The Georgia Municipal Association’s Risk Management and Employee Benefit Services (RMEBS) is proud to announce new leadership appointments to its Board of Trustees. Commissioner Shelly Berryhill of the City of Hawkinsville will now serve as Chair, and Mayor Jason Holt of the City of Fitzgerald will serve as Vice Chair. Both long-time municipal leaders bring deep experience, community pride, and a shared commitment to serving Georgia’s cities.
“Shelly and Jason have both been valuable members of the Board, and we appreciate their continued service as they step into these new roles,” said Randy Logan, Deputy Executive Director of RMEBS. “Their experience and steady leadership will serve our members well as the Board continues its work to strengthen programs and services that benefit cities and employees statewide.”
Commissioner Shelly Berryhill, Chair of the RMEBS Board of Trustees
Shelly Berryhill, a respected public servant and business leader, has spent more than two decades advancing his community and strengthening local governments across Georgia. A 1986 honor graduate of Georgia Tech, Berryhill owns Georgia Appraisal Services in Hawkinsville and has represented his community on the Hawkinsville City Commission for the past 20 years.
Berryhill contributes his leadership to GMA through service on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Legislative Policy Committee. In addition to chairing the RMEBS Board of Trustees, he also serves as Vice Chair of the Gas Authority of Georgia Board and as a member of the Executive Committee for the Pulaski County Archway Partnership.
Berryhill leads and supports organizations such as the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce, the Senior Council on Aging, and the Middle Georgia Area Agency on Aging Board. His leadership earned him recognition as Pulaski County’s Person of the Year.
An active member of Broad Street Baptist Church, Berryhill chaired the Board of Deacons and teaches adult Sunday School. He and his wife remain dedicated to serving their community through civic and faith-based leadership.
Mayor Jason Holt, Fitzgerald, Vice Chair of the RMEBS Board of Trustees
Jason Holt, Mayor of Fitzgerald, brings entrepreneurial energy and public leadership to his new role as Vice Chair of the RMEBS Board of Trustees. A native of Rochelle, Georgia, Holt has built a career dedicated to public service and community growth across South Georgia.
Holt earned a degree in Business Administration from Middle Georgia College and graduated third in his class at Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service, where he received the Bill Pierce Award for professionalism. He and his wife own and operate The Paulk Funeral Home in Fitzgerald and Ocilla.
Holt began his public service journey in 2005 as one of Fitzgerald’s youngest-ever city councilmembers. He served three terms before voters elected him Mayor in 2021. Within GMA, Holt contributes his insight and experience as a member of the Board of Directors, Legislative Policy Council, and Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee, and he previously served as a Trustee for the RMEBS Board.
Holt leads actively in his church and community, serving as Chairman of the Administrative Council at Central Wesleyan Church and Chair of the Children and Youth Advisory Council. He also completed the Leadership Institute for Elected Officials through the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government and earned recognition from Georgia Trend magazine as one of its 40 Under 40 honorees in 2016.
Together, Berryhill and Holt will help guide the RMEBS Board of Trustees in fostering collaboration, supporting Georgia’s municipalities, and advancing resources that protect and serve city employees across the state. Their leadership reflects RMEBS’s ongoing commitment to partnership, innovation, and the wellbeing of local governments.