Meet the New Rabun County Chamber of Commerce President

The Rabun County Chamber of Commerce is introducing Cliff Bussard of Lakemont, as its new president. A recent graduate of the University of Florida with an M.S. in Tourism Management, Cliff completed an internship with Forward Rabun earlier this year. A retired executive with SunTrust Bank, Cliff hopes to grow Chamber membership and expand services and benefits. “The goal is to make membership even more valuable and bring a unified voice to promoting business in Rabun County,” Bussard said.  In addition to his U. of Florida degree, Cliff holds an M.S. in Marketing from Georgia State, an M.B.A. from Brenau University, and a B.A. from Mercer University. He lives near Lake Rabun with wife Gail and has three adult children and three grandchildren.  A “Meet and Greet” with coffee and pastries is planned for Monday, May 10, from 9am until noon at The Welcome Center.