meet the team
Click on each team member's picture to learn more about their role at the Georgia Grown Innovation Center.
City of Metter
GGIC - Department of Economic Development
The City of Metter embraces its agriculturally based economy and has integrated the concept into an economic development strategy and vision.
Heidi Jeffers
Director of Economic Development
Brynna Chin-A-Young
Special Projects Assistant
Georgia Southern University
Business Innovation Group
The Business Innovation Group is the business outreach arm for the university with all the resources businesses need in one place. Those resources include a maker space, market analysis, mentor network workshops, and much more.
Dominique Halaby
Director of B.I.G.,
Business Analyst
Suzanne Hallman
Assistant Director of
Entrepreneurship Education
Nancey Price
Office Manager
Georgia Grown
Georgia Grown is the Economic Development arm for the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Their services include technical industry expertise, collaborative research and partnerships to help the industry connect, compete, and grow globally.
Matthew Kulinski
Deputy Director of Marketing - Georgia Department of Agriculture
Tom Neville
Business Analyst, Events
Cathy Enroughty
Augusta Market Manager
Benjamin McKay
Assistant Director of
Research, CBAER
Valerie McElveen
Area Director, Small Business Development Center
Santanu Majumdar
FABLAB Director
Gloria Strauthers
Score Mentor
