Directory of regional commissions, 2011 August 2

Directory of Regional Commissions

Georgia Department of Community Affairs
60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 (404) 679-4940 www.dca.ga.gov
July 29, 2011

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Region 1 Northwest Georgia R. C.

Rome Office (706) 295-6485

AAA Fax (706) 802-5508

Fax: (706) 295-6665

WIA Fax (706) 802-5567

Web: www.nwgrc.org

1 Jackson Hill Drive, N. E. Rome, Georgia 30161-5205 (Location)

P.O. Box 1798 Rome, Georgia 30162-1798 (Mailing address)

Dalton Office (706) 272-2300 Fax: (706) 272-2253 503 West Waugh Street Dalton, Georgia 30720-3475

William R. Steiner, Executive Director wsteiner@nwgrc.org
David Howerin, Director of Regional Planning dhowerin@nwgrc.org Barnett Chitwood, Assistant Director of Regional Planning/Manager, Dalton Office bchitwood@nwgrc.org Lloyd Frasier, Director of Community and Economic Development lfrasier@nwgrc.org Barbara M. Snead, Executive Assistant bsnead@nwgrc.org Debbie Studdard, Director of Area Agency dstuddard@nwgrc.org Gwen Dellinger, Director of Workforce Development gdellinger@nwgrc.org Angela Hudson Director of Administrative Services ahudson@nwgrc.org Michael Busby, Manager of GIS/Information Technology mbusby@nwgrc.org

COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Mr. Billy Croker
36 Mountain View Court Cedartown, Georgia 30125 billycroker@aol.com
Council Meets: Monthly, 3rd Thursday, 10:00 a.m. No meetings in July and December.

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Region 2 Georgia Mountains R. C.

(770) 538-2626
Fax: (770) 538-2625 Web: www.gmrc.ga.gov 1310 West Ridge Road Gainesville, Georgia 30501
(Location)

P.O. Box 1720 Gainesville, Georgia 30503-1720
(Mailing address)

W. Danny Lewis, Executive Director dlewis@gmrc.ga.gov
Peggy Lovell, Executive Assistant plovell@gmrc.ga.gov
Adam Hazell, Planning Director ahazell@gmrc.ga.gov
Faith Jones, Information Services Director fjones@gmrc.ga.gov David Sargent, Community and Economic Development Director dsargent@gmrc.ga.gov Becky Sievers, Finance Director bsievers@gmrc.ga.gov
COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Mr. David Stovall 770-595-0702 david@stovallmail.net
Council Meets: Monthly, Last Thursday, 6:00 PM, except in November and December meetings are earlier due to holidays, they are November 19 and December 4. Executive Committee Meets: Monthly, Last Thursday, 4:30 p.m.

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Region 3 Atlanta Regional Commission

(404) 463-3100
Fax: (404) 463-3105
Web: www.atlantaregional.com
40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303-2538
Emerson Bryan, Interim Executive Director ebryan@atlantaregional.com Dan Reuter, Land Use Division Director dreuter@atlantaregional.com Jared Lombard, Planner jlombard@atlantaregional.com Jon Tuley, Planner jtuley@atlnataregional.com Kellie Brownlow, Government Services kbrownlow@atlantareigonal.com Catherine Brulet, Governmental Affairs Manager cbrulet@atlantaregional.com Julie Ralston, Communications Director jralston@atlantaregional.com Mike Alexander, Research/GIS Manager malexander@atlantaregional.com
COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Tad Leithead
Citizen Member, Cobb County Commission 524 Gramercy Drive Marietta, GA 30068 770.298.3492 /F. 770.565.5330
Email: tadl@mindspring.com
Council Meets: Monthly, 4th Wednesday, 1:00 PM (No Meeting in November; 1st Wednesday in December. Executive Committee Meets: Monthly, 4th Wednesday, 12:00 PM. No Meeting in November and meet 1st Wednesday in December.

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Region 4 Three Rivers R. C.

(678) 692- 0510
Fax: (678) 692-0513

Web: www.threeriversrc.com

120 North Hill Street Griffin, Georgia 30224

P.O. Box 818 (Mailing Address) Griffin, Georgia 30224-0818

Franklin Office (706) 675-6721 (Main Line)
Fax: (706) 675-0448
13273 Georgia Highway 34 East Franklin, Georgia 30217

(770) 854-6026(Atlanta line)
P.O. Box 1600 (Mailing address) Franklin, Georgia 30217-1600

Lanier E. Boatwright, Jr., Executive Director lboatwright@threeriversrc.com Jeannie R. Brantley, Planning Director jbrantley@threeriversrc.com Aronda Smith, Planner, Economic Development asmith@threeriversrc.com Robert Hiett, Governmental Services Director rhiett@threeriversrc.com Alex Pfaltzgraff, Planner GIS apfaltzgraff@threeriversrc.com Meril Dailey, GIS Technician mdailey@threeriversrc.com Paul Jarrell, Historic Preservation Planner pjarrell@threeriversrc.com Meril Dailey, GIS Coordinator mdailey@threeriversrc.com Joy Shirley, Area Agency on Aging Director jyshirley@threeriversrc.com Peggi H. Tingle, Administrative Services Director/Contract Manager ptingle@threeriversrc.com

COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Chairman Tim Lassetter tlasseter@coweta.ga.us
Council Meets: every other month on the 4th Thursday at 6:00 a.m. at undetermined locations.

