Adam C. Pomeranz joined Annandale Village in 2004 as its Chief Executive Officer. A widely respected leader in the developmentally disabled sector, Adam oversees Annandale’s strategic direction and daily operations including; the delivery of programs and services, finance, development, health services, and community outreach. In addition, Adam also serves as the Executive Director of The Annandale Foundation.
Immediately prior to joining Annandale Village, Adam served as Director of the Access Center at Ridgeview Institute, a $30 million a year psychiatric and substance abuse hospital in metro Atlanta. In this role, he directed a high volume psychiatric and substance abuse emergency room that triaged over 700 emergent patients a month. Prior to his tenure at the Ridgeview Institute, Adam held several senior-level positions for The Devereux Foundation, managing the daily operations of the 125-bed residential component of the network, supervising five programs, including 120 staff and a yearly operating budget of $5,000,000 dollars.
Adam holds a master’s of science degree in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Florida State University. In 2013, Pomeranz graduated from Emory University’s Executive MBA program. Though he no longer practices, Adam is a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Georgia. Adam and his wife of eleven years, Veronica Pomeranz, live in Peachtree Corners with their eight year old girl, Lily, and a six year old boy, Evan. Connect with Adam on LinkedIn and Twitter, and follow Annandale Village on Twitter and Facebook.
Charles “Chuck” Lotz was raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm and has a degree in Urban Planning from UCLA. His wife’s cousin, Dr. Maxwell Berry, Jr., founded Annandale Village in 1969 and asked Chuck to join the Board in 1974 to help develop the village (at that time there were six villagers and a staff of four). Chuck and his wife decided to make Annandale their life charity.
Chuck has now been on the Board for 44 years and was Board Chairman from 2005 to 2015. He has helped guide its growth in becoming a nationally recognized facility with a staff of over 140, that is now serving over 150 individuals with special needs. In 2016, the Annandale Board elected Chuck as a lifetime Chairman Emeritus. In 1975, Chuck formed Center Developers, Inc., a commercial development company that continues to specialized in the development and management of neighborhood shopping centers.
