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The Council
The Georgia Council on Aging was created by the Georgia General Assembly in 1977. Council members are appointed by the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House and the Commissioner of the Department of Human Services. The Council has twenty members, including ten consumers and ten service providers. Members are chosen to represent all older Georgians. They are selected to ensure that minorities, low-income, rural, urban and public and private organizations are included.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
- Margaret Mead
Current Council Members:
Kenneth Brooks Treasurer/Cochran
Rachel Hilliard/ Eastman
Kay Hind/ Albany
Vicki V. Johnson, CO-AGE Chair/ Cumming
Kathy Keith/ Jesup
Maureen Kelly, Secretary & Legislative Chair/ Lawrenceville
Ruth L. Lee, Chair/ Tifton
Lorene Lindsey/ Locust Grove
Patti Lyons, Vice-Chair/ Savannah
Tony Marshall/ Stockbridge
Dr. Adrienne Mims, MD MPH/ Atlanta
Norma Jean Morgan/ Clyo
Melba Paulk-Veazey/ Ocilla
Sharise Thurman/ Lithia Springs
John Rhodes/ Ellijay
Fred Watson/ Fayetteville
Ann G. Williams/ Atlanta
Ashton Windham/ Marshallville
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COUNCIL MEMBERS RACHEL HILLIARD AND LORENE LINDSEY WITH REP. JIMMY PRUETT
COUNCIL MEMBER, ANN WILLIAMS, RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD IN WASHINGTON DC FOR HER ADVOCACY EFFORTS
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COUNCIL MEMBER SHARISE THURMAN AT SENIOR WEEK 2016
COUNCIL MEMBERS: MAUREEN KELLY (LEGISLATIVE CHAIR), DR. ADRIENNE MIMS, VICKI JOHNSON (CO-AGE CHAIR) AND KATHY FLOYD (EXEC DIRECTOR OF GCOA)