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Current GQGP Partners

Association County Commissioner of Georgia (ACCG)
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 100 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 522-5022 
www.accg.org

Jerry R. Griffin

 

Executive Director

Ross King

 

Deputy Director

Jim Grubiak

 

General Counsel


 

Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
34 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 522-2637
www.andpi.org

M. Von NKosi

 

Director of Research, Policy & Information

John O'Callaghan

 

President & CEO


 

Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Georgia State University 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 651-0518 
www.gsu.edu/~wwwsps

Sally Wallace

 

Professor of Economics


Atlanta Regional Consortium for Higher Education
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 735 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 651-2668 
www.atlantahighered.org

Michael Gerber    President


Atlanta Regional Commission

40 Courtland Street, NE 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 463-3106 
www.atlantaregional.com

Dan Reuter

 

Division Chief, Land Use

Tony Landers

 

Director, Community Services

Tom Weyandt

 

Director, Comprehensive Planning


Atlanta Regional Health Forum

40 Courtland Street 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 463-3123 
www.arhf.net

Elke Wolf Davidson    Executive Director


Cool Communities
204-A Broad street
Rome, GA 30161
(706) 295-7540
www.coolcommunities.org

Lucie Griggs Regional Director


Department of Natural Resources
205 Butler St. SE Suite 1252 E 
Atlanta, GA 30334 
www.dnr.state.ga.us 

Doralyn Kirkland

 

Policy Advisor, Environmental Protection Division

Ray Luce

 

Historic Preservation Division Director


GA Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism
31-B Postal Parkway 
Newnan, GA 30263 
(770) 254-7442 
www.georgia.org 

Kathy Oxford

 

Planning & Workforce Dev. Regional Rep.


GA Tech
245 Fourth Street, NW 
Atlanta, GA 30332 
(404) 894-0650 
www.coa.gatech.edu/crp

Cheryl Contant

 

Director/Professor, City Planning Program


GA Tech Center for Economic Development Services
(404) 894-3475
www.ceds.gatech.edu

Chuck Boelkins

 

Center for Economic Development Services

Robert Hitch

 

Center for Economic Development Services


Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association
P.O. Box 450749 
Atlanta, GA 31145 
(770) 938-9900 
www.atlantahomebuilders.com

April Atkins

 

Senior Government Affairs Representative


Georgia Association of Regional Development Centers
30 West Broad Street
Camilla, GA   31730
(229) 522-3552
 
Lace Futch         Director


Georgia Conservancy
1776 Peachtree St.,  Suite 400S 
Atlanta, GA 30309 
(404)876-2900 
www.gaconservancy.org

Deborah Miness        Vice President, Land Programs and Education


Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park, NE 
Atlanta, GA 30329 
(404) 679-4940 
www.dca.state.ga.us

Jim Frederick

 

Director, Office of Planning and Quality Growth

Adriane Wood

 

Manager, Regional Planning and Coastal Programs

Martha Reimann

 

Community Development Coordinator

Carmen Chubb

 

Housing Finance Division Director

Jane Massey

 

Community Initiatives Coordinator

Terry Jackson

 

Office Director, Decision Support Services

Don Watt

 

Office Director, Housing Finance


Georgia Economic Developers Association

285 Peachtree Center Ave., NE 
Atlanta, GA 30301 
(404) 656-7790 
www.geda.org

Cullen Larson       Executive Director


Georgia Forestry Commission

6835 James B. Rivers/ Memorial Dr.
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(404) 298-3935
www.gfc.state.ga.us

Sherrie Gabriel           Urban & Community Forestry Coordinator


Georgia Municipal Association

201 Pryor Street, SW 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 688-0472 
www.gmanet.com

Al Outland      Advocacy & Policy Development Services


Georgia Planning Association

www.georgiaplanning.org

Dan Reuter       President


Georgia Power Company

241 Ralph McGill Blvd 
Bin 10230 
Atlanta, GA 30308 
(404) 506-6526 
www.southerncompany.com/gapower

Myles Green Smith        Urban Affairs Advisor


Georgia Public Broadcasting

260 14th Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318 
(404) 685-2418 
www.gpb.org 
 


