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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

  • Sgt. Terry Hawkins
  • Penny Penn - Forsyth County Elected Official

Board of Health

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

Board of Voter Registrations and Elections

  • Barb Luth (Chief Registrar & Chairperson)
  • Daniel Boyd 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 (Chairman & County Employee Rep)
  • Jerry Bowman (Vice Chairman & 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)
  • Joseph Latour (Alternate)
  • Richard Custer (Alternate)

Equalization Board II (Appointed by Grand Jury)

  • Patricia Smith
  • Carol LaBranche 
  • Russ Day
  • Andrew Williams (Alternate)
  • Clyde Anderson (Alternate)

Family and Children Services

  • Sarah Pedarre' (District 1)
  • Alyssa Degliumberto (District 2)
  • Paula Malmfeldt (District 3)
  • Lisa Bennett (District 4)
  • Winifred Weng (District 5)

Forsyth County 911 Advisory Council

  • Sheriff
  • Fire Chief
  • Current member of the Board of Commissioners (Alfred John)
  • County Manager
  • Cumming Police Chief
  • Representative of EMS company employed by county
  • Citizen stakeholder (Jerry Adams)
  • The 911 Director shall serve in advisory capacity

Forsyth County Citizen Stakeholders

  • Shane Hazel (District 1)
  • Margie Carroll (District 1)
  • Angela Johnson (District 2)
  • Ty Davis (District 3)
  • Edward W. Sircy (District 3)
  • Gary Cooper (District 4)
  • Melissa A. Loggins (District 4)
  • Kathy Autry (District 5)
  • Alex Davie (District 5)
  • Robert Hoyt (District 5)

Forsyth County / City of Cumming Land Bank Authority

  • County Manager
  • Lamar Wakefield (Forsyth County)
  • Phillip Bettis (Forsyth County)
  • Joey Cochran (City of Cumming)
  • Christopher Light (City of Cumming)
  • Joey Homans (Attorney)

Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Board Representative

  • Tracey Jones

Library Board of Trustees

  • Mary Helen McGruder (Chairman District 1)
  • Kristin Morrissey (District 2)
  • Lisa Stortzum (District 3)
  • Kathy Thomas (District 4)
  • Christy Winters (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)
  • Stacy Guy (District 2)
  • Brian Schmidt (District 3)
  • Adrian Flack (District 4)
  • Tim Dineen (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)

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)
  • SreeRam Royyala (District 2)
  • Edward H. Kroell (District 3)
  • Donald Owen (District 4)
  • Lon Tanner (District 5)

Finance (Annual Committee)

  • Cindy Mills
  • Alfred John
  • Laura Semanson
  • County Manager
  • Chief Financial Officer

Water and Sewer (Annual Committee)

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