Mr. Cork serves as the President of Cork-Howard Construction. His professional career began in 1984 with Beers Construction Company. In 1989, he began working for, and soon after running a small, local interiors business, Parker & Company. In 1995, he began Cork-Howard Construction Company. Gene Cork is a native to the Atlanta area where he graduated with honors from Emory University in 1983. Professionally, Mr. Cork sits on the Board of Directors for the Georgia Association of General Contractors, the Bobby Dodd Charities Foundation, Buckhead Christian Ministries, the MetroAtlanta Chamber of Commerce, and WellStar Hospice Foundation. Additionally, Mr. Cork is involved with the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta's Carpenters Union Local 225.