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Sally Macaulay, Executive Director of Marietta Cobb Museum of Art

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Sally Macaulay is the Executive Director for the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. Sally earned a Bachelor of Arts from Florida State University and is very active in the community. She sits on several local Boards of Trustees and is a member of North Metro Church. Sally is actively involved in Kiwanis Club of Marietta where she has served chairing numerous committees and has served on the Kiwanis Board of Trustees. Sally is also the President of the United Arts of Cobb, and has been inducted into Women of Achievement for the YWCA. She is a 2011 graduate from Arts Leaders of Atlanta, 2013 graduate of Leadership Cobb and a 2015 graduate of Honorary Commanders.

She currently resides in Kennesaw with husband, Hugh and their 3 children – Katie (21) Claire (20) and Hugh (17).

Nancy Couch of Graphic Vision, Inc., Dave Young of Edward Jones Investments, Stace Huff and Dr. Jeffrey Pipe of Tapestry Associates

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Nancy Couch of Graphic Vision, Inc.

Nancy is honored to be a part of the MBA Team! Having grown up in Cobb County, she want to continue to be a part of the “solution” to make it a great place to live, play and most importantly – create a successful business environment for our economy.

Nancy absolutely “LOVES” what she does every day! It has been an honor and with overwhelming gratitude for the past 22 years as a business owner of Graphic Vision, Inc. to enjoy helping  clients with their print and marketing and event projects. We have had a lot of “fun” along the way “making it happen”!  You will so enjoy visiting my website -graphicvisioninc.net– just click on Rave Reviews to read what my clients say about working together on projects!

Dave Young  of Edward Jones Investments

Dave Young has proudly served in the United States Military in both Active Duty and National Guard. His military career has taken him all over the world training and leading Soldiers from various countries. He now currently serves in the Georgia National Guard as the Executive Officer of A Troop, 3/108th Cavalry Regiment.For his civilian job, Dave is a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones and is proud to be a part of the local community.

 

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Stace Huff  of Tapestry Associates

Stace Huff is a true Marietta native who loves being a helping professional, wife, mother, sister, friend, and community partner. She has been a counselor for 14 years where she enjoys working with couples and individuals struggling in their relationships,  with infertility, parenting issues, depression, anxiety, and family issues. She is trained as a divorce coach and parent coach to work with divorcing couples to assist in parenting plans and pre/post divorce care. She also offers premarital and marriage counseling utilizing the Prepare-Enrich curriculum.

Stace has a passion for helping others move through difficult times and find a more productive, happier way on their journey. In her spare time she enjoys reading, watching her son play sports, and spending time with her friends and family.

Dr. Jeffrey Pipe of Tapestry Associates

Dr. Pipe is a licensed psychologist who has been counseling professionally since 1993.  He specializes in marriage counseling, as well as treating men struggling with sexual addiction.  In January of 2006, Dr. Pipe founded Tapestry Associates, a private counseling practice dedicated to strengthening families and facilitating personal integrity. Tapestry’s team now includes 7 professionals and the practice is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.  Dr. Pipe’s work is divided between providing direct therapeutic services and strengthening Tapestry’s impact in the community.  Dr. Pipe and his wife, Michele, also speak on marriage-related issues together and conduct several marriage retreats each year.

Dr. Pipe has also recently started an outdoor therapeutic program which takes men and families out into the woods for the purpose of building personal integrity and fostering deeper relationships.  Dr. Pipe received his education from Bryan College, Colorado Christian University and The Georgia School of Professional Psychology.  Prior to starting Tapestry, Dr. Pipe served as the Director for the Marietta/Atlanta office of AlphaCare Christian Therapy Services and the Clinical Director for Transitional Family Services.

 

Brenda Spencer of Jola’s Joyful Events

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Brenda Spencer is a dedicated Event Planner with 15+ years experience in planning. She is a detail-oriented professional, self pro claimed bow snob with strengths in event creation, planning and execution.

Brenda started her career at 17 years old working with her grandmother management company while obtaining her college degree. After graduation, she deferred from planning and continued her career as a Emergency Medical Technician  for New York City Fire Department.

