Meet Our Team
Board of Directors
Board Chair
Steve Middlebrooks
Heyward Allen Toyota & Buick/Cadillac/GM
smiddlebrooks@heywardallen.com
Vice Chair
Charlie Upchurch
Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty
charlie@upchurchrealty.com
Co-founder (Interim Treasurer)
Gordon Rhoden
Gordon W. Rhoden Agency, Inc.
rhodenagency@yahoo.com
2023 Board Members
Mike Blaesing
mblaesing@jjm-ops.com
Joe Block
joetblock@gmail.com
Susan Bogardus
SusanChatham@icloud.com
Lee Brinson
lbrinson0012@att.net
Joe Costa
Steve Everett
Veracode
smeathens@gmail.com
Derrick Floyd
Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens
floy8888@hotmail.com
Dick Haynes
Michael McLendon
David Long
VP Sales, LexisNexis
DLong11@yahoo.com
Rev. Abraham Mosley
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church
mosely5544@bellsouth.net
Rev. Dr. Luis Ortiz, Pastor
Young Harris Church
ortizluis909@gmail.com
Doug Patterson
President/CEO Dawgs & Donuts LLC
DPatterson1@mac.com
Hunter Tison
Mark Sizemore
Sid Waters
Mama Sid's Pizza
mama.sid@att.net
Gerry Whitworth
Whitworth Land Corporation
gwhit398@gmail.com
Carol Williams
Coldwell Banker Upchurch Realty
jww99@aol.com
Your Elected Officials
Kelly Girtz
Mayor
kelly.girtz@accgov.com
(706) 613-3010
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Patrick Davenport
District 1 Commissioner
patrick.davenport@accgov.com
(706) 202-4339
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Melissa Link
District 2 Commissioner
melissa.link@accgov.com
706-372-3382
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Tiffany Taylor
District 3 Commissioner
tiffany.taylor@accgov.com
(706) 351-4929
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Allison Wright
District 4 Commissioner
allison.wright@accgov.com
(706) 549-3518
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Dexter Fisher
District 5 Commissioner
dexter.fisher@accgov.com
(706) 224-4313
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Jesse Houle
District 6 Commissioner
jesse.houle@accgov.com
(706) 395-5029
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John Culpepper
District 7 Commissioner
john.culpepper@accgov.com
Phone: (770) 354-5444
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Carol Myers
District 8 Commissioner
carol.myers@accgov.com
(706) 296-1948
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Ovita Thornton
District 9 Commissioner
ovita.thornton@accgov.com
(706) 202-4437
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Mike Hamby
District 10 Commissioner
mike.hamby@accgov.com
(706) 338-3970
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