Meet Our Team

Vice Chair

Alice Kim is the Finance Director of Nam Dae Mun Farmers Market, where she leads the company’s strategic financial vision and guides long-term growth initiatives. Over her 20-year career with the company, she has played a pivotal role in expansion, rebranding, major investments and capital improvements, while also overseeing procurement, supply chain management, operations and human resources. Her leadership has been vital in strengthening the company’s foundation and ensuring its continued success for future generations.

Alice holds a B.A. in Architectural Studies from the University of Illinois at Chicago and has pursued accounting coursework at Georgia State University. Beyond her professional expertise, Alice is passionate about supporting the cultural and economic vitality of Gwinnett Place. She is especially interested in contributing 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. Married with three children, Alice is proud to be a Gwinnett County resident and employer dedicated to the region’s future.

Secretary and Treasurer

As President of Ackerman Retail, the retail division of Ackerman & Co. (opens in a new window), 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. In fact, 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.

Board Member

Greg Flythe is the Tesla Duluth dealership general manager, and an accomplished automotive and retail leader with more than 20 years of experience in operations, team development and customer engagement. As a leader in the electric vehicle industry, he is passionate about innovation, sustainability and helping shape the future of transportation through EV adoption. 

Board Member

Tim Hur is the Managing Broker of Point Honors 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 real estate 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 is 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 of 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.

Board Member

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 (opens in a new window), 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.

Board Member

Chris McGahee is an economic development manager for the City of Duluth (opens in a new window) 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.

Board Member

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 from 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.

Board Member

Ben Vo is the founder and CEO of City Farmers Market Group, Hong Kong Market, Inc., and Millennium Partners Investment and Development Group, and has played a key role in shaping metro Atlanta’s international grocery and retail landscape. A Gwinnett-based business owner since 1996, Vo aims to bring his expertise to GPCID to support smart growth, economic development and small business empowerment while fostering cultural connection. Vo has received several community and business-based awards, including being recognized by the Asian Pacific American Council of Georgia (APCA-GA) with the Community Achievement Award in May.

Joe Allen has been the Gwinnett Place CID executive director since 2006. With a masters of public administration from Georgia State University, Joe has been serving Gwinnett County since 1991 with his positions as: director of administration and chief deputy tax commissioner at the Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner’s Office, director of public affairs and business resources at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and division director, risk management and employees services at the department of financial services for the Gwinnett County Government.

With more than 20 years of directing executive-level administrative operations, economic development initiatives, marketing and public relations, strategic planning, budgeting and program management, Joe is a detail-oriented proactive leader who gets things done. He aspires to serve the board members and commercial property owners to advance in the shared vision that Gwinnett Place will be the model for an internationally diverse, livable urban community.

Glenn Wisdom has been the Gwinnett Place CID’s director of operations since 2010. Glenn’s previous positions as the general manager of the JC Penney at Gwinnett Place Mall and Pleasant Hill Square stores during the GPCID formation have given him insight into the area’s development and potential.

Glenn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Carson-Newman University and promptly began his career with JCPenney in Hixson, Tennessee. The Gwinnett Place CID was formed during his time at Gwinnett Place Mall and Glenn instantly took an active role to support the budding organization to rid the area of trash and graffiti. He joined the Gwinnett Place CID board of directors in 2005, then left his position at JCPenney to join the staff five years later. He hopes that the Gwinnett Place Community will continue to grow, thrive and remain relevant. Glenn strives toward building a safer and more attractive environment for both businesses and residents to call home.