Board of Directors

The Assembly CID is located in DeKalb County at the site of the former Doraville General Motors assembly plant. 

The Assembly CID was formed in August of 2016 after the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and the City of Doraville passed resolutions consenting to the creation of the CID.

The 2023 Assembly Board of Directors are:

• Hilton Howell, Board Chair – Post 3  

• Gray TV

• Jay Gipson, Vice-Chair – Post 7 

• The Gipson Company

• Rick Burns, Secretary/Treasurer – Post 4 

• Gray TV

• Bob Hughes – Post 1 

• HGOR

• Eric Tomosunas – Post 2 

• Swirl Films

• Pat LaPlatney – Post 5 

• Gray TV 

• Robyn ZurFluh – Post 6 

• Smith Dalia Architects

• John Gipson – Post 8 

• The Gipson Company 

• Veronica Maldonado‐Torres, Board Member - Georgia Education Foundation

• Sean O'Shea, Board Member - All I Want Is

General Counsel

• Teresa P. Finister, Murray Barnes Finister LLP

CID Administrator

• Nicole M. Hall - Nickel Works Consulting