Board Members

Governor Nathan Deal
Chairman

Mr. Ellison G. Wood
Vice Chairman
Businessman, Statesboro, GA

Mr. Wayne Abernathy
Businessman, Lula, GA

Mr. Rooney L. Bowen, III
Judge, Dooly County, GA

Mr. Daniel M. Bryant
Businessman, Richmond Hill, GA

Chief Jon Canada
Gainesville Fire Department

Sheriff Steve Cronic
Hall County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Kacy K. Cronan
Businessman, Gainesville, GA

Mr. C. Murray Kight
Businessman, Springfield, GA

Sheriff Dane Kirby
Fannin County Sheriff's Office

Chief George W. (Bill) Myers IV
Gwinnett County Fire Department

Commissioner Brian Owens
Department of Corrections

Chief J. Irene Pennington
Thunderbolt Police Department

Mr. Lester L. Rampy, Jr.
Retired Major GSP Commanding Officer, Calhoun, GA

Mr. Brian M. Rickman
District Attorney, Mountain Judicial Court Circuit

Sheriff Gary C. Vowell
Tift County Sheriff's Office

Cheryl Buie
Board Liaison, Department of Public Safety

Joseph Drolet
Board Attorney, Department of Law