DLC Chamber Board of Directors

Peterson Construction Company LLC is a Dahlonega based, veteran owned licensed and insured General Contractor.  With experience in both residential and commercial construction, we specialize in remodels, renovations, and additions.  We pride ourselves on quality work and great communication with our customers.  We love turning our customers' visions into reality.  Estimates are free, and we love meeting our Dahlonega neighbors!  

Dathan Harbert is the General Manager of Consolidated Gold Mines and has been with the company since 2006.  He holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of North Georgia.  Dathan sits on the Board of Directors for The Gold Rush Days Festival and is blessed to serve a variety of philanthropic programs funded by the event.  He is a student mentor with Lumpkin County Family Connection. He is a 2021 graduate of Leadership Lumpkin County and served as Chair of the LLC class of 2023.  Both Dathan and his wife share a passion for serving the needs of Lumpkin County.  In his spare time, Dathan enjoys genealogy, collecting antiques, and working towards earning a Professional Gemology Certification.  He enjoys learning about local history, traveling and spending time with his wife, Kim. 
 

This former high school social studies teacher and Gifted Coordinator, owns and operates The Dahlonega Square Hotel & Villas in the historic district of downtown Dahlonega.  DSH is a boutique hotel housing 6 king and 6 double queen rooms and one suite.  Four of the villas are located on Choice Avenue and the Historic Villa is located on South Park Street.

Catherine also sits on the board of the Lumpkin County High School College and Career Academy.  Previously on the board of Lumpkin County Literacy Coalition and Leadership Lumpkin County as the alumni chair (LLC Class of 2015).

Catherine and husband, Johnny, have lived and worked in Lumpkin County since 1996.  Mother to two daughters; Sarah Beth Wright (Durant) and Caroline Werkheiser (Andrew) and three grandsons ranging in age from 3 years to 9 months.  

My name is Tammy Soles, I am the Director of Clinical Care & Staff Development for Northeast Ga. Physicians Group. I have been with Northeast Ga. Health Systems for 20 years working both in the inpatient and ambulatory settings. I graduated UNG in 2007 with my Bachelor's degree in Nursing and earned a Master's degree in Nursing from Saint Xavier University in 2015 and certified as a Clinical Nurse Leader. I am a 4th generation "nugget" with deep roots in this community.  I've been married to my husband Jason for 19 years and we have 3 sons: Will, Caleb, and Bo. 

Born and raised in Decatur, Georgia and attended Gordon and Norcross High Schools. After graduating Norcross High School, attended and graduated North Georgia College in 1977 where I met my wife. Reported to Fort Knox, KY that year with a follow-on assignment as an Armor Officer in Germany. Upon return to the United States, attended and successfully completed the US Army Aviation Flight School at Fort Rucker, Alabama.  After many assignments in Aviation and Air Cavalry units in the contiguous United States and the Republic of Korea, retired and moved back to the Atlanta area and enjoyed a career in banking. Moved to Dahlonega in 2010. I have two successful daughters who reside in the Atlanta area with their families to include two grand-daughters and a grand-son. Currently own Real Property Management Stellar.