Board of Directors

The GEDA Board of Directors is elected by the GEDA membership.

Officers

  • Trip Tollison
    Trip Tollison
    President & CEO Savannah Economic Development Authority
    Chair
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  • Cal Wray
    Cal Wray
    EDFP President Augusta Economic Development Authority
    First Vice Chair
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  • Stacy Watson
    Stacy Watson
    Director, Economic & Industrial Development Georgia Ports Authority
    Second Vice Chair
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  • Charlie Moseley
    Charlie Moseley
    Manager, Statewide Economic Development Georgia Power Company
    Secretary-Treasurer
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  • Benjy Thompson
    Benjy Thompson
    CEO Development Authority of Bulloch County
    Immediate Past Chair
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Directors

  • Matt Colvin
    Matt Colvin
    Director of Economic Development The University of Georgia
    Director, 2022-2024
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  • Serra Phillips Hall
    Serra Phillips Hall
    Executive Director Newton County Industrial Development Authority
    Director, 2022-2024
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  • Ashley Morris Varnum
    Ashley Morris Varnum
    Business Recruitment Director Georgia Power Company
    Director, 2022-2024
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  • Travis Stegall
    Travis Stegall
    Economic & Community Development Director Better City LLC
    Director, 2022-2024
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  • Robert Bennett
    Robert Bennett
    CEcD, MPA President/CEO SRS Community Reuse Organization
    Director, 2023-2025
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  • Shaun Dodson
    Shaun Dodson
    Senior Site Design Specialist Georgia EMC
    Director, 2023-2025
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  • Jason Dunn
    Jason Dunn
    Executive Director Fitzgerald-Ben Hill County Development Authority
    Director, 2023-2025
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  • Jessica Hood
    Jessica Hood
    CEcD, EDFP Vice President Effingham County Industrial Development Authority
    Director, 2023-2025
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  • Carl Campbell
    Carl Campbell
    Executive Director Dalton-Whitfield County Joint Development Authority
    Director, 2024-2026
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  • Justin Farquhar
    Justin Farquhar
    Vice President: Workforce RISE
    Director, 2024-2026
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  • Randall Toussaint
    Randall Toussaint
    Director of Economic Development Gwinnett County Government
    Director, 2024-2026
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  • Kristi Brigman
    Kristi Brigman
    Chief Economic Development Officer Metro Atlanta Chamber
    Director, 2024-2026
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Ex-Officio

  • Christopher Nunn
    Christopher Nunn
    Commissioner Georgia Department of Community Affairs
    Ex-Officio
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  • Pat Wilson
    Georgia Department of Economic Development
    Ex-Officio
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