Colin Martin - Star

Colin Martin has served as the President & CEO of the Fayette Chamber of Commerce since November 2018. During his tenure in Fayette County, the Chamber has focused its efforts on economic development generally and talent attraction and retention specifically, as well as advocacy. In 2019, the Chamber hosted the first Diversity & Inclusion Summit and welcomed Gov. Brian Kemp to speak to the April Pancakes & Policy Breakfast, the first time a sitting governor had spoken at a Fayette Chamber event. Prior to the Fayette Chamber, Colin served as President & CEO of the Harris County Chamber of Commerce in Hamilton, GA and worked as a Field Representative for Congressman Lynn Westmoreland. He began his chamber career as Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce in Columbus, GA. Colin is the Sergeant at Arms for the Rotary Club of Peachtree City, the Chairman of the Board for Georgia Habitat for Humanity, and an ex-officio member of the board for Mainstreet Fayetteville and the Fayette County Education Foundation.   Colin completed a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Georgia, also earning a commission in the US Army Field Artillery. Beth, his bride of 30 years, is a family medicine physician in Columbus and they have two daughters, one an aerospace engineering graduate student at Georgia Tech and the other a social work undergraduate at the University of Georgia.