About Us
In 1909, the first Chamber of Commerce was established in Jackson, but it became inactive by 1937. However, in May 1957, J. T. Beckham and Vincent Jones reorganized the Butts County Chamber of Commerce with 123 charter members from the Downtown Merchants Association. The initial officers included Vincent Jones as president, J. T. Beckham as vice-president, Elizabeth McMichael as secretary, and Candler Webb as treasurer. The Butts County Chamber of Commerce officially registered with the Georgia Secretary of State's Corporations Division on June 7, 1957 (History of Butts County Georgia, 1825-1976, Revised Edition, 2012).
In January 2021, the Butts County Chamber of Commerce relocated to the Historic Butts County Courthouse, which now serves as a Welcome Center for Butts County. Alongside the Chamber, the courthouse houses the Jackson-Butts County Council for Arts, Butts County Historical Society, and the Butts County Development Authority.
Board of Directors
![LaTara Miller LaTara Miller](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/LaTara-Miller.png)
LaTara Miller — President
Central Georgia EMC
![Natalie Jones Square Natalie Jones Square](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/Natalie-Jones-Square.png)
Natalie Jones — Past President
Jones Petroleum
![AWI Trucking AWI Trucking](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/AWI-Trucking.png)
Amy Washington — Vice President
AWI Trucking
![Joy Wedemeier2 Joy Wedemeier2](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/Joy-Wedemeier2.png)
Joy Wedemeier — Secretary
City of Jackson
![Rae Johnston Square Rae Johnston](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2021/10/Rae-Johnston-Square-1ae96f3b-5a5a-4df4-85f2-d48d50a506b4.png)
Rae Johnston — Treasurer
Haisten & Johnston
![Chewy Adams Square Chewy Adams](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2021/10/Chewy-Adams-Square-b6ec868c-df4b-45f3-8398-83bcbc00d6ec.png)
Derrick "Chewy" Adams
Butts County Fire Department
![George Crews George Crews](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/George-Crews.png)
George Crews
Georgia Power
![Brad Johnson Crop Brad Johnson headshot](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2022/04/Brad-Johnson-Crop-28a94cc0-d8aa-41b0-9d84-b4227b328cb2.png)
Brad Johnson
Butts County Administration
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Carlos Duffey
City of Jackson Mayor
![Irvin Clark Irvin Clark](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/Irvin-Clark.png)
Dr. Irvin Clark
President, Southern Crescent Technical College
![Kaleb Holton Kaleb Holton](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2023/03/Kaleb-Holton-3dc8173a-0642-47f2-87d3-abb078a853d0.png)
Kaleb Holton
United Bank
![Robert Simoneaux Robert Simoneaux](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/Robert-Simoneaux.png)
Robert Simoneaux
Edward Jones Investment
![Jennifer Vasil Square About Jennifer Vasil](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2021/10/Jennifer-Vasil-Square-e3789627-3a4a-4f87-a106-7628e2279b6e.png)
Jennifer Vasil
Westbury Medical Care & Rehab
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Sister Ward
Georgia Power
![Joy Wedemeier2 Joy Wedemeier Headshot](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2022/07/Joy-Wedemeier2-0f13dd0d-6ef4-46d5-b4ec-3d4a2d09ad62.png)
Joy Wedemeier
City of Jackson
![Brent Lowe Brent Lowe headshot](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2022/05/Brent-Lowe-a1d37e26-958d-42f5-9462-2590c89f171e.png)
Brent Lowe
Butts County School Superintendent
![Ike English Ike English Headshot](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2022/08/Ike-English-ad44bb66-5e54-48f7-a349-7283a1b90be0.png)
Ike English
Dauset Trails Nature Center
![Brent Watts Square Brent Watts](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2021/10/Brent-Watts-Square-737278a4-2634-46f2-97e9-6d0b3a0e11f2.png)
Brent Watts
Butts County Schools
![Jared Godin Jared Godin headshot](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2022/05/Jared-Godin-aa506071-a893-493d-b58c-745037330184.png)
Jared Godin
Jackson Lake Homeowners Association
![John Harkness John Harkness Headshot](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2022/07/John-Harkness-bc5bc84d-9845-47fa-8d3b-036f2c47c686.png)
John Harkness
Butts County IDA
![Kim Freshwater Kim Freshwater headshot](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2022/05/Kim-Freshwater-d13a0e61-a205-4c4e-bf8c-1715f8c99986.png)
Kim Freshwater
Kim Freshwater, REALTOR
Meet the Current Staff
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Jacqueline McKoon
President/CEO
![annaleighstaff annaleighstaff](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2024/03/annaleighstaff.png)
Anna Leigh Adams
Marketing Coordinator
![Willie Norsworthy Willie Norsworthy](https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/895/2023/03/Willie-Norsworthy-54356d78-7dc9-40c5-ade5-7fb8a610d570.png)
Willie Norsworthy
Welcome Center Attendant
Our Mission
To promote business and act as a catalyst for economic and community development in Butts County.