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Month: July 2013

Special Edition: Divorce Money Matters

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Lisa Decker/Divorce Money Matters 

Lisa C. Decker – referred to by her clients as Miss Money Matters® – is a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst and the CEO and founder of Divorce Money Matters®, and Speed Divorcing Workshops, as well as the soon to launch online community, DivorceTownUSA.com.

Ms. Decker is a frequent radio show guest and has also been interviewed by CNBC, NY Times, ForbesWomen.com, Business Week, and Oprah magazines. Lisa is an expert in divorce financial matters, and a discreet problem-solver who guides her clients to “Divorce Your Spouse, Not Your Money®.”

She is also a Breast Cancer Survivor, married for more than 30 years and mom to three daughters, and a new granddaughter, as well as, an active volunteer in her community.

Steve Worrall/Georgia Family Law  FacebookFacebookLinkedinTwitterTwitter

Stephen M. Worrall is an experienced family law and wills, trusts and estate planning attorney in Marietta, Georgia. He concentrates on all areas of family law including wills, trusts, probate, special needs planning and guardianship.

Steve is committed to being a different kind of lawyer and doing things differently in his areas of practice. His goal is to guide his clients through the divorce process as efficiently and painlessly as possible. Steve is also focused on his desire to fully serve and help his clients make the best legal and financial decisions.

Steve is an Atlanta native and has lived in Cobb County all of his life. He graduated with honors from the University of Georgia School of Law and lives in his hometown suburb in Marietta. He is married and is a dad to three children. He is involved in his community in local organizations.

JoAnne Donner/Mediation Services of Georgia, Inc. Linkedin

JoAnne Donner, with Mediation Services of Georgia, Inc., is a conflict resolution specialist with a Master’s Degree in Conflict Management. She is a mediator, a mediation coach, and a divorce coach. As a mediator, she is a neutral third-party who facilitates the conversation between disputing parties, helping guide them through the mediation process toward their desired outcome, which can include a complete settlement on all issues. As a mediation coach, she works with one side in a dispute to prepare them for an upcoming mediation session so they approach mediation feeling confident, comfortable, and knowledgeable about the process. As a divorce coach, she guides divorcing individuals as they navigate the sometimes overwhelming maze of selecting and working with divorce professionals, as well as defining and refining goals, priorities, and decisions that can affect them and their families, potentially, forever. Note: mediators, mediation coaches, and divorce coaches do not offer legal or financial advice and are not substitutes for legal or financial counsel.

Mark and Anne Lackey/Atlanta Housing Source Team FacebookLinkedinLinkedinTwitter

Mark and his team at Atlanta Housing Source are specialists. Each agent has their own skill and specialty.

Divorce: One specialty is in working with couples who are going through or considering divorce.

Corporate Relocation : Our teams of service providers are available to our clients to bring peace of mind to the person or family who is relocating and provide them with exceptional service at a pre-negotiated price – No Surprises! We refer the most services or product to meet almost every need of our client. We also use our partners regularly to ensure that they are providing the best service and value.

Selling Homes: We sell a lot of homes. Whether you have equity or are under-water, we can help. We have a special plan & team for those homeowners who are underwater. All our listing are marketed through all channels of advertising to reach the maximum number of Buyers. Our tech savvy team has sold thousands of properties with their combined experience. Our marketing skills are second to none in our market and we stay on the cutting edge in our field.

Investors: We work with investors looking for Financial Freedom through the power of leverage with real estate. We have helped hundreds of investors interested in Metro Atlanta fulfill their dreams. Whatever your situation, don’t miss the perfect storm of the current environment of low prices and historically low interest rates. Buy your first home, move up to that dream home or buy that investment property. Let Mark and his team of professionals help your dreams come true.

 

 

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Kara Tarantino and Amanda Helmey with Vericom Corporation and Demi Tanner with Axia Payments

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Kara Tarantino/Vericom Corporation FacebookLinkedinTwitter

A results-driven strategic marketer with 25 years in the healthcare industry, Kara is intuitively passionate about bringing health literacy messaging mainstream and developing content for healthcare audiences that can be acted upon in order to positively impact patient behavior. Kara has led marketing at Vericom Corporation for more than 18 years, diligently working to help clients improve the patient and employee experience with more effective internal communications. Her unique expertise lies in strategic healthcare content development for hospital communications. Kara holds a B.A. in Business Administration and French from Gettysburg College.

Amanda Helmey/Vericom Corporation Linkedin

Amanda joined Vericom in April, 2010 as an account manager, bringing with her eight years of experience as the marketing manager for an Atlanta-based general contractor. In her current role as director, customer engagement, she is responsible for mentoring and coaching the client relations and account management staff as they build relationships with clients and provide extraordinary customer service. She is accountable for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the department. Amanda holds a B.A. in journalism from the University of Georgia with a concentration in public relations.

