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The Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce announces Leadership Bulloch Class of 2026

The Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Synovus, has announced the participants for its highly anticipated Leadership Bulloch class of 2026. The program, designed to cultivate future community leaders, will begin with a retreat on August 23rd.
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Statesboro Bulloch Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Bulloch Class of 2026.

The Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Bulloch class is presented this year by Synovus. Gold Sponsors are Colony Bank & The SACK Company. Class Day Sponsors are BBWH, Tidewater Agriculture Equipment Company, Morris Bank, Cardinal Glass, CORE Credit Union, Dabbs, Hickman, Hill and Cannon, Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, & Deloach Exterminating.

The class participants include:

  • Kinsley Baker – Pioneer Design & Marketing
  • Hagins Ball – Cumberland Nine Realty
  • Carrie Binns – Bulloch Solutions
  • Candice Bodkin – Georgia Southern University
  • Mitchell Bohler – Brinson, Williams, & Groomes
  • Jackson Brown – Renasant Bank
  • Josh Farrell – Trinity Christian School
  • Joey Fennell – East Georgia Regional Medical Center
  • Madison Frawley – AgSouth Farm Credit
  • Kristan Fretwell – Hunter Cattle Co.
  • Nick Gripentrog – Cardinal Glass
  • Ashlyn Jordan – The Sack Co.
  • Jason Parrish – Morris Bank
  • Sean Payne – Ogeechee Technical College
  • Melissa Peebles – Georgia Power
  • Vanessa Ramirez – Ogeechee Area Hospice
  • Hannah Ray – East Georgia Regional Medical Center
  • Zack Rogers – CORE Credit Union
  • Daniel Sanford – Brooks Financial
  • Meredith Saxon – Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon, LLP
  • Brice Simmons – Synovus
  • Catherine Tootle – Freedom Through Recovery
  • Jacob Turner – East Georgia Regional Medical Center
  • Dustin Vernon – Oconee State Bank
  • Madelyn Vickery – CABS Autism & Behavior Specialists
  • Lindsey Wachniak – Parkwood RV Park and Cottages
  • Isaac Walden – Abide Home Care
  • Ken Wang – Georgia Southern University
  • Blake Williams – Grice Connect
  • Justin Williams – City of Statesboro

The Chamber would like to express gratitude to the class chair for this year’s program, Tess Stuart with Georgia Power and Past Chair Mary-Lynn Pennington with Synovus.

The class will officially kickoff on Saturday, August 23 at the retreat. The first-class day, Demographics & Diversification, will be Thursday, September 4.

About Leadership Bulloch

Leadership Bulloch is a competitive, 9-month flagship program of the Statesboro-Bulloch Chamber of Commerce that seeks to identify and develop future community leaders by exposing class participants to various aspects of the community, including economic development, public safety, agribusiness and local and state government.