What FTAG Represents

1. We lobby state and local governments to make Georgia more food truck friendly.
2. We strive to increase the number of vending opportunities/locations for food trucks.
3. We partner with event planners to develop a more mutually beneficial relationship.
4. We leverage our collective buying power to identify and build better relationships with food truck vendors/suppliers (ie: mechanics/truck builders/insurance/food suppliers/etc).
5. We provide education and support for the mobile food service owners/operators in Georgia.

The Food Truck Association of Georgia (FTAG) exists to represent the interest of the Mobile Food Service Industry in the state of Georgia. Mobile Food Services include, food trucks, food trailers, dessert trucks and food carts.

Our Board

Tony Harrison

Board President

Tony Harrison, born into a military family in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, has lived all over the US and abroad. Tony and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 28 years, and have a daughter (Morgan/22) and son (Tony/20) and have resided in Canton, GA for 18 years.

Tony has over thirty years of civic and community service, and continues to serve his community today. Tony received his Bachelor of Science degree in Office Administration & Management from Florida A&M University, and has attended several executive training courses including Harvard University.

In 1986, Tony began his career in sales management at Procter & Gamble. After almost 20 years with P&G in sales and operations, he followed his entrepreneurial calling to become President and CEO of Tohar Industries, Inc. (2004 – 2007), then President and CEO of Bonus Building Care (2007 – 2013).  After selling Bonus Building Care in 2013, Tony provided consulting services to others eager to become entrepreneurs. In 2014, Tony became one of the first franchisees of Cousins Maine Lobster, after seeing it on ABC’s Shark Tank. He launched his first food truck in 2015 and has been voted the #1 food truck in Atlanta 5 years in a row (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019), Tony has also opened 2 new Cousins Maine Lobster restaurants one in Lenox Square Mall and other in the new Marietta Square Market Food Hall. He plans to open more Cousins Maine Lobster brick & mortar restaurants in the near future.

Tony currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Food Truck Association of Georgia. Additionally, with a commitment to service, he currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Cherokee County (Malon D. Mims) Boys & Girls Club (President of the Board of Directors 2011 – 2014), Board Member, Cherokee County Education Foundation, Ride To The Olympics Foundation, Advisory Board for Sinergy Elastomers Inc, Past Board President, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Davidson, NC, CEO Myrtle Beach Winter Golf Invitational (the largest African American golf tournament in the nation), Past President, United States African American Golf Association. Tony has been a Youth Sports Coach, volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, MUST Ministries, and several other charitable organizations.

Tony’s Favorite Quote: “A negative mind will never give you a positive life”

Jasmine Beck

Training & Development

A gifted bartender with more than 16 years of experience in the hospitality industry, Jasmine Beck has recently taken her creative palate and skill set to a new and exciting culinary level. Embracing personal values and the desire to be a part of the plant based movement in America, Ms. Beck has currently added “Veganish” Chef to her resume. A love of all things earth centric and delicious marks the motivation to launch a plant powered business by creating and operating her very own food truck and restaurant.

Sunshine Alchemy has been operating in Atlanta Georgia and the surrounding area since September of 2017. In the years prior Jasmine served as operating partner of The Cocktail Club in Charleston SC, a member of the Indigo Road Restaurant Group. From concept to execution Beck facilitated  opening the bar in 2012, managing throughout the fall of 2013, before stepping into a consulting role for The Indigo Road as they expanded their restaurant portfolio into Atlanta.

After writing the bar/ cocktail menus for Oak Steakhouse in Alpharetta GA, Indaco, Alpharetta GA, Oku Sushi, Midtown Atlanta, and Town Hall, Florence SC, Jasmine decided to take her passion for fresh food and drinks to the next level.

The Sunshine Alchemy Food Truck, a revamped FBI truck, will soon be paired with its new home base: A brick and mortar is currently being built out of a 40 foot container. Sunshine Alchemy’s Container Bar will be located at 3795 Presidential Parkway Suite 11, A part of PREP’s Food Junction. This address is the home of PREP, currently acting as commissary as well as a shared culinary compound home to more than 25 food trucks in addition to many other food based entrepreneurs. PREP’s new “Food Junction” is at the hub of one of Atlanta’s busiest intersection- 285 and 85 near Chamblee Tucker.

Find Jasmine with the Sunshine team on Instagram and Facebook at @SunshineAlchemy and on the web at www.sunshinealchemy.com

Destry Carrasquillo

Legislation

Originally from Staten Island, NY, Destry spent over 20 years as an electrician with I.B.E.W. Local 3. After relocating to Georgia in 2007, Destry and his wife, Noreen opened Rio's Italian Ice, the longest tenured Italian Ice truck in the state of Georgia. Destry has been a member of the board since 2017. 