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Region 5 Northeast Georgia R. C.

(706) 369-5650
Fax: (706) 369-5792 Web: www.negrc.org
305 Research Drive Athens, Georgia 30605-2795
James R. Dove, Executive Director jdove@negrc.org Martha "Mott" Beck, Executive Assistant mbeck@negrc.org Burke Walker, Director of Planning and Government Services bwalker@negrc.org Dave Van De Weghe, Principal Planner dvandeweghe@negrc.org Nina Kelly, Planner nkelly@negrc.org Julie Ball, Planning Assistant jbrown@negrc.org Steve Cumblidge, GIS Manager scumblidge@negrc.org Peggy Jenkins, Area Agency on Aging Director pjenkins@negrc.org Evans Brinson, Comptroller ebrinson@negrc.org
Carol Rayburn Cofer, Workforce Development Director crayburn@negrc.org
COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
Dr. Stenette Brooks
1050 Monticello Road Madison, Georgia 30650 (706) 342-1232
stenettefb@gmail.com
Council Meets: Monthly, 3rd Thursday, 12:00 Noon at Athens-Holiday Inn. No meetings in July and December.

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Region 6 Middle Georgia R. C.

(478) 751-6160
Fax: (478) 751-6517
Web: www.mg-rc.org
175 Emery Highway, Suite C Macon, Georgia 31217-3679
Ralph Nix, Executive Director rnix@mg-rc.org Bob Rychel, Manager of Planning Programs rrychel@mg-rc.org Clayton Black, Director of Program Development cblack@mg-rc.org Kristina Harpst, Regional Planner/Historic Preservation Planner kharpst@mg-rc.org Carol Payton, Executive Secretary/Purchasing Agent cpayton@mg-rc.org Laura Mathis, Director of Public Administration lmathis@mg-rc.org Geri Ward, Area Agency on Aging Director gward@mg-rc.org Brenda Webb, Assistant Finance Director bwebb@mg-rc.org
Brent Lanford, IT Director blanford@mg-rc.org
COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Mr. Tom McMichael
105 South Oaks Lane Warner Robins, Georgia 31088
tdmcmichael@cox.net
Council Meets: Monthly, 2nd Thursday, 6:00 p.m. at MGRC. No meetings in July and December. Annual Meeting: 3rd Thursday in October . This year October 15 at pavilion, Claystone Park, Lake Tobesofkee, 6:00 p.m..(Executive Committee Meets: As Needed )

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Region 7 Central Savannah River Area R. C.

(706) 210-2000
Fax: (706) 210-2006 Web: www.csrarc.ga.gov 3023 Riverwatch Parkway Suite A Augusta, Georgia 30907-2016

Andy Crosson, Executive Director acrosson@csrarc.ga.gov Christian Lentz, Planning Director, AICP clentz@csrarc.ga.gov L. Mack Shealy, Chief Financial Officer mshealy@csrarc.ga.gov Jeanette Cummings, Area Agency on Aging Director jcummings@csrarc.ga.gov Anne Floyd, Director of Local Government Services afloyd@csrarc.ga.gov Dina Conklin, Administrative Secretary dconklin@csrarc.ga.gov. Akosua Cook, AICP Regional Planner acook@csrarc.ga.gov Shontrill Baskin, Regional Planner sbaskin@csrarc.ga.gov
COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Mr. Jerry Henry
3023 Riverwatch Pkwy, Suite A Augusta, Georgia 30907-2016
jhen5@jeffersonenergy.coop
Council Meets: Bi-Monthly, 4th Thursday, 6:30p.m.. Executive Committee Meets: Monthly, 4th Thursday, 6:00 p.m. on Council meeting months and 12:00 Noon on months Council does not meet. Location: Council: Varies; Executive Committee: CSRA RC office in Augusta. No meetings in July or December.

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Region 8 River Valley R. C.

