Robert Inman Ragsdale, III (Trey)
Trey Ragsdale serves as Chair for the Gwinnett Place CID Board of Directors. He manages external relations for Kaiser Permanente in Georgia. In this role, Trey is responsible for securing government and community support for Kaiser Permanente’s healthcare initiatives throughout Georgia. Prior to his role at Kaiser Permanente, Trey held leadership positions at MARTA, the United States Senate and The White House, King & Spalding law firm and The Coca-Coca Company.
Trey is also a part of other organizations, including the Atlanta Regional Commission Workforce Development Board, Partnership Gwinnett, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, and several more organizations worldwide.
In addition, Trey has been extremely involved in the arena of politics having served in advisory and leadership roles to dozens of presidential, state and local campaigns.
Trey was honored when Georgia Trend Magazine named him as one of the Top 40 rising Business Leaders under the Age of 40 in the State of Georgia and the Atlanta Business Chronicle selected him as one of the top 50 rising Business Leaders under the Age of 40 in the metropolitan Atlanta region. In 2008, Jezebel Magazine named him as one of the Top 25 Most Beautiful Citizens in Atlanta. Trey holds a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and a MBA from Georgia State University.
Jill Edwards
Serving as the CID’s Vice Chair, Jill Edwards is retired from the Business Banking industry after almost 40 years of service experience in Atlanta, the majority of which has been spent focusing on the Gwinnett market. Jill received a BS in finance and minor in management from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Most recently she was with United Community Bank where she led a team of Commercial Lenders and, previously, she served as the Gwinnett Business Banking Manager for Wells Fargo. She has always been consistently recognized as a top performer in revenue production, sales and service. She also served in commercial banking leadership roles at Wachovia, Washington Mutual and SunTrust.
She is heavily involved in Gwinnett County and is a former Chair of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce board of directors. Jill also currently serves on the boards of the Community Foundation of Northeast Georgia, the Gwinnett Coalition and Across the Bridge. Jill has years of active service on committees and boards benefiting the Georgia Gwinnett College, Northside Hospital Gwinnett Foundation, Rainbow Village, Partnership Gwinnett, the Gwinnett Chamber Foundation, the Atlanta Chamber, Camp Sunshine, Atlanta Junior League, Kiwanis and United Way.
Jill’s years of managing teams of business bankers in Gwinnett County make her aware of the issues challenging the Gwinnett Place area, and she wants to be a part of the solution to continue to drive economic viability in the Gwinnett market.
Leo Wiener
As President of Ackerman Retail, the retail division of Ackerman & Co., CID Board Secretary/Treasurer Leo Wiener directs the growth of the group’s national services platform, spearheading developments, acquisitions, leasing and property management. With industry leadership experience spanning more than 25 years, Leo has made numerous strategic staff additions to strengthen Ackerman Retail’s comprehensive services and deliver solid results to its growing roster of local and multimarket clients. To date, the Ackerman’s Retail division has completed nearly 10 million square feet of transactions valued at more than $1 billion.
Prior to joining Ackerman, Leo was a Principal and Partner of Glenwood Development Company, concentrating on retail development and redevelopment in the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic; and Managing Director at an Atlanta-based boutique real estate firm.
Christopher Caltabiano
As Senior Vice President of Northwood Investors, Christopher Caltabiano is responsible for overseeing asset management activities and for developing and executing investment strategies for a portfolio of office and mixed-use assets located across the country.
Prior to joining Northwood, Christopher was Senior Vice President at Shorenstein Properties where he was responsible for construction, leasing and financing trophy-caliber office properties along the east coast. He has also served as Vice President for AIG Global Real Estate, Associate for Rockwood Real Estate Advisors and as an analyst and consultant at Bloomberg Financial Markets.
Christopher graduated from St. John’s University with a Bachelor of Science and received a Master of Science from the New York University Schack Institute of Real Estate where he is currently an adjunct assistant professor. Chris is a frequent lecturer on real estate, corporate finance, valuation and risk management and his research on these subjects has been published in the Real Estate Review.
