Press release, 2019 October 29

Gov. Kemp Names Twenty Appointments

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For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Gov. Kemp Names Twenty Appointments
Atlanta, GA On Thursday, October 24th, Governor Brian P. Kemp conducted swearingin ceremonies for twenty (20) appointees to serve on various state boards, associations, commissions, and councils.
Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity
Allona Lane Cross was appointed to serve as the executive director of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO). Prior to this role, she served as the deputy director of GCEO, director of Fair Housing, and as a housing specialist for the Birmingham Housing Authority in Birmingham, Alabama. Her passion for equal opportunity, fair housing, and inclusion is fueled by her family's long history of real estate entrepreneurship.
Cross holds a bachelor's degree in Paralegal Studies from the University of Mississippi and a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Alabama. She is a member of the University of Mississippi's Alumni Association, the American Society for Public Administration, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Cross has also served as the board chair of College Equipped, Inc., a non-profit organization in Nashville, Tennessee. She and her husband, Regis, reside in Grayson with their twin sons and daughter.
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Gov. Kemp Names Twenty Appointments

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