Monthly Breakfast Meeting
Thursday, April 17th
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Guest Speaker
 
 Representative Lynne Riley

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Medical Minute
Dr.  Rebecca Gomez will talk on Stress Awareness

Representative Lynne Riley began her second term in office as the House District 50 (Johns Creek) Representative in the Georgia General Assembly on January 14, 2013. In 2013, Representative Riley served on the House Ways and Means Committee, Natural Resources and Environment Committee, Retirement Committee, and MARTOC (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Oversight Committee). She was appointed as Chairperson of the Governance Sub-Committee of MARTOC, and oversaw a comprehensive review of the MARTA act in 2011.

Representative Riley was elected Chairwoman of the Fulton County House Delegation, and worked with her colleagues in 2013 on a legislative package of reforms to enhance Fulton County Government.  Representative Riley serves as a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council's Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force. She regularly attends the ALEC Policy Task Force meetings, and actively participates in ALEC general meetings. Representative Riley previously served as the Fulton County Commissioner for District 3 from July 2004 to December 2010. As Commissioner, Riley served on the Fulton County Employees Retirement Board and the Fulton County Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Committee. She was a Board Member of the Atlanta/Fulton County Water Resources Commission, and the Chair of the Fulton County Building Authority. She served on U. S. Congressman Tom Price's Advisory Council. Riley was appointed to the National Association of Counties Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Steering Committee. She served as Vice-Chair of the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia's Revenue and Finance Policy Committee in 2010, and Economic Development and Transportation Policy Committee in 2009. In 2008, she was appointed by Governor Perdue to the Georgia Public Defender Supervisory Council for the Atlanta Judicial Circuit. Lynne worked with the North Fulton House Delegation in the creation of the new cities of Sandy Springs, Johns Creek and Milton.

Representative Riley has long been involved with an extensive group of community and civic organizations. Her service has included posts as treasurer and board member of the Johns Creek Community Association Inc., member of various Fulton County Citizen Advisory Boards, PTA volunteer at five Fulton County Schools, and served as an officer in the Aviary and Cameron Homeowners Associations. Lynne served on the American Cancer Society North Fulton Advisory Board and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra/Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park Board of Trustees. Riley is a member of the Class of 2005 of the Atlanta Regional Commission's Regional Leadership Institute and an alumnus of the Coverdell Leadership Institute. Lynne is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Johns Creek Foundation, Inc. and the Conservative Policy Leadership Institute, Inc.  Riley is a Board member of the Johns Creek Economic Development Corporation, and is currently participating in the “Johns Creek Advantage” initiative. She is a member of the Alpharetta Rotary Club. Lynne Riley is a professional accountant and Principal of Riley Accounting Services for over 30 years. She attended Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts, and the American Institute of Banking in Boston, Massachusetts. Lynne is married to Mike Riley, Equipment Innovation Manager for The Coca-Cola Company. They have three grown children: Katie, a media marketing professional; Eileen, a design professional; and Greg, who is currently enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering degree program at Georgia Institute of Technology. They are members of St. Benedict Catholic Church and are proud residents of the City of Johns Creek, Georgia.