Leadership Savannah Graduates 51 Participants

Staff Report From Savannah CEO

Friday, June 26th, 2015

Leadership Savannah graduated 51 people at a ceremony on Thursday, June 25, at the Savannah Yacht Club. Graduates from the 2014-2015 class include:

Chad Barrow                      Coastal Logistics Group, Inc.

Charisse Bennett             The Creative Coast, Inc.

Anna Berwitz                     Jewish Educational Alliance

Mays Boyd                          Thomas & Hutton Engineering

Kelly Brown                        Gulfstream Aerospace

Dave Burkoff                     HunterMaclean

Jennifer Burns                   County Attorney's Office

Matt Cail                              Seacrest Partners

Brian Dart                            Bank of America

Ryan Dew                            Brasseler USA

Matt Dowling                     The Pinyan Company

Jonathan Drew                 165th Airlift Wing - Georgia Air National Guard

Shannon Dulin                   Comcast

Joseph Ervin                       Select Mortgage Group, Inc.

Jamey Espina                     Hospice Savannah

Tamala Fulton                    Chatham County

David Gay                            City of Savannah

Emily Goldman                  Georgia Ports Authority

Blake Greco                        Oliver Maner LLP

Christopher Haigler         H&W Welding, LLC

Steve Hart                           U.S. Army

Dale Holloway                   Georgia Power Company

Drew Hunt                          Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce

Anne-Marie Jones           First Citizens Bank

Jeff Kenney                        Georgia Emergency Associates (GEA)

Chris Kirkpatrick                Fifth Third Bank

Cristy Lawrence                City of Savannah

Nick Lee                               JCB, Inc.

Wanda Lloyd                      Savannah State University

Quentin Marlin                 Ellis, Painter, Ratterree & Adams LLP

Todd Martin                       Martin Financial Group, LLC

Eric McManus                    Cogdell & Mendrala Architects

Melissa Memory              National Park Service, Fort Pulaski National Monument

Suzanne Moseley            BB&T Insurance Services, Inc.

Jeff O'Connor                    First Citizens Bank

Wesley Olliff                      Colony Bank

Heather Peloquin            Bank South

Tammy Perkins                 Savannah-Chatham County Public School System

Allison Schuster Jones   Savannah Chatham County Board of Education

Greg Sewell                        Bouhan Falligant LLP

Michael Solomon             SunTrust Bank

Mark Sprosty                     Savannah Economic Development Authority

Molly Swagler                    Tourism Leadership Council

Lesley Taylor                      Savannah Public Schools

Molly Taylor                       Telfair Museums

Paul Teague                       Atlanta Gas Light

Lynn Tootle                        TideWater Landscape Management / Gro-Masters, Inc.

Zeb Treece                         Elkins Constructors, Inc.

James Wilburn                  Georgia Institute of Technology

Adria Wilkes                       Pediatric Associates of Savannah

Lisa Wilkes                          Optim Healthcare

Leadership Savannah began in 1961 to inform future leaders in the Savannah area of issues confronting the community on a variety of subjects. This program provides the opportunity for its participants to develop an awareness of community successes and challenges and the knowledge to help overcome obstacles in the future.

Applications for the 2015-2016 class are now being accepted. Go to www.leadershipsavannah.org and click on apply to begin the application process. Applications will be accepted through June 26 at 11:55 p.m. 

For more information, contact Margaret Mary Russell at 912.644.6432 or [email protected].