For most of her career, Brenda lent her talents to teaching preschool and volunteering with children.

When the world of event planning was calling her back in as a career path, she knew that serving as a full service wedding planning company was not something she wanted.

She combined the two things that she loved most and that was her love for children and event planning and opened Jola’s Joyful Events.  In this role she helped countless families plan exciting, memorable and successful birthdays, milestone events such as Bat and Bar Mitzvah’s and Sweet Sixteens, First Birthdays and more

She has been responsible for a wide variety of events, including high end incentives, large scale sales events and smaller tailored parties.

So whatever your children, teen or tweens event needs may be Brenda is sure to do it with a joyful spirit.

Gillian Greer of Vinings Historic Preservation Society

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Gillian Greer was born in Atlanta, grew up in the Dunwoody and later Sandy Springs area, and moved to Vinings ten years ago to live with my mom when my dad passed away.  She has been there ever since and has no plans of leaving!  Gillians mom had Antiques of Vinings for 33 years so she spent a lot of time in Vinings well before moving  there. Gillian retired early from Delta Air Lines and when she heard about the Executive Director position at Vinings Historic Preservation Society, she applied and then began my life in the village.  The job was twenty hours a week but has grown so much since then.

The Society is actually The Ruth Carter Vanneman Society, dba VHPS.  Ruth was the great-great granddaughter of Hardy Pace and upon her death she left a small endowment to form the Historic Society.  In 1993 the organization was formed.

The Society’s mission is to maintain and preserve The Yarbrough House, The Old Pavilion, and The Pace House and educate the public on the history of the area.  All 3 buildings are on the Cobb County register and The Pace House is on the National Register of Historic Places.
To stay in the know, learn more about Vinings Historic Preservation Society or to schedule a tour, please view the information below.
www.vinings.org
www.thepacehouse.com
facebook.com/ViningsHistoricPreservation
twitter.com/Viningshps
vhps1874@bellsouth.net

Hours of operation – Monday-Friday 10-5
Office: 770-432-3343
Our office is located in The Yarbrough House on the corner of Paces Mill and Paces Ferry.
Address: 3010 Paces Mil Rd.  Atlanta 30339

Tricia Kvidt of Jillians Top Drawer

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Tricia Kvidt is the owner of Jillians Top Drawer and is located south of Atlanta in Newnan, GA.  Jillians Top Drawer is an online boutique for women, offering fashion, handbags, jewelry, accessories, skin care and our latest collection Luxurious Hair Shine.

This year, Jillians Top Drawer has been participating in festivals to promote and sell skin and hair care products.  Tricia personally creates the skin care and hair care collection and is very hands-on with regards to research and deciding what raw products are best for all skin types without cutting corners with chemicals and water.  Tricia comes from a background of creative people; her mother designed and sold handmade jewelry.  Her aunt is a nurse, a licensed hair dresser, and designs and creates her own jewelry.

Tricia’s business will be the legacy  that she  will leave behind for her four daughters and grand daughter.

Ryan Klopfer, Student Ambassador of Wounded Warrior Project

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Ryan Klopfer is a student at  Life University where he is pursuing a doctorate in Chiropractics, Masters in Exercise Physiology, as well as a fellowship in functional neurology through the Carrick Institute. He plans to educate the world around me about objective and evidence based health procedures that will enable each person to live to their optimal potential.

Ryan is a student ambassador for the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).  A program and service based non-profit founded in 2003 and based out of Jacksonville, Florida which works with post 9/11 veterans who have been injured physically or emotionally. They have 20 unique programs and services founded on the pillars of either mind, body, economic empowerment or engagement in an effort to holistically work with warriors and their family members. There are no dues or fees, ever, for warrior or caregiver participation. WWP feels those dues were paid on the battlefield. Currently, WWP has approximately 76,000 warriors in our database and 13,000 family members. WWP accepts no government funding and relies on the generosity of the American public and fundraising   efforts like this golf tournament put on by the Life University Student Ambassadors group.

Post 9/11 statistics:

6,858 DEATHS

52,369 WOUNDED

320,000 estimated TBIs

400,000 estimated with PTSD