Directory of regional commissions [May 24, 2013]

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
May 24, 2013
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Region 1 Northwest Georgia R. C.

Rome Office (706) 295-6485
Fax: (706) 295-6665

AAA Fax (706) 802-5508 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

Lloyd Frasier, Executive Director lfrasier@nwgrc.org
David Howerin, Director of Regional Planning dhowerin@nwgrc.org Barnett Chitwood, Assistant Director of Regional Planning/Manager, Dalton Office bchitwood@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 CHAIR Honorable Mike Babb
Chair, Whitfield County BOC 1 Jackson Hill Drive, N. E. Rome, Georgia 30161-5205 (706) 217-7497 cp mbabb@whitfieldcountyga.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 Bryan, Information Services Director fbryan@gmrc.ga.gov Heather Feldman, Economic Development Director hfeldman@gmrc.ga.gov Becky Sievers, Finance Director bsievers@gmrc.ga.gov John Phillips, Workforce Development (WIA) Director jphillips@gmrc.ga.gov Andrea Disharoon, Human Resources Specialist (HR Director) adisharoon@gmrc.ga.gov

COUNCIL CHAIR Mr. David Stovall P.O. Box 1720 Gainesville, GA 30503 770-595-0702 david@stovallmail.net
Council Meets: Monthly, Last Thursday, 6:00 p.m., except November and December meetings are earlier due to holidays. The 2012 schedule is November 15 and December 7 for the Annual Meeting. 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
Douglas R. Hooker, Executive Director dhooker@atlantaregional.com Dan Reuter, Land Use Division Director dreuter@atlantaregional.com Jared Lombard, Planner jlombard@atlantaregional.com Jon Tuley, Planner jtuley@atlantaregional.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 CHAIR Mr. Tad Leithead
524 Gramercy Drive Marietta, GA 30068 770.298.3492 /F. 770.565.5330
Email: tadl@mindspring.com Council Meets: Monthly, 4th Wednesday, 1:00 p.m.. (No Meeting in November; 1st Wednesday in December. September 13, 2012 is all Committees meeting. Executive Committee Meets: Monthly, 4th Wednesday, 12:00 p.m..
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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 Meril Dailey, GIS Technician mdailey@threeriversrc.com Paul Jarrell, Historic Preservation Planner pjarrell@threeriversrc.com Joy Shirley, Area Agency on Aging Director jyshirley@threeriversrc.com Peggi H. Tingle, Administrative Services Director/Contract Manager ptingle@threeriversrc.com

COUNCIL CHAIR
Honorable Hays Arnold Mayor, City of Thomaston Post Office Box 818 Griffin, GA 30224 harnold@cityofthomaston.com
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 jball@negrc.org John Devine, Senior Planner jdevine@negrc.org Taylor Baxter, Planner tbaxter@negrc.org Steve Cumblidge, GIS Manager scumblidge@negrc.org
Kenny Gilbert, GIS Planner 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 CHAIR Honorable Jim Joiner
Mayor, City of Jefferson 147 Athens Street Jefferson, Georgia 30549
jjoiner@cityof jeffersonga.com
(706) 367-7207
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 Web: www.mg-rc.org 175 Emery Highway, Suite C Macon, Georgia 31217-3679

Fax: (478) 751-6517

Ralph Nix, Executive Director rnix@mg-rc.org Laura Mathis, Deputy Director lmathis@mg-rc.org
Brent Lanford, Deputy Director blanford@mg-rc.org Bob Rychel, Transportation Planner 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
Geri Ward, Area Agency on Aging Director gward@mg-rc.org Brenda Webb, Assistant Finance Director bwebb@mg-rc.org
COUNCIL CHAIR Honorable John Reid
Mayor, City of Eatonton 103 Beech Avenue Eatonton, GA 31024 (706) 485-3311 (Office) (478) 288-3405 (Cell) jreid755@bellsouth.net
Council Meets: Monthly, 2nd Thursday, 6:00 p.m. at MGRC. No meetings in July and December. Annual Meeting: 2nd Thursday in October, somewhere other than MGRC. The November 2012 meeting will probably be moved to November 15 because the GARC Annual Meeting will by the 7 9. Executive Committee Meets: As Needed).

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Region 7 Central Savannah River Area R. C.

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

Fax: (706) 210-2006

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 Martin H. Laws, Regional Planner mlaws@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.

