Forsyth County Risk &Safety Manager Charity Clark has been appointed to the position of director ofthe Personnel Services Department effective June 7. Clark will be replacingretiring Director Pat Carson who served in the role since 2002.

“Charity’s previousexperience in County government human resources and her understanding of Countyoperations make her an ideal candidate for managing Personnel Services,” saidCounty Manager Kevin Tanner. “We look forward to working with her in this newrole.”

Clark has served as theForsyth County Risk & Safety Manager for 13 years. In that role, Clark wasresponsible for leading the County in its transition from a fully insuredWorkers’ Compensation Program to being self-insured in 2014, bringing a savingsof over $1 million since the transition. She was named Risk Professional of theYear in 2018 by the Georgia Public Risk Management Association and was alsoawarded the Safety and Risk Leadership Award by Local Government RiskManagement Services.

Previous to ForsythCounty, Clark served asHuman Resources Director for Dawson County. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Financefrom North Georgia College & State University and a Master of BusinessAdministration degree from Brenau University. She holds certifications as aProject and Program Manager from Steven’s Institute of Technology and aprofessional designation as a Certified Workers’ Compensation Professional.

Forsyth County PersonnelServices provides a wide scope of human resource services and programs to theemployees of Forsyth County government with the purpose of enhancing thedelivery of local governmental services to the citizens of the County.