Agendas and Minutes

2024

Agendas	Minutes
January 2024	January 2024
February 2024	February 2024
March 2024	March 2024
April 2024	April 2024
May 2024 (CANCELLED)	May 2024 (CANCELLED)
June 2024	June 2024
July 2024	July 2024
August 2024	August 2024
September 2024	September 2024
October 2024	October 2024
November 2024	November 2024
December 2024	December 2024

2023

Agendas	Minutes
January 2023	January 2023
February 2023	February 2023
March 2023	March 2023
April 2023	April 2023
May 2023	May 2023
June 2023	June 2023
July 2023	July 2023
August 2023	August 2023
September 2023	September 2023
October 2023	October 2023
November 2023	November 2023
December 2023 (CANCELLED)	December 2023 (CANCELLED)

Jason Rubenbauer
President and CEO

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Jason Rubenbauer
President and CEO
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Jason Rubenbauer is a lifelong public servant who has resided in Ware County since 2003 with his wife Tammy. He is a United States Navy veteran and has worked for Coastal Pines (formerly Okefenokee Technical College) and Bainbridge State College in the economic development arena. Mr. Rubenbauer served as the County Manager for Pierce County from 2017—2022 where he was actively involved in the community through the Rotary Club of Blackshear and the Blackshear Exchange Club. Jason also serves on the local Board of Directors for Coastal Pines Technical College. He is the former owner of Affordable Tax and Accounting, LLC in Waycross and holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management/Accounting and a Master of Business Administration. Jason is extremely excited to help support our local businesses and industries while recruiting new opportunities into the region.

Chase McDonald
Executive Assistant & Digital Marketing Coordinator

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Chase McDonald
Executive Assistant & Digital Marketing Coordinator
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Chase McDonald is a digital media specialist with a passion for communal and societal growth. He was born and raised in Valdosta, Georgia, and moved to Ware County in 2013. In attendance at Ware County High School, Chase began the Marketing pathway and immediately began honing his knowledge and skills at SEO, website creation, and other digital marketing specialities while garnering real-world experience with entreprenuership by creating an e-commerce brand that he'd operate during his sophomore and junior years. Upon graduation, Chase had created plenty of experience for himself in the world of digital marketing, working as a freelancer in graphic design, SEO consultancy, and social media marketing. In November of 2020, using his experience with marketing, and his passion for problem-solving, he capitalized on an opportunity to buy and rebrand a coffee shop in Waycross, calling the new cafe 'Beanie Bros Cafe'. Chase and his partners, along with the rest of the team that made up Beanie Bros, pushed the coffee shop to become one of the area's most popular coffee destinations. Chase sold his share of Beanie Bros Cafe in March of 2022, and offers consultancy to the new management to this day as part of the sale-agreement. After brief stints as a B2B account executive for two seperate Fortune-500 companies, Chase is now using his experience in marketing, entreprenuership, and communal-collaboration to help the Waycross-Ware County Development Authority share their purpose with the people of Waycross and Ware County, as well as share Waycross and Ware County with indsutries and businesses looking for the perfect place to expand.

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