Atlanta
Blake Ashbee / Of Counsel / Greenberg Traurig / Atlanta
Doug Fulle / Environmental Manager / Oglethorpe Power Corporation / Tucker
James Marlow / CEO / Radiance Solar / Atlanta
Alec L. Poitevint, II / Chairman & President / Southeastern Minerals, Inc. / Bainbridge
Brad Puryear / General Counsel / Mansfield Energy Corp / Gainesville
Harold Reheis / Senior Vice President / Joe Tanner & Associates / Atlanta
Nick Reising / Director-Strategy and M&A / NCR Corporation / Atlanta
Lindsay Thomas / President & CEO / Lindsay Thomas Consulting / Screven
Ryan Taylor / President / Ryan Taylor Architects LLC / Atlanta
Bryan R. Tolar / President / Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc. / Commerce
Philip Weatherly / Business Development Manager / Gas South / Atlanta
Denise A. Wood / Director of Environmental Compliance / Mohawk Industries, Inc. / Calhoun
Ben Forehand-Alt Member / Governmental Affairs Manager / Georgia Power Company / Atlanta
Heather Teilhet-GAC Chair / Vice President, Governmental Relations / Georgia EMC / Atlanta
Jeff Harvey -GAC Vice Chair / Legislative Director / Georgia Farm Bureau / Macon

Health & Wellness

Staff: Jason O’Rouke, Sr. Public Policy Director & Manager of Federal Affairs

Tim Lowe-Chair / Principal / Lowe Program Management / Atlanta
John David Allen, DDS / Founder & President / Dr. J. David Allen and Associates / Social Circle
Jack M. Chapman, Jr., M.D. / Owner / Gainesville Eye Associates / Gainesville
James Joel Childre, Jr. / Owner/President / Childre Ford, Inc. / Sandersville
Andrew Cobb / Director / American Cancer Society / Atlanta
Albert C. Ertel / President & CEO / Secure Health Plans of Georgia, LLC / Macon
Vince Falcione / External Affairs Manager / Procter & Gamble Paper Products / Albany
Charles E. Harman, Government Affairs / Vice President - Government & Community Affairs / COMM360 / GMHC360 / Atlanta
Janice Hartgens / HR Division Manager / UPS / Atlanta
John A. Hearn / Principal / The Benefit Company, a TBX Benefit Partner / Atlanta
Tarry Mills Hodges / Director of Government Relations / St. Joseph's/Candler Health System / Savannah
R. Shane Jackson / President / Jackson Healthcare / Alpharetta
Kelly McCutchen / President & CEO / Georgia Public Policy Foundation, Inc. / Atlanta
Kirkland McGhee / Vice President, Regional Counsel / Kaiser Permanente / Atlanta
Donald J. Palmisano, Jr. / Executive Director/CEO / Medical Association of Georgia / Atlanta
James C. Rowe / Senior Vice President/GM, RelayHealth Pharmacy / McKesson Corporation / Atlanta
Les Szabolcsi / President / MSI Benefits Group, Inc. / Kennesaw
Monty M. Veazey / President & CEO / Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals / Tifton
Joel Wernick / President & CEO / Phoebe Putney Health System / Albany
Joseph Wilson / Cardiologist, Chairman of the Board and CEO / MAG Mutual Insurance Company / Atlanta
Brandon Reese – GAC Chair / Executive Director, Governmental Relations / WellStar Health System / Marietta
Ashley Groome-GAC Vice Chair / Sr. Vice President, State Government Relations / McGuireWoods Consulting / Atlanta

Innovation & Entertainment

Staff: Megan Baker, Public Policy Director

Innovation & Technology

Eric Tanenblatt-Chair / Principal / Dentons US LLP / Atlanta
Amol S. Naik-Vice Chair / Public Affairs & Government Relations Manager, SE / Google / Atlanta
Jeremy Anderson / Owner / SNXIT / Atlanta
Malory Atkinson / Head of Sales & Marketing / 1Q / Atlanta
Patrick Bentley / Project Manager / Savannah Economic Development Authority / Savannah
Debbie Brock / Director / The Coca-Cola Company / Atlanta
Kevin Curtin / Regional VP - Legislative Affairs / AT&T / Atlanta
Mike Fitzgerald / EVP/Chief Revenue and Deposit Officer / State Bank & Trust Company / Atlanta
Michael Grover / VP, Governmental Affairs / Cox Entertainment / Atlanta
Robbo Hatcher, Jr. / CEO / H2 Capital, Inc. / Macon
Terrance Herron / Director, State Governmental Affairs / Microsoft / Alpharetta
David Kohl / Senior Director, Americas Customer Solutions Center / Hewlett-Packard Enterprise / Atlanta
Knox Massey / Executive Director / Invest Georgia / Atlanta
Gary Marx / President / Piedmont National / Atlanta
Heather Maxfield / VP, Governmental Affairs & Economic Development / Technology Association of Georgia / Atlanta
Bronwyn Morgan / Associate Director, Entrepreneurship & Innovation / Georgia State University / Atlanta
Kristin Aquino-Pham / Immigration Associate / Greenberg Traurig, LLP / Atlanta
Monty Philpot / Director of Federal Relations / Augusta University / Augusta
Nick Reising / Director-Strategy and M&A / NCR Corporation / Atlanta
Madi Shields / Project Manager / GA Tech Center for Economic Development Research / Atlanta
Michael Wall / VP Government & Regulatory Affairs / Comcast / Atlanta
Elizabeth White / Senior Corporate Counsel, Information Technology / Home Depot / Atlanta

