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Lake Lanier Association announces new executive
director
By Pamela A. Keene
 Joanna
Cloud has been named the new executive director of the Lake Lanier
Association. She began working with the lake advocacy group in early
August, replacing former executive director Vicki Barnhorst, who has
relocated to California.
We
are extremely pleased to have found Joanna with her talent and
expertise, said Jackie Joseph, president of the association. After
an extensive search, Joanna was head and shoulders the top choice
for the position and we have great confidence in her abilities as we
move the organization to the next level.
As a
principal consultant with a utility industry software and consulting
organization, Joanna has extensive experience in managing client
relationships, industry analysis, technical writing, as well as
research and development projects. she has worked independently from
a home based office for more than five years. She has also served in
leadership roles for several volunteer organizations and has strong
management, writing, organization, fundraising, and software skills.
A
graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in
management, Joanna worked for nearly 20 year with Ventyx, a software
company. She will be using her management and organizational skills,
as well as her community leadership experience to manage and promote
the association.
My
focus will be to build community awareness of the Lake Lanier
Association and what it does on behalf of the lake and the
surrounding area, she said. The community needs to be aware of all
that the association does to advocate for the lake, and to know that
this group is a dedicated organization of lake advocates, not just
property owners, but business people and recreational users of this
fabulous resource.
In
her short time with the group, she has already made public
presentations about the association to a number of community
organizations. Being educated and informed about the issues, the
elections and the political process not only for myself, but for
the public at large will be crucial to the future of the lake
because it is important to us in so many ways.
A
former resident of Atlanta, Joanna and her husband Glenn moved to
North Forsyth County several years ago. Glenn is an avid fisherman
and we are both with our children strong recreational users of
Lake Lanier, she said. It is a wonderful resource with so much to
offer.
The
couple has three children: Grant, 12; Darcy, 10; and Carson 7. In
her spare time, Joanna runs recreationally and competes in
half-marathons. The family spends a great deal of time in youth
sports, including football, baseball, basketball, soccer and
swimming. She is also an avid reader and enjoys gardening and
cooking.
Being able to serve the association as executive director is a
privilege, she said. We are all obligated to be involved in
community service and the Lake Lanier Association is a wonderful way
to give back to the community in a very meaningful way. Im excited
to be a part of this organization, to meet constituents, local
members and volunteers. My hope is that we will continue to grow the
association to have an even greater impact on the future of Lake
Lanier.
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