The Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) presented its annual business awards and installed new officers Thursday night at its 118th Meeting & Gala.
2025-2026 Annual Business Awards:
*Small Business of the Year
Murray Plastics
*Family Business of the Year
LaserCraft Technologies
*Community Service Award
Georgia Mountain Food Bank
*Distinguished Citizen
Glennis Barnes
*WG Mealor | Chairman’s Choice Award
Doug Carter
*****Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce 2026-2027 Officers:
*Chair
Melissa Tymchuk, Northeast Georgia Health System
*Chair-Elect
Tate O’Rouke, Jackson EMC
*Treasurer
Nick Bruner, Rushton
*Chamber President & CEO
Tim Evans
*Economic Development
William Bagwell, Homestead Investments
*Marketing & Communications
Missy Burgess, Lanier Islands Resort
Education & Leadership
Hannah Warner, Georgia Power
Lila Westmoreland, Habitat for Humanity
*HALLmark 2025-2030
Casey Ryals, Hall County Farm Bureau Insurance
Alex Wayne, Wayne Capital
Philip Wilheit Jr, Wilheit Packaging
*Government Affairs
David Lee, Jackson EMC
*Community Development
Tammy Caudell, Carroll Daniel
*South Hall Council
Glennis Barnes, Georgia Power
*Membership Development
Christa Andrews, Corporate Storage
John Simpson, Lakeview Academy
*Vision 2030
Brett Fowler,Turner Wood & Smith Insurance
Juli Hayes, Junior Achievement & Gainesville City Council
Anna Hester, Executive Director
*Senior Advisor
RK Whitehead, Willis Investment Counsel
*Immediate Past Chair
Tim McDonald, Lanier Technical College