BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Andrea Gray, Chair

Andrea P. Gray currently serves as the Chair of the McDaniel Tichenor House Board of Directors.  Andrea is an attorney with her own law firm, Andrea P. Gray, LLC, whose 18-year career has focused on local government law, environmental law, and estate planning.  She has provided counsel on the largest environmental permitting projects in Georgia and served as legal counsel for multiple billion-dollar economic development projects in Georgia, including some of the largest to date – Takeda (fka Baxter), the Newton Facebook Data Center, Morning Hornet Data Center, and Rivian.  She has and continues to represent multiple development authorities, cities, and counties in the region. 

She is a 30-year resident of Monroe where she graduated from George Walton Academy (salutatorian); she then went on to obtain a bachelor’s degree in economics with a minor in history from Emory University and her law degree from the University of Georgia.  Andrea takes pride in giving back to the Walton County community and enjoys volunteering her time in the service of others. 

Her love of Georgia history and of the McDaniel Tichenor House began when she was a teenager attending events at the house. Her appreciation for the house and its supporters only grew as her own daughter experienced princess camp in recent years.  Andrea lives in Monroe with her husband and two children.  When not working, she enjoys supporting her children in their many activities and spending time as a family at the lake.

Jimmy Norton, Vice Chair

Jimmy Norton is an independent business operator and civic volunteer. With a Southern American lineage from the mid-1600s, local history preservation is a natural concern and investment. He currently operates a hangar complex at Gwinnet County’s Briscoe field.


As a Snellville native, he graduated from UGA class of 1984 and began a varied career. He is recently retired as a Financial Advisor and Property Manager. Other work included Freight Logistics, Heavy Equipment  Manufacturing, Publishing, and Line Pilot for Atlantic Southeast

Airlines.


The McDaniel Tichenor House is a favorite site for Jimmy who enjoys every social event he can attend. He acknowledges being on this board is an enjoyable spot, as service has been part of the Norton family’s “duty” for generations. At the State level he has served 30 years on the

Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame at WRAFB and successfully completed a 3-year appointment to the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity.


Local appointments included chairing the Snellville and Grayson DDA’s, Evermore CID, and the Gwinnett Airport Authority. Other notable programs close to his heart are Boy Scouts, YMCA, Boys and Girls Club, and the South Gwinnett Cluster Foundation.

Jimmy is grateful for the prior stewards of the McDaniel Tichenor House and hopes to bring ideas and effort to preserve its grandeur. He happily resides in Monroe with his wife Susan Lemon. Jimmy enjoys the constant aggravation of golf and racquet sports, along with travel

and friends.


Angela Yarman, Treasurer

Angela Yarman brings 30+ years of non-profit management experience to the McDaniel-Tichenor House and chairs the Education and Cultural Committee, which plans community events that allow the public to learn more about the house and the families who lived here. 


A native of Monroe, Angela is passionate about the preservation of our history and traditions while working to move our community forward as a great place to live, work, and raise families. She served as executive director of the United Way of Walton County for 20+ years and Student Success Alliance until 2023. Her early career was with chambers of commerce in Athens and metro-Atlanta. 


Angela has been active in the community, chairing the Walton County Chamber's education, small business, and ambassador committees. She was named Chamber Ambassador of the Year in 2004 and was named Member of the Year for the Student Success Alliance in 2015. She has been a member of the Rotary Club since 1995 and served on the board of directors of the Monroe Museum. The Walton Tribune recognized her with the Community Spirit Award, its citizen of the year, in 2007.
 
Angela graduated from Monroe Area High School and received her bachelor's and master's degrees in Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia. She holds a graduate certificate in organization management from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. 
 
 Angela lives on McDaniel Street, about a mile from the House, with her husband Greg, a retired elementary school teacher. They have two adult sons, Christopher and Daniel, who are both Eagle Scouts. They are lifelong members of St. Anna's Catholic Church in Monroe.

Kasey Prince, Secretary

Walton County is an amazing area that Kasey is proud to call home. Because she loves living and working here in GA so much, it makes it easy to help local families and investors buy and sell local properties.


Knowing the local Walton County GA real estate market like the back of their hand should be a given for any real estate professional you consider working with. Market knowledge can be the difference between you overpaying or getting a great deal, finding the right property or missing it, and buying a property fully informed or missing critical things during inspection that can cost you.

But where she takes it farther is her focus on you having an amazing buying or selling experience so you can focus on living life.

Kasey is honored to be part of the McDaniel-Tichenor Board of Directors and continue to serve this community that she loves so much.

Mark Bowman

Mark Bowman is a long time resident of Walton County with a local family history spanning to before the Civil War. In fact, his great great grandfather, Thomas Albert Batchelor, served with Henry McDaniel in the 11th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War.


Mark has been happily married to his wife Christy for 30 years. They have two adult daughters that also live and/or work in the community.


Mark enjoys hiking and canoeing, shooting sports and woodworking using his collection of antique tools. 


His past career in law enforcement in DeKalb and Walton Counties as well as a degree in Criminal Justice, keep safety and security as a top consideration with any of his projects or interests.


Mark states, "Being involved in the care and preservation of a historic property is a special responsibility not taken lightly." He regards his position on the McDaniel-Tichenor House Board of Directors as an honor and is happy to serve the community.


Stephanie Cannon

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Libby Ferguson

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Lee Malcom

(PHOTO & BIO COMING SOON)

Jennifer Mata

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Charles Preston

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Advisors:

Jonathan F. Glaefke 

Stephen Felker, Jr. 

Carole Queen

Staff:

Lindsey McKinney, Executive Director