ATLANTA - Five people from Gainesville are on the inauguration executive committee for Gov.-elect Nathan Deal.
These people along with other committee members and staff will plan the events leading up to and including the Deal's inauguration January 10. Deal's hometown is more heavily represented on the committee than any other single city or town in the state.
In addition to the previous announcement of co-chairs Jay Morgan and Tricia Pridemore, the executive committee includes:
Hon. Brian Kemp, Athens, Secretary of State, Honorary Chairman
David Hanna, Atlanta, Finance Chairman
Robert Highsmith, Atlanta, Counsel
Sue Everhart, Marietta, Georgia GOP Chairman
Mandy Cronan, Gainesville, Homemaker
Steve Croy, Richmond Hill, CEO, Croy Realty Group
Mary Dunagan, Gainesville, Media Specialist, Hall County Schools
Susan Jessup, Gainesville, Retired Educator, Gainesville City Schools
Thelma Kilpatrick, Statesboro, Retired Educator, Emanuel County Schools
Lisa Leiter, Marietta, Special Education Teacher, Cobb County Schools
Kathy Lovett, Gainesville, Retired Educator, Hall County Schools
Linda McWhorter, Whitesburg, Homemaker and Republican Activist
Carolyn Meadows, Marietta, NRA and ACU Board Member
Helen Rice, LaGrange, Retired Educator and Community Activist
Ansley Saville, Rome, Vice-President, Coosa Steel Inc.
Jerry Usry, Albany, Government Affairs Consultant
Mary Hart Wilheit, Artist, Gainesville
Vicki Zimmerman, Realtor and Interior Designer, Eatonton