Ashley Carlton

Business Development

Ashley Carlton is the proud owner / cookie innovator of Not As Famous Cookie Company. Ashley is a native of Indianapolis, IN and a graduate of Ball State University and major in their prestigious top 5 rated Entrepreneurship Program. 

After Graduating, Ashley relocated to Atlanta with aspirations of starting his own cookie business. Ashley spent a few years working in corporate America helping small business owners grow their business as a corporate banking officer. During many conversations with business owners, Ashley decided to take a leap of faith and start his business. 

Not As Famous Cookie Company is a gourmet cookie shop located in Smyrna, GA that caters to cookie lovers and others with a sweet tooth that desire gourmet treats. A great tasting cookie paired with ice cream is an idea Ashley envisioned many years ago. Ashley developed the base of these great recipes has largely been the driving force behind my aspiration/desire/to further the development of the business.

Not As Famous Cookie Company started as a bakery on wheels in 2015 traveling all over metro Atlanta servings our handcrafted cookies.  After years of catering to our cookie fans around metro Atlanta, we decided to build our gourmet bake shop in 2020. The gourmet cookie shop opened in January 2021.

Darren Williams

New Members

A Strategic, multidisciplinary entrepreneur. My goal is to present everyone with a GREAT EXPERIENCE through GREAT FOOD and GREAT ENTERTAINMENT. I have lead the industry in a gamut of projects to include Atlanta's 1st Black owned Super Car Wash. Southlake Carwash & Oil Change and Detailing, Bluelights Entertainment Restaurant(Jazz Supper Club), Just Loaf'N Cajun Café and Atlanta Taste of the Trucks Festival. As an original Board Member of FTAG (Food Trucks Association of Georgia), as the first and longest running food truck in  Atlanta (I’m known as the O.G. of food trucks). I am the owner of Just Loaf’N Poboys with (1) Food Truck and (2) Brick and Mortar locations Also, Just Wing’N Food Truck. Although my skill set is vast, my greatest expertise revolves around hospitality, entertainment, business development, and mentoring. My objective is to continue to combine my knowledge and experience in these areas; to deliver the best innovative experience to ALL involved (clients and their audiences, customers, colleagues, community, etc.). Oh! I also love Family, football and to travel.... 

Joshua Brown 

Finance Chairperson

Joshua Brown, the youngest of 5 children, was born in Saint Paul, MN. Joshua and his wife, Whitney, have one daughter Aria Brown (3), and have lived in Fairburn, GA since 2020.
As a teenager, Joshua always knew one day he would open his own business. After high school he enrolled in college at Mankato State University where he studied Business Management. After his sophomore year at MSU, he transferred to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he got his bachelor’s degree in business finance. During college Joshua successfully completed multiple internships including internal auditing at the MGM resorts. 
In 2013, Joshua joined the Nevada National Guard where he served in the signal core as a Multichannel Transmission Systems Operator-Maintainer. Shortly after graduating college, his unit was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. After a successful year-long deployment, Joshua and his wife took a trip to California, where they visited multiple food trucks. That trip would inspire them to open their own truck in Las Vegas.
After thinking about multiple business concepts, Joshua remembered eating fresh mini donuts at the Minnesota State Fair as a kid. Unable to shake that memory, Josh and his wife decided to start Operation Mini Donuts. After 3 successful years in Las Vegas, they moved the business to Georgia in 2020 and have been doing big fairs and festivals including the Kentucky State Fair, the North Georgia State Fair, Dragon Con, and the Atlanta Jazz Festival. 
Joshua has been a member of FTAG since 2021 and the finance chair since Jan of 2022. 

Tameka Thomas

Marketing/PR Committee

Along with myself and my brother Tyrelle we own the funnel cake guys food truck putting a spin on over the top funnel cakes and other fair food . The food business has been in my family for years with my family owning a carryout in DC, and catering company as well. 

Montrella Rhodes

Administrator

Wife. Mother. Entrepreneur. Administrator. Foodie.  Montrella has the honor of being able to wear multiple hats in her life. She was introduced to the food truck industry by a longtime friend who needed someone to function as the office administrator for her food truck business; and she loved it. Drawing on her love for food and helping others, Montrella opened The Rhodes Group a food truck booking, management, and consulting company. After closing that business, she and her husband started Sweet Sugar Scrubs, a handcrafted bath and body products company, which sparked out of necessity for managing their son's eczema.  Remember, she is a foodie and loves helping others. So, when the opportunity presented itself in 2018 for her to join FTAG as the Administrator; it only made since that she would go for it. 

From answering the phone to scheduling our members for vending opportunities, each day brings something different. Montrella has the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of others. 

Today, Montrella fulfills her role as FTAG Administrator part-time and is hands on in the day-to-day operations of Sweet Beats Treasures (where she sells $5 jewelry) and Sweet Beats Sugar Scrubs ensuring to carve out time for her husband and two small children. 

Montrella also enjoys spending time with family and friends, good music, and baking.