The success of the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce is built on the leadership, passion, and experience of our dedicated board of directors. These individuals bring together a wide range of expertise—from business and education to public service and economic development—all united by a common goal: to strengthen Macon’s economy and improve quality of life for everyone who lives and works here. As stewards of the Chamber’s mission, they work to support local businesses, advocate for pro-growth policies, and cultivate a thriving, inclusive business environment.
Helping Drive Macon Forward
Executive Committee
Luis serves as Senior Vice President of All-State Electrical.
Past Board Presidents & Chairs 1861-2023
- 2025 Christy Kovac
- 2024 Tyson Firlotte
- 2023 Scott Siegel
- 2022 Ivan Allen
- 2021 Rob Betzel
- 2020 Julia Magda
- 2019 Jim Manley
- 2018 Ron Shipman
- 2017 George S. Greer
- 2016 George S. Greer
- 2015 Dan T. Slagle
- 2014 Jason Delves
- 2013 Starr Hutchings Purdue
- 2012 Leonard Bevill
- 2011 Walter Miller
- 2010 Robert F. Hatcher, Jr.
- 2009 Paul Leath
- 2008 J. Michael Dyer
- 2007 A. Donald Faulk, Jr.
- 2006 Billy Pitts
- 2005 Lee B. Murphey
- 2004 Steven L. Kruger
- 2003 John Shoemaker
- 2002 Charlotte McMullan
- 2001 David H. Pushman
- 2000 Carol Hudler
- 1999 John McSween
- 1998 George Marshall Butler
- 1997 Steve M. Solomon, IV
- 1996 William T. Wiley, Jr.
- 1995 Damon D. King
- 1994 F. Tredway Shurling
- 1993 George M. Israel, III
- 1992 Edmund E. Olson
- 1991 William M. Matthews
- 1990 Robert F. Hatcher, Sr.
- 1989 William S. Hutchings
- 1988 Elmo Richardson
- 1987 Joe Timberlake
- 1986 Elliott Dunwody, III
- 1985 J. Alan Neal
- 1984 Melvin I. Kruger
- 1983 William A. Fickling, Jr.
- 1982 William O. Faulkner, Jr.
- 1981 Marion Gilbert
- 1980 John Comer
- 1979 Ben G. Porter, Jr.
- 1978 Albert H. Sanders, Jr.
- 1977 Eugene Cox Dunwody
- 1976 Bud S. Moss
- 1975 Barrington King
- 1974 Bert Struby
- 1973 Robert M. Young
- 1972 Charles H. Jones
- 1971 Buckner F. Melton
- 1970 H. Pink Persons
- 1969 William A. Ott
- 1968 Leo Huckabee Jr.
- 1967 William P. Simmons
- 1966 Okey Harrison
- 1965 Frank C. Jones
- 1964 A. Emmett Barnes, III
- 1963 A. Emmett Barnes, III
- 1962 Thad Murphey
- 1961 Thomas B. Harrell
- 1960 A. S. Hatcher
- 1959 E. A. Worm, Jr.
- 1958 Tom Greene
- 1957 C.W. Roberts
- 1957 Roy V. Squires
- 1956 Roland Neel
- 1955 Max Marsh
- 1954 C.W. Farmer
- 1953 Ellsworth Hall
- 1952 C.W. (Red) Roberts
- 1951 Ernest Black
- 1950 Peyton Anderson, Jr
- 1949 Calder B. Clay
- 1948 William A. Fickling
- 1947 Leo Huckabee
- 1946 Reginald Trice
- 1945 Carmage Walls
- 1944 C.O. McAfee
- 1943 T.Rad Turner
- 1942 Cubbedge Snow
- 1941 Hugh H. Hill
- 1940 Karl R. Slocum
- 1939 W.J. Juhan
- 1938 B.F. Merritt, Jr.
- 1937 B.D. Scharff
- 1936 Edward T. Flanders
- 1935 A.O.B. Sparks
- 1934 Peyton W. Jones
- 1933 C.L. Kirven
- 1932 Don C. Bryan
- 1931 A.R. Menard
- 1930 Morris Michael
- 1929 T. Baldwin Martin
- 1928 Roy Neal
- 1927 T.H. Halliburton
- 1926 P.T. Anderson
- 1925 P.T. Anderson
- 1924 George V. Clarke
- 1923 C.B. Lewis
- 1922 F. Roger Miller
- 1921 Unknown
- 1920 Jesse B. Hart
- 1919 Jesse B. Hart
- 1918 Joseph Bowles
- 1917 W.H.C. Johnson
- 1916 Guy E. Paine
- 1915 Guy E. Paine
- 1914 W. Elliott Dunwody
- 1913 E.W. Stetson
- 1912 E.W. Stetson
- 1911 A.J. Long
- 1910 Emory Winship
- 1909 J.F. Heard
- 1908 W. Emmett Small
- 1907 W. Emmett Small
- 1906 W. Emmett Small
- 1905 A.L. Dasher
- 1904 J.W. Cabaniss
- 1903 E.L. Martin
- 1900-1902 George A. Smith
- 1896-1899 R.M. Rogers
- 1895 Morris Happ
- 1893-1894 R.E. Park
- 1892 A.C. Smith
- 1888-1892 Ben C. Smith
- 1886-1887 S.R. Jaques
- 1883-1885 William H. Ross
- 1875-1883 Unknown
- 1873-1874 W.A. Huff
- 1862-1873 Unknown
- 1861 William Butler Johnston
Board of Directors
- Stephen Adams
Macon‑Bibb Co. Industrial Authority - Cyndey Busbee
Atrium Health Navicent - Katrina Cohens
Cohens Consulting - John Cozart
Robins Financial Credit Union - Stephen Daugherty
Piedmont Macon Medical Center - BJ Dunwody
Dunwody Design Development - Penny Elkins
Mercer University - Tonya Fitch
Astre Wellness - Robby Fountain
Macon‑Bibb Co. Industrial Authority - Richard Frazier-Sostillio
Theatre Macon - Caryn Frey
COX - James Fritze
NewTown Macon - Miguel Garcia
Prince Service & Manufacturing - Tyler Garrison
Terracon - Tony Green
YKK Corp
- Col. Johari Hemphill
Robins Air Force Base, 78th Air Base Wing - Jenny Howell
Fickling & Co. - Karen Lambert
The Peyton Anderson Foundation - Paul Little
Bibb Mt. Zion Baptist Church - Laura Mathis
Middle Georgia Regional Commission - Lester Miller
Macon‑Bibb County - Alex Morrison
Urban Development Authority - Eric Nyantaki
Coca Cola Bottling Company - Robin Parker
Piedmont Macon Medical Center - Monica Pirela
NotiVision - Jonathan Pitts
Piedmont Occupational Medicine - Jimmy Puckett
SPINEN - Starr Purdue
Hutchings Funeral Home, Inc. - Bowen Reichert Shoemaker
Georgia Power
- Tracie Revis
Ocmulgee National Park & Preserve Initiative - Jeff Ruggieri
Macon‑Bibb County - Scott Seigel
Truist Bank - Ron Shipman
Macon Water Authority - Dan Sims
Bibb School District - Dan Slagle
21st Century Partnership - Kesia Stafford
Stafford Builders - Win Stewart
Bibb Distributing - Gary Wheat
Visit Macon - Eric Williams
Unified Defense - Julia Wood
Community Foundation of Central Georgia - Shaneke Wooten
YKK AP
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