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.
Shabnam Butler moved to Mableton with her husband in 2019 from Minnesota to be close to her daughters and grandchildren. Having recently retired, she is delighted to serve as Secretary of MIC, and to be a part of an organization working to enhance the community’s safety, natural surroundings, and economic development.
Shabnam’s professional background varies, from being a franchisee owner of a 7-Eleven convenience store, to a microbiologist working in hospital laboratories to a middle school science teacher, finally ending her career working with special needs children. Her passions center around education and volunteerism, where she has served locally with MUST Ministries and also, abroad, in her native country of Pakistan training teachers and fundraising for girls’ education. She is excited to join MIC and connect with new neighbors!
Julie chairs the MIC Social Committee and also organizes MIC’s Secret Santa project with the Boys & Girls Club. 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 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 chairs the MIC Economic Development Committee, which also includes liaison with MIC Sponsors. Twila has lived in the Mableton area since 2009, and 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 works with MIC’s HOA Network and serves as liaison and volunteer with the Mableton Farmers Market. 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”!
Demetrius has lived in the Mableton area since 1999. He is a 25-year veteran of the mortgage business and is passionate about the importance of education and homeownership.
Demetrius previously served as Chief of Staff for State Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan. He presently partners with schools in the South Cobb area and works around the state teaching courses on personal finance and homeownership. Demetrius chairs the Community Involvement Committee for the Cobb Association of Realtors. He also directs the drama department at his local church and is a proud member of the Morehouse College Alumni.
Joseph moved to Mableton in 2019 with his wife and 3 daughters. He has sought opportunities to serve his community since he and his family relocated from Maryland to the Atlanta area in 2018.
Over the past 12 years, Joseph has worked for the City of Baltimore, Montgomery County, and The Maryland Transit Administration, becoming familiar with various levels of municipal operations. Currently, he works for Kennesaw State University where he serves as the Associate Director of Parking Operations.
Joseph and his family look forward to helping many of their new neighbors understand the value that is added through participation with Mableton Improvement Coalition.
Robin writes the MIC Newsletter and heads up Zoning and Code Enforcement Committees. Robin has also updates the MIC website and has been active in successful grant writing and grant administration for MIC activities such as parks, the community garden and the farmers market. 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 organizes MIC’s Adopt-A-Mile and Adopt-A-Stream projects, and serves on the board of Keep Cobb Beautiful. 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.
Nate and his wife Renee currently reside in the Heritage Lakes subdivision, where they have lived since 2004. Since joining the Board, Nate has assumed the chairmanship of MIC’s Education Committee and is an active member of the Zoning Committee. Nate spent the past 20+ years working in sales for Bosch Building Technologies as a Regional Director, responsible for managing a region which comprised of the 20 states in Central and Southern US, as well as the Caribbean. Some of the leadership skills he has developed are setting and attaining goals, and training. Nate also brings with him a very good knowledge of budgeting and financial planning. Nate looks forward to spending time locally to help make Mableton a family-friendly community for existing residents and newcomers. Free time will now be allotted to community involvement and assisting his wonderful daughter Taylor, pursue a medical career.
Ray is currently Chairman of the Board of the Mableton Improvement Coalition (MIC) and responsible for overall operations. Ray launched MIC’s successful sponsorship program, and has served on MIC’s Zoning Committee, and and advocated for the successful implementation of Design Guidelines for Mableton Parkway and Veterans Memorial Highway. Ray also created MIC’s HOA Network designed to bring homeowner associations together to share best practices and better advocate for the development of Mableton and surrounding areas.
Ray has served as President of the Homeowner Association at Legacy of the River Line subdivision in Mableton. Previously, he 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 and his subdivision have adopted Discovery Boulevard in Mableton under the county’s Adopt-A-Mile program.
Ray has served in various management roles for 38 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 is MIC’s Treasurer and works with the Historic Mableton Community Garden and the Mableton Farmers Market. She assists in MIC’s economic development efforts, which include the 2020 Census, and advocating for a better Mableton and Cobb County. Her 30-year career in county government included tax assessments and collections, mapping and appraisals, coordination with community improvement districts (CIDs), and DMV administration. Carolyn has served on the Cobb Board of Tax Assessors for the past 8 years. Carolyn owns Turner Business Associates, a business consulting, tax and accounting firm, d/b/a Quick Tax Professionals. She is the Founder and Director of H.O.P.E. Family Resource Center, Inc., a 501c3 organization providing basic needs for families and children in the South Cobb and surrounding communities.
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