Mailing Address:
Southeast Region
Business Executives for National Security
201 17th Street NW, Suite 300
Suite 300
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1924
Contacts:
Conrad H. Busch, Jr., APR, Director, Souteast Region
Tel: (770) 506-8201
Fax: (770) 506-0527
cbusch@bens.org
Allison Cheatham, Deputy Director, Southeast Region
Tel: (404) 509-1160
acheatham@bens.org
Harrison Ferris, Deputy Director, Southeast Region
Regional Partnership
Tel: (770) 778-5943
Cell: (404) 468-0262
hferris@bens.org
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Please choose a link below or scroll down to learn more
about Metro Atlanta:
Introduction
Welcome to Metro Atlanta, BENS' fastest-growing region! Under
the leadership of our chairman Bernard Marcus, Director Emeritus
of The Home Depot, Metro Atlanta has quickly grown to include
over 100 successful business leaders.
Metro Atlanta is known for its many region events and initiatives.
We conduct major events featuring key speakers and tours of local
military bases and businesses that affect our nation's security.
To learn about upcoming events, please contact Allison Cheatham
at (404) 220-1268 or via email: acheatham@bens.org.
To learn more about the Metro Atlanta region and how you can
help, please contact Conrad or Allison at (404) 220-1268
or via email: BENSATL@bens.org.
To learn about the Georgia Business Force or our Regional Homeland Security Partnership contact Harrison Ferris
at (404) 468-0262 or hferris@bens.org,
or Conrad Buschat (404) 220-1268 or cbusch@bens.org
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Regional Executive Committee
BENS is a "member-driven" organization. Region Executive
Committee members help guide and set priorities for BENS in Metro
Atlanta and the southeast.
Chairman: Bernard Marcus*, Chairman, The Marcus Foundation
Co-Chairman: Guy F. Budinscak*, Vice Chairman, Deloitte and Touche, LLP
Member: Thomas M. Holder, Chairman and CEO,
Holder Construction Co.
Member: Zenon S. Nie*, Chairman and CEO, C.E.O. Advisory Board
Member: Thomas E. Noonan, Former GM, IBM Internet Security
Systems, Inc.
*Also a member of the BENS Board of Directors
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Base Economic Development Advisory Group
Our Region Base Economic Development Advisory Group (BEDAG) helps
the military reduce overhead and costs in Georgia through the
application of private sector best business practices.
Chairman: Thomas B. Lamb, Former President and CEO, CP Kelco
Chairman: William Weiller, Chairman and CEO (Ret.), Purafil,
Inc.
Member: Peter Brookner, President, Redi-Floors, Inc.
Member: W. Millard Choate, President & CEO, Choate Construction Co.
Member: David H. Dorton, Vice President of Strategy, The Home Depot
Member: Gerry P. Harkins, General Manager, Southern Pan Services
Co.
Member: G. Roger Land, President, Land and Associates
Member: Robert D. Martin, Partner, Interlocken Group
Member: James B. McCurry, President & CEO, PRG Schultz
Member: Daniel D. Reardon, President and COO, North Highland Company
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GBF Regional Homeland Security Partnership
Georgia Business Force Government, Academic and Other Partners
The Governor
of Georgia
Director, Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
Director, Georgia
Office of Homeland Security
Director, Georgia
Division of Public Health
Director, Georgia
Emergency Management Agency
TAG - Technology Association of Georgia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Department of Defense
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Office of Public Safety
Georgia Office
of the Attorney General
FEMA Region IV
Hands On Network
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BENS Georgia Business Force Companies
Alston& Bird, LLP
AT&T
Southeast
Choice Point
CSX Transportation
The Coca-Cola Company
Data Path
Employbridge
Deloitte
and Touche LLP
Global Payments
Holder
Construction Company
IBM
Internet
Security Systems
Manhattan Associates
North Highland Company
Oldcastle
Architectural, Inc.
Southern Company
SunTrust
The Home Depot
Wachovia Corporation
The White Oak Group, Inc.
Getting Ready
-- Company
Primer on Preparedness and Response Planning for Terrorist Attacks
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Regional Membership Committee
Develops and executes recruiting and retention plans for the
region.
Chairman: Edwin A. Wahlen, Jr., Managing Partner,
Cravey, Green, and Wahlen, Inc.
Member: Janine Brown, Atlanta Office managing Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP
Member: Gregory Chafee, Partner, Adler Pollock & Sheehan, P.C.
Member: John Corcia, Chairman, President and CEO Gulfstream USA, LLC
Member: David Dorton, Vice President Finance, Southern Region, The Home Depot
Member: Connie Engel, Partner, Childress Klein Properties
Member: David Helfgott, President & CEO, DataPath, Inc.
Member: William C. Lankford, Jr., Managing Member, Moore, Stephens,
Tiller, LLC
Member: Mylle Mangum, CEO, International Banking Technologies
Member: Christopher C. Melton, Managing Director, The White Oak Group, Inc.
Member: Ryan C. Parent, Managing Director, Veridicus Ventures, LLC
Member: Nick Pierce, President, Nick Pierce and Associates, Inc.
Member: Charles H. Robbins, Sr. VP, U.S. Commercial sales, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Member: Frederick R. Schremp, CLU, President, Multiple Benefit/Services, Inc.
Member: Bryan Tate, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Digital Corporation
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Regional Communications Committee
Develops and executes communications plans in support of Classic
and GBF recruiting, retention and policy work.
Chairman: Mr. John S. Martin III,
Founder and Prinicpal, GeorgiaLink Public Affairs Group
Member: Sam W. Austin, Partner, President & CEO, Event Streams
Member: Stephen Champness, President, Aero Marketing Service
Member: Carol Cookerly, President, Cookerly Public Relations
Member: William A. Lobb, Managing
Director, Oppenheimer and Company, Inc.
Advisor: Jane Stout, Senior Vice President, Cookerly Public Relations
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2008 Regional Events
News Articles
Public Health Magazine Article- Promoting the Business Community-Public Health Partnership and the BENS-Emory Rollins School of Public Health partnership - Summer 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Profile of the Georgia Business
Force and the Atlanta office. July 17, 2005.
Atlanta Journal Constitution - Examining private sector role in
homeland security. July 17, 2005.
Associated
Press - Profile of Georgia Business Force and BENS Business
Force. April 9, 2005.
Photographs
BENS Founding Chairman Stanley Weiss (right) with Home
Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus
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