2009 Georgia Rural Development Council

Honorable Governor Sonny Perdue
Chair
State of Georgia

Honorable Roy Campbell
Vice Chair
Councilman, City of Thomasville

Commissioner Mike Beatty
Georgia Department of Community Affairs

Mr. Gary Black
Executive Director
Georgia Agribusiness Council

Representative Jon Burns
House of Representatives
State of Georgia
Newington

Mr. Bill Chapin
See Rock City, Inc.

Mr. Dennis Chastain
Vice-President, Economic Development
Georgia Electric Membership Corporation

Mr. Bill Clark
Former Chairman, Catoosa County Board of Commissioners
Ringgold

Mrs. Nancy Cobb
Executive Director
One Georgia Authority

Senator Bill Cowsert
State Senator
State of Georgia
Athens

Honorable George DeLoach
Mayor, City of Waynesboro
Former State Representative

Dr. Fred Harrison
Dean Emeritus, Fort Valley State University
Winterville, GA

Mrs. Susan Holmes
Former State Executive Director, Farm Service Agency
Former Mayor, City of Monticello

Mr. Robert Hurst
Hurst and Hurst
Douglas

Mayor Brian James
City of Franklin Springs

Mr. Dana Kent, Sr.
Swainsboro

Mr. James H. (Jim) Langdale
Vice President and General Manager
Langdale Forest Products
Valdosta

Mayor Jeff Lukken
City of LaGrange

Mrs. O.B. McCorkle
President
Warren County Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Hinson Mosley
Former State Representative
Jesup

Mrs. Carolyn Ragan
Hawkinsville

Mr. Donnie Smith
Executive Director, Center of Innovation for Agribusiness
Tifton

Commissioner Ken Stewart
Georgia Department of Economic Development

Mr. Scott Wilson
CFO, Pinnacle Bank
Elberton