BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nick Moraitakis, Board Chair, is a former Representative of District 42, covering parts of DeKalb and Fulton Counties. He works as an attorney at Moraitakis, Kushel, Pearson & Gardner, LLP and is the former Executive Vice-President of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Brian Buckelew, Treasurer, is an attorney with Clements & Sweet. Brian represents injured workers in workers compensation claims.

Charlie Tanksley, Political Chair, is a former Senator from Cobb County's 32nd district and was appointed by Governor Roy Barnes as one of his Floor Leaders in the Senate. He was the first Republican to be appointed to this position by a Democratic Governor. He is Of Counsel at the law firm of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.

Frank Burns is an attorney with J. Franklin Burns, PC, a law firm that he began in 2002. His practice is devoted exclusively to representing claimants in workers compensation cases and personal injury cases.

Bertis Downs, a resident of Athens, Georgia, is general counsel for the band REM and an adjunct professor at the University of Georgia School of Law. He is also very active in the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation.

Josh Marks is a senior associate with the law firm of Davis, Pickren & Seydel, LLP in Atlanta, where he specializes in the areas of real estate, environmental and conservation law, general business law, and non-profit entities. Prior to attending law school, Josh worked as a community organizer, media specialist and campaign coordinator over the course of seven years for a number of national environmental organizations, including Green Corps, the Endangered Species Coalition, and Sierra Club. Josh and his wife, Hedy, and their sons, Jacob and Charlie, live in Roswell.

Rutherford Seydel is a partner in the law firm of Davis, Pickren & Seydel, and specializes in commercial real estate and corporate and foundation law. He is co-founder and chairman of the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, and is vice-chairman and treasurer of the Conservation Fund.

James E. Mathis III is president of Infratec Consultants, Inc., an Atlanta-based consulting firm offering a full range of planning, engineering, operations and management services to civil and environmental community.