TIM CHASON

The Chason Group, Inc. was formed in August of 2003. Tim Chason, president of the company, is a consultant specializing in executive level searches, public relations planning, marketing programs, building successful operating structures, professional staff assessments, strategic visioning plans and coordinating relationship building strategies for companies and non-profit organizations.

Tim is a professional and polished business executive with twenty-two years of progressive experience at local and state levels. Areas of expertise include leadership, operations, strategic visioning, economic development, community relations, governmental affairs, grassroots consensus building, communications, volunteer development and staff development. He has worked with key business and government leaders throughout the state of Georgia to promote a better economic environment for business.

Tim’s professional career began in 1983 when he was selected to serve as the President of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce in Cartersville, Georgia. It was during his tenure at the local chamber level that he became actively involved in the recruitment of several companies to locate in the area, including Anheuser-Busch, Lever Brothers and a major expansion of Shaw Industries. Tim also worked with community, civic, government and education leaders on the local, state, national and international levels to build a brand for the Cartersville community and strategically plan for the future growth of the area.

In 1993, Tim was selected to join the Georgia Chamber of Commerce team as Senior Vice President of Economic Development. His initial duties included management and leadership for the Red Carpet Tour of Georgia and Fall Feather Hunt, as well as working with existing industries within the state on pro-business legislation.

In 1996, Tim was appointed Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia Chamber, a position he held until starting his own company in mid-2003. His key responsibilities within the organization were to provide management, motivation and leadership to a staff of over 25 professionals.

Tim’s vast knowledge of and access to a network of leaders in the southeast have increased his ability to add value to companies and non-profit organizations seeking to improve their corporate communications, visibility and brand.

As an elected member of the Cartersville City School Board and a former member of the Board of Advisors for North Metro Technical College in Acworth, Georgia, Tim clearly understands the role of education in economic development. He is also a graduate of Leadership Georgia, Class of 1991 and past chair of the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives Association.

Tim was born in Lakeland, a small town in South Georgia, in 1959. He attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton, Georgia, where he served as Editor of The Stallion, the college newspaper. In 2003, he was presented the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Outstanding Business Leader Award.

Following ABAC, Tim chose the University of Georgia as his alma mater. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism degree in 1982 and a Master of Public Administration degree in 1984.

Tim’s family is extremely important to him. His wife is the former Lynne Jonas of Brunswick, Georgia. Tim and Lynne’s daughter, Kelsey, is an honor student in the Cartersville City School System where she is a sophomore. The family is a member of Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church.

Updated January 2007
Contact Information:
The Chason Group, Inc.
40 Westchester Drive
Cartersville, Georgia 30120
404-735-0540
tchason@thechasongroup.com
www.thechasongroup.com