UPDATE – View event recap video and photo gallery HERE.
The Council for Quality Growth hosted more than 450 business and political leaders – including more than 110 of the region’s Commission Chairmen, Mayors, Commissioners, Councilmen, and state elected and appointed leaders – at its 13th annual Meet & Greet. Many in attendance enjoyed experiencing the new SunTrust Park for the first time, as well as the opportunity to meet and network with our region’s key decision makers.
At the event, Council President & CEO Michael Paris welcomed attendees and thanked sponsors for their support, and Council Chairman and Comcast VP of External Affairs Andy Macke recognized the Council’s contribution to smart, sustainable growth in the metro Atlanta region. The crowd also heard from Atlanta Braves President of Development Mike Plant, and Cumberland CID Chairman Tad Leithead, who acknowledged the success and partnership that helped such an incredible vision come to fruition with the stadium’s completion in just 30 months.
Widely recognized as the largest annual gathering of elected officials in the region, the Council’s Meet and Greet is one of the “must-attend” events to recognize the leaders’ contributions to smart growth in the region. The list of registered leaders for 2017 included:
- State Senator Brandon Beach
- State Senator Mike Dugan
- State Senator Frank Ginn
- State Senator Steve Gooch
- State Senator Hunter Hill
- State Senator Rick Jeffares
- State Senator P.K. Martin IV
- State Senator Joshua McKoon
- State Senator Butch Miller
- State Senator Blake Tillery
- State Representative Beth Beskin
- State Representative Buzz Brockway
- State Representative Rhonda Burnough
- State Representative John Carson
- State Representative Demetrius Douglas
- State Representative Meagan Hanson
- State Representative Scott Hilton
- State Representative Derrick Jackson
- State Representative Trey Kelley
- State Representative Dar’shun Kendrick
- State Representative Paulette Rakestraw
- State Representative Brian Strickland
- Cherokee County Chairman Buzz Ahrens
- Paulding County Chairman Dave Carmichael
- Jackson County Chairman Tom Crow
- Fulton County Chairman John Eaves
- Douglas County Chairman Ramona Jones
- Forsyth County Chairman Todd Levent
- Gwinnett County Chairman Charlotte Nash
- Rockdale County Chairman Oz Nesbitt
- Clayton County Chairman Jeffrey Turner
- Smyrna Mayor Max Bacon
- Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle
- Palmetto Mayor J. Clark Boddie
- Johns Creek Mayor Mike Bodker
- Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson
- Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist
- Kennesaw Mayor Derek Easterling
- Sugar Hill Mayor Steve Edwards
- Avondale Estates Mayor Jonathan Elmore
- Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst
- Peachtree City Mayor Vanessa Fleisch
- Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett
- Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson
- Fayetteville Mayor Edward Johnson
- Milton Mayor Joe Lockwood
- Griffin Mayor Rodney McCord
- Holly Springs Mayor Steve Miller
- East Point Mayor Janquell Peters
- Doraville Mayor Donna Pittman
- Chattahoochee Hills Mayor Tom Reed
- Ball Ground Mayor Rock Roberts
- Douglasville Mayor Rochelle Robinson
- Dunwoody Mayor Dennis Shortal
- Powder Springs Mayor Al Thurman
- Stone Mountain Mayor Patricia G. Wheeler
- Roswell Mayor Jere Wood
- Forsyth County Commissioner Pete Amos
- DeKalb County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw
- Gwinnett County Commissioner Jace Brooks
- Henry County Commissioner Dee Clemmons
- Cobb County Commissioner Lisa Cupid
- Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis
- DeKalb County Commissioner Kathie Gannon
- Cherokee County Commissioner Scott Gordon
- Clayton County Commissioner Sonna Gregory
- Fulton County Commissioner Liz Hausmann
- Henry County Commissioner Bruce Holmes
- Forsyth County Commissioner Cindy Jones Mills
- Cobb County Commissioner Bob Ott
- Henry County Commissioner Blake Prince
- DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Rader
- Douglas County Commission Vice Chair Kelly Robinson
- Bartow County Commissioner Steve Taylor
- Fulton County Manager Dick Anderson
- City of Atlanta Council Member Michael Julian Bond
- GDOT Board Chairman Robert Brown, Jr.
- Peachtree Corners Council Member Lorri Christopher
- Snellville Council Member Dave Emanuel
- Smyrna Council Member Rob Fennel
- Marietta Council Member Stuart Fleming
- Brookhaven Council Member Joe Gebbia
- City of Atlanta COO Daniel L. Gordon
- Sugar Hill Council Member Brandon Hembree
- Atlanta Regional Commission Executive Director Douglas Hooker
- City of Atlanta Commissioner Tim Keane
- Fulton County COO Todd Long
- Brookhaven Mayor Pro Tem Bates Mattison
- Georgia Department of Transportation Commissioner Russell R. McMurry
- City of Atlanta Council President Ceasar Mitchell
- Atlanta Beltline President & CEO Paul Morris
- Smyrna Council Member Derek Norton
- City of Atlanta Council Member Mary Norwood
- Alpharetta Council Member Chris Owens
- Kennesaw Council Member Nimesh Patel
- State Revenue Commissioner Lynne Riley
- Sandy Springs Council Member Gabriel Sterling
- City of Atlanta Council Member Alex Wan
- Smyrna Council Member Susan Wilkinson