Past Speakers for November-December 2009

NOV 04	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

NOV 11	Gary L. Clayton, CPA,
	Financial and Business Consultant for Clayton, Paulk and Associates,
	a CPA firm based in Decatur. For the last 14 years, Gary was Owner and Director of Sales for Micro/Net Solutions, a computer network and integration company based in Alpharetta. He is in the process of liquidating this company and expanding the service offerings of this 56-year old accounting firm. Gary is a native of the Atlanta area and has a BS degree in accounting from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina.

NOV 18	Cecil Flowe,
	Head Football Coach at Parkview High School
	Coach Flowe began his teaching and coaching career after eight years in the computer industry. This year marks Coach Flowe's 28th year in public education. He has been a teacher and coach at Parkview since 1991 and became the head coach in 1993. His teams have played for six State Championships in his tenure as head coach, winning four since 1997. He has the second longest winning streak of any active head coach at 46 consecutive games. Aside from teaching and coaching, Coach Flowe is an avid race driver competing in Nascar's "Southern All Star Super Truck" racing series. He is also a senior driving instructor with SpeedTech Auto Racing Schools located in Concord, NC.

NOV 25	Open Mic
	Testimonies by luncheon attendees.

DEC 02	O. Z. Miller,
	Mortgage Consultant, Southeast Mortgage
	O.Z. Miller has an extensive background in the mortgage lending industry from his degree in Finance through the University of Georgia, his experience as a licensed real estate agent, appraisal work, and as a residential underwriter. His knowledge of mortgage products allows him to guide his clients and realtors alike through the course of selecting the best financing for their needs. O.Z. provides high quality service and returns calls promptly which gives his clients confidence that they are working with someone who has their best interests and concerns at heart.

DEC 09	Mark A. Adams,
	Vice President, PM, PDM, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
	Mark is presently responsible for the development, management, and retention of 51 Project Management and Strategic Program Lead professionals assigned to drive technology projects for the Line of Business partners within a matrix environment, and ensure that projects are managed to PMI and SunTrust project management methodologies. Prior to his position at SunTrust, Mark was Resource Manager of Leveraged Product Development at Fidelity Information Services. He has also held sales, product, and project management positions at Harland Financial Solutions, Red Lobster, and First National Bank of Union County, Georgia.

DEC 16	Tobin Sexton,
	President, Toby Sexton Tire Co., Inc.
	Toby Sexton Tire Co., Inc. was founded in 1963 and specializes in the recycling of used aircraft tires for industrial use.They are a worldwide, wholesale distributor of tires and tubes, and stock new tires, used tires, recapped tires, wheels, and casings in all sizes and tread patterns. Their main facilities are located in Loganville, Georgia, and consist of over 190,000 square feet. Tobin is an Atlanta native and graduated from North Alabama.

DEC 23	Arthur Corbin,
	President and CEO of the Municipal Gas Authority of Georgia,
	a natural gas supply agency that meets the needs of 76 municipal gas utilities serving over 250,000 customers. Arthur joined the Gas Authority in 1988 as Director of Supply & Operations shortly after the agency was formed by the Georgia General Assembly. Arthur moved up the ranks and was named President and CEO in 1994. Before joining the Gas Authority, he held various positions with El Paso Natural Gas Company, an interstate natural gas pipeline located in El Paso, Texas, serving the western United States.

DEC 30	NO MEETING
	JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!