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:
Eve Anthony, CO-AGE Chair / Athens
Kenneth Brooks, Cochran
Sharise Byrd, Senior Week Chair / Dacula
Vicki V. Johnson / Cumming
Maureen Kelly, Secretary & Legislative Chair / Lawrenceville
Jeremy Le / Atlanta
Ruth L. Lee / Tifton
Patti Lyons, Chair / Savannah
Dr. Adrienne Mims, MD MPH, Vice Chair / Atlanta
Norma Jean Morgan / Clyo
Melba Paulk-Veazey / Ocilla
John Rhodes / Ellijay
Lena Richardson / Augusta
Fred Watson / Fayetteville
Ann G. Williams / Atlanta
Ashton Windham, Treasurer / Marshallville
COUNCIL MEMBER MELBA PAULK-VEAZY RECEIVES COMMENDATION FROM GOVERNOR BRIAN KEMP AND OCILLA MAYOR HORACE HUDGINS FOR HER YEARS OF SERVICE TO HER COMMUNITY AND STATE
COUNCIL MEMBER, ANN WILLIAMS, RECEIVES NATIONAL AWARD IN WASHINGTON DC FOR HER ADVOCACY EFFORTS
COUNCIL MEMBERS, DR. ADRIENNE MIMS (VICE CHAIR), PATTI LYONS (CHAIR) AND EVE ANTHONY (CO-AGE CHAIR) AT JULY 2022 CO-AGE MEETING
COUNCIL MEMBERS VICKI JOHNSON AND MAUREEN KELLY (LEGISLATIVE CHAIR) MANNING THE GCOA BOOTH AT THE 2022 GEORGIA GERONTOLOGY SOCIETY CONFERENCE