Kerry L. Stumpe

CEO

Georgia

470.762.6501

In addition to his role as CEO, Kerry L. Stumpe is the firm's National Director of Licensing and Permits; and he is a founding member of the firm’s Restaurant, Food and Beverage, and Licensing Department. For the past 25 years, Mr. Stumpe has worked with public and private hospitality and alcohol retail clients to expedite their alcohol, business, health and fire permits. He started his career in 1990 as an architect, where he developed an expertise in the licensing and permitting process. After 10 years in architecture, Mr. Stumpe began working in the legal profession and expanded his practice to include alcohol licensing. Throughout his career as a Licensing and Permitting Consultant, he has developed a wealth of contacts in numerous jurisdictions, which brings an added value to our clients.

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Whether working with individuals opening their first restaurant or a corporate acquisition of more than 700 locations in multiple states, Mr. Stumpe constantly strives to find the most cost-effective and expedient strategy for accomplishing the client’s permitting needs and has helped grow his licensing business from no revenue to over $5million in annual revenue. He remains a core part of his business’ cultural, fiscal and strategic leadership.

Stumpe co-founded, and is very active in the 501c3, Children of Conservation (founded in 2011), is the current President of Chimfunshi USA and sits on the Board of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust. His conservation efforts have resulted in 450 kids per year being educated in 5 African countries, the construction of the gabion wall and installation of a farming project at Ngamba Island, the construction of 2 schools in Zambia, and numerous smaller projects to benefit wildlife conservation workers in Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, South Africa and Zambia. In 2024, Stumpe was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust presented by Dr. Jane Goodall.

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  • Lifetime Achievement Award - Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust presented by Dr. Jane Goodall - 2024
  • Simply Buckhead Magazine Conservation Leader - 2024