State Senator Brandon Beach, a Republican, was elected
to the Senate in 2013. He represents District 21 which includes portions of Cherokee and Fulton counties.
Senator Beach is the Chairman of the Transportation Committee. He is also a member of the Economic Development,
Higher Education and Science and Technology committees.
Senator Beach currently serves as the President and CEO of
the Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce, leading the
fourth largest chamber in the metro area. Sen. Beach has
played an integral role in helping North Fulton grow and prosper in his 24-plus years in Atlanta. During his tenure with the
Chamber of Commerce, membership of top level executives
and CEO's (Chairman's Circle) increased by 60 percent, and
commerce retention developed from 67 to 82 percent annually.
Senator Beach served as the Chairman of the Public
Private Partnership Committee (P3 Committee). Under his
leadership the P3 Committee was able to acquire key local
transportation projects approved for Cherokee and North Fulton. Sen. Beach was elected to the Board of the GDOT by state legislators from the 6th Congressional District in 2008.
In 2001, Governor Sonny Perdue appointed Sen. Beach to the
board of Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA).
In 2008, he was selected to chair one of GRTA's most imp o r t a n t c omm i t t e e s - -T h e L a n d D e v e l o pm e n t
Committee. In this role, Sen. Beach is responsible for
leading a review of every significant development brought before the 16-county area that GRTA serves.
Closer to home, Senator Beach is the President, CEO, and one
of the founders of the North Fulton Community
Improvement District (CID). Under his leadership, the North
Fulton CID has invested more than $2 million to help bring
more than $30 million in new infrastructure for the District
area.
Senator Beach is a member of numerous community boards
including the Regional Business Coalition, Grady Hospital
Board of Visitors, the Greater Metro Atlanta American Heart
Association, the Georgia Association of Chamber of
Commerce Executives, Encore Park and the Historic Roswell
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Senator Beach received an undergraduate degree from
Louisiana State University and a Masters in Business
Administration degree from Centenary College. He is also a
graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute and a former
member of the Alpharetta City Council and the Alpharetta
Planning and Zoning Commission.
He and his wife, Shuntel, have two children and have lived in Alpharetta for the past 24 years. |