The World Trade Center Savannah is governed by a regional board of representatives. Click here for a complete list of 2023 board meeting dates.

Laura Moore
Chair

BankSouth

John Coleman
Vice Chair
Bonitz of Georgia

Joyce Roche
Secretary/Treasurer
Author

John Petrino
Immediate Past Chairman
Georgia Ports Authority

Scott Center 
Board President
National Office Systems

Wilson Burns
Georgia Exports Company

Ted Dennard
Savannah Bee Company

Nina Gompels
NTG Enterprises, Inc.

Marty Hogan
U.S. Intermodal Corp.

Mayor Van Johnson
City of Savannah

Kate Karwacki
Seaboard Real Estate

Yvonne Long
Hugo Boss USA

Malissa MacKay
Georgia Center of Innovation for Logistics

Dr. Kyle Marrero
Georgia Southern University

David Paddison
Sterling Seacrest Partners

Kalpesh Patel
Image Hotels

Daren Pietsch
Torras Properties

Sean Register
Register International, Inc

Willie Seymore
International Longshoremen’s Association

Tripp Sheppard
Bank of Newington

Dr. Joseph Silver 
Silver and Associates