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City of Sugar Hill, Mayor Pro Tem 

Marc Cohen is from Winnetka, Illinois. He attended New Trier High School. He has a bachelor of arts degree in economics and business from the University of California-Los Angeles. He also has a masters of business administration degree in business administration, marketing, and management from San Francisco State University.

Marc Cohen is a vice president of global marketing and communications. He works at Pyramid Consulting and Celsior Technologies. He is also a managing director at Green Bow Consulting and a senior supervisor at ShowPros Entertainment Services. He previously worked at ACS Group, MMS Partners, MModal, UPS, McKesson, Epicor Software, e-Solutions, Talus Solutions, Contemporary Services Corporation, and Avis.

Marc Cohen is currently the Sugar Hill city council member representing Post 2. He was elected in 2004 and has served five terms. He also served as mayor pro tem of Sugar Hill in 2011, 2014, and 2023. He is the founding chair of the Sugar Hill Arts Commission, the chair of the Gwinnett County Police Citizen Advisory Board, and the president of the Georgia Municipal Association.

As of August 29, 2023, Marc Cohen did not have a website or any information online.

Natural Resources & the Environment

Gwinnett Daily Post, Marc Cohen — Sugar Hill City Council Post 2 (incumbent)

Said "There is a cycle in housing choices, and we need to make sure that we can fill all the steps as people move from their parents’ home to an apartment to their own home to empty nesters and all the stops in between."

Wants the city to "welcome the growing population of non-white residents with affordable housing, businesses and social activities."

- Said "There is a cycle in housing choices, and we need to make sure that we can fill all the steps as people move from their parents’ home to an apartment to their own home to empty nesters and all the stops in between."
- Wants the city to "welcome the growing population of non-white residents with affordable housing, businesses and social activities."

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Supports bringing more diversity to local government and municipal committees.

- Supports bringing more diversity to local government and municipal committees.

Public Services

Transportation & Infrastructure

Marc Cohen

Marc Cohen is from Winnetka, Illinois. He attended New Trier High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and business from the University of California-Los Angeles. He also has a Masters of Business Administration degree in business administration, marketing, and management from San Francisco State University.

As of August 29, 2023, Marc Cohen did not have a website and did not complete our questionnaire.

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