Staff

THELMA ADAMS JOHNSON

President / CEO

Thelma Adams Johnson has served as the President/CEO of Albany Community Together, Inc. (ACT!) since 2002.  Under her leadership, ACT! has provided access to $7.6 million in capital, leveraged $21.4 million in private capital to over 175 businesses, assisted in creating and/or retaining 730 jobs, and provided business development training...

TODD FOWLER

VP of Accounting & Financial Management

Todd Fowler, is responsible for accounting and financial management for ACT! He is the in-house CPA for Florida Housing. Todd has a BS in Economics and a Masters in Accountancy from University of Georgia. He has held various positions in both public and private accounting, including management of the City...

JOHNNY HAMILTON, JR.

VP of Business Lending

Johnny Hamilton has served as VP for ACT! lending activities since March 2009. He has over thirty five years of experience managing community and economic development programs and activities, as well as grants management. Those programs include housing development, business incubator development and operation, job training and economic development lending....

YAKIMA MARLIN-PRICE

Administrative Assistant

Yakima joined ACT! in 2014 as administrative support to the President/CEO.  She has extensive experience with all administrative tasks, several years’ experience in mortgage loan financing and office management.  Also having many years’ experience in customer service, she is able to tailor her skills to meet the needs of various...

TONITA MCKNIGHT

Business Development Officer

Tonita joined ACT! In 2014 to assist with program management. She is now responsible for working directly with potential clients, existing clients, other businesses, partner organizations and stake holders to secure client referrals and acquire loan customers.  She manages partner and customer relations andassists with program and portfolio management. Tonita...

THELMA ADAMS JOHNSON

Position: President / CEO
Phone: (229) 420-4600
Email: Thelma.johnson@albanycommunitytogether.com

Thelma Adams Johnson has served as the President/CEO of Albany Community Together, Inc. (ACT!) since 2002.  Under her leadership, ACT! has provided access to $7.6 million in capital, leveraged $21.4 million in private capital to over 175 businesses, assisted in creating and/or retaining 730 jobs, and provided business development training and technical assistance to over 1200 businesses and continues to increase these matrixes daily. She is a member of the African-American Alliance of CDFIs CEOs, the only organization that leverages African American CDFI CEOs’ decades of expertise, relationships, and intellectual capital to change the odds and the outcomes for African Americans in underserved communities across America. She has presented at conferences all over the nation, sharing her expertise and helping to develop the CDFI ecosystem.

Prior to joining ACT!, Dr. Adams Johnson served as a Regional Resource Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, where she provided technical assistance in the area of community and economic development to local governments.  She has served as the City of Albany Economic Development Specialist and is a certified Economic Development Finance Specialist through the National Development Council.  Dr. Adams Johnson has a BS in Accounting from Albany State University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and a DBA from Northcentral University.  She is an adjunct professor at Albany State University in the College of Business, Board Chair of Downtown Development Authority for the City of Albany, board member of Dougherty County Family Literacy, and serves on the board of Georgia Micro Enterprise Network (GMEN). Dr. Adams Johnson has been named a Southwest Georgia 40 under 40 honoree, as well as one of Georgia’s Small Business Administration Financial Champions of the Year.  She has over 20 years of experience in nonprofit management and economic development.  In 2018, SunTrust Foundation recognized Dr. Adams Johnson with a “Lighting the Way” award, for tireless work and efforts that meet the needs of the community.

TODD FOWLER

Position: VP of Accounting & Financial Management
Phone: (229) 420-4600
Email: Todd.fowler@albanycommunitytogether.com

Todd Fowler, is responsible for accounting and financial management for ACT! He is the in-house CPA for Florida Housing. Todd has a BS in Economics and a Masters in Accountancy from University of Georgia. He has held various positions in both public and private accounting, including management of the City of Albany’s Community Development Block Grant Programs and operation of special loan funds for victims of the local flood of 1994.

JOHNNY HAMILTON, JR.

Position: VP of Business Lending
Phone: Phone: (229) 420-4600
Email: John.hamilton@albanycommunitytogether.com

Johnny Hamilton has served as VP for ACT! lending activities since March 2009. He has over thirty five years of experience managing community and economic development programs and activities, as well as grants management. Those programs include housing development, business incubator development and operation, job training and economic development lending. He has also served as a technical assistance provider for small business owners. As manager and interim director of the City of Albany’s Department of Community and Economic Development, he was responsible for administering various program funds in excess of $80,000,000 received by the City for disaster relief in 1995. During his tenure with the City of Albany, he also managed lending activities designed to provide first-time home buyer opportunities as well as economic development lending programs for small and disadvantaged businesses. He has a BS degree in Business Administration from Morehouse College.

YAKIMA MARLIN-PRICE

Position: Administrative Assistant
Phone: (229) 420-4600
Email: Yakima.price@albanycommunitytogether.com

Yakima joined ACT! in 2014 as administrative support to the President/CEO.  She has extensive experience with all administrative tasks, several years’ experience in mortgage loan financing and office management.  Also having many years’ experience in customer service, she is able to tailor her skills to meet the needs of various clients. Yakima has an Associate’s of Science Degree in Health Information Technology from Darton State College.

TONITA MCKNIGHT

Position: Business Development Officer
Phone: (229) 420-4600
Email: Tonita.mcknight@albanycommunitytogether.com

Tonita joined ACT! In 2014 to assist with program management. She is now responsible for working directly with potential clients, existing clients, other businesses, partner organizations and stake holders to secure client referrals and acquire loan customers.  She manages partner and customer relations and
assists with program and portfolio management. Tonita has a BA in Theater, Fine Arts from Spelman College. She has held various positions in personal banking, property management and grant administration. She has first-hand experience working with disadvantaged population in property management of mixed communities (market and subsidized rents) and public relations and grant administration with the United States Census Bureau.

 
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