GEORGIA CAPITOL PARTNERS - Key Persons
Hunter Towns served as Government Relations Manager in the Atlanta office of Womble Carlyle, where he worked with Charles B. Tanksley, former five-term member of the Georgia State Senate. While with Womble, Hunter served his clients in many areas from procuring a billion dollar state contract, protecting them from harmful legislation, while championing their efforts. Prior to joining Womble Carlyle, Hunter served as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs for Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue where he was the Governor's liaison to 236 state legislators. While serving in this role, Hunter helped to coordinate and push the legislative agendas of both the Governor and more than 80 state agencies. He served as an advisor to Governor Perdue on issues regarding legislation, policy and politics.
Russell N. "Rusty" Sewell was born and raised in Columbus, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia Tech in 1970 with a B.S. in Textiles and received a law degree from the University of Georgia in 1973. Rusty began his legal career with the Judicial Council of Georgia, followed by the Georgia Attorney General's Office, and the Georgia General Assembly's Office of Legislative Counsel. He was the North Georgia Coordinator for the Joe Frank Harris gubernatorial campaign and was Executive Counsel to the Governor after Joe Frank Harris was elected. After serving in the Harris administration, he was a partner at the law firm of Long Aldridge & Norman (now Dentons) for four years. He then became a partner at the government relations and public affairs firm of Boller, Sewell & Segars. He is currently the president of that firm, now doing business as Capitol Partners Public Affairs Group. Rusty and his wife, Linda, have two children
Wanda Segars, a native of Athens, Georgia, joined in the earliest stages of this public relations firm, known initially as Thomas M. Boller & Associates, and currently doing business as Capitol Partners Public Affairs Group, Inc. Prior to joining this firm she worked at Georgia Power Company in its Atlanta corporate office. Wanda graduated summa cum laude from Georgia State University with a BBA in Marketing in 1989. University honors included the Dean's Scholarship Key Award, Golden Key Honor Society, and Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Fraternity. Wanda and her husband, Ray, have one child.