(706) 256-2910
Fax: (706) 256-2908
Web: www.rivervalleyrc.org
Columbus Office
Fax: 706-256-2908
1428 Second Avenue Columbus, Georgia 31902
P.O. Box 1908 (Mailing address) Columbus, Georgia 31902-1908

Americus Office
Fax: (229) 931-2745/2917
228 West Lamar Street Americus, Georgia 31709-3545
228 West Lamar Street (Mailing Address) Americus, Georgia 31709-3545

Columbus Office

Americus Office

Patricia P. Cullen, Executive Director pcullen@rivervalleyrc.org

Sarah Walls, Asst. Executive Director swalls@rivervalleyrc.org

Rick Morris, Planning Director rmorris@rivervalleyrc.org

Gerald Mixon, Planning Director gmixon@rivervalleyrc.org

Allison Slocum, Senior Planner aslocum@rivervalleyrc.org

Kay Hagler, Community Dev. Director khagler@rivervalleyrc.org

Julio Portillo, Planner jportillo@rivervalleyrc.org

Grant Richardson, Community Dev. grichardson@rivervalleyrc.org

Lance Renfrow, Planner lrenfrow@rivervalleyrc.org

Jarrod McCarthy, Community Dev. jmccarthy@rivervalleyrc.org

Tina Rust, GIS Specialist trust@rivervalleyrc.org

Buddy Strength, Community Dev. Spec. bstrength@rivervalleyrc.org

Katie Howard, Economic Dev. Director khoward@rivervalleyrc.org

Mariyana Kostova, GIS Manager mkostova@rivervalleyrc.org

Emily Chambers, Finance Officer echambers@rivervalleyrc.org

Janice West, WIA Worforce Dir. jwest@rivervalleyrc.org

Courtney Granninger

Norma English, WIA Program Spec.

cgranninger@rivervalleyrc.org

nenglish@rivervalleyrc.org

Becky Holmes, Office Manager

Tammy Collins, Finance Officer

bholmes@rivervalleyrc.org

tcollins@rivervalleyrc.org

Debbie Zwaga, Secretary/Receptionist

Grace Grant, Executive Secretary

dzwaga@rivervalleyrc.org

ggrant@rivervalleyrc.org

Annie Thompson, Financial Assistant

athompson@rivervalleyrc.org

Kayra Velez, Marketing Manager/Assistant Planner

kvelez@rivervalleyrc.org

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River Valley R. C. (continued)
706-256-2910
Web: www.rivervalleyrcaaa.org
AREA AGENCY ON AGING
Tiffany Ingram, Director tingram@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Mary Day, Assistant Director mday@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Ilona Preattle, Program Director ipreattle@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Katy Bridges, Kinship Care/Caregiver Coordinator klbridges@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Shameika Averette, GaCares Coordinator sraverett@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Linda Harris, HCBS Case Manager lfharris1@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Kia Morris, Gateway Coordinator kdmorris@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Eryn Dodds, Database Coordinator eldodds@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Rochella Wright, Community Screener rswright@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Gail Simpson, Fiscal Analyst gsimpson@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Lauren Pfrogner, Fiscal Asst., Data Specialist lnpfrogner@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Franetta Miles, IT Specialist fmiles@rivervalleyrcaaa.org
River Valley RC COUNCIL CHAIR Mr. Terrell Hudson P.O. Box 747 Unadilla, Georgia 31091 walterthudson@hotmail.com (Mr. Hudson is Chair of the Dooly County Commission)
Council Meets: Monthly, 4th Wednesday 10:30a.m. Meeting is held at the Marion County Commissioner's Office, 100 East Burkhalter Avenue, Buena Vista, Georgia.
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Region 9 Heart of Georgia - Altamaha R. C.

(478) 374-4771
(Headquarters office)

(912) 367-3648
(Branch office)

Fax: (478) 374-0703
(Headquarters office)

Fax: (912) 367-3640
(Branch office)

Web: www.hogarc.org

5405 Oak Street Eastman, Georgia 31023-6034
(Headquarters office)

331 West Parker Street Baxley, Georgia 31513-0674
(Branch office)

Alan R. Mazza, Executive Director (Eastman) mazza@hogarc.org Rafael Nail, Assistant Executive Director/Planning Director (Baxley) nail@hogarc.org

Robin Nail, Senior Planner/Historic Preservation Planner (Baxley) rbnail@hogarc.org

Bill Lindsey, Regional Planner (Baxley) lindsey@hogarc.org Michelle Brown, Senior Secretary/Pubic Information Coordinator (Baxley) brown@hogarc.org Brett Manning, Director of Economic & Community Development (Eastman) manning@hogarc.org
Scott Jackson, GIS Planner (Eastman) jackson@hogarc.org

Tanya Jenkins, Assistant GIS Planner (Eastman)

jenkins@hogarc.org Janice Jones, Finance Director (Eastman) jjones@hogarc.org

COUNCIL CHAIR Mr. James A. Thomas, Sr. P. O. Box 270 Jesup, Georgia 31598 jthomas@co.wayne.ga.us
Board Meets: Monthly, 4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m. in Mount Vernon Senior Center. November meets 3rd Thursday. No meeting in December. (Executive Committee Meets: As Needed)

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Region 10 Southwest Georgia R. C.

