MOULTRIE — Robb Howell, a partner at Fallin, McIntosh & Howell, LLLP, has been named to the Year 2006 Class of Leadership Georgia.
Howell serves as chairman of the Moultrie Downtown Development Authority and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Serenity House, an organization that provides shelter for battered women. He also serves as a member of the Staff Parish Relations Committee at the First United Methodist Church and as a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association.
Leadership Georgia is a prestigious 34-year-old organization of community leaders. An affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the organization trains and builds a network of emerging young leaders from across the state. Past participants include a number of influential state and national leaders ranging from former U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn to University of Georgia Athletic Director Vince Dooley.
Approximately 60 participants, selected each year from a pool of several hundred applicants, visit five Georgia communities in an effort to learn more about important issues affecting the state.
The 2006 Class of Leadership Georgia, headed by incoming President Bryant Beadles of Thomasville, will travel to Young Harris, Atlanta, St. Simons Island, Thomaston and Valdosta.
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