CANCELED: Forsyth Advisory Committee Meeting

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Name: CANCELED: Forsyth Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: May 8, 2019
Time: 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Registration: Sorry, public registration for this event has been closed.
Event Description:
Join the Council for Quality Growth's Forsyth Advisory Committee Meeting with James McCoy, CEO of Cumming-Forsyth Chamber of Commerce

James McCoy is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cumming-Forsyth County Chamber of Commerce. During his tenure at the Chamber, the organization has worked with over 300 economic development clients that have created over 25,000 new jobs and over $2 billion dollars of new capital investment in Forsyth County.  James has led several successful referendum campaigns to gain voter approval for over $1.8 billion dollars for local education, transportation and public safety infrastructure improvements.
 
Born in Franklin, North Carolina, James received his BA from Wake Forest University and his MBA from the Mike Cottrell College of Business at the University of North Georgia.
 
James is a Past-President of the Rotary Club of Lanier-Forsyth, is a Paul Harris Fellow and a Trustee for the Georgia Rotary Student Program.  James serves on the Advisory Board of the Mike & Lynn Cottrell Junior Achievement Discovery Center. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute. James is the Past Chairman of the Board for the Bald Ridge Boys Lodge, Past-President and current Treasurer of the Board for the Forsyth County Arts Alliance, Past-Chairman of the Board for North Georgia Community Foundation and founding Chairman of the Board for Mentor Me North Georgia.  He has also volunteered for the organization as a mentor with his mentee, Dylan for the last 12 years. 
 
James is an avid fly fisherman and loves chasing trout in the North Georgia Mountains and his native Western North Carolina.     
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Location:
Forsyth Conference Center
3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd.
Cumming, Ga 30041
Contact Information:
Ian McDermott
Fees/Admission:
No Cost: Council Members Only
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