2007-2008 Executive Board

Pictured in photo (Photo courtesy of Ed Hall GDOL)

Front Row (l-r) Shawn Kachmar, Jonathan Martin, Larry Jackson, Al Elvins Jr.,
Richard Dixon.
Back Row (l-r) Joyce Gandy, Jeannine Gootee, Mary K. Ritchey,
Cynthia Wilkinson, Georgia Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, Judith Carr,
Huey Theus, Sandy Milton, Vickie Henson, Debbie Williams.

REPRESENTATIVE

LOCAL COMMITTEE

Ms. Debbie W. Smith, State Chair
Vice President Human Resources & Staff Development
Georgia Federal Credit Union
6705 Sugarloaf Parkway Suite 100
Duluth, Georgia 30097-4926 (District 7)
Phone: (770) 476-6405
Cell Phone: (770) 354-4128
Fax: (770) 476-6434 E-Mail: debbie.smith@gfcuonline.org26

Covington

Mr. W. Jonathan Martin II,
State Vice -Chair

Attorney Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC
577 Mulberry Street, Suite 710
Macon, Georgia 31201-8588 (District 3)
Phone: (478) 750-8600
Cell Phone: (478) 361-4047
Fax: (478) 750-8686 E-mail: jmartin@constangy.com

Macon

Ms. Mary Kaye Ritchey, Treasurer
Director of Human Resources
325 Chapel Drive Toccoa, Georgia 30598-0013 (District 10)
Phone: (706) 886-6831, Ext. 5238
Cell Phone: (706) 599-3149
Fax: (706) 282-6020 E-Mail: mritchey@tfc.edu

Toccoa

Ms. Cynthia Wilkinson
Program Chair

AMEC Industrial Americas
Sr. Human Resources Generalist
1979 Lakeside Parkway Suite 500
Tucker, Georgia 30084-5853 (District 4)
Phone: (770) 688-2696
Cell Phone: (404) 713-4827
Fax: (770) 688-2900 E-mail: cynthia.wilkinson@amec.com

North Metro

Mr. Shawn Kachmar
Legislative Aide

Hiring Partner Hunter Maclean
200 East Saint Julian Street
Savannah, Georgia 31401-2700 (District 12) Phone: (912) 944-1642
Cell Phone: (912) 695-6984
Fax: (912) 236-4936 E-Mail: skachmar@huntermaclean.com

Savannah

Mr. Butch Almeida, Past Chair
Employment and Recruitment Manager
Colonial Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 576 Savannah, Georgia 31402-0576 (District 12) Phone: (912) 443-6550
Cell Phone: (912) 667-3380
Fax: (912) 443-6636 E-Mail: balmeida@colonialgroupinc.com

Savannah

Mr. Charles Craig
Human Resource Manager
Patterson Pump Company
P.O. Box 790 Toccoa, Georgia 30577-1445 (District 10) Phone: (706) 297-2832
Cell Phone: (706) 499-0797
Fax: (706) 886-2110

Toccoa

Mr. Richard Dixon
Human Resource Director
Progressive Logistics Services, LLC
4 Executive Park East Suite 400
Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2212 (District 5)
Phone: (404) 564-1237
Cell Phone: (404) 291-9793
Fax: 1-877-737-8478 E-Mail: richdixon@plsunload.com

North Metro

Vickie Henson
Georgia Employer Committee Coordinator Georgia Department of Labor
148 Andrew Young International Boulevard, N.E. Suite 600 (District 5)
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1751
Phone: (404) 232-7325
Cell Phone: (404) 388-7077
Fax: (404) 232-7398 E-Mail: vickie.henson@dol.state.ga.us

Mr. Huey Theus
4821 Timberland Estates
Mableton, Georgia 30126-1425 (District 11) Phone: (770) 941-2418
Alternate Phone: (404) 964-4364
E-Mail: rdkce@aol.com

Mr. Larry Jackson
Assistant Director Nutrition Services
Sumter Regional Hospital
196 Buttercup Lane
Americus, Georgia 31709-3700 (District 2) Phone: (229) 389-1776
Cell Phone: (229) 591-0586
E-Mail: jackson3705@bellsouth.net

Americus

Ms. Jeannine Gootee
Vice President of Human Resources SynQSolutions, Inc.
655 Lambert Drive NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324 (District 5) Phone: (404) 888-6331
Fax: (404) 885-5988
Cell: (404) 376-7161
E-Mail: jgootee@synqsolutions.com

North Metro

Ms. Sandy B. Milton
4213 Sorrells Blvd.
Powder Springs, Georgia 30127 (District 6)
Cell Phone: (404) 218-3660
E-Mail: hrguru83@bellsouth.net

Cobb Cherokee

Ms. Judith H. Carr
Vice President, Human Resources
MedSynergy
3025 Highway 154 Bldg. B
Newnan, Georgia 30265-3192 (District 8)
Cell Phone: (770) 490-3587
Fax: (770) 251-8567
E-Mail: judithcarr@pyramidmgt.com
E-Mail: judithcarr@mac.com

Newan-Peachtree City

Mr. Miguel A. Diaz
Director of Operations
TREFZ & TREFZ d/b/a Arby's
753 Broad Street Suite 901
Augusta, Georgia 30901-1387

Augusta

Mr. Doug Snyder, City Manager
City Manager Kelly Services
322 Commercial Drive Suite 3
Savannah, Georgia 31406-3649 (District 12) Phone: (912) 354-3050
Cell Phone: (912) 481-0332
Fax: (912) 354-0050
E-Mail: savannahemployercommittee@yahoo.com

Savannah

Ms. Joyce Gandy
Human Resource Director
Brasstown Valley Resort
6321 US Hwy 76
Young Harris, Georgia 30582 (District 10)
Phone: (706) 379-4620
Cell Phone: (706) 994-2169
Fax: (706) 379-4773
E-Mail: joyce.gandy@brasstownvalley.com

Blairsville-Union Towns

Mr. Lee Whetstone
President FutureStaff Staffing Services
20 Bledsoe Road Suite 3000
Newnan, Georgia 30265-1064 (District 03) Phone: (770) 254-8766
Cell Phone: (678) 877-4501
Fax: (770) 254-0974
E-Mail: whet@tsi-futurestaff.com

Newnan-Peachtree City

updated (02/20/2008)