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382 East Broad Street
Athens, GA 30602

Contact:

Phone: (706) 542-2762
Fax: (706) 542-7935

 

 

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Staff

State Director's Office

Allan Adams

Allan Adams

State Director

State Director's Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: aadams@georgiasbdc.org

Melody Banks

Melody Banks

Administrative Associate

State Director's Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: mbanks@georgiasbdc.org

Kim Broun

Kim Broun

Public Relations Specialist

Marketing and Communications, State Director's Office, State Office

Contact

Phone: (762) 250-9006

Email: kbroun@georgiasbdc.org

Nicole Jordan

Nicole Jordan

Communications Specialist

Marketing and Communications, State Director's Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 481-2552

Email: njordan@georgiasbdc.org

Mark Mayfield

Mark Mayfield

Assistant to the Director

Assistant to the Director, State Director's Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: mmayfield@georgiasbdc.org

Beth Melnik

Beth Melnik

Associate State Director

State Director's Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: bmelnik@georgiasbdc.org

Macy Thomas

Macy Thomas

Marketing Manager

Digital Marketing Manager, State Director's Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: mthomas@georgiasbdc.org

District Directors

Walt Moore

Walt Moore

Area Director

District Directors, State Office

Contact

Phone: (229) 245-3738

Email: wmoore@georgiasbdc.org

Ruby Riesinger

Ruby Riesinger

District Director

District Directors, State Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: rriesinger@georgiasbdc.org

Josh Walton

Josh Walton

District Director

District Directors

Contact

Phone: (478) 757-3609

Email: jwalton@georgiasbdc.org

Program Development

Kyle Hensel

Kyle Hensel

Director of Continuing Education

Program Development

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: khensel@georgiasbdc.org

Molly Knight

Molly Knight

Continuing Education Specialist

Program Development

Contact

Phone: (770) 531-5681

Email: mknight@georgiasbdc.org

Business Office

Jessica Hearn

Jessica Hearn

Business Manager

Business Manager, Business Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: jhearn@georgiasbdc.org

Penny Johnson

Penny Johnson

Senior Accounting Technician

Business Office, Senior Accounting Technician

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: pjohnson@georgiasbdc.org

Melissa Stoker

Melissa Stoker

Administrative Financial Director

Administrative Financial Director, Business Office

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: mstoker@georgiasbdc.org

Information Technology

Guillermo Londono

Guillermo Londono

Application Programmer

Application Programmer, Information Technology

Contact

Phone: (706) 583-8307

Email: glondono@georgiasbdc.org

Mike Parrish

Mike Parrish

Director of Information Management

Information Technology

Contact

Phone: (706) 542-2762

Email: mparrish@georgiasbdc.org

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