Chris Clark
President & CEO
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Chris Clark, a native of Fitzgerald, GA., earned his bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University and received his master’s in public administration from Georgia College and State University.
Chris currently serves on the state board for the Department of Economic Development as an ex officio member, the Governor’s Rural Development Council as an ex officio board member, the Georgia Academy for Economic Development Board of Directors, and the advisory board for the College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Southern University. Chris is a graduate of Leadership Georgia, and served as president of the Georgia Economic Developers Association in 2009.
He served previously as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and prior to that was executive director of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. He also served as deputy commissioner for global commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
He, his wife Tiffany and son Christian reside near Peachtree City in Fayette County.
Edward S. Heys Jr., 2012 Chair
Atlanta Deputy Managing Partner, Deloitte
Over the past 25 years, Ed Heys, Jr. has served the banking and financial services industries in various roles at Deloitte & Touche LLP, from leading the Strategic Client Program to his current role as Deputy Managing Partner. With his active interest in serving the community, Ed has served in leadership roles for several significant community organizations such as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta, Boy Scouts of America, Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Georgia, the United Way of Metro Atlanta, and the University of Georgia Terry College of Business. Ed earned his Bachelor of Business Administration at the University of Georgia. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Doug Carter, 2011 Immediate Past Chair
President and Broker, Don Carter Realty
Doug Carter is President and Broker of Don Carter Realty Company, a 40 year old family owned real estate development and brokerage company located in Gainesville, Georgia. A native of Gainesville, Doug graduated from Gainesville High School, and he was a cum laude graduate of Wake Forest University. He is active in a number of community activities including: member of Rotary, Chairman of Northeast Georgia Medical Center, a former Chairman of The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce, a former Chairman of the North Georgia Community Foundation, a former Chairman of the Quinlan Visual Arts Center, a former vice-chair of the Gainesville Planning and Appeals Board, a former Chairman of Leadership Georgia, and he currently serves as co-chair of Government affairs for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He will chair The Georgia Chamber in 2011. Formerly, he served for five years as a local board member of Gainesville Bank & Trust. He currently is a member of the Economic Development Council in Hall county, a member of the Redevelopment Authority, a board member of the Northeast Georgia Physicians Group and Northeast Georgia Health Systems Board and a trustee for the Quinlan Visual Arts Center.
Doug is married to Sandy McCormick Carter who is also a graduate of Wake Forest and works with him in the real estate business. They have a son, Shaw, who is sixteen and a daughter, Lauren, who is fourteen. Both attend public school in Gainesville. They are members of Gainesville First United Methodist Church. He is a lover of tennis,community theater, hunting, travel, snow skiing, and good wine. ( He usually though does not combine the wine with tennis, hunting and snow skiing) Doug is a much former Jaycee Young Man of the Year, two time recipient of the Greater Hall silver shovel award, recipient of the Quinlan Medallion, and a few years back was a part of the Georgia Trend 40 under 40.
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Charlene Sizemore - Education & Workforce Development
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J. Allen Kibler, Jr. - Enviroment & Energy
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Kevin A. Greiner - Health Care
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Thomas P. Bishop - Law & Judiciary
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Eric J. Tanenblatt - Tax & Finance
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Michael D. Williams - Tourism & Entertainment
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Susan Bell - Administrative Services
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J. Bodine Sinyard - Board Engagement
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Kenneth C. Cornelius - Corporate Advisor
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Herbert Short - External Affairs
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Trey Paris - Federal Affairs Advisory Task Force
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Kevin F. Curtin - Government Affairs Council
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James C. Allen - Sales Strategy
Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships - The Atlanta Braves
Brett A. Virgin, CFP® - Small Business Advisory Council
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Tim Lowe - Sustainability Advisory Council
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