Meet the Starting Lineup

• Staff
• Board of Directors

Our mission is to make your event successful, to provide exciting events and attractions for visitors and athletes and to enhance the quality of life for area residents through sports participation and athletic events. Meet the leadership and staff who make this possible.

Staff

Brinsley Thigpen, Chief Executive Officer: Brinsley was named CEO in August 2011. Originally from Atlanta, she moved to New York City where she worked for the television show, Sesame Street and transitioned to sports at Major League Baseball for several years. While at MLB, Brinsley worked with all departments providing services in marketing, advertising, production and much more. Upon moving back to Georgia, Brinsley was a lobbyist for a legislative session at the state capitol before continued working with baseball for the Atlanta Braves in the Game Entertainment Department. Before joining the ASC, she served five years as Program Director at Camp Sunshine, planning year-round events for children and teens with cancer and their families, throughout the state. 

A graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Public Relations, Brinsley is a lifelong Bulldog fan. She enjoys a variety of athletics. Brinsley and her husband, Beau, live in Augusta and are proud owners of a chocolate lab, Sweet “Georgia” Brown. 

Randy DuTeau, Sport Development Manager: Randy's interest in the sports industry grew from his lifetime involvement in cycling. The former top-ranked Georgia cyclist began promoting events in 1992, leading to positions at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and Paralympics. Before moving back to Augusta in 2004 Randy served as the facility manager of the Olympic Shooting Complex, and also as the operations manager for Tour de Georgia. He joined the Augusta Sports Council in 2005. He lives in Augusta with his wife, Chele and their two children.

Carly Kobasiar, Marketing Manager: Carly began her marketing and event planning career in 2000 as an intern with the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame. Soon after, she was hired by the Augusta Sports Council as Events Manager, a position she held from 2001-2005. Carly continued to hone her skills in both the government and corporate sectors, including a three-year tenure as a meeting and trade show planner for worldwide golf and utility vehicle manufacturer, Club Car. Carly returned to the Augusta Sports Council in April 2009 in the position of Marketing Manager.

A Michigan native, Carly has called Augusta home for more than 20 years. She earned a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Georgia State University in May 2000. Though she considers herself a far better spectator than athlete, Carly is a fan of all sports, especially Georgia Tech football! Carly lives in Evans, GA, with her bichon frise, Maggie.

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Board of Directors

President: Haskell Toporek - Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
President-Elect: Reynold Borseth - Augusta Coca-Cola
Vice-President: Michael Sommers - Pollock Company
Secretary: Hal Edwards - Personal Business Investor
Treasurer: Chris Lewis - Cherry, Bekaert & Holland
Chairman Emeritus: William S. Morris III - Morris Communications

• Michael Ash
• Doug Batchelor - Hull Barrett
• Tom Beck – Augusta Recreation & Parks
• Mike Brandt – USC-Aiken
• David Brunk – Peach Belt Conference
• Clint Bryant – Augusta State University
• Darrell Byrd - First Bank of Georgia
• Laura Coble – Bottom Line Products
• Lowell Dorn – Morris Communications
• Davis Dunaway – Hull Barrett
• Tim Duncan - Paine College
• Janet Dunn - The Family Y
• Bob Evans - Richmond Supply 
• George Fry Jr. – Fry Enterprises
• Sherry Fulmer – Augusta Futurity
• Frank Gibbs, Jr.- Jim Hudson Lexus Augusta
• Melissa Leigh - ESi  
• Henry Marburger – Augusta Country Club  
• Rick Meyer – North Augusta Parks & Recreation
• Bert Morales - Westlake Country Club
• Jim Painter – Hull Barrett
• John Phelan - Morgan Keegan
• Neil Smith - Fort Gordon
• Jeff Snover - Champions Made From Adversity 
• Cab Stitt – Portable Services, Inc.  
• Rick Toole – W.R. Toole Engineers
• Wes Turner - Fleming & Nelson, LLP
• Jacob Usry
• Charlie Walker - Modern Business Systems
• Cathy Wall - The Bradley Schools
• Barry White- Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau

Full Board Meetings
(held bi-monthly on Wednesdays at 4pm, locations TBA)

January 18^th

March 21^st

May 9^th

July 18^th

September 19^th

November 14^th

Executive/Finance Committee Meetings
(Exec held monthly on Wednesdays at noon, Enterprise Mill conference room.  Lunch is ordered for $10 per person. Finance held monthly on Wednesdays at 11am, CVB conference room)
January 11^th

February 8^th

March 14^st

April 11^th

May 2^nd

June 6^th

July 11^th

August 8^th

September 12^th

October 10^th

November 7^th

December 12^th

Marketing Committee Meetings
(held bi-monthly on Tuesdays at 4pm, in ACVB conference room)

January 10^th

March 13^th

May 1^th

July 10^th

September 11^th

November 6^th

Events Committee Meetings
(held bi-monthly on Tuesdays at 4pm, in ACVB conference room)

February 7^th

April 10^th

June 5^th

August 7^th

October 9^th

December 11^th

Partnerships Committee Meetings
(meets as needed – dates TBD) 

Facilities Committee Meetings
(meets twice annually)

February TBD

September TBD

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