This month we welcome Jay Neil to present “Everybody Communicates, Few Connect,” a look at what the most effective people do differently. Jay has served as an elected official for the Georgia House of Representatives; the executive director of the Governor’s Office of Transition, Support, and Reentry; and the executive director of the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. He currently serves as the pastor of Lakeview Wesleyan Church in Rossville. In 1984, Jay was introduced to John Maxwell, who was recognized in 2014 as the #1 Leadership Expert in the world. Since then, Jay has been mentored by Maxwell and, in 2017, Jay joined the Maxwell Team as an independent certified speaker, trainer, and coach. The objective of the Cleveland Media Association is to unite communications professionals of all mediums in the Cleveland, TN region in an effort to provide a creative, educational and friendly environment for professional growth, networking and community interaction.