Owenby returns to Chamber as SVP

Brian Dill, who has served as interim president and CEO of Carroll Tomorrow and the Carroll County
Chamber of Commerce, will be stepping into the role full-time.

The Carroll County Chamber of Commerce also welcomes back Rhyne Owenby, who will return as senior
vice president of operations.

Through the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, Dill and Owenby will lead local efforts to grow
businesses and industries in Carroll County. And as president and CEO of Carroll Tomorrow, Dill will be
responsible for helping attract new opportunities to the region.

“It takes vision to lead these organizations,” said Jill Duncan, a State Farm Insurance agent and chair of
the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. “Brian and Rhyne have that, and we’re excited to see where
they take us.”

Dill has served in an interim role since the departure of former chamber and Carroll Tomorrow president
and CEO Karen Handel. He previously worked with the chamber and Carroll Tomorrow and will continue
his duties as vice president of external affairs of Healthliant and Tanner Health System.

Dill also serves as chair of the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission and serves on the board
of governors for the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.

Dill spent 16 years in corporate and industrial business development and recruitment as an economic
development senior executive in several Georgia communities, including Carroll County, as well as the
chief operating officer for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.

Dill earned his bachelor’s from the University of Georgia in political science and his master’s in business
through UGA’s executive MBA program. He and his family are members of First Baptist Church of
Carrollton.