Tim Hur
Tim Hur is the Managing Broker of Point Ho0nrs and Associates, Realtors, a local boutique real estate firm which was named Best of Gwinnett and Best of Georgia several years in a row. His team was announced as the #1 team in 2025 by the Atlanta Realtors Association.
Tim Hur is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering. Tim is also a charter member and past-President for the Gwinnett Mosaic Rotary Club, and serves many other nonprofit organizations within the Metro Atlanta area. He is a member of the Atlanta Realtors, Atlanta Commercial Board and Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of REALTORS®, having multiple designations obtained through the REALTOR® network, including the prestigious CRS, CIPS, ABR and GREEN designations.
Tim was also elected as the 2013 and 2014 President of the Atlanta Chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America, was the past National Policy Chairman and the currently elected National Treasurer and Secretary of the Asian Real Estate Association of America. He was also appointed by both the 2013 President, 2014 President and 2015 President of the National Association of REALTORS® to be their President Liaison for South Korea, on behalf of the National Association of REALTORS®. He is currently the Chair for the Diversity Committee, on behalf of the National Association of REALTORS®, and is also spearheading the work to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Fair Housing Act.
Tim considers Gwinnett County one of the most populous and diverse areas in the Atlanta metro area, and wants to provide insight and input into the future of Gwinnett Place.
Ondria Jett
Ondria Jett has acquired 25 years of experience in commercial property management by managing capital and tenant improvements with a value of more than $100 million. As a Regional Manager for Banyan Street Capital, she is responsible for the oversight of nearly 3 million square feet of commercial property in Atlanta and New York, as well as annual business plans and budgets with a net operating income (NOI) of more than $45 million.
Ondria’s experience in commercial property management began as an Assistant Manager for a downtown Atlanta property that underwent a $26 million redevelopment. In her roles representing commercial property owners, Ondria has served as liaison for major tenants such as Salesforce, Google, RentPath, FDIC, Jacobs Engineering, National Financial Services Group, Wells Fargo and the GSA. Ondria was named CBRE Real Estate Manager of the Year in 2004, won the 2004 Building Owners and Managers Association Atlanta Office Building of the Year Award and served on the board for the Perimeter Transportation Coalition from 2007 to 2008.
Ondria holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at San Antonio. She also supplemented her education through the Institute of Real Estate Management and the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) earning her Certified Property Manager and Real Property Administrator designations.
Alice Kim
Alice Kim is the Finance Director of Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market, where she drives the company’s financial strategy and long-term growth. Over her 20-year tenure with the company, she has been instrumental in the company’s expansion, rebranding, major investments and capital improvements, while also overseeing procurement, supply chain management, operations and human resources. Her leadership has strengthened the company’s foundation and positioned it for continued success for future generations.
Alice earned a B.A. in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago and completed accounting coursework at Georgia State University. Beyond her professional expertise, Alice is passionate about advancing the cultural and economic vitality of Gwinnett Place. She is eager to contribute her financial and strategic leadership to the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID), where she hopes to collaborate with other leaders to drive redevelopment, foster economic growth and enhance the quality of life for both residents and businesses.
Chris McGahee
Chris McGahee is an economic development manager for the City of Duluth where he specializes in assisting individuals and companies interested in doing business in the City of Duluth. He joined the Gwinnett Place CID to help promote economic development and hopes the board will help bring redevelopment and growth to the Gwinnett Place area.
Prior to working for the City of Duluth, Chris was the economic development director for Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRDC) and has more than 30 years of experience in the economic development field. He’s also a member of Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) and is a graduate from the University of Georgia.
Romi Patel
Romi Patel, Vice President of BHG Hotels, was elected to a three-year term. BHG Hotels is a family-owned business that invests in hospitality ventures in the Midwest and Southeastern hotel markets, including the Wyndham Garden-Duluth in the Gwinnett Place CID. Mr. Patel’s primary responsibility is to oversee all aspects of operations, playing a key role in keeping renovations updated in all BHG properties, and assisting with the development and expansion of the company’s hotel portfolio. Romi has been interested in the hospitality industry since a young age- witnessing his parents’ ambition, interning at hotels, and taking the initiative of expanding BHG. Romi graduated from Indiana University prior to joining BHG Hotels in 2011.