Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce
100 Central Avenue • Tifton, GA 31793
Office (229) 382 6200 • Fax (229) 386-2232 • www.tiftonchamber.org
2020 Executive Board
CHAIR
Chris Cutts..................................................................South Georgia Banking Company
VICE-CHAIRS
Dereck Sumner, Chair-Elect & Financial Services.....Commercial Banking Company
Jody Benson, Member Services..................................Georgia Premier Services
Tom Mark, Community Development........................Tift College and Career Academy
M. Jay Hall, Government Relations............................Collins
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
(Terms End in 2020)
Melody Cowart...........................................................Williams Hotel Group
Chris Cutts..................................................................South Georgia Banking Company
Tony McBrayer...........................................................Consultant
Ronald Norman...........................................................J&R Lawn Services
Josh Pope....................................................................Century 21 Smith, Branch & Pope
Dereck Sumner............................................................Commercial Banking Company
Chris Cutts, Chair
TIFT COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Your Business & Community Partner
Chamber Focus
VOLUME 17, ISSUE 2
SUMMER 2020
(Terms End in 2021)
Patrick Atwater III......................................................Atwater Insurance Agency
Carla Hall....................................................................Tift Regional Health System
M. Jay Hall..................................................................Collins
Carla Jones..................................................................South Georgia Banking Company
Tom Mark...................................................................Tift College and Career Academy
Kirsten McAlpin.........................................................City of Tifton
Abbey McLaren..........................................................Downtown Development Authority
(Terms End in 2022)
Jody Benson................................................................Georgia Premier Services
Angela Elder...............................................................The Spearman Agency
Bridgett Mobley..........................................................Abraham Baldwin
Agricultural College
Gina Nelson................................................................Kincaid Insurance Agency
Mandy Ponder.............................................................Southern Regional
Technical College
Jared Ross...................................................................South Georgia Banking Company
Darrin Wilson..............................................................Diversified Enterprises
CHAMBER STAFF
Brian Marlowe............................................................President/CEO
Chris Beckham............................................................Vice President
Linda Floyde...............................................................Membership Manager
On the Cover...
Construction continues on the
Coca-Cola United Bottling project
in Tift County. For more information
and photos, see pages 8-9 inside.
SUMMER 2020 • Tift Chamber Focus 3