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Scott joined Allconnect in 2008, and is responsible for marketing strategy, brand management, and customer experience.  Prior to joining Allconnect, Scott was Senior Vice President Marketing

Services at HomeBanc Mortgage Corporation and Director of Online Solutions at Delta Air Lines where he managed the $3 billion delta.com channel.  His management experience includes marketing, sales, customer service, operations, and corporate strategy and technology positions.  Scott holds an M.B.A. from Georgia State University with a concentration in finance and a B. S. in Industrial Management from Georgia Institute
of Technology.

Senator John Albers, a Republican, represents the 56^th District, which includes portions of Fulton and Cherokee County.  He serves as vice chairman of the Finance, Public Safety and Science and Technology committees as well as a Deputy Whip.  He is also a member of the Economic Development, Education and Ethics committees.

Senator Albers has long been an active member of his community.  His affiliations include the World Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Roswell United Methodist Church Job Networking Industry Guide, Alpharetta Public Safety Foundation Board of Directors (past chairman), Hope & Light Foundation Board of Directors, Republican Party Member (National, Georgia, Fulton & Cherokee), Awakening, Heritage Foundation Presidents Club, Scout Leader, EnAble of GA Board of Directors, Sigma Phi Epsilon KY Beta Alumni Board, National Rifle Association, Georgia Carry, Roswell Area Park (youth sports coach), Roswell Historical Society, Friends of Bullock Hall, Kiwanis and Roswell Rotary.

Senator Albers is a fourth generation firefighter serving as a volunteer in Alpharetta and member of the Georgia Firefighters Association. In 2011, Senator Albers was named Legislator of the Year by the Georgia State Firefighters Association and the Georgia Association of Fire Chiefs.

Senator Albers, a devout Methodist, lives in Roswell.  He attended the University of Louisville and is a graduate of the Carl Vinson School of Government Legislative Leadership Institute at the University of Georgia.   When not attending to state business, Senator Albers is an executive and business owner.  He and his wife, Kari of 19 years, have two sons: Will and Ryan.

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Michael Esposito is a native of New York, having relocated to Georgia from Florida with his wife Ann (a Registered Yoga Teacher) and two children. He moved to Georgia to join The Home Depot’s Northern Division as its Director of Associate Relations in 2005.

Most recently, Mike joined The HoneyBaked Ham Company as their Vice President of Human Resources, where he is responsible for leading all HR functions, including associate engagement, coaching, organizational and leadership development, succession planning, employee and labor relations/law, recruiting and staffing, on-boarding, compensation, payroll, benefits, communications, and training.

Mike’s career started in Human Resources and then migrated to law after he earned his Juris Doctorate degree nights from The Seton Hall University School of Law in New Jersey. He worked in private legal practice and in-house as a labor and employment attorney before serving as the Chief HR Officer for two multi-billion dollar organizations.

Mike currently serves on the Alumni Board of The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business and on the Board of Directors for the American Red Cross of Georgia.

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Ms. Goodman joined GGG Partners, one of the oldest turnaround consulting firms in the United States, in 2001. Since then, she has worked with more than 100 public and private companies, focusing in particular on middle-market firms in the Southeast. Ms. Goodman specializes in assessing a company’s situation, determining a course of corrective action that is tailored to each client’s needs, and executing the plan. She is known for both her candor and her results-oriented approach.

Katie Goodman has a strong background in finance, operations, and mergers and acquisitions. She often assumes the role of director of reorganization or restructuring officer for companies with private equity funding, and she serves as an adviser to boards of directors and management teams.

Ms. Goodman is experienced in dealing with companies in bankruptcy (Chapter 11 and Chapter 7) and has successfully sold companies under Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code.  She also serves as a court-appointed receiver and Assignee in general Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors.

Ms. Goodman has worked in various industries, including automotive, textiles, finance, telecommunications, restaurants and retail, commercial and residential contracting, general manufacturing, commercial distribution, publishing, government contracting, business-to-business distribution and consumer products companies.

Prior to joining GGG Partners, Ms. Goodman worked for a leveraged buyout fund, where she focused on assessing and acquiring middle-market companies including acquisitions in the telecommunications, textile and industrial distribution industries.  She also worked in the food brokerage industry.