GACCE Announces 2024-2025 Executive Committee and Board Members

Staff Report

Monday, July 8th, 2024

The Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives (GACCE) is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 Executive Committee and Board of Directors. The Executive Committee members are:

Chair – Heath Taylor, Dublin-Laurens County Chamber of Commerce

Chair-Elect – Christie Moore, Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce

First Vice Chair/Secretary – David Bradley, Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Second Vice Chair/Treasurer – Sara Ray, Douglas County Chamber of Commerce

Immediate Past Chair – April Bragg, Robins Regional Chamber of Commerce

GACCE has also placed the following members on its Board of Directors:

Region 1 – Jason Mock, Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce

Region 2 – Steve Rowe, Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce

Region 3 – Veronica Maldonado-Torres, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

Region 4 – Madison Ruttinger, Thomaston-Upson County Chamber of Commerce

Region 5 – Debbie Harper, Newton Chamber of Commerce

Region 6 – Kara Lassiter, Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce

Region 7 – Jeffrey Fowler, Warren County Chamber of Commerce

Region 8 – Amber Batchelor, Sumter County Chamber of Commerce

Region 9 – Paula McCain, Eastman-Dodge County Area Chamber of Commerce

Region 10 – Andrea Collins, Thomasville-Thomas County Chamber of Commerce

Region 11 – Melissa Dark, Fitzgerald-Ben Hill Chamber of Commerce

Region 12 – Courtney Rawlins, Greater Pooler Area Chamber of Commerce Permanent Appointment – Morgan Law – Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Ex-Officio Appointment – Allen Fox – Georgia Department of Economic Development Ex-Officio Appointment – Grant Cagle – Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA)

The following members were placed on the Board to fill one-year appointments at the discretion of the GACCE Chair:

Summer Beal, Richmond Hill-Bryan County Chamber of Commerce

Joseph Henning, Henry County Chamber of Commerce Maggie Schuyler, Perry Area Chamber of Commerce

The 2024-2025 Executive Committee and Board of Directors officially begin their terms July 1, 2024.

GACCE is the professional association of Chamber of Commerce executives and staff. The mission of GACCE is to educate, engage, and empower Chamber of Commerce professionals.