Bill Stafford (William) was born and raised in the Atlanta area by parents who were also born and raised in the Atlanta area. He graduated from Decatur High School and Georgia Tech. He was not born into luxury. He worked at the Sears and Roebuck store on Ponce de Leon Avenue (now the fancy new multi-use Ponce City Market facility) to help pay his way thru college. He is truly an Atlanta native.
Bill worked in the field of engineering for his career and loved the protection of nature aspect of it the most. He was one of the first energy conservation engineers in the field. He worked hard and easily passed the requirements of LEED AP BD+C. He also loves retirement!
Bill has been a Santa for nine seasons. He has clients from the many corporations headquartered in Atlanta to small businesses to family gatherings. He loves them the same. He especially loves the time he gets to spend with each child, now remembering them from season to season and watching them grow. He likes to watch their eyes grow large as he calls them by name and says something about Christmas last year!
Santa Bill also loves the fellowship of the brotherhood of the Metro Atlanta Santas. He has seen this group grow over the years into a magical collection of people who share their love of the season and of sharing the joys it brings.
Jenny Watt just completed her first year as Mrs. Claus. She feels like her entire life has prepared her for this role.
As a child, she dreamed of being a teacher and then found her calling in teaching adults to use computers. She started a computer training company and has taught adults and children to use computer applications, programming, web design, and more. She taught for NASA, and aerospace and oil companies in the Houston area.
When COVID-19 hit, she started her business Creatively Techy to help people start and grow their businesses by providing mindset, marketing, and tech support consulting. She now helps members of the Santa family with marketing, web design, and social media support.
In her spare time, she loves to express her creativity through photography, crocheting, sewing, painting, and writing. She and Santa John published their first book in 2023 and have several more in the works.
Jenny loves creating Christmas magic for children. Her favorite moments include sharing stories from life at the North Pole and hearing about the moments that made the children happy throughout the year.
Larry Lowery
Louise Andrews Stafford was born in Atlanta Georgia to Georgia native parents. Her Mother’s family has lived in the Atlanta area for many generations. She is a graduate of DeKalb County public schools and The University of Georgia.
Louise taught high school math for a few years but then began her long career in the Information Technology field for the banking industry. She is now retired and devotes her time to keeping Santa healthy and happy. She loves to bake cakes and cookies for not only Santa but for all of the children and adults they visit together.
Amber Johnson
Tom Langston
A Local Chapter of The International Brotherhood of Real Beard Santas
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