Board of Directors

Board of Directors and Officers

As a nonprofit membership corporation, MIC is governed by a Board of Directors elected by voting members of MIC. Our bylaws provide for an 11-member board, serving staggered two-year terms. The Board elects the President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer. These positions are usually filled by Board members, but may be filled by other MIC members.

MIC Committees

MIC Committees carry out the vital work of the organization and provide an opportunity for MIC members to get involved.  The committees change as MIC’s priorities change.

Board Members

Julie Carrick

Julie chairs the MIC Parks Committee and works with volunteers in various capacities. Before moving to Mableton in 2011, Julie volunteered with the Hospital Hospitality House and The Children’s Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. Since living here, Julie has been part of the welcoming and social committee with her current and previous neighborhood HOA. Bringing neighbors together to form a strong community is one of her top priorities. Julie is excited about what Mableton can evolve into and would like to be part of making that vision become reality.

Joel Cope, President

Joel was elected to the MIC Board in 2005, served as Board Chair and is currently MIC’s President and Public Safety Committee Chair.  An attorney who lives in the Cooper Lake Road area, he has also held offices in his HOA. Joel currently serves on the Cobb County Neighborhood Safety Commission, a citizens’ panel that acts as a liaison between the public safety community and the citizenry. Joel has served on the Cobb County Transportation Advisory Board, the Austell Road LCI Committee, the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee and the Austell Road Corridor Access Committees.

Twila Hawthorne

Twila chairs the MIC Economic Development Committee and has lived in the Mableton area since 2009. She has been active in connecting with her neighbors and the community, regularly attending Cobb County Comprehensive Planning sessions, town hall meetings and zoning meetings. Twila is a 20-year military veteran who has served on several boards in the capacity of Secretary, Economic Development Committee Chair and Membership Committee Chair.  Twila is passionate about getting the word out to individuals, and especially businesses, about the awesome opportunities in Mableton.  She enjoys originating ideas, advocating and encouraging economic empowerment/development.

Steve Jungk

Steve and his wife Alyce moved to Mableton in 2015. Prior to that they lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where Steve worked as a programmer for the State and served as an assistant Boy Scout scoutmaster for his sons, who both ultimately achieved Eagle Scout status. The Jungks are active in their homeowner association, located in the Cooper Lake Road area. Steve is passionate about community green spaces and is a vocal advocate at Commission meetings on matters affecting Mableton. Steve chairs MIC’s Membership Committee. If you see him on occasion picking up trash in an effort to keep South Cobb clean, make sure you say, “Hi”!

Robin Meyer

Robin currently serves as chairman of the MIC Board, writes the MIC Newsletter and heads up Zoning and Code Enforcement Committees. In the past year, Robin has also been involved in the new MIC website and grantwriting. Robin has lived on Queen Mill Road since 1984 and is retired from state government.  First elected to the MIC Board in 2005, Robin wants to create more “community” in Mableton and to advocate for Mableton to county and state officials, developers and other organizations.

Jeff Padgett

Jeff and his wife Donna live on Clay Road near Floyd Road in the house his grandparents bought in 1956. Jeff grew up on Mable Street behind Barnes Hardware and attended Mableton Elementary, Floyd Middle and South Cobb High schools. His uncle Tony Matthews founded our Boys & Girls Club. Continuing in the family tradition of community service, Jeff volunteers with Floyd Road Baptist Church in their homeless ministry and van ministry. Jeff is a field supervisor for a painting company and has been in the construction industry for 40 years. Jeff and his wife love Mableton and would like to see it continue to grow.

Ray Thomas, Vice President

Ray currently serves as Chairman of the Homeowner Association’s Advisory Board at Legacy of the River Line subdivision in Mableton. Previously, he has served as President of Hamilton Mill Community Association, Gwinnett County’s largest residential community comprising over 2200 homes, fishing lake, golf club, 16 tennis courts, and two swimming centers. He has also served on various HOA boards and committees in Alpharetta and Washington DC.

Ray is also Vice President of Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC).  He is also responsible for MIC’s successful sponsorship program, is an active member of the MIC’s Zoning Committee, and advocated for the successful implementation of Design Guidelines for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway. He and his subdivision have adopted Discovery Boulevard under the county’s Adopt-A-Mile program. Ray and his team (“Normal Nobodies”) are currently working on creating MIC’s HOA Network to connect neighborhoods within our community. Ray has been in management for 37 years with Ally Financial Services. He and his lovely wife of 39 years, Sharon, are dedicated community servants who enjoy bringing people together. They have a beautiful daughter and an amazing grandson.

Carolyn Turner, Treasurer

Carolyn is MIC’s Treasurer, and active in MIC’s economic development efforts. Her 30-year career in county government included tax assessments and collections, mapping, and coordination with Community Improvement Districts (CIDs). Carolyn currently serves as a member of the Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors. Carolyn owns Turner Business Associates, LLC, a business consulting firm, and d/b/a Quick Tax Professionals, LLC. She is the Founder and Director of H.O.P.E. Family Resource Center, Inc., a 501c3 Tax Exempt organization providing basic needs for families and children in the South Cobb and surrounding communities. Additionally, Carolyn serves as Church Administrator of New Life Missionary Baptist Church in Mableton.