Harrison is a Buckhead native and a proud 2012 Westminster graduate. He majored in computer science at Harvard with a minor in Classical Civilizations. He was on the varsity fencing team and served as design editor for the Harvard Crimson newspaper.
Following college, he moved on to the start up world in Silicon Valley. Beginning at the Series C cyber threat intelligence startup Anomali, Harrison learned his trade of Sales Engineering in the field of cyber security.
Motivated by a job opportunity, Harrison moved home to Atlanta coinciding with the onset of the pandemic. The events of 2020 compelled him to actively contribute to the conservative cause. He currently works at Google as a customer engineer.
Jamie is a business litigation attorney at Schreeder, Wheeler & Flint, LLP, and a proud Atlanta native. She attended Westminster from 2002-2013 and the University of Southern California from 2013-2016, where she graduated cum laude with a bachelors in Psychology and a minor in French. During her time at Westminster and USC, she swam competitively for Dynamo Swim Club and qualified for Olympic Trials. After college, she went to Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. After graduating Loyola Law School, Jamie returned home to Atlanta and studied for both the California and Georgia bar exams, passing both.
Anthony "Rek" LeCounte has worked and volunteered in the liberty movement for nearly his entire adult life. While living in Northern Virginia, he worked in communications for the American Legislative Exchange Council and the Institute for Justice and previously served on the board of the DC Chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans. He studied Political Science at Yale and earned his MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 2021, after which, he and his husband Alex, who graduated from UVA Law School, moved to Atlanta. While living in Charlottesville, Rek and Alex were married in a ceremony officiated by their congressman, Denver Riggleman of Virginia's 5th district, after volunteering for his election campaign during the contentious 2018 cycle. It marked the first time an incumbent Republican congressman had ever officiated a same-sex wedding. Rek now works for Google, where he manages engagement with right-of-center content creators on YouTube.
After growing up in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Hunter attended the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Economics. As a leader in the Buckhead community, he currently serves as Vice President for the Buckhead Business Association, Chairman for the Young Bucks Professional Organization, Board Member for Buckhead Young Republicans and is an active member of the Buckhead Club. In addition to his community involvement, Hunter is a former Division I football player, an Eagle Scout and the founder of Live Action Capital, an Atlanta based live sports and entertainment investment company.
A true Conservative raised in Pike County, Georgia where he grew up on a farm while attending Flint River Academy from 2007 - 2019. Vassili graduated cum laude from Georgia State University where he earned his BBA in Business Economics.
Vassili is also an alumnus of the leadership development fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega, where he was a brother of the Eta Beta Chapter from 2020 - 2023 as well as serving as Vice-President, Chairman of the Executive Board, and Chairman of the Executive Board from 2022 – 2023.
Vassili has been able to utilize his educational experience in the real world as his current professional position is an Analyst for Urban Science Applications Inc.where he works by providing Mercedes – Benz data analytics and data processing.
Vassili strong Conservative values as well as his experience in business and his love for history drive him to be the best leader and Board member possible as his goal is to make a positive impact for Conservatism in Georgia.
Christiana Corley has lived in Atlanta, Fulton county her entire life. She went to a private school St. Francis High School and graduated in 2016. Afterwards she went to the University of North Georgia, then transferred in 2018 to Kennesaw State University. She is an alum of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority and graduated in 2021 with a degree in Communications. Ever since graduating college, she has found her passion for conservative politics and has pursued that career path. She is excited to bring wonderful things to the board.
Tani Johnson lives in Cobb County and works as an optician. She is also a student at Chatt Tech pursuing a degree in Design and Media production. A woman of many talents, she used to do drum corps outside of highschool. Tani's interest in politics was born when she learned about the panning tax increases planned by the Cobb County board of commissioners. With new found respect in financial conservatism, Tani has sought to contribute further in her local political scene. BYR is thrilled to have her graphical expertise.
Jacqueline “Jacq” Flash is Buckhead born and raised, and graduate from North Atlanta High School in 2018. She is currently working on her Bachelors in International Studies at Georgia State University. She served in the Georgia Air National Guard for four years as an Airborne Radar Technician, where she is now a veteran of the US Air Force. She currently works as a scribe in a medical practice.
She has been a member of BYR since 2019 where she served on the board for a year. Now that she has more time, she is very excited to be back on the board as a Ladies Chair!
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