Habitat-North Central Georgia Welcomes Two New Board Members

Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia has announced the appointment of two new members to its Board of Directors.

Robert H. Bryan joins the 2015 Habitat Board with a wealth of experience in business and engineering. He is currently Senior Vice President of the Power Group at Enercon Services, Inc., where he been employed since 1993. Enercon, headquartered in Kennesaw, is one of the top architectural engineering, environmental, technical and management services firms in the United States, with over 1700 employees serving customers around the world. Mr. Bryan is responsible for engineering activities supporting the electric power industry, including power generation and distribution.

Mr. Bryan and his wife, Gina, residents of Woodstock, have been married for 30 years and have two adult children. They are active with their church, and Mr. Bryan has spearheaded his company’s efforts as an annual Habitat house sponsor.

Peter Gleichman, an attorney practicing with the Gleichman Law Firm, LLC in Woodstock, is returning to Habitat-NCG’s Board after a one-year hiatus. Practicing law for 32 years in New Hampshire and Maine and since 2000 in Georgia, Mr. Gleichman has volunteered his services with Habitat for Humanity since 2002, serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Cherokee County Habitat affiliate from 2002-2005 and then, upon the merger of the North Fulton, Cherokee, and Forsyth-Dawsonville Habitat affiliates, on the Board of Habitat-NCG through 2013.

Since coming to Georgia in 2000, Mr. Gleichman has generously donated his services in performing all of the closings of Habitat homeowner purchases pro bono. Enjoying swinging a hammer or grabbing a paint brush, Mr. Gleichman participates in Habitat builds annually with the Rotary Club of Canton, for which he served as Club President from 2009 to 2011. In 2013, the State Bar of Georgia and the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism presented Mr. Gleichman with the prestigious Justice Robert Benham Community Service Award. Mr. Gleichman and his wife, Carol, reside in Roswell. They, too, have been married for 30 years and have two adult children.

Habitat for Humanity-North Central Georgia is a non-profit, Christian housing ministry that builds simple, decent homes for purchase by low income families who demonstrate a capacity for responsible homeownership. Since its inception in 1995, 260 homes have been completed and over 1000 family members have been served in North Fulton, Cherokee and Forsyth/Dawson counties. Each family is required to attend 6 educational classes and perform 200-300 sweat equity hours. Families earn between 30% and 60% of the Atlanta area median income and purchase their homes from Habitat which provides them with a 30-year, no-interest loan. Family members work side by side with the volunteers, sponsors, and Habitat staff to build their homes. These families not only get to experience the pride of homeownership but they also know that their lives will be changed forever. For more information on Habitat for Humanity – North Central Georgia, please visit www.habitat-ncg.org.