Augusta Metro Chamber Names 2016 “Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch”

Staff Report From Augusta CEO

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Augusta Magazine, is pleased to announce ten of Augusta’s most outstanding young professionals. These young professionals entered into a competitive nomination process and have emerged as this year’s most promising and rising stars.

The following professionals have been named the 2016 “Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch”:

Jonathan Maurice Davis

Existing Industry Coordinator

Augusta Economic Development Authority

Carlton Deese

Associate Director

Georgia War Veteran Nursing Home

Cleveland Fann

Distribution Manager East Region

Georgia Power Co.

Everett Harbeson III

Landscape Architect Project Manager

Johnson Laschober and Associates

Austin Jackson

Owner/Attorney

Jackson Law Offices, P.C.

Whitney Lessem

Product Engineering & VA/VE Group Lead

Textron Specialized Vehicles

Nicholas Madden, MD

Radiation Oncology Resident

Augusta University

Elizabeth McGee,

Architect

Cheatham Fletcher Scott

David Pope, PharmD

Co-Founder/Chief of Innovation

Creative Pharmacist

Nathan Vick

Architect

Christopher Booker & Associates, P.C.

Each recipient is featured in the June/July issue of Augusta Magazine, receives a nomination to Georgia Trend’s “40 Under 40 Competition” and Mayor Hardie Davis will present them with a plaque at the Chamber’s Member Economic Luncheon on June 9th. Six of the past winners have gone on to win the Georgia Trend “40 under 40” award. 

The keynote speaker for the event is Camila Knowles, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. The luncheon will be held at the Augusta Marriott Hotel at the Convention Center and begins at 11:30 a.m. Advanced registration is required at AugustaMetroChamber.com.