ATC Local Board of Directors
Member Directory
(Certified Board Member)
P.O. Box 159
Elberton, GA 30635
Representing Elbert
County
Occupation:
CEO/President of Star Granite Co. Inc
President of Bayco Bronze Inc.
Education:
2 years at the University of Georgia, Pre-
Pharmacy
Civic/Community Involvement:
Elbert County Hospital Foundation, past board
member
Elberton Granite Association Board of
Trustees
Elbert County Chamber of Commerce
International Cemetery & Funeral Supply
Association, past board member
Georgia Cemetery & Funeral Association,
past board member
Natural Stone Council, present board
member
Fortsonia Baptist Church, Chairman, Board of
Deacons
Other Distinctions:
Elbert County Chamber of Commerce Business of
the Year 1989
Manufacturer of the Year 2010, State of
Georgia Small Business Category
(Certified Board Member)
306 Athens Street
Hartwell, GA 30643
Representing Hart County
Occupation:
Retired President, Gip's Manufacturing
Education:
B.S., Industrial Management, Clemson University,
1968
Civic/Community Involvement:
Served on Hart County Hospital Authority since
1988
Member of Hartwell Kiwanis since 1968 and past
president
Member and Elder of First Presbyterian Church
of Hartwell
Served as Trustee to Hartwell Elementary School
between 1985 - 2000
(Certified Board Member)
P.O. Box 710134
Maxeys, GA 30671
Representing Oglethorpe County
Occupation:
Retired Educator
Education:
Eupora High School, Eupora, MS, 1964
Delta State College, Cleveland, MS - B.S. in Education, 1968
Augusta State College, Augusta, GA - Master’s degree in School Counseling, 1999
Professional Memberships:
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International – Gamma Tau Chapter (Society for women educators)
Oglethorpe County Retired Educators Association
Georgia Retired Educators Association
Current Areas of Volunteer Service:
Active in the Crawford Church of Christ – teaches and serves on the Youth Committee
Serves as a mentor to a number of Oglethorpe County Middle School students
Team Captain for Friends of Scouting Campaign
Active in Maxeys Community Club
Charter member of the Maxeys Woman’s Club since 1985 – currently serving as Secretary and on the state Protocol Committee.
Serves on Community Day Committee (fund raiser for scholarships for Oglethorpe County college students) has served on this committee since it began in 2002.
Collects money in the community for The American Heart Association.
Past Areas of Volunteer Service:
Served on Maxeys City Council
Served on Oglethorpe County Senior Citizens Advisory Board. Also served as Treasurer and was active in the Meals on Wheels Program.
Served on Oglethorpe County Library Board and the Athens Regional Library Board.
Volunteer for American Cancer Society in Oglethorpe County.
Served on Oglethorpe County Tax Equalization Committee.
Supervised the Adult Mentoring Program in Oglethorpe County Elementary and Primary Schools. Also recruited new mentors and served as the liaison between the mentors and school administrators.
Served as President and Treasurer of Maxeys Woman’s Club.
Served as First Vice-President, President-Elect, and President of 10th District, Georgia Federation of Woman’s Clubs. Also served on a number of state committees.
Awards:
Vocational Achievement and Community Service Award presented by Oglethorpe County Rotary Club in 1998.
Community Service Award presented by Concerned Men of Oglethorpe County in 2000.
2003 Jean Harris Award presented by Oglethorpe County Rotary Club in recognition of volunteer efforts for Oglethorpe County and its communities.
The Mary Ann Crawford Leadership and Service Award presented by Oglethorpe County Family Connection in 2011.
(Certified Board Member)
202 Fowler Freeman Road
Danielsville, GA 30633
Representing Madison
County
Occupation:
Owner/Operator Still Water Farm, Danielsville,
GA since 1987
Seaboard Farms of Athens, Breeder Department and
Hatchery Manager and Breeder Flock Supervisor
UGA Cooperative Extension Service, County
Extension Agent, Walker County, GA
Education:
BS Agronomy 1983, University of Georgia
Community and Leadership
Member and song leader Moriah Primitive Baptist
Church, Colbert, GA
USDA Farm Service Agency County Committee
Member, Banks, Jackson, Madison
Broad River Soil and Water Conservation District
Supervisor, Madison County
Georgia Grazing Lands Conservation Coalition,
Chairman
Madison County Agricultural Education Center,
Board Chairman
Madison County Farm Bureau, Director and Past
President
Madison County Young Farmers Association,
President
Madison County Cattlemen?s Association, member,
past president, past treasurer
2009 Governor's Environmental Stewardship in
Agriculture
(Certified Board Member)
PO Box 745
Social Circle, GA
Education:
- Georgia State University
B.A., Cum Laude, December 1976 - University of Georgia School of Law
Juris Doctor, December 1979
Admitted to State Bar of Georgia: January 3, 1980
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company (agent)
Professional Associations:
- Member, State Bar of Georgia, Alcovy Circuit Bar and Walton County Bar Association
- 1982- 1984 Special Assistant District Attorney, Alcovy Judicial Circuit
- 1984 – 1999 Special Assistant Attorney General for Department of Family & Children Services
- 1989-2011 Municipal Court Judge, Cities of Social Circle, Walnut Grove, Rutledge
- Municipal Court Judge Pro-Tem, Cities of Monroe and Loganville
- (Retired from all judicial posts in 2011 when husband announced candidacy for Mayor)
- Past President (2 years), Walton County Chamber of Commerce
- Charter member and Past President, Rotary Club of Social Circle
- Past Board Member, The Alcove, Inc.
