Chairperson  

Rob Smith grew up in Dunwoody and graduated from The University of Georgia with a degree in Economics. He is a resident of Keswick Village and moved to Chamblee in 2012.

Rob works in Real Estate Asset Management, having worked for companies like Jamestown Properties and Rialto Capital Management. He has experience working in Office, Retail, Hospitality and Multifamily in several different markets across the country including San Francisco, Washington D.C. and here locally in Atlanta.

Rob is active in the Lacrosse Community in Georgia, having started both the North Springs High School and Middle School Feeder program. He coached at North Springs, Riverwood and Marist and has been an active volunteer at Atlanta Youth Lacrosse since he first started playing with the program over 20 years ago.

rsmith580@gmail.com

Board Member

City of Chamblee, District 1 Council Member

jmesa@chambleega.gov

Vice Chair

Brian Ray is a resident of Huntley Hills, serves on the board of the Huntley Hills Neighborhood Association, and is a member of the Chamblee Chamber of Commerce.  He is married with two small children.  He was born in Texas, grew up in Arkansas, and lived in Montana, Virginia, and Oregon before moving to Georgia in 2006.

Brian is a landscape architect and planner with over fifteen years of experience including land development, site design, planting design, and military base planning.  He holds a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture from the University of Arkansas, and a Master’s of Landscape Architecture from the University of Georgia.