Interim President
Gregory S. Williams, Manager of Account Management, Large Group, Strategic Accounts and Public Sector. Greg joined the Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Georgia in 2005. He is responsible for managing a team of professionals that manage and service Kaiser Permanente’s Large, Strategic and Public Sector Accounts. The focus of this team is to provide ongoing, strategic services to existing clients and the expansion of distribution channels, including brokers, direct relationships, and business coalitions. Additionally, his team manages the annual renewal process, open enrollment, rate development and growth strategies. Greg has over 20 years of Sales and Account Management experience in the healthcare industry.
Vice President
Bonnie Haynes is currently employed with Peach State Federal Credit Union where she serves as the Business Development Representative at the Panola Industrial location. She has over 27 years of experience.
Membership Chair
Andrew Chamblin has been a member of the Greater Lithonia Chamber since 2004. The focus of his role is to increase membership in the chamber by, promoting the chamber to business owners, and other professionals, and following up on membership inquiries; He also helps develop programs that create more value for the members; Ideas include marketing, advertising and networking.
Andrew has been a financial advisor with “Ameriprise Financial Services” for almost seventeen years. He provides pre & post retirement planning, life insurance, investment management for individuals, and small business owners.
Andrew has been actively involved in the community mentoring high school children, working with the NAACP to show people how to rebuild their credit, and recently with the “NAACP’s” education improvement effort.
If you would like more information about the “Lithonia Chamber” please contact “Andrew” at 770-817-0175 ext. 11.
Secretary
Aneisia Teele is the Director of Sales and Marketing at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta (East). In her position, she is responsible for the yearly revenue goal set forth by the management company as well as oversee the Marketing strategy of the hotel. The hotel services Corporate Clients, Family Reunions, Religious Organizations, Tournaments, and Wedding Guests and many more group options. Aneisia has been in the hospitality industry for several years. She has worked for Marriott International, Choice Hotels, and Starwood Hotels. She is the Secretary for the Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce.
Board Member
Darold is a community advocate that has served as Mayor and councilman for the city of Lithonia. Honore has devoted years of service to the Dekalb community in many ways, in 2004 he was appointed by the Dekalb Board of Commissioners to the Dekalb Board of Health, the largest health department in Georgia, where he became the first African American Chairman of the Board. Darold continued his service to the community with his appointment to the executive board of the Dekalb History Center, he joined the Medical Reserve Corps for Dekalb County, and volunteered with the Dekalb Library Foundation. He now serves on the board of Directors for Dekalb Academy of Technology and Environment charter school and work as an Assistant Scout Masters for the school as well. He is a member of Leadership Dekalb class of 2008, a graduate of Georgia State University and received a Masters from Strayer University. Darold is married and have one son. He owns a Farmers Insurance Agency on Main Street in Downtown Lithonia City.
Board Member
Tameika Porter grew up in Lithonia, Georgia, so the Lithonia/Stonecrest area is near and dear to her heart. She graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School. She obtained a Bachelor’s of Science in Education and a Masters of Public Administration at Georgia Southern University. Her goal and passion has always been to be an agent of change and to make a difference in her community. She is truly a servant leader who loves helping other people. With her background in nonprofit management, she has worked with numerous nonprofit organizations and their boards. In addition, she specializes in youth development and project management. In 2018, she became a member of Project Management Institute (“PMI”). She says that her gifts, talents, and knowledge is not just for her alone, but it’s to be shared with others in her community.
Board Member
Terrence D. Thomas is a graduate of Morehouse College with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. He also has a Master of Divinity from Interdenominational Theological Center. He has over thirteen years of experience of inspiring and supporting youth, college students and adults from varies communities throughout the Metropolitan Atlanta area. Thomas founded Open Arms Developmental Agency Inc. in 2013. He strives to empower youth through Education, Athletics, Social Development, while operating in the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) concept while intertwining life skills to develop the whole human being. Terrence Thomas states, “the only way to understand the youth is to spend time with them.”
Website Content Manager
Jerry T. Myers is the President of IN THE DOOR, a workforce development, and training company that serves over 24 counties in the State of Georgia. Today he serves on Georgia's Reentry Task Force for the Department of Juvenile Justice and the Georgia Chamber's Rural Prosperity Council. In his past life, he worked in education leadership for 14 years and holds an MBA in Marketing and a Master of Public Administration with a government concentration. He also is the author of GET IN THE DOOR: 7 Keys to Maximizing Your Career Search and serves as an Adjunct Professor of marketing and public administration. In his free time, Jerry works on web design/marketing projects and spends time with his family.