DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Elects New Board Members

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

(February 10, 2015)

DeKalb County, GA – The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that it has elected six prominent business leaders to join its Board of Directors. The new directors start their three-year term effective, Thursday, February 12. The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce Board is comprised of 47 members and provides strategic direction and shapes strategy for the 77-year-old business organization.

New DeKalb Chamber directors include:

• Sondra Brooks, Community Outreach Coordinator
  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
• Vincent Bucci, General Manager
  Atlanta Hyatt Villa Christina
• Tharon Johnson, Managing Director
  McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP
• Ryand McClendon, Assistant General Manager External Affairs
  Marta
• Trevor Quander, Manager of Community Affairs & Economic Development
  Atlanta Gas Light
• David Scott, SVP
  Integral Group

The incoming directors will fill the slots vacated by board members whose terms expired this year and represent a cross-section of industries and companies with a local, regional and national presence. Katerina Taylor, DeKalb Chamber President stated, “the DeKalb Chamber board has always consisted of women and men who are highly distinguished in their respective fields. The individuals selected represent major corporations, long time partners and small businesses in the region.”

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce will formerly introduce its new board members and recognize its outgoing board members during its 77th Annual Meeting & Lunch on Thursday, February 12 at the Georgia Aquarium.

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About DeKalb Chamber of Commerce

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce is a membership based organization with the mission to support, promote and sustain business development in DeKalb County.  With 77 years of service in the community, the DeKalb Chamber recommends and provides resources through its partnership and affiliations that can assist organizations with business plans, business administration, business regulations, starting a small business, as well as serve as a guide to licensed businesses for your area, and much more. For more information on the chamber, visit their web site at 

www.dekalbchamber.org or call 404-378-8000.