Entertainment Subcommittee

Greg O'Bradovich / Industry Liaison / Georgia Film Academy / Atlanta
David M. Cheshier / Director / Georgia State University / Atlanta
Brennen Dicker / Governmental & Industry Relations Chair / Georgia Production Partnership / Atlanta
Heath Garrett / Partner / GMHC360 / Atlanta
Andrew Greenberg / Executive Director / Georgia Game Developers Association / Atlanta
Misty Holcomb / VP, State Government Relations / McGuireWoods Consulting / Atlanta
Tammy Hurt / Co-President / Georgia Music Partners / Atlanta
Brian Livesay / Founder and CEO / 404 Studio Partners / Atlanta
Craig Miller / Executive Producer / Craig Miller Productions / Atlanta
Ed Richardson / Founder and CEO / 404 Studio Partners / Atlanta
Nick Schittone / VP-Business Development / Hot House Inc. / Atlanta
Mala Sharma / Co-President / Georgia Music Partners / Atlanta
Peter Stathopoulos / Partner / Bennett Thrasher LLP / Atlanta
Stephen Weizenecker / Partner / Barnes & Thornburg LLP / Atlanta

Law & Judiciary

Staff: Kade Cullefer, Vice President, Legal

Thomas P. Bishop-Chair / SVP, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary & CCO / Georgia Power Company / Atlanta
J. Henry Walker, IV-Vice Chair / Chairman / Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton, LLP / Atlanta
T. Joshua R. Archer / Managing Partner, Atlanta Office / Balch & Bingham, LLP / Atlanta
Stephen R. Avera / Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel / Flowers Foods, Inc. / Thomasville
Todd M. Baiad / Partner / Bouhan, Falligant LLP / Savannah
Robert Barker / Principal / Robert Barker, P.C. / Atlanta
Josh Belinfante / Partner / Robbins Ross Alloy Belinfante Littlefield LLC / Atlanta
Langley Kitchings / Associate General Counsel / AT&T / Atlanta
Russell Bonds / Senior Managing Counsel, Litigation / The Coca-Cola Company / Atlanta
Norm Brothers / Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary / UPS / Atlanta
Joe Cregan, J.D. / Vice President, General Counsel / MAG Mutual Insurance Company / Atlanta
Bill Custer / Partner / Bryan Cave, LLP / Atlanta
Raymond Fortin / General Counsel / SunTrust Bank / Atlanta
Bill Jordan / Partner / Alston & Bird, LLP / Atlanta
Mike King / Shareholder; Chair, Atlanta Business Litigation Group / Greenberg Traurig, LLP / Atlanta
Allan Kamensky / General Counsel / Synovus / Columbus
Hugh B. McNatt / Partner / Balch & Bingham LLP / Vidalia
Jonathan B. Pannell / Partner / Gray Pannell & Woodward, LLP / Savannah
Ray Persons / Partner / King & Spalding LLP / ATlanta
Leo Reichert / Executive Vice President / WellStar Health System, Inc. / Mareitta
David Steele / VP & Deputy General Counsel / The Home Depot / Atlanta
Meg Taylor / Assistant General Counsel / Delta Air Lines, Inc. / Atlanta
Rocco Testani / Partner / Sutherland Asbill & Brennan / Atlanta
Mark Tilkin / State Farm / Atlanta
Tony Walsh / Global Chief Litigation Counsel / General Electric Company / Atlanta
Robert W. Webb, Jr. / Chairman / Troutman Sanders, LLP / Atlanta
Boyd Pettit-GAC Chair / Principal / Georgia Link Public Affairs Group / Atlanta
Julie Windom-GAC Vice Chair / Atlanta

Tax & Finance

Staff: Megan Baker, Public Policy Director

David Black-Chair / Executive Vice President & CCO / State Bank & Trust Company / Atlanta
Mary Benton-Vice Chair / Partner / Alston & Bird / Atlanta
John M. Allan / Partner / Jones Day / Atlanta
Joel F. Ames / Director of Corporate Communications / Columbus Regional Healthcare System / Columbus
Charles F. Barnwell, Jr. / President / Barnwell Consulting, LLC / Atlanta
Mary Benton / Partner / Alston & Bird / Atlanta
Kevin Scott Blair / Chairman, CEO and President / SunTrust Bank / Atlanta
Amanda Brown / Executive Director / Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. / Atlanta
Kim Butler / Vice President-Tax / Veritiv / Atlanta
David Childs / Director - Training Incentives / Automatic Data Processing / Atlanta
Charles DiGiacomo / Director Public and Institutional Banking / PNC Financial Services / Atlanta
Theodore H. Ghiz / Senior Tax Counsel / The Coca-Cola Company / Atlanta
Eric La Forge / Senior Director / TSYS / Columbus
Robert Pile / Corporate Transactions Attorney / Sutherland Asbill & Brennan / Atlanta
Nancy Riedel / Director / Verizon / Atlanta
Mark Robinson / Tax Director / Synovus / Columbus
John D'Andrea-GAC Chair / Legislative Affairs Manager / Georgia Power Company / Atlanta
Sister Ward-GAC Vice Chair / Director, Gov't Relations / AGL Resources, Inc. / Atlanta