- 2004-2014 Advisory Board Member, Walton County Boys & Girls Club
- Member and Past Director, Social Circle Historic Preservation Society
- Trustee and Past Secretary-Treasurer, Walton County Foundation, Inc.
- Member, Social Circle High School Career & Technical Education Advisory Board
- Past Trustee, Walton County Arts Council
- Past Member, Walton County Industrial Building Authority
- Past Member, Development Authority of Social Circle
- Past Member, Finance Committee, Social Circle Public Library
- Past Member, Social Circle Family Life Enrichment Task Force
- Past Member, Walton County Personnel Advisory Board
- Recipient, 2009 Walton Tribune Unsung Hero Award
(Certified Board Member)
200 Newton Bridge Road
Athens, GA 30671
Representing Clarke County
Occupation: Co-Owner, Chairman of the Board, and Executive Vice President of Development, Power Partners, Inc.
Steve is an expert on lean manufacturing and work culture. His focus is on creating a collaborative culture that brings together people, process and technology to sustain a high level of innovation.
Steve is working collaboratively with team members to create a culture that customers and other manufacturing companies benchmark. The company calls this process ‘The PPI Way.’ The goals of The PPI Way are to create the safest work environment possible, improve the customer experience, improve quality, reduce lead time, reduce total costs, eliminate all waste and be the perfect partner to customers, employees and suppliers.
In his role as EVP Development, Steve is focused on growing PPI by acquiring new companies that embrace PPI core values, and by encouraging development of new products and services that add value to the corporate family of businesses.
(Certified Board Member)
1020 Kingsford Way
Greensboro, GA 30642
Occupation:
Magistrate Judge in Greene County
Executive Director of the Greensboro Housing Authority
Robert joined the U.S. Army upon graduation from high school in 1969. He served 25 years in the Army. During his term of service he completed and Associate Degree in Mid Management from Fayetteville Technical College, and a BS Degree from the University of New York. He was quite accomplished in the Army. He was a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, served in Laos, Cambodia Thailand , with the Elite Special Forces during the Viet Nam War, was a Jump Master, and had multiple assignments throughout the continental U.S. and internationally. Robert retired as a Command Sergeant Major in 1993.
Education:
Associate Degree, Mid Management, Fayetteville Technical College
BS, University of New York
Post Graduate Courses, Frostburg State University, MD
Registered Securities Agent
Certification, Crown Financial Ministries, Christian Stewardship Counselor
Community Involvement:
Robert is involved in the community in multiple areas. He is a collaborative partner with Golden Harvest Food Bank and one of the catalyst behind the local Food Pantry, worked to address family violence, served on committees for the Board of Education, a Board Member of Community Addiction Recovery Program, on the County EMS Task Force and Solid Waste Task Force, and Ex-Officio Chairman of Greene County Family Connection. He served six years as a Deacon at Grace Fellowship Church, with the responsibility of Benevolence, and recently nominated and selected as an Elder of the congregation. Robert was a member of the Leadership Greene Class of 2013. In 2013 Robert was awarded the Humanitarian Award, and previously was awarded the Gresham Geter Award for Outstanding Community Leadership.
In June of 1998 he became the Executive Director of the Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) and he set out to make a difference in his community, Greene County Georgia. In his initial assessment of the community he found that multiple areas need to be addressed. The facilities were all old and not maintained in a condition that gave the residence pride in their community. Additionally the Housing Authority was not managed with fiscal responsibility or administrative expertise. Robert utilized his training in advanced leadership, asset management, uniform physical condition standards, financial management, contracting and procurement. He gained certifications in Mid- Management Executive Level, Public Housing Management, Inspections, Government Contracting & Procurement (Villanova University) Masters Certificate, Mold & Moisture Identification & Remediation, Project Management (Georgia Institute of Technology), Capital Improvement, Maintenance Management, and Modernization. His contributions, over 15 years has brought the once ineffective Greensboro Housing Authority to one of the best managed properties in Georgia. Receiving awards locally and from the Georgia Association of Housing & Redevelopment Association. Currently GHA is rated as a High Performer in all areas of their rating by The Department of Housing & Urban Development Standards.
