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Greater Hall Chamber 2018-2019 Leadership Team teams within the company includGreater Hall Chamber Chair ing Development Consulting, Due Carol Burrell, is the president and Diligence, Planning and Master CEO of Northeast Georgia Health Infrastructure Design. He is responSystem (NGHS). She has been a sible for client development and copart of the senior management team ordination of highly visible projects at NGHS for almost two decades, of the firm, including infrastructure serving as executive vice president for large master planned communiand chief operating officer before ties and municipal projects, such as being named president and CEO the new Lanier Technical College in 2011. Under Carol’s leadership, campus, State Route 365 Sewer Northeast Georgia Medical Center Brian Rochester Kit Dunlap expansion, Margaritaville at Lanier (NGMC) continues to rank among Carol Burrell NEGA Health System Rochester & Associates President & CEO Islands, Road Atlanta, Sterling the nation’s top hospitals. Carol led Chair, Greater Hall Chair-Elect, Greater Hall Greater Hall Chamber on the Lake, and the new Kubota the System’s construction of North- Chamber of Commerce Chamber of Commerce of Commerce Manufacturing of America campus. east Georgia Medical Center BraBrian served for three consecutive years as Chairman of the Greater Hall selton, Georgia’s first new hospital in almost 20 years, and the system Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Council. acquired Barrow Regional Medical Center in December 2016. Carol’s achievements have been recognized statewide: Georgia Trend magazine consistently places her on their list of the 100 Most Influential Georgians Kit Dunlap, President & CEO of the Greater Hall Chamber since 1998, has spearheaded several multi-million dollar initiatives such as the and in 2017, named her Georgia’s Most Respected Business Leader. HALLmark initiative, that have funded successful economic developLocally, the Greater Hall Chamber presented her with the Distinguished ment, education and community programs as well as VISION 2030. Citizen Award in 2017, and she received the Gainesville Rotary Club’s Kit's leadership has guided the Chamber to solid ground with a memGuardian of Ethics Award in 2015. Carol is active with United Way bership base of 2,500 individuals and a staff of 12 people. A Brenau of Hall County, and she is Past Board Chair for the Northeast Georgia College graduate, Kit served on the Board of the Georgia Department Chapter of the American Red Cross. She also serves on the board of the of Economic Development for 10 years and as chairman for two years. Georgia Hospital Association, Vizient MidSouth and the University of She is a founding member of the Gainesville-Hall County Economic North Georgia Foundation and is a member of the American College of Development Council and served as the council's first chairman in 1992. Healthcare Executives. She is currently serving on the board of the Metro North Georgia Water Chamber Chair-Elect Brian Rochester is Principal and Executive Vice Planning District and is a past chair of the organization. President for Rochester & Associates, Inc. Brian coordinates multiple
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