Margaret Jacobs District Governor

Margaret Jacobs has been an active member of Rotary for over 23 years, serving in what- ever capacity the club needed when she was a member of the Rotary Club of Rochester, Michigan; Rotary Club of Corvallis Morning, Oregon; Rotary Club of Euroa, Victoria, Australia; and Rotary Club of Jesup.
Margaret was president of the Rotary Club of Jesup 2012-13, Assistant Governor 2013-2016, and President of Corvallis Morning Club 2002-2003, District Literacy, and CART presenter. In addition, she has served as Foundation Chair, International Chair, Membership Chair, received Rotary of the Year awards twice.
As host to GSE team members from Japan and Bangladesh and India Margaret has formed lifelong friendships through the wonderful programs which Rotarians support. She has attended 6 international conventions two of them with her parents, Les and Alice Marks, which was a joy as her father Les was a 36 year Rotarian, and both were Paul Harris Fellows. During the Corvallis Morning presidency, the club sponsored a Rotary Exchange Stu- dent as well as an Ambassadorial Scholar.
A graduate of Oregon State University and an MBA from Portland State University, she has worked in Flavor and Texture Research Technology; Bank Branch Manager; Regional Personal & Fleet Mgr. for 11 western states; Pulp and Paper Manufacturing; Multi-craft Implementation; Materials Management Director; Executive Vice President of German Chemical Company; Managed the OSU fleet of over 400 vehicles and sold Australian Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Trader Joe's while living in Australia. Jimmy Allgood Influencers Q&A With her global travels for work she was able to recruit Rotary members and do make-ups all over the world for perfect attendance.
She is past Chair of the Hospice of So. Georgia, Jesup; past Chair of the Wayne Family Connections; president of Epworth UMW, Administrative Council, and past SPRC Members; past Coastal District UMW Board member; a member of the Coastal Wildscapes Conservation; and as a trained tutor continues to tutor those trying to get their GED's. Wayne Literacy received the Points of Light recognition for assisting over 1000 indi- viduals to obtain their GED’s, when Margaret was Chair for Wayne County.
A fun assignment was assisting the members of the Ro- tary Club of Jesup to became a 100% Paul Harris Club in 2014-15. Margaret is a Major Donor and Bequest Society to the Rotary Foundation.
Margaret has two children, Samantha Jacobs Tyre and Adam Jacobs. Samantha is married to Josh and they have four wonderful children: Aaron, Addison, Cohen, and Cason. Samantha has her Law Practice in Jesup. Adam has a Masters in special education and served the New York City school system as a teacher and Dean for the past 10 years, He also designs furniture and is now living on St. Simons Island and doing Real Estate remodeling and management.

Rotarian Jimmy Allgood

 Fellow Rotarian Jimmy Allgood grew up in Dublin and graduated from the University of Georgia with a BBA in Economics in 1972. He moved back to Dublin and founded Allgood Services, Inc. in 1974.
Jimmy is a past president of the Dublin Rotary Club. His civic affiliations have afforded him opportunities to serve with the Georgia Ports Authority and the J.W. Fanning Leadership Institute at the University of Georgia.
Jimmy is married to Kathy Wyatt Allgood and they have three grown successful children: Lanny Allgood, Lauren Allgood, and Lindsay Allgood Atkinson. They have four grandchildren: Sam Allgood (15), Parks Allgood (12), Edith Atkinson (3), and Robert Atkinson (1).

 Daniel Rhoades Director of Strategy 21st Century Partnership

Mr. Rhoades joined the Partnership as the Director of Strategy in August of 2017. Dan discovered the Middle Georgia area after having spent summers in Macon as a child, choosing this location to settle after he retired from the US Navy. He began his military career in the Army Reserve National Guard, transitioning to full time service with the U.S. Navy. He retired in 2006 with 24 years of service, most of them in the Intelligence community. He built his strategic portfolio at U.S. Space Command, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Transportation Command. He spent over two years in Iraq providing intelligence analysis to the Iraqi government and other U.S. Allies. During his time in Iraq, and on his return, he worked with L3, SAIC and X - Technologies as a contractor. He then joined Air Force Reserve Command as a civil service employee working the 2005 BRAC. He participated in the founding of the Air Force Strategic Basing and Total Force programs .
As the Director of Strategy Dan is responsible for development and execution of strategies and action plans to enable achievement of the Partnership ’ s goals. The 21st Century Partnership is a Georgia nonprofit corporation and is the only enterprise dedicated solely to actively support the current missions of Robins Air Force Base and ensure that both the base and the Middle Georgia community are best postured to accept new base missions.
The Partnership accomplishes these goals principally by working closely with national, regional and local leadership along with community organizations to positively influence those primary factors that will likely be considered under a future Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. For more than 20 years, the Partnership has been a key participant in all large scale Department of Defense decision making of impact to Robins Air Force Base.

