About GMA

Board of Directors

GMA is governed by a 66-member Board of Directors, composed of city officials from across the state.

Officers

  • President - Fred P. Perriman, Mayor, City of Madison
  • 1st Vice President - Bianca Motley Broom, Mayor, City of College Park
  • 2nd Vice President - Andrea Gibby, Mayor, City of Young Harris
  • 3rd Vice President - James Burnette, Mayor, City of Suwanee

Active Past Presidents

  • Immediate Past President - Randall Walker, Mayor, City of Perry
  • Past President - John Reid, Mayor, City of Eatonton
  • Past President - William McIntosh, Mayor, City of Moultrie
  • Past President - Keith Brady, Mayor, City of Newnan
  • Past President - Julie B. Smith, Mayor, City of Tifton
  • Past President - Vince Williams, Mayor, City of Union City

CEO & Executive Director

  • Larry Hanson

Directors At Large

  • Shelly Jackson Berryhill, Commissioner, City of Hawkinsville
  • Andre Dickens, Mayor, City of Atlanta
  • James Eubanks, Mayor, City of Pelham
  • Anthony Ford, Mayor, City of Stockbridge
  • Kelly Girtz, Mayor, Athens-Clarke County
  • Deana Holiday Ingraham, Mayor, City of East Point
  • Jason Holt, Mayor, City of Fitzgerald
  • Isaiah Hugley, City Manager, Columbus Consolidated Government
  • Michael-Angelo James, Mayor, City of Waycross
  • Garnett L. Johnson, Mayor, Augusta
  • Van R. Johnson, Mayor, City of Savannah
  • Scott James Matheson, Mayor, City of Valdosta
  • Lester Miller, Mayor, Macon-Bibb County
  • Keith Turman, Mayor, City of Royston

District Officers

District One

  • President - Randy Quick, Commissioner, City of Rome
  • 1st Vice President - Lanny E. Thomas, Mayor, Town of Trion

District Two

  • President - JoAnne Taylor, Mayor, City of Dahlonega
  • 1st Vice President - Matt Fields, Councilmember, City of Royston

District Three

  • President Central - Amir Farokhi, Councilmember, City of Atlanta
  • President East - Tom Lambert, Councilmember, City of Dunwoody
  • President South - Edward James Johnson, Mayor, City of Fayetteville
  • President Northeast - Victoria Jones, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Lawrenceville
  • President West - Doris Jean Dawkins, Councilmember, City of Powder Springs
  • President Southwest - Catherine Foster Rowell, Councilmember, City of South Fulton
  • President North - Colin Ake, Councilmember, City of Woodstock

District Four

  • President - Joseph Walter, Mayor, City of Zebulon
  • 1st Vice President - Michael Johnson, Mayor, City of Temple

District Five

  • President - Eric Joyce, Councilmember, City of Madison
  • 1st Vice President - Kurt Ward, Mayor, Town of Braselton

District Six

  • President - Janie Reid, Councilmember, City of Eatonton
  • 1st Vice President - Joyce Denson, Mayor, Town of Toomsboro

District Seven

  • President - Danny Brown, Councilmember, City of Sandersville
  • 1st Vice President - Catherine Smith Rice, Commissioner, Augusta

District Eight

  • President - James Carter, Mayor, City of Woodland
  • 1st Vice President - Vesta Shephard, Commissioner, City of Cordele

District Nine

  • President - Lee Stevenson, Councilmember, City of Screven
  • 1st Vice President - Rashida Taylor, Councilmember, City of Metter

District Ten

  • President - Kelvin Owens, Mayor, City of Camilla
  • 1st Vice President - Chad Warbington, Commissioner, City of Albany

District Eleven

  • President - Sandra Tooley, Councilmember, City of Valdosta
  • 1st Vice President - Keith P. Brooks, Mayor, City of Blackshear

District Twelve

  • President - Paulette Chavers, Councilmember, City of Statesboro
  • 1st Vice President - Cosby Johnson, Mayor, City of Brunswick

Section Representatives

  • City Attorneys - Brian Corry, City Attorney, City of Brunswick
  • City Managers - Sammy Rich, City Manager, City of Rome

Policy Committee Chairs

  • Community Development Chair - Carlos Duffey, Mayor, City of Jackson
  • Revenue & Finance Chair - Skip Henderson, Mayor, Columbus Consolidated Government
  • Transportation Chair - Rusty Paul, Mayor, City of Sandy Springs
  • Municipal Government Chair - Cleatus Phillips, City Manager, City of Newnan
  • Environment & Natural Resource Chair - Janie Reid, Councilmember, City of Eatonton
  • Public Safety Chair - Eric Wilson, Mayor, City of Forsyth

GMEBS Board Chair

  • Marcia Hampton, City Manager, City of Douglasville

Municipal Training Board Chair

  • Catherine Smith Rice, Commissioner, Augusta