SSPC 2007 Board of Directors and Officers

Wanda W. Buckley Chairwoman Agora Brokerage Company, LLC	Wanda W. Buckley, MCR, is the president of Agora Brokerage Company, LLC. Buckley served on the City of Sandy Springs Properties Task Force in 2005 and was appointed by the mayor to serve on the Citizen's Advisory Committee for the comprehensive land use plan in 2006. Ms. Buckley is a member of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors Million Dollar Club and the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). Visit www.agorabrokerage.com.
Bob Begle Urban Collage, Inc.	Bob Begle is a principal and co-founder of Urban Collage, Inc. He has more than 13 years of experience in residential design and community planning including significant experience with the City of Atlanta's pre-Olympic preparations. In his role as the firm's primary designer, Begle has conducted a wide range of design and planning activities including urban redevelopment plans, community master plans, housing and feasibility studies, facility master plans and architectural design.
Ron Comacho Communications Focus	Ron Comacho is the principal for Communications Focus, a marketing and communications consulting firm.  He serves on the Boards of both Sandy Springs Revitalization and the Sandy Springs Business Association, and chairs the SSRI Marketing Communications Committee. Ron serves as President of the Cherokee Park Civic Association, a member of the Roswell/Wieuca Alliance, Vice President of the Georgia Epilepsy Foundation, and as an appointed member of the Fulton County Citizens Commission on the Environment.
Tom Curran Haverty's Furniture Company	Tom Curran is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for Haverty's Furniture Companies. From 1987 until 2005 he served as the Vice President for Advertising. Mr. Curran has over 25 years of experience with Haverty's. He is a graduate of Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV. He serves on the advisory board of the Global Retail Marketing Association. Tom and his wife Leslie reside in Sandy Springs.
Debbie Goldman Secretary Norwalk-The Furniture Idea	Debbie Goldman, a resident and business owner in Sandy Springs, owns Norwalk-The Furniture Idea near Perimeter Mall. WIth over 25 years of business management experience, she is passionate about commercial and residential interior design and brings that experience to the Sandy Springs community. As a new board member Debbie is becoming actively involved in the local business community and the arts initiatives of Sandy Springs. Her goals include promoting her business and the arts, while fostering an environment to encourage local businesses to work together to help each other grow and succeed.
Charles Hoag Signature Bank of Georgia	Charles brings extensive financial services experience to the Board, having served in various capacities with two Regional Banks for more than 17 years.  He currently serves as Retail Executive and Sandy Springs Community Executive for Signature Bank of Georgia , a locally-owned Bank headquartered in Sandy Springs .  He is also a 2007 class member of Leadership Sandy Springs.  He and his wife, Barbara, have three children ranging in age from 11 to 15.
Bill Holden Vice-Chair Sandy Springs Community Bank	Bill Holden is President of Sandy Springs Community Bank. He serves on the board of Leadership Sandy Springs, and is a Board Member for Heritage Sandy Springs. He also serves as President-Elect for the Rotary Club of Sandy Springs. He participates with Congressman Tom Price's Transportation Committee, and as Treasurer for Taste of Sandy Springs. Bill also volunteers for several other non-profit organizations. Bill Holden is the current vice-chair of The Sandy Springs Business Association.
Bill McKenzie Burr & Forman LLP	Bill McKenzie is an attorney with the law firm of Burr & Forman LLP and practices in the areas of commercial real estate development, business transactions, and commercial and corporate lending. Bill is an active member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia and the Atlanta Bar Association. He is an associate or affiliate member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI), and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association. Bill received his A.B., summa cum laude, in 1975 from the University of Georgia. He attended law school at the University of Virginia. Bill furthered his education at Emory University Law School. Bill is a native Atlantan, and has lived in Sandy Springs since 1960. He is married (to the former Mary L. Connelly, since 1977) and has two daughters.
Trey Ragsdale Kaiser Permanente	Trey Ragsdale is the Public Affairs Officer for Kaiser Permanente. Trey is also the Founder of PurePolitics.com, LLC, the world's largest political educational portal. Her serves on many corporate & community boards including serving as Lt. Gov. for the Georgia District Kiwanis International. Trey holds an undergraduate degree from Auburn University and a MBA from Georgia State University. He is a published author, active in his church and has been recognized by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the top 40 business leaders under the age of 40 in Metropolitan Atlanta. He is a native of Sandy Springs/Dunwoody and resides with his wife Erin in Sandy Springs.
Ron Slotin Trio Media Group	Ron Slotin is Principal of Trio Media Group, a full-service advertising, public relations and interactive design company. Prior to creating Trio, Ron was publisher of a prominent Atlanta magazine and creator and producer of an Atlanta-based television series. He also spent two years working in Brazil in Business Development for one of the largest cellular phone distributors in the world. In addition, Ron was one of the youngest State Senators in Georgia history. Ron graduated from University of Georgia with a degree in Marketing.
Ray Smith Marshall & Lueder, LLC	Ray Smith is a commercial, real estate, and probate litigation attorney with a national practice in areas including real estate law, land use matters, commercial law, probate law, business and employment litigation, election law, and creditor bankruptcy. He has served as special assistant to the attorney general of the State of Georgia. Ray was appointed by Governor Sonny Perdue to the Governor’s Committee for Sandy Springs, where he served as a commissioner and vice-chair. He previously serves on the Fulton County Board of Elections and Registration. Ray is also the President of the Atlanta Chapter of the University of North Carolina Educational Foundation and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Atlanta Academy.
Daniel Wise Guardian Products	A resident of Sandy Springs since 1988, Daniel Wise is Vice President of Guardian Products, automative supply company. He is also President and CEO of The Five Paces Inn Co., Inc. A graduate of the University of Georgia, he and his wife Kimberly, daughter, Hannah, and sons James and William, live in Sandy Springs.

Contact SSPC: Donna Gathers
  ssba@sandysprings.org