President: Dustin Drabot, President@epColonialHills.com or Dustin@epColonialHills.com
Dustin and his partner Matt moved to Colonial Hills in 2005 with their dog Romulus and cats Simon. Since then, their family has grown to include another cat, Sebastian, and dog, Persephonie. Dustin & Matt are continuously working on updating, decorating & landscaping their 1925 bungalow where they enjoy entertaining friends and family.
Dustin is the Project Coordinator for The Epsten Group, a full-service architecture and engineering firm. With a focus on sustainability, they help private and public sector clients balance cost concerns with environmental goals. Since 1991, The Epsten Group have been leaders in a movement that looks at new ways to design, build, and operate buildings.
Since moving to Colonial Hills, Dustin has graduated from the East Point Citizen's Police Academy, East Point Leadership Academy and served as Secretary of the 2006 Neighborhood Association Presidents Council.
Vice President: VicePresident@epColonialHills.com
vacant--now accepting nominations for elections at the Annual Meeting on November 11.
Treasurer: (interim) Paul Brightbill, Treasurer@epColonialHills.com or Paul@epColonialHills.com
--see Bio below-- Also accepting nominations for elections at the Annual Meeting on November 11.
Secretary: Nolan Reynolds, Secretary@epColonialHills.com or ColonialNews@epColonialHills.com
Nolan is a graduate of Georgia College & State University and Clark Atlanta University, and works as a public librarian in DeKalb County. She also serves as the editor of the Colonial News, and enjoys reading, traveling, and gardening
Note: all Board Members are nominated and elected each year. We are accepting nominations for elections at the Annual Meeting on November 11.
Board Member : Paul Brightbill, Paul@epColonialHills.com
Paul is a IT Senior Contract Manager for AT&T and has been a resident since October 2004, formerly living in Buckhead/Midtown. He is originally from Virginia Beach, where his extended family remains.
Paul is very interested in participating in the neighborhood and city. He is a graduate of the East Point Citizen's Leadership Academy, the East Point Citizen's Police Academy, and the East Point Deputy Fire Marshal program. He volunteers for local and national groups including Georgia Equality, Human Rights Campaign, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, and is on the steering committee for the CHRIS Kids Rainbow Program Premiere Party and preliminary events, and most recently joined the Restoration Advisory Board for environmental oversight of the Fort McPherson property prior to redevelopment, where he serves as Co-Chair.
In his spare time, Paul enjoys sharing dinner and movies with friends, exercising, making homemade beer, and gradual landscaping improvements.
Board Member : Michelle Leyden, Michelle@epColonialHills.com
Michelle and her husband, Tim, live on St. Michael
Avenue with a menagerie of animals, headed by their
dog, Avery Marie. Michelle is a 2003 Summa Cum Laude
graduate of Georgia Southern University with a B.S. in
Psychology and is currently working towards entering a
doctoral program at Georgia State University. In the
meantime, Michelle has earned her living as a floral
artisan for the last sixteen years and currently works
in the Virginia Highlands neighborhood.
On a more personal note, Michelle is a vegan and an
animal rights advocate (who is interested in starting
a trap neuter release program for the feral cats in
our neighborhood)who enjoys rock climbing and camping
with her husband, hanging out with friends and
neighbors, and playing with stained glass.
Michelle has been a resident of Colonial Hills since
2007 and is excited to help nurture such an eclectic
and diverse community. She looks forward to meeting
you all!
Board Member : Suzette Gooch, Suzette@epColonialHills.com
Board Member : Brandon Sutton, Brandon@epColonialHills.com
Brandon and his wife Mandy moved to Colonial Hills in the fall of 2006 from their apartment in Atlanta's Virginia Highland neighborhood. Raised in Atlanta's northern suburbs, he was immediately attracted to the older homes and character of Colonial Hills, as well as the urban fabric of downtown East Point. As a University of Georgia graduate and a licensed landscape architect, Brandon works in midtown Atlanta for the architecture and planning firm of Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh.
Since moving to the area, Brandon has been involved with the Design Committee for East Point's Main Street Association and has also worked as a volunteer for the annual city festival, Destination East Point. Within Colonial Hills, he has worked with the neighborhood's Entry Marker Committee.
In his spare time, he enjoys grilling out, camping, taking urban hikes with Mandy and his dog Murphy, and making gradual improvements around the house.
