Popham, who holds a Realtors license, has been in commercial real

estate since 1981 with the exception of a four-year period when he worked

in city management. His experience includes commercial real estate

development, sales, marketing, property/facilities management, lease

negotiation, construction, and permanent financing.

From 1981 through 1985, Popham served as Commercial and Industrial

Development Director for Peachtree City Development Corp. in Peachtree

City, and he was most recently Georgia Asset Development Manager of

Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Development Co. For the past 10 years, he has also

operated Popham & Associates, a firm offering consulting services in

developing conceptual master plans and development proformas for mixed use

projects.

Popham is a member of the Georgia Economic Developers Association and

is a past chairman of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce. He has served

as a member of the Haralson County Water Authority and as a trustee of

Beautiful Fayette Inc.

A native of the Avondale Estate area of Atlanta, Popham has a

master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of

Florida. He has lived in Peachtree City since 1982 with the exception of a

four-year period when he served as city manager of Bremen and Villa Rica,

two cities in West Georgia. He is married to JoAnn Lenzi Popham, and their

children all finished or are attending schools in Fayette County. Cameron,

20, is a student athlete at Valdosta State University, where he is a

biology major and is the punter on the football team. Amber, 18, is a

senior at Sandy Creek High School, where she is a member of the track team

and was region high jump champion in 1996. Blair, 16, is a sophomore at

Sandy Creek High School and is active in the drama club there.

Popham will be working from Preferred Mortgage Source's corporate

offices in the Hamilton-Berry Building at 200 Dividend Dr., Peachtree City. The

telephone number is (770) 487-4141.

Preferred Mortgage Source's also offers residential mortgage services

including conventional, FHA and VA mortgages, home equity loans, second

mortgages and special loan programs, including non-conforming loans. The

company, which is a wholly-owned mortgage firm having lender status, has

branch offices at Thomas Crossroads in Coweta County and Peachtree

Crossings Shopping Center in Peachtree City. There are also several

satellite offices of the company.

Jimmy Booth

P. O. Box 2749

Peachtree City, GA 30269

Phone (770) 487-2477

FAX (770) 631-1901

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