Electors of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID), a self-taxing district that uses additional property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements and economic development in the Gwinnett Place area, held its annual Caucus of Electors on Wednesday, April 9, with the re-election of two board members to Posts 2 and 5. A vote was held on Tuesday, April 22, to elect the chair, vice chair and secretary/treasurer board officer positions.

During the Caucus of Electors, board member Trey Ragsdale, who manages external relations at Kaiser Permanente, was re-elected to the board for another three-year term and will take over as GPCID board chair. Christopher Caltabiano, senior vice president at Northwood Investors, was re-elected to Post 2 and will serve another three-year term as well.

“Trey, who works tirelessly to secure government and community support for healthcare initiatives, brings over eight years of impressive leadership background as a board member to the role of board chair,” said Joe Allen, executive director of the Gwinnett Place CID. Ragsdale has held roles at MARTA, the United States Senate, The White House, King & Spalding Law Firm and The Coca-Cola Company. He is deeply involved in numerous organizations, including the Atlanta Regional Commission Workforce Development Board, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Partnership Gwinnett Board and others.

He has also been recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the Top 40 Rising Business Leaders under 40 and by the Atlanta Business Chronicle as one of the Top 50 Rising Business Leaders in the metropolitan Atlanta region. Trey has served in advisory and leadership roles on numerous presidential, state and local campaigns, further demonstrating his commitment to both community and political engagement.

Christopher Caltabiano brings extensive experience in asset management and investment strategy. In his role as Senior Vice President at Northwood Investors, he oversees asset management and develops and executes investment strategies for a portfolio of Office and Mixed-Use Assets located across the US.
Prior to joining Northwood, Mr. Caltabiano was a Senior Vice President at Shorenstein Properties and was responsible for overseeing construction, leasing and operations on a trophy caliber office property portfolio located along the East Coast. Prior to Shorenstein, Mr. Caltabiano served as a Vice President at AIG Global Real Estate, an associate for Rockwood Real Estate Advisors and as an analyst and consultant at Bloomberg Financial Markets.

Jill Edwards, senior vice president at United Community bank will become vice chair and Leo Wiener, head of Akerman’s Retail division, will become board secretary and treasurer.
”The Gwinnett Place CID board is dedicated to community development and continuously improving our business landscape. I look forward to working with Trey and Jill in their leadership roles, as we continue to drive economic vitality, growth and enhancement in the Gwinnett Place district,” noted Allen.