APEX DISASTER MANAGEMENT - Key Persons
Chad Miller is an operations manager at Apex Disaster Management who loves seeing a disaster turn into a masterpiece while bringing comfort to the client throughout the process. With 17 years in the industry, Chad has worked as a general manager, estimator, and superintendent. He is certified in water damage, fire damage, and mold remediation.
Originally from Douglasville, Georgia, Chad now resides in Paulding County, Georgia with his four children. When he isn't working, you can find him hunting, fishing, golfing, and traveling. He is also a singer/songwriter and has his own band!
Jim Clarke - Founder, President
Jim founded Apex Disaster Management in 2013 with a vision of providing the highest level of customer service in the business. While he is responsible for business development and managing the overall direction of the company, he also gets his hands dirty helping his team on assignments.
Jim has more than 15 years of experience and is active in the Society of Cleaning and Restoration Technicians (SCRT) serving as the Vice President of membership and president of the Georgia Chapter. He is also actively involved with the Plumbing, Heating & Cooling Contractors Association and is IICRC-certified in water mitigation, mold remediation and commercial structural drying.
When he is not working, he indulges with coffee ice cream, is an avid guitar player and dreams of one day attending the Montreaux Jazz Festival.
As our CFO, Lesa is responsible for running the financial side of our business. This includes planning, implementation, managing and running of all the company's finance activities, including business planning, bookkeeping, budgeting and forecasting. Additionally, she also serves as our risk manager, seeing to it that we are properly insured and covered for the work we do for our customers. With 30 years of experience as a licensed insurance agent and commercial insurance account manager, she understands the often complicated world of insurance and keeps us covered at all times.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time outdoors biking and playing tennis. She wanted to be a ballerina when she was a child and is still a pretty good dancer. She hopes to one day visit Scotland.
Job Titles:
- Business Development Manager
Toya Raney brings over 13 years of experience to her role as Business Development Manager at Apex Disaster Management. Licensed as an agent and mortgage loan officer, Toya excels at relationship building and is driven by her passion for helping others.
At Apex, Toya uses her skills to develop valuable connections with clients, leaders, and peers in the disaster management space. Her expertise in project management, contracts, and proposal development makes her a pivotal figure in driving response initiatives and ensuring seamless communication with clients.
Outside of her professional life, Toya enjoys swimming, planting, and basking in the sun and cherishes time spent with her large family. Toya proudly supports HOPE for Domestic Violence, a non-profit organization in Metro Atlanta that aids victims of domestic violence, abuse, and neglect, and wants her love of Jesus to shine through all she does.