Volunteer Committees Volunteers are the heart of any successful program. The Main Street & Better Hometown programs develop local vision and leadership while actively facilitating the economic development of downtown using the National Main Street Center’s 4-point Approach™: Organization, Design, Economic Restructuring and Promotion. These committees are critical to the success of the Better Home Town Program. In addition, Cleveland Better Home Town has established a Historic Preservation Committee to help preserve the rich heritage of our local community. Economic Restructuring Committee Purpose: Works to develop a market strategy that will result in an improved retail mix, a strong tax base, increased investor confidence, and a stable role for the downtown as a major component of the city’s economy. Chairman: Jeff Hunt, White County Division President - Community Bank & Trust Committee Members: Mayor Don Stanley – City of Cleveland Chief John Foster – Cleveland Police Department Commissioner Joe Campbell – White County Board of County Commissioners Sheriff Neal Walden – White County Sheriff’s Office Judy Walker, President – White County Chamber of Commerce Tom O’Bryant, Community & Economic Development Director – White County Travis Turner, Vice President – Regions Bank Dr. Mike Simoneaux, Interim President – Truett-McConnell College Natalie Culp – White County Department of Economic Development Design Committee Purpose: Creates an attractive, coordinated, and quality visual image of the downtown by capitalizing on its unique assets and heritage. Chairman: Rush Mauney, Councilman - City of Cleveland Committee Members: Jane Grillo, Director – Stepping Stone Farm Holly Hunt – Stepping Stone Farm Sam Dixon, President – Norton-Dixon Insurance Agency Larry Allen, Owner – Jill’s Gifts & Collectibles Carl Dann, Owner – Smokey Mountain Trader Jeanavon Burrow – Truett-McConnell College Rick Post, President – Rick Post & Associates Promotions Committee Purpose: Markets a unified, quality image of the business district as the center of activities, goods, and services to retailers, shoppers, investors and tourists through image building, special events and retail sales. Chairwoman: Julie Poulson, Assistant Vice President & Marketing Officer - United Community Bank Committee Members: Pastor Patrick Ballington – The Bridge Church Donny Parker, President – Parker Traffic Markings Dottie Holman, Realtor – Century 21 Community Realty Susan Baker – Habersham EMC (Chamber Ag Committee) Greg Thomas, Regions Bank KJ Allen, President – Georgia 105.1 Dean Dyer, President – WRWH 1350AM Kristen Mangum, Reporter – White County News Jamie Wall, Owner – Java Sun John Flynn, Retired Healthcare Executive Historic Preservation Committee Purpose:“To identify and preserve the cultural heritage of the Cleveland town square area.” Chairman: Judge Garrison Baker – White County Probate Judge Committee Members: Judy Lovell, President – White County Historical Society Shirley McDonald, Local Historian Charlie Thomas, Chairman - Cleveland Better Home Town Grant Keene, City Attorney – City of Cleveland Edna Holcomb - Truett-McConnell College Mike Foor, President – Ansley Communication Group Aubrey Mcintyre, Owner – Aubrey’s Barber Shop Brenda Helton – Brenda Helton Accounting & Tax Service Cleveland Better Home Town, Inc. is a non-profit 501 (c) 3 charitable organization. In 2007, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs official designated Cleveland as a, “Georgia Better Home Town.” Cleveland Better Home Town is a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and works to promote the 4-Point Approach to downtown revitalization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law and help to support the Cleveland revitalization program. For more information contact: Maria Jurado-Flynn, Manager Cleveland Better Home Town, Inc. 3 Courthouse Square * Cleveland, GA 30528 (706) 969-3336 Cleveland Better Home Town, Inc 3 Courthouse Square | Cleveland, Georgia 30528 | 706-969-3336