(Certified Board Member)
802 East Spring Street
Monroe, GA 30655
Representing Walton
County
Vice President of Precision Planning, Inc.
Education:
B.S. Civil Engineering
Southern College of Technology, 1995
Registration:
Professional Engineer, Georgia #29624
Civic Involvement:
Chairman, Walton County Chamber of Commerce (2011- 2012)
Walton County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors (2007-Present)
Walton Regional Medical Center Advisory Board (2009-Present)
Board of Directors, Communities in Schools Walton County (2010-Present)
President, Bethlehem Christian Academy Athletic Booster Club (2007-Present)
Director, BCA Youth Athletic Program (2010- Present)
Walton County Little League Board (2010-2011)
Youth Football, Basketball and Baseball Coach (2002-Present)
Affiliations:
Georgia Society of Professional Engineers
Georgia Association of Water Professionals
Georgia Rural Water Association
(Certified Board Member)
1765 Old West Broad Street
Athens, GA 30606
Representing Oconee
County
1765 Old West Broad Street
Athens, GA 30606
Occupation: Orthopedic Surgeon, Athens Orthopedic Clinic
Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Chemistry, University of Georgia,
1972
Doctor of Medicine, Medical College of
Georgia, 1976
Orthopedic Residency, Medical College of
Georgia, 1981
Civic/Community Involvement:
American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
American Orthopedics Society for Sports
Medicine
Georgia Orthopedic Society
Crawford W. Long Medical Society
Affiliation with Athens Regional Medical
Center
Affiliation with St. Mary's Hospital
(Certified Board Member)
325 East Washington Street
Suite 315
Athens, GA 30601
Occupation:
Judge of the Superior Courts of the Western Judicial Circuit
Education:
Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Virginia, 1973
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. in Political Science and U.S. History, 1977
University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. Degree, 1981
Community Involvement:
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Continuing Judicial Education
President of the statewide Council of Superior Court Judges
Served on the Chief Justice’s Indigent Defense Study Commission
Chair of the Next Generation’s Court Commission
Currently represents the Western Circuit on the Board of Governors of the State Bar of Georgia
Served by appointment of the Georgia Supreme Court on the Committee on Justice for Children Board of the Northeast Georgia Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1986 as State Representative for the 68th House District for Clarke County and served for five years
Member of the Gridiron Secret Society and Omicron Delta Kappa Honorary Leadership Organization
Awards:
William E. "Billy" Hudson Distinguished Citizen Award for service to the Athens community
(Certified Board Member)
1180 E. Broad Street, 021 Chicopee Complex
Athens, GA 30602
Occupation: Human Resources Senior Manager
A native of Kansas City, Missouri; moved to Athens, Georgia with his wife Brenda, in July of 1999. Reg is a former Manufacturing Operations Executive, Corporate Instructor and Human Resources Manager for the Westinghouse Electric and ABB transformer plants in Jefferson City, Missouri and Athens, Georgia where he served more than 20 years in that industry.
Reg holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri and a Doctorate in Counseling from the Andersonville Theological Seminary in Georgia. Reg has served as a counselor with inmates at the Athens Clarke County Jail, and the Youth Detention Center. He holds credentials in family and adolescent therapy; has served as Pastor of Hartwell First Baptist Church in Hartwell, GA and is currently serves as the Financial Chair for the Northeast Georgia Workforce Development Board.
Reg joined the University of Georgia’s Physical Plant (now Facilities Management Division) as Human Resources Senior Manager in April of 2006 and his team embarked on several projects to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of FMD. These ventures include the development and implementation of apprenticeships in the carpentry, electrician, auto mechanic, HVAC, plumbing, and stationary engineer trades. These are official education and OJT programs certified through the U.S. Department of Labor.
Reg also leads other educational strategies including FMD’s two internal leadership courses: Basic Lead for aspiring leaders and the LEAD Series for incumbent leaders. FMD also provides technical educational training for its employees, with the majority of its 25 participants attending Athens Technical College. The division also hosts a GED program open to all UGA employees and applicants. All of these educational initiatives demonstrate Reg’s commitment to FMD and his focus in helping the enterprise achieve World Class status in employee development.
Top 5 Strengths from Strengths Assessment August 2015:
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