MillionMile Greenway People

Board of Directors

Advisory Council

 

Jim LangfordJim Langford

The MillionMile Greenway is the latest environmental cause championed by James B. Langford. The Georgia native feels a responsibility to help conserve greenspace, revitalize public land and protect history.

He co-founded or served in senior positions for five high technology and consulting companies. A seven-year stint with Atlanta-based Coca-Cola included positions in Atlanta, New York, Washington, DC, Argentina and Puerto Rico.

Mr. Langford uses that deep experience in corporate America to develop and manage environmental organizations. From 2004-2007, he served as the Georgia State Director of the Trust for Public Land. TPL conserves land for the public to enjoy as parks, gardens and natural habitats. As principal creator of Atlanta’s “connected park system,” Mr. Langford played a key role in the city’s BeltLine initiative. It will create more than 1,200 acres of new parks in Atlanta, connected to 600 acres of established parks.

A passion for public service is also evident in Mr. Langford’s current and past affiliation with a number of non-profit, volunteer and government groups. Those include the Georgia Board of Natural Resources, the Georgia Humanities Council, the Coosawattee Foundation, and the Carter Presidential Center. He was the primary author of the Georgia Laws that protect archeological sites, and regulate treatment and preservation of human remains.

Mr. Langford graduated from the University of Georgia with a Journalism degree, and received his MBA from Harvard University.

Jesse GlasgowJesse Glasgow

Jesse Glasgow is currently a program manager for Photo Science, Inc. He manages the geographic information acquisition, management, and analysis functions for Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC). Mr. Glasgow also leads the GTC development of business processes and custom software solutions in support of the siting, design, construction, operations, and maintenance of electric transmission facilities. He was a team leader in developing the EPRI-GTC Siting Methodology and led the development of Corridor Analyst© and Greenway Analyst, GIS-based tools that enable organizations and stakeholders to collaborate in infrastructure and greenway planning activities.

Mr. Glasgow founded the University of North Alabama Geography Alumni Association which awards thousands of dollars in grants and scholarships annually. He has served on international committees with the Geospatial Information Technology Association and works locally with the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association.

Mr. Glasgow holds a B.S. in Professional Geography from the University of North Alabama. He also has a GIS Certification and is a Licensed Professional Land Surveyor (GIS Surveyor) in South Carolina.

Angela GrahamAngela Graham

Angela Graham joined Silverman Construction Program Management in 2007 as a project manager, bringing more than 17 years of experience to the company. Her background includes work in land acquisition, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, community relations and campaign management.

Ms. Graham is a recipient of the One TPL National Award for their Diversity Initiative and the YWCA and Arthur and Stephanie Blank Woman of Achievement Award. She has been active in the community and has served or is currently serving on the following boards and committees: Park Pride, Friends of Georgia State Parks, Torch Foundation, Parks Atlanta Rescue Coalition, Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Steering Committee, Mayor’s Environmental Task Force, Georgia Conservation Voters, Greening Youth Board and Fulton Parks Foundation.

Ms. Graham holds a Bachelor of Science in Technology from Georgia Southern, a Master of Project Management from Keller Graduate School of Management, and a Master of Divinity from Emory University. Angela is also a LEED® Accredited Professional and holds a Georgia Real Estate License.

Ryan GravelRyan Gravel

Ryan Gravel’s experience spans architecture and urban planning. Tying the two together, he brings the knowledge of building dimension and design to site planning, concept development and public policy, allowing clients and communities to get the most out of their investments. To further develop his focus on the design of sustainable urban environments, Mr. Gravel recently joined the Urban Design practice at Perkins+Will.

Mr. Gravel’s master’s thesis was the original vision for the ambitious Beltline project in Atlanta. Six years of his subsequent work was critical to the Beltline’s success – the project is now a $2 billion public/private initiative in the early stages of implementation. The Atlanta Beltline is a 22-mile transit greenway circling the central city. It reuses existing railroad rights-of-way as a wide linear park with streetcars, bicycle and pedestrian paths and connects over 40 diverse neighborhoods, as well as city schools, historic and cultural sites, shopping districts and public parks. It organizes adjacent underutilized urban land for transit-oriented development, expands transit service within the urban core, and connects various parts of an emerging regional trail system. It takes advantage of Atlanta’s in town population growth, creating smart new districts for over 100,000 new residents and improved quality of life for hundreds of thousands more.

