Gwinnett Advisory Committee Meeting with Snellville Mayor Pro Tem Barbara Bender

Barbara moved to Gwinnett County in 1971 and is a 22-year resident of the City of Snellville. She served the City of Snellville on the City Council for six years from 2005 - 2011 and was elected again November 2013.

Barbara is a CPA and owner of Barbara A. Bender, CPA, LLC in Lawrenceville.  Previously, she was Vice President of Hamilton Financial, PC in Snellville for 25 years. Her work includes estate and trust taxation, business advisory services and individual income tax planning and preparation. 

Barbara is very involved in the Snellville community and is currently working with two non-profit organizations. She is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Snellville Community Foundation, Inc. which is the organization responsible for the Snellville Veterans Memorial. She is the President of the Snellville Entrepreneur Council, Inc. which is a start up non-profit which offers free one-on-one mentoring to start-up or established business owners and monthly peer advisory boards which is like a board of directors for your business. She is a member of the Snellville Tourism and Trade Association and is a frequent volunteer for its many events.

Barbara has been married for 32 years to Greg Bender and has two children, Nick and Katie. She is a graduate of Leadership Gwinnett, Class of 2011 and graduated from Georgia State University with a BBA in Accounting.

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