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Special Edition: Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce

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Christine Heller/Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce 

Andrea Hall/City of Sandy Springs Andrea Linkedin

Andrea Hall currently serves as the Economic Development Director for the City of Sandy Springs, where she is responsible for facilitating the location or expansion of businesses in the City. In this role, Andrea works with various partners at the local, state and regional levels to provide site selection assistance for companies and acts as the City’s business ombudsperson.

Prior to joining Sandy Springs, Andrea served five years in Economic Development for the City of Smyrna. In addition to business retention and recruiting efforts, she was also involved in the City’s redevelopment efforts, working with Tax Allocation Districts and a variety of public-private partnership tools.

Before her public sector work, Andrea worked in various positions for an independent power producer and energy trading firm. Her past experience also includes real estate and site selection work with Arthur Andersen LLP.

Ms. Hall is a member of the International Economic Development Council, the Urban Land Institute and the Georgia Economic Developers Association. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban Studies from Georgia State University and a Masters in City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

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Special Edition: Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

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Debbie Fuse/Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce

Debbie Fuse is the Executive Director of the Dunwoody Chamber of Commerce. Debbie’s background was in sales management, and sales to the construction industry. Prior to that, she held positions in management in the hotel and restaurant industry. She led highly successful sales teams in the Southeast – from 11-28 sales reps with each position – and requirements of traveling up to 80% of her time. After two downsizings, she decided to redirect her focus locally and work within the community where she lives. She’s been in Dunwoody for 14 years after moving from the Baltimore area.

Alan Mothner/Dunwoody Nature Center 

Alan Mothner is the Executive Director of the Dunwoody Nature Center, whose mission is to inspire the love of nature and cultivate environmental understanding and stewardship. Each year, the Nature Center serves over 10,000 people through its programs, classes, and events. Every visitor to the park, participant in a class, and volunteer has the opportunity to see environmental education in action.

Robert Kinsey/Spruill Center for the Arts

Bob Kinsey is a Georgia Tech graduate who had a long career in the for-profit world and ran a large technology company. He began collecting original art in 1989 and served on some non-profit art organization boards. He really wanted a second career in the arts, and has been fortunate to be CEO of the Spruill Center for the Arts for more than nine years.

 

 

Bill Curry with Curry, Wellborn and Battcher

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The Player

As a player, Bill learned the game from such legendary masters as Bobby Dodd, Vince Lombardi, and Don Shula. He snapped the ball to a who’s who list of quarterbacks, including Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, and Billy Lothridge. He was a two-time Pro Bowl center and a three-time NFL Champion, including victories in Super Bowls I and V.

The Coach

As a coach, Bill restored the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to national prominence. At the University of Alabama, he was named Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year. At Kentucky, Bill led his Wildcats to their first bowl game in nearly a decade. In 2008, Bill became the first head coach at Georgia State, who played its inaugural season in 2010. Bill’s honors and awards include the 2007 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award and the 2008 Gerald R. Ford Legends Center Award, both given for his lifetime of outstanding contributions, both within and outside the game of football.

The Leader

As a leader, Bill served as President of the National Football League Players Association during one of the most tumultuous periods in NFL history. He was later the Chief Operating Officer for the National Consortium for Academics & Sports. From 2006 to 2008 Bill served as the Executive Director of the leadership initiative at The Baylor School in Tennessee.

The Analyst

As an analyst and on-air personality for a decade at ESPN, Bill was the broadcast equivalent of comfort food. There was nothing better for the true football fan – no surer source for that indescribable feeling of satisfaction and contentment, and, indeed, that all was right in the world of college football – than settling into a plush easy chair on Saturday night and hearing that unmistakable voice analyzing . . . teaching . . . but never pandering.

The Author

In 1977, with dear friend and muse George Plimpton, Bill wrote his first book: “One More July – A Football Dialogue.” In 2008, Bill’s next book – “Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle” – was released by ESPN books and was immediately praised by author Pat Conroy as the best book ever about the NFL.

The Husband, Father, And Grandfather

As a husband, he has somehow managed – through 35 moves and more than fifty years of marriage – to hang onto to his brilliant and beautiful wife Carolyn, who was Bill’s grade school sweetheart. In Bill Jr. and Kristin, Bill has two incredibly accomplished and successful children. And, in grandchildren Alex, Elliot, Evelyn, Claire, and Brett, Bill has the most promising generation yet of the Curry family.

The Man

Pete Wellborn, Bill’s former player, describes Bill as follows: “Most importantly, as a human being, Bill has touched countless lives. To the thousands of athletes whom he has coached, Bill has been a mentor, advisor, father-figure, role model, philanthropist, and, in short, pretty much every other descriptive term one can think of that describes a person who improves and enriches the lives of everyone he touches. In short, to be around Bill is to become a better person.”