RAC Meeting Minutes

January 15, 2003
March 19, 2003
August 20, 2003
December 2, 2003

Regional Advisory Council

Bill Sawyer
DCA
ExecutiveVice President
Development Authority of Macon County
109 North Dooly Street
Montezuma, GA 31603
478.472.2391
478.472.5186
billsawyer@alltel.net

Carolyn Copelan
DEcD
Member
SW Georgia Joint Development Authority
Route 2 Box 150 C
Georgetown, GA 31954
229.334.7726
wcopelan@earthlink.net

Bill McGowan
DCA
Mayor
City of Americus
P.O. Box M Americus, GA 31709
229.924.4411

Ken Clark
DCA
Chairman
Marion County Development Authority
659 Doyle Road
Buena Vista, GA 31803
229.649.6303
thepines@sowega.net

Dan Stone
DEcD
Nat’l Accounts Manager
Regional Rep. Flint Energies
P.O. Box 6719900 Hwy 96
Warner Robins, GA 31095
478.847.3415
478.988.3559
dstone@flintemc.com

Peggy Lyda
DEcD
President
Harris County Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 426
Hamilton, Ga. 31811
(706) 628-4381
plyda@harriscountychamber.org

Kathy Garwood
DEcD
Director
Crisp County Family Connections
P.O. Box 5032
Cordele, Ga. 31010
(229) 271-1054(w)
(229) 271-3998(f)
cccs@sowega.net

Patti Cullen
DCA
Executive Director
Lower Chattahoochee Regional Development Center
P.O. Box 1908
Columbus, Ga. 31902
(706) 256-2910(w)
(706) 256-2908(f)
pcullen@lcrdc.org

Jean B. Armour
DCA
City Council Member
City of Lumpkin
P.O. Box 233
Lumpkin, GA 31815
229.838.4992

Lynn Taylor
DCA
County Manager
Sumter County
P.O. Box 295
Americus, Ga. 31709
(229) 928-4500(w)
(229) 928-4503
lynnt@sumter-ga.com

Jack Holbrook
DCA
County Commissioner
Webster County Commission
P.O. Box 76
Preston, GA 31824
229.828.5775
229.828.2105
cdlh@sowega.net

Larry Dillard
DCA
Member
Chattahoochee County Industrial Authority
502 Patterson Road
Cusseta, GA 31805
706.989.1059
LFD5SR@aol.com

Robert Patrick
DEcD
Superintendent
Talbot County Board of Education
P.O. Box 515
Talbotton, Ga. 31827
(706) 665-8528(w)
(706) 665-3620(f)

Doug Redmond
DITT
County Manager
Schley County
P.O. Box 352
Ellaville, GA 1806
229.937.2680
229.937.5880
dredmond@epride.net

Dayton Preston
DCA
VP of Economic Development
Valley Partnership
1200 6th Avenue
Columbus, GA 31902
706.327.1566
706.327.7512
dpreston@columbusgachamber.com

Ester Miller
DCA
Board Member BHT
509 Lumpkin Street
Cuthbert, Ga. 39840
(229) 732-5244
ester229@alltel.net

John Adams
DCA
Business Resource Center Representative
Business Resource Center
Pastoral Institute
2022 15th Avenue
Columbus, GA 31091
706.649.6400
706.649.6430
johnA@pilink.org

Bob House
DEcD
Business & Industry/Economic Development Dept.
South Georgia Technical College
1583 Southerfield Rd.
Americus, Ga. 31709
(229) 931-2040(w)
(229) 931-2732(f)
bhouse@sgtcollege.org

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