Local Football Coaches

Friday night football begins and the High School Football coaches address the club on their teams chances for a championship season. Dublin High School  Coach Roger Holmes, East Laurens  High School Coach Bin Turner, Trinity Christian School Coach Jimmy Fields and West Laurens High School Coach Kagan McClain

U.S.Congressman Rick Allen

Rick W. Allen was elected to represent Georgia’s 12th District in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2014. Prior to his election to Congress, Rick spent his career starting and building his own business from the ground up. At the age of 25, he founded the construction company R.W. Allen & Associates, which has enhanced economic development in Georgia and created thousands of jobs in the Augusta and Athens communities for more than 35 years. 
As a conservative, small businessman, Rick knows firsthand what it takes to live within a budget, make payroll and successfully grow a business. His extensive business background guides his commitment to promoting policies that allow the private sector to thrive and fighting against regulatory burdens the federal government is placing on the backs of business owners.
The son of a farmer, Rick is proud to serve on the House Committee on Agriculture. This role further enables him to work as an advocate for farmers in Washington and shape legislation to bolster Georgia’s number one industry. Rick is also a member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, which focuses on strengthening our nation’s schools and expanding opportunities for Americans in the modern workplace.
Rick graduated from Auburn University’s School of Architecture and Fine Arts with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Building Construction. He and his wife, Robin, have been married for 43 years and reside in Augusta. Together, they raised four children and are the proud grandparents of 12 grandchildren. 
In addition to being a devoted husband, father and grandfather, Rick is an active member of Trinity on the Hill United Methodist Church. He is also involved in a number of different business and civic organizations in his community and has earned a reputation as a principled business leader. In 2008, he received the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Small Business Person of the Year Award and took part in the first class of Leadership Augusta in 1980. In 2011, Rick was also inducted into the CSRA Business Hall of Fame.

Federal Reserve Congress & the Economy

Marc Fordham has spent the past 15 years working within Congress in a variety of capacities. He currently serves as the Head of Government Affairs for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where he is responsible for managing all engagement with members of Congress, state and municipal leaders across a six state region that includes Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisiana and Mississippi.
Additionally, Fordham is responsible for leading outreach to the U.S. Congress and executive branch on behalf of Federal Reserve System Conference of Presidents which is comprised of the Presidents of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks across the country. Prior to his current role, Marc coordinated the development of economic policy speeches delivered to a global financial audience, conducted outreach on behalf of the Bank and served as a policy advisor to the President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve System, he served as a senior advisor to U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson for over a decade.
A native of Dublin, Georgia, Fordham received his bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Georgia, a master’s degree in business administration as well as a master’s degree in public policy. He is also a graduate of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Strategy Beyond Markets program and completed executive education at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. He serves on the board of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the Terry College of Business Finance Department, and is a past board member of the Atlanta Center for Self Sufficiency. Marc and his wife Quinn live in Atlanta, GA with their two boys Mac and Copeland.

 Tax Reform Questions

Local CPA's answer questions about the new tax law and how it effects club members. Participating CPA's were Tim Veal ,Nichols, Cauley & Associates,

Hanna Holley - Miss Georgia Contestant 2018

Hanna Holley is the 22 - year - old daughter of Dennis and Dawn Holley. She is a graduate of West Laurens High School and a recent graduate of the University of Georgia where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communications with a focus in public relations and entrepreneurship. She is a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority . Hanna served on the executive board of Talking Dog, UGA’s full service, student run public relations and advertising agency.
She has received several honors and awards including the Distinguished Young Woman of Laurens County Scholarship, Outstanding Citizen of the State recognition in 2013 from Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Dublin Exchange Club American Citizenship Speech Competition winner, Scholar Athlete for 4 years, and the Distinguished Young Woman Self Expression Scholarship as well as numerous other honors. In high school, she was Student Body President and served as vice president in the BETA Club, a member of Citizen’s Bank Advisory Board, Laurens Youth Leadership, and sat in on Dublin Downtown Development board meetings as a student ambassador.
Hanna has competed in the annual Miss Georgia Pageant for the past three years -- most close to her heart, was competing as Miss University of Georgia. Hanna has promoted her platform entitled “ Children’s Miracle Network: Crowns and Capes for Children” where she delivers crowns and capes to children in hospitals across the state. Hanna was a top ten finalist at the Miss Georgia Pageant competition in June 2017 ,as well as a swimsuit preliminary award winner and overall on stage question winner.
Hanna looks forward to movi ng back to Dublin one day to become her dad’s boss at JT Hanna Promotions.

Jeff Cox Chief Meterologist

Jeff Cox is Chief Meteorologist for WGXA News and can be seen at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on FOX24, and at 6 and 11 p.m. on ABC16. Jeff rejoined the WGXA News team in August of 2009. He also worked as Chief Meteorologist at WGXA from April 2005 to August 2007. Jeff grew up in Asheville, North Carolina, and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Asheville in 2005 with a degree in Atmospheric Sciences with a concentration in Weather Forecasting. He has over a decade of broadcasting and forecasting experience.  He worked as a radio broadcast meteorologist for the Weather Channel in Atlanta, broadcasting on radio stations across the nation and on XM/Sirius satellite radio.
Jeff owes his love of weather and dedication to forecasting to Hurricane Hugo in 1989, and the Blizzard of '93 in March of 1993. He is a two-time winner of the Georgia Association of Broadcaster's 'Weathercast of the Year'.
In his spare time, Jeff enjoys cheering on his UNC Asheville Bulldogs, the Atlanta Braves and watching NASCAR with his wife, Kacey, daughter Harper, and their beagle, Abby.

Reflections

Reflections by Lee Teeter is an open signed edition depicting the Vietnam Veterans Wall being visited by a former soldier of that war.  Reflected in the wall are the gentleman’s memories of his fellow soldiers who were lost in the war, and whose names are on the wall.  It is a sad image yet inspirational in that after the war and the trauma he experienced, he moved on with his life, becoming a business man, lawyer, doctor, teacher, etc. but still remembered his friends.  They would want him to move on and have a successful life… after all, that is one of the reasons for which they fought and died.  Every US soldier fights for our freedom and their sacrifice will never be forgotten.