Georgia Regional Transportation Agency
245 Peachtree Ctr Ave
Suite 900
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 463-3051
www.grta.org

Jamie Cochran             Director of Planning/Chief Program Officer

Georgia Rural Development Council
60 Executive Park, South NE 
Atlanta, GA 30329 
(404) 327-6858 
www.ruralgeorgia.org

James Peoples       Associate Director

Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation
1516 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
(404) 881-9980
www.georgiatrust.org

Greg Paxton        President & CEO


Home Builders Association of Georgia

3015 Camp Creek Parkway 
Atlanta, GA 30344 
(404) 763-2453 
www.hbag.org

Bettie Sleeth      VP Regulatory Affairs


Livable Communities Coalition

P.O. Box 29130 
Atlanta, GA 30359-9130 
(404) 214-0081 
E-mail:  info@livablecommunitiescoalition.org
www.LivableCommunitiesCoalition.org

Jim Durrett      Executive Director
John Maximuk, AICP      Program Director
Elizabeth-Marie Billis      Program Administrator


Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

235 International Blvd, NW 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 880-9000
www.metroatlantachamber.com
 


The Nature Conservancy

1330 W. Peachtree St., Suite 410 
Atlanta, GA 30309 
(404) 873-7979
nature.org 


Regional Business Coalition of Metro-Atlanta

235 International Boulevard, NW 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 223-3310 
www.rbcatlanta.org

Eric Meyer       Executive Director


Research Atlanta AYSPS-GSU
University Plaza 
Atlanta, GA 30303 
(404) 651-1384 
www.researchatlanta.org


Sierra Club, GA Chapter

1447 Peachtree Street
Suite 305 
(404) 607-1262 
georgia.sierraclub.org

Bryan Hager     Director, Georgia Challenge to Sprawl Campaign


Southface Energy Institute

241 Pine Street, 
Atlanta GA 30308 
(404) 872-3549 
www.southface.org

 


Trees Atlanta

96 Poplar Street, N.W. 
Atlanta GA 30303 
(404) 522-4097 
www.treesatlanta.org

Marcia D. Bansley, JD, CAE       Executive Director


Trust for Public Land

1447 Peachtree St., Suite 601 
Atlanta, GA 30309 
(404) 873-7306 
www.tpl.org

Kevin Johnson       Project Manager
Russ Marane        Director, Atlanta Field Office
 


UGA Alliance for Quality Growth

UGA, Institute of Ecology 
Athens, GA 30602 
(706) 542-3948 
aqg.ecology.uga.edu

Danny Bivins

 

Coordinator

UGA Marine Extension Service
University of Georgia
Marine Extension Service
715 Bay Street
Brunswick, GA 31520
Phone   (912) 264-7306
Fax      (912) 264-7312
E-mail:  lsutton@arches.uga.edu
http://www.uga.edu/marine_advisory/wqeducation.html

Keith Gates       Associate Director


Urban Land Institute 

P.O. Box 7036 
Atlanta, GA 30357-0036
(404) 888-8765
www.uli.org

Jeff DuFresne        Executive Director
Helen Hatch      Chairman
Myles Smith      Smart Growth Committee Co-chair
Bill Tunnell        Smart Growth Committee Co-chair
Stephen Arms    GQGP Liaison


Village Habitat Design/Ramsey & Co. 

483 Moreland Ave. Ste 4 
Atlanta, GA 30307
(404) 525-4288 x228
www.VillageHabitat.com
www.villagetours.info

Greg and Diana Ramsey

Becoming a GQGP Partner

The Georgia Quality Growth Partnership (GQGP) is a collaboration among diverse public and private entities that seeks to provide local governments and citizens with the tools and knowledge to transform the way we define, create, and sustain high quality Georgia communities. If you are interested in becoming a partner, please contact:

Chrissy Marlowe
706-621-3764
cmarlowe@dca.state.ga.us