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Gerald Evans, Council District 1, Post 1 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2025 Email: gerald.evans@doravillega.us Phone: (770) 658-9443 Gerald Evans has lived in Doraville since 2006 and previously served as a member of the Planning Commission. A St. Louis, MO native, Gerald studied Business Management at Hampton University in Virginia and moved to Doraville following college. He worked as a Business Analyst interpreting data for many years achieving his way up to a Cybersecurity Analyst in the banking industry. His passion for people and real estate led him to change careers becoming a licensed Realtor running a small business real estate firm. As a Realtor, he serves on the HOA board of his Doraville neighborhood and volunteers with several organizations throughout Georgia. Helping others and living a life of service carries over into his professional life as well. He also volunteers with the Governmental Affairs Committee with the Atlanta Realtors Association, a committee engaged in fighting for private property rights for homeowners and local ordinances in Atlanta. Gerald has a passion for serving and bringing people together, and that is what he champions for as a Doraville City Councilman. |
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Andy Yeoman, Council District 1, Post 2 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2023 Email: andy.yeoman@doravillega.us Phone: (470) 622-1675 Andy Yeoman moved to Doraville in 2015 to build a new home. He was lured to the City by its magnetism. Like the molecular properties common to magnets, he feels the City has the ability to bring different types of people and communities together to create strong neighborhoods. He is a past chair of the Planning Commission and currently serves on the Doraville Development Authority. A native of Iowa, Yeoman attended Indian Hills Community College and William Penn University, majoring in business and information systems. A serial entrepreneur, he has started many businesses in information technology and telecommunications. He is currently self-employed as a business consultant in information systems and security. |
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Warren Simmons Council District 1, Post 3 - Formerly, District 2 Warren Simmons moved to Doraville over ten years ago and almost immediately after arriving, got involved in his new city. In 2014, he joined the Doraville Urban Redevelopment Authority and most recently served as Vice Chair of the Doraville Planning Commission. Simmons has spent over twenty years in the construction industry as a commercial Construction Project Manager. As a member of City Council, Simmons plans to apply the skills, insights, and knowledge he’s developed over his professional and civic career to the work of City Council. Simmons graduated in 2003 from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering and a minor in City Planning. He lives in Doraville with his wife Jen, a Public Health Advisor with the CDC, their teenage son Bryce, an elite baseball player, and their two rescue dogs, Cooper and Willie Nelson. |
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Stephe Koontz, Council District 2, Post 1 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2025 Email: stephe.koontz@doravillega.us Phone: (678) 373-7021 Stephe Koontz bought her first home in Doraville in 1984 and became the first transgender elected official in the Southeast when she was elected to the council in November 2017. In 2018, she wrote and sponsored a non-discrimination ordinance for Doraville that has been adapted by cities across the state. She was honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle in 2019 for her promotion of inclusive policies across metro Atlanta. Koontz, who was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, moved as a child to the Chastain Park area of Atlanta. She is a graduate of Ridgeview High School and DeKalb Technical College. She is retired from the auto repair industry and formerly managed several businesses. She lives with her dog, Dolly. |
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Maria Alexander, Council District 2, Post 2 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2023 Email: maria.alexander@doravillega.us Phone: (470) 622-1715
Maria Alexander is a native of the Doraville area with a longtime interest in local government. She previously served on the City Council (2008-15), and during this time she was Acting Mayor for a brief period (2011).
Alexander is employed by a Fortune 200 industrial distribution company and spent the majority of her career at a Fortune 250 company that manufactured packaging machinery. She has expertise in procurement, production management, inventory control, information technology and import/export.
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Chris Henshaw, Council District 2, Post 3 Term expires: Dec. 31, 2025 Email: chris.henshaw@doravillega.us Phone: (470) 521-4637 Chris Henshaw has lived in Doraville for eight years and in metro Atlanta for 23 years. He is an architect who owns Studio H Architecture, which is based in Doraville. He lives with his wife, Kimberly, and son, Griffin. Henshaw, a native of Morristown, New Jersey, and an Eagle Scout, has bachelor's and master's degrees in architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is interested in seeing the City attract new retail, office and multifamily residential developments that can help increase the tax base while stimulating the economy and preserving Doraville's cultural and economic diversity. |
