The Council’s Government Affairs Task Force is a collection of Council members that assembles with every legislative session to discuss and identify critical issues at the state level.

Using a collective voice of leaders across the development industry equips the Council with a united front with which we can engage our state policy makers on issues that affect the ins and outs of the growth sector. This Task Force is an incredible members-only benefit that provides an opportunity to get insight from our members’ companies and get involved in how the Council advocates of their behalf at the state level.

2025 Government Affairs Task Force Members

  • Chair: Gerald McDowell, ATL Airport CIDs*
  • Vice-Chair: Rob Garcia, Pinnacle Financial Partners*
  • Kimberly Adams, Crown Castle
  • Will Albers, Gas South
  • Taylor Anderson, Blue Landworks
  • Kerry Armstrong, Pope & Land*
  • Frankie Atwater, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
  • Michelle Arrington, Verizon Wireless
  • Alex Battle, True North 400
  • Will Battle, Perimeter CIDs
  • Riley Blount, AT&T*
  • Senator Brandon Beach, True North 400*
  • Sofia Bork Aun, Truist
  • Mitchell Braun, Asana Partners
  • Kelley Brown, CBRE*
  • Stacey Chapman, CROFT & Associates
  • Rich Cunningham, LDG Development
  • JoAnn Chitty, Selig Enterprises
  • Laurel David, Galloway Law Group*
  • Stephen Davis, Progress Residential
  • Jason Dickerson, VHB
  • Doug Dillard, Dillard Sellers*
  • Al Edwards, CERM*
  • JD Espana, Piedmont Residential
  • Lisa Exley, Volkert, Inc.
  • Dagney Gomez del Campo, The Amherst Group
  • Andre Grant-Acquah, Black Opal Realty
  • Joel Gross, Metro South CID
  • Ann Hanlon, Perimeter CIDs*
  • Jennifer Harper, Clark Patterson Lee
  • John Harpring, PEC Inc.
  • Peter Hortman, Thompson Engineering
  • Kimberly Hudgins, HNTB*
  • Ashley Jenkins, Gas South
  • Colleen Kiernan, Gateway85 CID
  • Natalie Knight, Impact Public Affairs
  • Matt Kraczon, PGAL, Inc.
  • Steve Labovitz, Dentons*
  • Jennifer Larosa, MARTA
  • Madeline Lester, Partnership Gwinnett
  • Matthew Lee, Tucker-Northlake CID
  • Mark Lethbridge, Brown & Caldwell
  • Coleman Loftin, Cobb Chamber of Commerce
  • Stephen Loftin, Loftin Public Affairs
  • Andy Macke, CERM*
  • Angie Malta, Axis Infrastructure
  • BJ Martin, W&A Engineering*
  • Molly McLoughlin, Ohio River South
  • Kim Menefee, Cumberland CID*
  • Kenyatta Mitchell, Roll Call Local Decisions
  • Pamela Monastra, Clark Construction*
  • Emory Morsberger, Gateway 85 CID*
  • Yasmine Murray, H.J. Russell & Co.
  • Alyse Murray, Ohio River South
  • D.J. Myers, Ohio River South
  • Al Nash*
  • Amol Naik, Resurgens Strategies
  • Kevin Norton, Empire Communities*
  • Paul Oh, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
  • Sam Olens, Dentons
  • John Oliver, Axis Infrastructure
  • Alfonso Pacheco, The Amherst Group
  • Martha Pacini, LEO A DALY
  • Shalamar Parham, GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group
  • Adam Parker, Carter USA
  • Brandeis Parkman, The Malbrue Group
  • Michael Rafshoon, MARTA
  • Trey Ragsdale, Kaiser Permanente
  • Sally Riker, Atlas*
  • Ted Rinehart, Perimeter CIDs
  • Malaika Rivers, Chamblee Doraville CID*
  • Adam Ross, Cumberland CID
  • Rob Ross, Kimley Horn
  • Christopher Sanders, East Metro CID
  • Matthew Saylor, Asana Partners
  • Amanda Seals, Cobb Chamber of Commerce
  • Julie Sellers, Dillard Sellers
  • Ellen Smith, Parker Poe*
  • Kyle Smith, Abide Capital Group
  • Woody Snell, Lynwood Development*
  • Kimberly Steele, CERM
  • Stefani Strength, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce
  • Tracy Styf, Town Center CID*
  • Michael Sullivan, ACEC*
  • Christy Tarallo, ACEC
  • Anre Washington, Anderson, Tate, & Carr P.C.
  • John Wetherald, Russell Landscape Group
  • Ross Wetherald, Russell Landscape Group, Inc.
  • Mae Whiteside, CKL Engineers
  • Matthew Wilder, Pond & Company
  • Kyle Williams, Williams Teusink*
  • Doris Willmer, Willmer Engineering
  • James Willmer, Willmer Engineering
  • Michelle Woodward, Cherry Street Energy

* Indicates Council Board Members