Watch the YG live presentation from the Clarke County School District Office:
View the Athens-Clarke County Final Presentation Slides:
GeorgiaForward thanks Athens-Clarke County’s Host Committee for their support and guidance:
- Grace Bagwell Adams – The Wellbeing Project & UGA
- David Bradley – Athens Area Chamber
- Melissa Chastain – Athens Area Chamber
- Elaine Cook – Piedmont Athens Regional Foundation
- Tim DeMott – Classic Center
- Kara Fresk – Lion Leadership
- Kelly Girtz – Mayor of Athens-Clarke County
- Meredith Lysaught – Athens Aread Chamber
- Sarah McKinney – Athens Area Community Foundation
- Whit Richardson – Tazikis
- Fred Smith – East Athens Development Corporation
- Brittany Standifer – University of Georgia, YG Alum
- Tommy Valentine- Historic Athens
Click on the photos below to learn more about each of the 2025 Young Gamechangers:













