(229) 522-3552
Fax: (229) 522-3558
Web: www.swgrc.org
30 West Broad Street Camilla, Georgia 31730
(Location)

P.O. Box 346 Camilla, Georgia 31730-0346
(Mailing address)

Dan Bollinger, Sr., Executive Director dbollinger@swgrc.org
Suzanne Angell, Director of Finance and Management sangell@swgrc.org
Anna Singletary, Executive Secretary asingletary@swgrc.org Heidi Penny, GIS Manager hpenny@swgrc.org Jeff Hamilton, GIS Technician jhamilton@swgrc.org Robert McDaniel, Director of Transportation rmcdaniel@swgrc.org Gerald Goosby, Transportation Planner ggoosby@swgrc.org Dan Bollinger, Sr. Interim Planning Director dbollinger@swgrc.org Barbara Reddick, Senior Planner breddick@swgrc.org
Steve O'Neil, Planner soneil@swgrc.org Shane Kelsey, Planner skelsey@swgrc.org Kerrie Davis kdavis@swgrc.org Brenda Wade, Grants Administrator bwade@swgrc.org

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Southwest Georgia R. C. (Continued)
(229) 522-3552 Web: www.swgrc.org
Robert McDonald, Economic Developer rmcdonald@swgrc.org Charles Williams, WIA Director cwilliams@swgrc.org Sherry Knighten, HR Coord. sknighten@swgrc.org Anna Lee, Administrative Assistant alee@swgrc.org COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Mr. Jack Powell 6675 Goose Hollow Road Dawson, Georgia 39842 usafpowell@windstream.net Council Meets: Monthly, Last Thursday, 6:30 p.m. except November and December. Executive Committee Meets: As Needed
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Region 11 Southern Georgia R. C.

(229) 333-5277
Fax: (229) 333-5312 Web: www.sgrc.us
327 West Savannah Avenue Valdosta, Georgia 31601

(912)285-6097
Fax: (912) 285-6126
1725 South Georgia Parkway, West Waycross, Georgia 31503

John L. Leonard, Executive Director jleonard@sgrc.us
Lisa Cribb, Assistant Director lrcribb@sgrc.us Sherry Davidson, Community and Economic Development Director sdavidson@sgrc.us
Julia Shewchuk , Planning Director
jshewchuk@sgrc.us
Chris Strom, GIS Program Manager cstrom@sgrc.us
Kelly Schultz, Administration Director kshultz@sgrc.us
Michelle Frey, Loan Programs Director mfrey@sgrc.us
Vance Roberts, Information Technology Services Director vroberts@sgrc.us
Wanda Taft, Area Agency on Aging Director
wttaft@sgrc.us
Marcia Gaskins, Workforce Development Director mgaskins@sgrc.us
Sherry Olson, Executive Assistant solson@sgrc.us

COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON
Mr. Travis Harper P.O. Box 495 Nashville, Ga 31639 cityofnash@windstream.net
Council Meets: Monthly, 4th Thursday, alternating between Noon and 6:00 PM. The August 27, Noon meeting is at Pearson Multi Purpose Center. November & December meetings combined into one meeting 1st or 2nd week in December.

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Region 12
Coastal Regional Commission
(912) 262-2800
Fax: (912) 262-2313 Web: www.crc.ga.gov 127 F Street Brunswick, Georgia 31520
Allen Burns, Executive Director aburns@crc.ga.gov Lupita McClenning, Director of Planning & Government Services lmcclenning@crc.ga.gov Chris Emmer, Environmental Planner cemmer@crc.ga.gov Kevin Sullivan, Land Use Planner/DRI Review Officer jsansing@crc.ga.gov Ronald Sadowski, Transportation Planner rsadowski@crc.ga.gov David Dantzler, GIS Officer ddantzler@crc.ga.gov Colletta S. Harper, Administrative Services Director charper@crc.ga.gov Lena Geiger, Finance Director lgeiger@crc.ga.gov Jill Jackson-Ledford Aging Services Director jjacksonledford@crc.ga.gov Barbara Hurst, Transportation Director bhurst@crc.ga.gov Don Masisak, Economic Development Director dmasisak@crc.ga.gov COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON Mr. Walter Gibson 127 F. Street Brunswick, Georgia 31520 waltgibson@nctv.com
Council Meets: Monthly, 2nd Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. at Richmond Hill City Center in Richmond Hill, GA. Budget and Finance Committee Meets: As Needed
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