Ron Buckley - 2020 Vice Chairman
Ron has over 30 years of experience in commercial real estate leasing and since 2002, he is the VP of Leasing at Brixmor Property Group in Roswell, GA. Brixmor’s southeast regional office relocated to East Roswell in 2018 and is a dominant open air shopping center owner, with over 400 shopping centers and 72 million square feet throughout the country. He graduated from the business school at Arizona State University. Ron, his wife Sue, and their 2 boys (who both graduated from Roswell High School) have lived in West Roswell for over 20 years. Ron has coached baseball and basketball with his boys in the Roswell recreation center. Ron enjoys listening to music, volunteering and hiking the Chattahoochee River and surrounding parks.
LinkedIn: ron-buckley-73442118
Thomas Smith, CFA - 2020 Treasurer
Thomas has national experience in real estate acquisitions, sales, development, financing and asset/portfolio management. He retired from Prudential Real Estate Investors after 30+ years and opened Smith Property Capital Advisors to provide consulting services to the commercial real estate industry. He is originally from Birmingham, AL, completed his undergrad in Finance at Vanderbilt and later an MBA from Tulane. He, his wife and children moved to Roswell in 1996. He is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) and also enjoys golfing and fly fishing.
LinkedIn: thomas-smith-21586bb1
David White
David has nearly 20 years of experience in design, construction and development across commercial, institutional and residential sectors which provides a comprehensive perspective on land related activities. He is principal and founder of civilogistix, a civil engineering firm, which provides design services across the southeast. David is a registered Professional Engineering in numerous states, has a BS from Virginia Tech, an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Organization & Management from Emory University and is a graduate from Urban Land Institutes Center for Leadership. He lives in Roswell with his wife, Laura, and three young kids.
LinkedIn: davidpwhite1
Maureen Whatley
Maureen is an innovative and pioneering leader in the area of integrating Talent Management. She is highly skilled at designing, creating and facilitating development programs for high potentials, middle managers and leaders. Her undergrad in Communications is from the University of Oregon and has a certificate in Human Capital Strategy. Maureen, her husband and young son live in Roswell. They enjoy hiking, enjoying the Chattahoochee and all the Roswell Area Parks.
LinkedIn: maureennetwork
Michael Thompson, CPA/ABV, CFF, CFE, CGMA
Michael has over 25 years in forensic accounting, taxation, valuation, and litigation support. His case background includes a variety of complex matters relating to insurance, taxation, accounting malpractice, fraud investigations, damage assessments, and business valuation. He is currently the managing director at Thompson & Associates CPAs, LLC. He has a BBA in Accounting from Georgia Southwestern University.
LinkedIn: michaelwt
Michelle Seger
Michelle is a partner at SalesGlobe, a global consulting advisory firm with headquarters in Roswell. Michelle helps companies advance their go-to-market and sales strategy in the midst of transformational change. Her expertise is in building consensus, clarity and buy-in from leadership to the front-line and developing and implementing the sales strategy and change management plan. Michelle is a former owner of an Italy-based retail store franchise, and she has extensive experience in retail building and development, and project management. Michelle received her MBA from Emory University, and has an undergraduate degree in Spanish. She lives in Roswell with her husband and two daughters and enjoys living in a community where people can live, work and play.
LinkedIn: michelleseger