Leadership Southeast Georgia is pleased to announce 29 people have been selected from 10 counties across the region for its class of 2019.

The five-month program, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is designed to equip, empower and connect community leaders to help them promote positive growth and improve the quality of life in the southeast Georgia region.

Participants live and work within Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long, McIntosh and Screven counties, which together are known as Georgia’s coastal region. Leadership Southeast Georgia offers a unique opportunity for leaders in this area to build close working relationships, promote positive growth and advance strategic goals to benefit our coast.

Members of the Leadership Southeast Georgia class of 2019 are:

Laura Lee Bocade, DIRTT Environmental Solutions (Chatham) 
Stephanie Brown, WorkSource Georgia-Coastal (Camden) 
C.J. Chance, P.E., Hussey Gay Bell (Bulloch) 
Leia Dedic, Savannah Economic Development Authority (Chatham) 
Dr. Robin K. Ellert, Department of the Army (Liberty) 
Chris Ellison, The Heritage Bank (Long) 
Justin Farquhar, Development Authority of Bryan County (Chatham) 
Jenny Gentry, (Chatham) 
Emily Goldman, Georgia Ports Authority (Effingham) 
Gloria Goosby, Georgia Southern Unversity (Bulloch) 
Allyson Harvin, SERVPRO of Savannah (Chatham) 
Staci Ignell, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (Jasper) 
Kimberly Iler, Coldwell Banker Commercial (Effingham) 
Will Johnson, Evans General Contractors (Chatham) 
Francesca Macchiaverna, HunterMaclean (Chatham) 
Dawn Malin, McIntosh County Industrial Development Authority (McIntosh) 
Ronald McGee, Comcast (Chatham) 
Mark Miller (Glynn)
Tanya Milton, The Savannah Tribune (Chatham) 
DJ Roberson, Daniel Defense, Inc. (Effingham) 
Madison Roesel, The SACK Company (Chatham) 
Matt Sawhill, Georgia Power – Southern Company (Bulloch) 
Ryan Sewell, Sterling Seacrest Partners (Chatham) 
David Simons, Simons Political Group (Chatham) 
Kevin Smith, P.E., Thomas & Hutton (Chatham) 
Ron Stalnaker, Georgia Southern University (Bulloch) 
Mark Stovall, SunTrust Bank (Glynn) 
Walter Strong III, The Strong Group / Alair Homes Savannah (Chatham) 
Paul Teague, P.E., Atlanta Gas Light Company (Bryan)

“It’s an exceptionally powerful group of participants this year,” said Lee Beckmann, a graduate of the class of 2013 and chairman of the 2019 board of directors, who also is the manager of governmental affairs with the Georgia Ports Authority. “This group represents the strengths of our region well, and I’m confident that the next five months will further equip them to lead our region.”

Participants were nominated by alumni of the leadership program and by business leaders in the coastal region. They will spend one weekend a month in surrounding counties learning about topics that affect the region such as healthcare, education, economic development and transportation.

“Last year’s group developed ideas that made tangible differences in our communities, and I’m thrilled to see what impacts this class will make,” said Beckmann. “There is a tremendous amount of innovation and creativity between our selected class members.”

For more information, visit http://www.lsega.com/