COUNCIL CHAIR
Mr. Jerry Henry 3023 Riverwatch Pkwy, Suite A Augusta, Georgia 30907-2016 jhen5@jeffersonenergy.coop
Council Meets: Every other month, 4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m.. January 26, 2012 was the first meeting and the next is March 22, 2012. The remainder dates are tentative.
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
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

Fax: (706)256-2908
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
Patricia P. Cullen, Executive Director pcullen@rivervalleyrc.org
Rick Morris, Planning Director rmorris@rivervalleyrc.org
Allison Slocum, Senior Planner aslocum@rivervalleyrc.org
Julio Portillo, Planner jportillo@rivervalleyrc.org
Lance Renfrow, Planner lrenfrow@rivervalleyrc.org
Tina Rust, GIS Specialist trust@rivervalleyrc.org
Katie Howard, Economic Dev. Director khoward@rivervalleyrc.org
Emily Chambers, Finance Officer echambers@rivervalleyrc.org
Courtney Granninger cgranninger@rivervalleyrc.org Becky Holmes, Office Manager bholmes@rivervalleyrc.org Debbie Zwaga, Secretary/Receptionist dzwaga@rivervalleyrc.org Annie Thompson, Financial Assistant athompson@rivervalleyrc.org Kayra Velez, Marketing Manager/Assistant Planner kvelez@rivervalleyrc.org

Americus Office
Sarah Walls, Asst. Executive Director swalls@rivervalleyrc.org
Gerald Mixon, Planning Director gmixon@rivervalleyrc.org
Kay Hagler, Community Dev. Director khagler@rivervalleyrc.org
Grant Richardson, Community Dev. grichardson@rivervalleyrc.org Jarrod McCarthy, Community Dev. jmccarthy@rivervalleyrc.org Buddy Strength, Community Dev. Spec. bstrength@rivervalleyrc.org Mariyana Kostova, GIS Manager mkostova@rivervalleyrc.org Janice West, WIA Worforce Dir. jwest@rivervalleyrc.org Norma English, WIA Program Spec. nenglish@rivervalleyrc.org Tammy Collins, Finance Officer tcollins@rivervalleyrc.org Grace Grant, Executive Secretary ggrant@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 Rachel Williams, Community & Information Liaison rwilliams@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Shameika Averette, GaCares Coordinator saverette@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Linda Harris, HCBS Case Manager lharris@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Kia Morris, Gateway Coordinator kdmorris@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Eryn Dodds, Database Coordinator edodds@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Rochella Wright, Community Screener rwright@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Gail Simpson, Fiscal Analyst gsimpson@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Lauren Pfrogner, Fiscal Asst., Data Specialist lpfrogner@rivervalleyrcaaa.org Franetta Miles, IT Specialist fmiles@rivervalleyrcaaa.org
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. At the 2012 October meeting Council will vote as to which date they will meet in November. Council does not meet in July and December.
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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)

Brett Manning, Executive Director (Eastman) manning@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 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. at 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
Web: www.swgrc.org
30 West Broad Street Camilla, Georgia 31730 (Location)

Fax: (229) 522-3558
P.O. Box 346 Camilla, Georgia 31730-0346 (Mailing address)

Robert McDaniel, Executive Director rmcdaniel@swgrc.org
Suzanne Angell, Deputy Director sangell@swgrc.org
Barbara Reddick, Senior Planner breddick@swgrc.org
Anna Singletary, Executive Secretary asingletary@swgrc.org Heidi Penny, GIS Manager hpenny@swgrc.org Jeff Hamilton, GIS Technician jhamilton@swgrc.org Gerald Goosby, Transportation Planner ggoosby@swgrc.org Steve O'Neil, Planner soneil@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 CHAIR 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

(912)285-6097

Fax: (229) 333-5312

Fax: (912) 285-6126

Web: www.sgrc.us

327 West Savannah Avenue Valdosta, Georgia 31601

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 CHAIR Honorable Clarence Billups
Mayor, City of Waycross P. O. Box 99 Waycross, Georgia, 31502 cbillups@waycrossga.com
Council Meets: Monthly, 4th Thursday at Noon. No meetings in February and November. In October usually there is a Local Official Appreciation Evening. December we usually try to schedule our meeting the 2nd week.

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Region 12 Coastal Regional Commission

(912) 437-0800

Fax (912)-437-0801

Web: www.crc.ga.gov

1181 Coastal Drive SW Darien, GA 31305

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 ksullivan@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 Dionne Lovett, Aging Services Director dlovett@crc.ga.gov Barbara Hurst, Transportation Director bhurst@crc.ga.gov Don Masisak, Economic Development Director dmasisak@crc.ga.gov
COUNCIL CHAIR
Mr. Walter Gibson 127 F. Street Brunswick, Georgia 31520 waltgibson@nctv.com
Council Meets: Monthly, 2nd Wed 10 a.m. - Noon at Richmond Hill City Center.

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