Meet our 2016-2017 Leadership Coweta class!

Have you heard the good news? We've just announced the members of our 2016-2017 Leadership Coweta Class! They are, front row from left, Dr. Scott Ross, West Georgia Technical College; Monica Millians, The Southern Credit Union; Amanda Fields, Coweta County Development Authority; Shelby Tidwell, Dogwood Veterinary Hospital & Laser Center; Laura Benz, Laura W. Benz, LLC; Kioka Walcott, Cancer Treatment Centers of America; Earl Hines, Newnan Utilities. Second row, from left, are Courtney Harcourt, Main Street Newnan; Jamie Brownlow, Georgia Pain and Spine Care; Doug Kolbenschlag, Georgia Power; Gina Lee, NuLink; Christine A. Swanson, Coweta County Water & Sewerage Authority; Terésa R. Taylor, Newnan Country Club; Tangela N. Reese, Remnant International Christian Ministry. At back are, from left, Buck Anderson, Piedmont Newnan Hospital; Joe Crain III, Crain Oil Company; Ben Norman, Wells Fargo; Martin J. Riggs, Landmark Christian School; Cristina I. Bowerman, Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity, Inc.; David Cleveland, Coweta-Fayette EMC; David Watts, Heritage Automotive; Dr. Joya Carter Hicks, Kennesaw State University.

Leadership Coweta is a program that provides existing and emerging leaders with unique opportunities to enhance their civic knowledge of Coweta County, to sharpen their leadership skills and to network with leaders from across the community. For more than 20 years, the program has provided participants a better understanding of how this community works, the opportunity to build relationships with the region’s leaders, and inspiration to use their talents to serve the community.

Garnet Reynolds and Matt Brass are serving as this year’s Leadership Coweta co-chairs, and the theme for the 2016-2017 program is “Get on Board the Energy Bus,” which is based on the book “The Energy Bus” by Jon Gordon. Through its unique 11-month program, Leadership Coweta prepares future community leaders by allowing them to engage in both the formal and informal exchange of ideas and experiences; enhance their personal leadership skills awareness and development; gain knowledge from an in-depth view of community issues; have access to opportunities for community involvement; understand more about the interdependencies between sectors of the local economy as well as the interrelationships of local issues; and receive knowledge on numerous subjects that prepare them for a more active leadership role in the community. The program year runs from September 2016 to May 2017.

For more information about Leadership Coweta, contact The Chamber at 770.253.2270 or email info@newnancowetachamber.org.