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HD 137 (R - Macon)
Allen Peake was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. Allen graduated from First Presbyterian Day School, attended Auburn University, and graduated from Mercer University with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in Accounting. Allen also attended Dallas Theological Seminary.

Allen started his restaurant career as an accounting supervisor for RMS Family Restaurants (RMS) in 1985. In 1988, he was part of a management led leveraged buyout that took RMS private and resulted in his promotion of chief financial officer. Allen passed the CPA exam in 1989, therefore earning his status as a certified public accountant. In 1995, Allen was promoted to president and chief executive officer of RMS. He helped lead RMS to become the 10th largest restaurant franchise company in the USA, operating over 130 restaurants in three different states, including Shoney’s, Popeye’s, Fazoli’s, Church’s, and Captain D’s.

In 1999, Allen and partner Mike Chumbley became Cheddar’s Casual Café franchisees. They also purchased the 11 Captain D’s from RMS in 2000. Allen now owns three Cheddar’s in Macon, Warner Robins, and Columbus and 12 Captain D’s in Macon and surrounding areas, including Augusta. Allen’s business philosophy is based on servant leadership – the biblical principle that the best leaders are those that serve others. Allen’s business model is based on service to customers, employees, and the communities in which his restaurants do business.

Allen has been married to Betsy Middlebrooks Peake for 23 years, and has three children – Kristi, a sophomore at Georgia College; Joby, a senior at First Presbyterian Day School; and Corrie, a 6th grader at First Presbyterian Day School. His mother, Ann Peake, has been involved in numerous charities in the Macon area. His father, George Peake, who passed away in 2000, was past president of Georgia Timberlands and also was a former chairman of the State Republican Party. His in-laws, Henry and Jane Middlebrooks, were both life-long educators, with Henry serving as headmaster at First Presbyterian Day School for 25 years. Jane passed away in 1994.

Allen’s hobbies include running, playing competitive amateur golf (he qualified for the 2005 United States Mid-Amateur), and helping coach the JV cross-country team at FPD. An interesting fact about Allen is that he applied for and was interviewed for the reality TV show “The Amazing Race”.

Allen has been involved with numerous committees with First Presbyterian Day School, the scholarship committee of the Georgia State Golf Foundation, and has supported numerous charities in the Middle Georgia area, including Sav-a-Life Crisis Pregnancy Center, Covenant Care Adoption Agency, Methodist Youth Home, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, PowerHouse, and Young Life. He is a member of the Macon Rotary Club and Ingleside Baptist Church.

For more information, visit www.allenpeake.com.

 

 

HD 136 (R - Fort Valley)

Tony began his corporate career in 1970 with Burlington Industries, an international textile company headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. His responsibilities as an internal auditor took him to Colombia, South America, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

A position with Blue Bird Corporation brought Tony to Fort Valley, Georgia in 1975. For nearly twenty years, Tony held several positions within Blue Bird including manager of audit and special projects and an assignment as general manager of Blue Bird Centroamericano S.A., Blue Bird's assembly plant in Guatemala.

In 1997 Tony began a new position as vice president/general manager for Transportation Seating Incorporated (TSI) in Montezuma but eventually returned to Blue Bird in 1999 as corporate director of financial services.

Tony volunteers as an interpreter, educator, and cultural liaison through his church's migrant ministry. He is a member of the Perry/Houston County Airport Authority and is a current member and former president of the fort Valley Kiwanis Club. Tony serves on the Georgia Public Policy Committee of the American Cancer Society as well as the Board of Directors for the South Atlantic Division of The American Cancer Society. He is a corporate board member of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Georgia Heartlands as well as a member of both Peach and Crawford County Chambers of Commerce.

Tony's civic involvement also includes service to the military community as chairman of the Military Affairs Committee for Peach County and Chairman of the Middle Georgia Military Affairs Committee. He is currently vice president of the Crawford County Cattlemen's Association and previously held the responsibility of chairman of the Development Authority of Crawford County. Tony currently serves on the board of the Historic Crawford Foundation and is a member of Crawford County Farm Bureau.

Tony was born in Point-a-Pierre, Trinidad in the West Indies and was raised in the oil camps of Venezuela where his father worked for Mobil Oil Company. He is billingual in English and Spanish.

Tony came to the United States at the age of 15 to study at a Catholic boarding school in central Florida. He went on to attend the University of West Florida, where he received as BS Degreee in Management and Economics in 1970. Tony stood before a federal judge in 1973 and took his oath of United States citizenship.

Tony and his wife Judye have three grown children: Rodney, Heather, and Amy.

His hobbies include restoring vintage automobiles, flying his vintage airplane, and spending time with his ten grandchildren.