Volunteer Leadership
Meet the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
*Denotes Executive Committee Members
Jamie McCurry*
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Brad Harmon, Past Chairman*
Managing Partner
Hunter Maclean
Ben Polote, Jr., Secretary/Treasurer*
President
The Polote Corporation
Holden Hayes, Chair Elect*
Regional President
South State Bank
Carey Ferrara, Visit Savannah Chair*
Director of Marketing
Gaslight Group
Bert Brantley*
President & CEO
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce
West Beaver*
CEO
Vaden Automotive Group
Holmes Bell
CEO
Hussey Gay Bell
Mark Bennett
Sr. Manager Public Affairs Community
Gulfstream
Somi Benson-Jaja
Owner
Shot by Somi
Todd Costin
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Savannah
Andy Dyer
General Manager
K Machine
Terry Enoch
Police Chief
Savannah Chatham County Public School System
Ryan Foley
President
Savannah Technical College
Marianne Ganem Poppell
President and Owner
Savannah Master Calendar
Jenny Gentry
Market President
JP Morgan Chase
Catherine Grant
Founding Partner
ExperCARE
Karen Guinn*
Owner
Collective Marketing
Azsha Hankerson
Sr. Specialist, Government & Regulatory Affairs
Comcast
Mario Hilliard
Market President
Cadence Bank
Corey Jones
CEO
Lucky Savannah Vacation Rentals
Greg Kelly
Executive Director
Savannah Airport Commission
Greg Lard
President/CEO
Sunbelt Enterprises/Savannah Smiles
Julian Lewis
General Manager
JC Lewis
Danny Mahfet
Partner
Mauldin & Jenkins
Kyle Marrerro
President
Georgia Southern University
Roy Maynard, Jr.
Dentist
Georgetown Family Dental
Sam McCachern
President/CEO
Thomas & Hutton
Kyle McCann
COO
St. Joseph's/Candler
Emily McCarthy
CEO
Emily McCarthy
William Mock
Region Executive
Georgia Power
Frank Peeples
President
Peeples Industries
Kimberly Phillips
Managing Director
City Market
Danny Pinyan
President
Pinyan Construction
Ryan Price
Vice President
JE Dunn
Charles Roberson*
Pastor/CEO
Kingdom Life Christian Fellowship
Cindy Robinett*
Partner
Sterling Seacrest Pritchard
Zerik Samples
CEO
Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity
Jack Sherman
Division VP
Coca-Cola
Chris Smith
Chief Project Implementation Officer / General Counsel
Hyundai
Tim Strickland
Owner
River Street Sweets
Bradley Talbert*
CEO
Memorial Health
LTC Derick Taylor
Hunter Garrison Commander
Hunter Army Airfield
Trip Tollison
President/CEO
Savannah Economic Development Authority
Whip Triplett*
COO
North Point Hospitality
Kimberly Waller
President & CEO
United Way of the Coastal Empire
Matthew West
President
West Construction
Allen Williams
Vice President
Bernard Williams & Company
Todd Womble
CEO
Savannah Logistics Group
George Woods
Principal
Salt Marsh Consulting Group
Carey Ferrara, 20256 Chair*
Director of Marketing & Communications
Gaslight Group
Todd Costin, Immediate Past Chair*
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Savannah
Keith Butz, Treasurer*
General Manager
Thompson Savannah
Corey Jones
Owner
Lucky Savannah Vacation Rentals
Monty Jones
General Manager
Enmarket Arena
Nora Fleming Lee*
CEO
Coastal Heritage Society
Darrell Naylor-Johnson
Vice President
SCAD
Kal Patel*
President
Image Hotels
Moncello Stewart
President
Greater Savannah Black Chamber of Commerce
Kimberly Phillips*
Managing Director
City Market
Matthew Douzuk
General Manager
Perry Lane Hotel
Michael T. Owens
President/CEO
Tourism Leadership Council
Stuart Robinson
General Manager
Westin Savannah Resort & Spa
Jennifer Strickland
Co-Owner
River Street Restaurant Group
Whip Triplett
COO
Northpoint Hospitality
Melissa Austin
Owner
Savannah On Wheels
Amelia Jamerson
Owner
18 Loves Art
Matt Meece
General Manager/Owner
Historic Savannah Theatre
Dale Parker
Owner
J. Parker Ltd.
Chris Smith
Owner
Zunzi's
Joseph Marinelli*
President
Visit Savannah
Alicia Miller Blakely
Alderman At Large, Post 2
City of Savannah
Bert Brantley*
President/CEO
Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce
Chester Ellis
Chairman
Chatham County Commission
Evan Goetz
Executive Director, Tybee Post Theater
Tybee Island Representative
Greg Kelly
Executive Director
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Jamie McCurry
CAO, Georgia Ports Authority
2026 Chamber Board Chair
Jay Melder
City Manager
City of Savannah
Kelvin Moore
General Manager
Savannah Convention Center
Dawn Brosnan
Director of Communications and Marketing
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum
Marguerite Seckman
Owner
Starland Strange, Fete, Superbloom
Austin Wright
Club Director
Northpoint Hospitality