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Boards, Councils, Commissions, Committees & Authorities

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is assisted by a number of boards, councils, commissions, committees and authorities. These groups are comprised of board members, staff and county residents.

Generally speaking, terms such as board, council, commission, committee and authority are interchangeable as applied to the names of these bodies. The groups vary in size and responsibility. Some bodies are created for a specific length of time, while others are ongoing in their assistance to the Board of Commissioners.

In addition, commissioners make appointments to a variety of other authorities and boards throughout the county, region and state, which serve in advisory capacities for specific projects, services or facilities. These operate outside the direct supervision of the county government.

For more information about these various bodies, contact the office of the clerk to the Board of Commissioners at (770) 781-2101.

Animal Control Board (formerly the Dangerous Dog Hearing Board)

  • Dr. John McGruder
  • Chris Grimes
  • Scot Rucker

Avita Community Partners Board of Directors

  • Chief Deputy Joe Perkins
  • Penny Penn - Forsyth County Elected Official

Board of Health

  • Chairman Alfred John
  • Dr. Jeff Bearden
  • Dr. Shannon Mize
  • Doug Sorrells
  • Theresa Schmidt
  • Cristy Ferencie
  • Mayor Troy Brumbalow

Board of Voter Registrations and Elections

  • Barb Luth (Chief Registrar & Chairperson)
  • Daniel Thalimer
  • Joel Natt
  • Anita Tucker
  • Carla Radzikinas

Chestatee-Chattahoochee Resource Conservation and Development Council

  • Brenda Johnson
  • Lanier Warbington

Civil Service Board

  • Terry Smith (Member)
  • John Mullin (County Employee Rep)
  • Jerry Bowman (Neutral Rep)
  • Jack Allen (Alternate/Temporary)
  • Richard Neville (Hearing Officer)
  • Kathy Echols (Clerk)

Development Authority of Forsyth County

  • Joanne Tolleson
  • Bobby Thomas
  • Joseph Stein
  • Grant Schmeelk
  • Matt McClure
  • Larry Duckworth
  • Clayton Rhoads

Equalization Board I (Appointed by Grand Jury)

  • Shirley Jones
  • Gary Smith
  • Charles Askew
  • John Richards (Alternate)
  • Richard Custer (Alternate)
  • Linda Brimmer (Alternate)

Equalization Board II (Appointed by Grand Jury)

  • Patricia Smith
  • Russ Day
  • Clyde Anderson
  • DeLisa Rodney (Alternate)
  • Pamela Custer (Alternate)
  • Mark Konrad (Alternate)

Family and Children Services

  • Sarah Pedarre' (District 1)
  • Alyssa Degliumberto (District 2)
  • Beth Ready (District 3)
  • Alison Smith (District 4)
  • Winifred Weng (District 5)

Forsyth County 911 Advisory Council

  • Sheriff - Ron Freeman
  • Fire Chief - Barry Head
  • Current member of the Board of Commissioners - Alfred John
  • County Manager - David McKee
  • Cumming Police Chief - PJ Girvan
  • Representative of EMS company employed by county - Danny Henderson
  • Citizen stakeholder - Jerry Adams

Forsyth County Citizen Stakeholders

  • Angela Johnson (District 2)
  • Matt Peterson (District 3)
  • Edward W. Sircy (District 3)
  • Gary Cooper (District 4)
  • Melissa A. Loggins (District 4)
  • Kathy Autry (District 5)
  • Alex Davie (District 5)

Forsyth County / City of Cumming Land Bank Authority

  • David McKee (Forsyth County)
  • Lamar Wakefield (Forsyth County)
  • Phillip Bettis (Forsyth County)
  • Joey Cochran (City of Cumming)
  • Christopher Light (City of Cumming)

Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Board of Directors

  • BOC Representative - Julia Bonogofsky 

Library Board of Trustees

  • Jakima McCall (District 1)
  • Flo Valdes (District 2)
  • Lisa Stortzum ( Vice-Chair District 3)
  • Kathy Thomas (District 4)
  • Christy Winters (Chair District 5)

Metro North Georgia Water Planning District Technical Coordinating Committee

  • George Kaufman
  • Barry Lucas
  • Renee Hoge

Metro North Georgia Water Planning District Governing Board

  • Alfred John

North Georgia Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council

  • Jason Shivers
  • Richard Hamilton

Parks and Recreation Board

  • Matt McClure (District 1)
  • Terri Johnson (District 2)
  • Corey McLane (District 3)
  • Gary Cooper (District 4)
  • Bibiano Lopez (District 5)

Planning Commission

  • Nedal Shawkat (District 1)
  • Tim Dineen (District 2)
  • Brian Schmidt (District 3)
  • Adrian Flack (District 4)
  • Stacy Guy (District 5)

Public Facilities Authority

  • Sonata Krulac (District 1)
  • Phillip Barlag (District 2)
  • Edward H. Kroell (District 3)
  • Charles Albert "Bert" Durand (District 4)
  • Steve Dabbs (District 5)

Region One DBHDD Planning Board

  • Debbie Arena
  • Anne Grant
  • Heather Hayes
  • Hayley King

Tax Assessors Board

  • Jason May (District 1)
  • Kathy Autry (District 2)
  • Rupal Vaishnav (District 3)
  • David Mancuso (District 4)
  • Gerald T. Sullivan (District 5)

Tripartite Committee

  • Rupal Vaishnav, BOC Representative
  • Bryn Wall
  • Jenny Smith

Water and Sewerage Authority

  • Kerry Hill
  • Alfred John
  • Todd Levent
  • Cindy Jones Mills
  • Laura Semanson
  • Scott Adams

Zoning Board of Appeals

  • Robert Springsteen (District 1)
  • Lon Tanner (District 2)
  • Edward H. Kroell (District 3)
  • Donald Owen (District 4)
  • Lon Tanner (District 5)

Finance (Annual Committee)

  • Kerry Hill
  • Alfred John
  • Laura Semanson
  • David McKee
  • Brian Clark

Water and Sewer (Annual Committee)

  • Cindy Mills
  • Kerry Hill
  • Barry Lucas
  • Scott Adams