Mr. Gravel received his bachelor’s degree in Architecture in 1995 from Georgia Institute of Technology. He also received his master’s degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, earning a Master of Architecture and Master of City Planning in 1999.

Phillip HooverPhillip Hoover

Phillip E. Hoover is a partner in the Environmental and Sustainability practice areas of Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. Mr. Hoover’s practice includes providing counsel on numerous environmental regulatory matters, as well as the redevelopment of environmentally impacted properties, including state and federal superfund sites, and corporate mergers and acquisitions of such properties.

Mr. Hoover was selected to participate on an Associated Owners and Developers (AOD) Panel on Green Construction, and has been a speaker at the Georgia Real Property Law Institute’s annual seminars on “Brownfield Development in Georgia” and on “Conservation Easements.” He has published several articles on Brownfield development and on conservation easements.

Mr. Hoover received his B.A. degree in Literature from Rhodes College in 1990, his M.S.L. in Environmental Law, cum laude, in 1992 from the Vermont Law School and his J.D. from The University of Memphis in 1993. He is admitted to the Georgia and Tennessee bars.

Tom ParkerTom Parker

Tom Parker is the Vice President of External Affairs and Member Relations for Georgia Transmission Corporation (GTC). GTC is a not-for-profit cooperative owned by 39 of Georgia’s Electric Membership Cooperatives (EMCs). The company plans, builds and maintains electric transmission lines and substations, transmitting electricity from power suppliers to the customer-owned EMCs which serve more than four million Georgia customers.

Mr. Parker has more than 20 years of marketing and business development experience in corporate, government and non-profit sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Georgia and resides in Fayette County.

Susan RutherfordSusan Rutherford

Susan Rutherford manages the Greenway Division of the Bureau of Watershed Protection in the City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management. She oversees planning, landscape design, land acquisition and stewardship activities focused on protecting the City’s watersheds, streams, and water/sewer infrastructure from the effects of storm water runoff.

As manager of the City’s $25 million Greenway Acquisition Project, Ms. Rutherford coordinated the acquisition of over 1,800 acres of stream buffer lands for permanent protection as natural areas. She previously managed the City of Atlanta’s programs for greenspace and park acquisition. Before joining the City in 2001, Susan worked for U.S. Forest Service and The Nature Conservancy in Utah on public land management projects including trail construction, monitoring of natural areas, hydrology field surveys and endangered species surveys. She also helped draft a greenspace conservation tool kit for the State of Utah Office of Planning & Budget.

A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Ms. Rutherford received her bachelor’s degree from New College of Florida, and her master’s degree in City Planning from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Bo SpaldingBo Spalding

Bo Spalding co-founded Jackson Spalding in 1995. In addition to his management role at the firm, he works closely with clients. He specializes in the financial and banking services industry, speech writing and media, marketing and corporate identity strategies.

Mr. Spalding is a trustee of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cancer Home and Agnes Scott College. He is a director of the Midtown Alliance and the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta. He is also a member of the Community Board of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Piedmont Park Conservancy Capital Campaign Steering Committee, and the Leadership DeKalb Class of 2008-09. He is a past president of the 300-member Kiwanis Club of Atlanta.

Mr. Spalding holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Georgetown University, as well as a bachelor’s in Journalism and a master’s in Business Administration from the University of Georgia.

Robert TurnerRobert H. Turner III

Rob Turner is a transactional lawyer at Stites & Harbison PLLC. He regularly assists clients with their day-to-day business related legal matters, including mergers and acquisitions. Rob works with a variety of clients that range from individual entrepreneurs to regional technology companies. He is a member of his firm's Business and Finance, and Real Estate Service Groups.

Although new to organized environmental causes, Rob (and his family) are committed to being good stewards who appreciate the outdoors and preserving green spaces and greenways for future generations.

In addition to his involvement with the MillionMile Greenway, Rob also serves on the Advisory Council for the Atlanta Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Rob received his B.A. in History from Auburn University in 1995 and his J.D. from Seattle University School of Law in 1998, where he was a member of the law review. Rob is admitted to the state bars of Georgia and Washington.

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