Senator Johnny Isakson installs 2015-2016 ACCG Board of Managers
Gwinnett County Chairman Charlotte Nash to Serve as ACCG President
ATLANTA, Ga. – Senator Johnny Isakson joined county officials from across the state at the 101st annual conference of ACCG, Georgia’s county association, held April 17 – 20 at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center.
In addition to giving one of the conference’s keynote addresses, he also installed the association’s 2015-2016 Board of Managers. Gwinnett County Chairman Charlotte Nash was sworn in as ACCG President and will lead the association’s 40-member Board of Managers for the next year.
ACCG is Georgia’s county association and works on behalf of county officials and their communities by providing public policy and legislative advocacy, leadership development, civic and community engagement initiatives, insurance and retirement programs that specialize in local government needs and other cost-saving programs. Formed in 1914 when county officials came together to help fund the state’s first highway department, ACCG today serves as a catalyst for advancing Georgia’s counties.
Other county leaders that will serve on the 2015-2016 Board of Managers include:
OFFICERS
ACCG President:
Charlotte Nash, Gwinnett County Chairman
ACCG First Vice President:
Tommy Lyon, Elbert County Chairman
ACCG Second Vice President:
Allen Poole, Haralson County Chairman
ACCG Third Vice President:
Harry Lange, Harris County Chairman
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Ross King, ACCG Executive Director
DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES
1ST District Representative
Steve Taylor, Bartow County Sole Commissioner
2nd District Representative
Edwin Nix, White County Commissioner
3rd District Representative
Joan Garner, Fulton County Commissioner
4th District Representative
Nancy Thrash, Lamar County Commissioner
5TH District Representative
Billy Pittard, Oglethorpe County Chairman
6TH District Representative
Daylon Martin, Jones County Commissioner
7th District Representative
Sistie Hudson, Hancock County Chairman
8th District Representative
Randy Howard, Sumter County Chairman
9th District Representative
James “Boot” Thomas, Wayne County Chairman
10th District Representative
Roger Lane, Seminole County Commissioner
11th District Representative
Melissa Hughes, Tift County Commissioner
12th District Representative
Helen Stone, Chatham County Commissioner
CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT
Bruce Huff, Columbus-Muscogee County Councilor
AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES
David Austin, Paulding County Chairman
Johnny Davis,
Jefferson County Commissioner
Kathie Gannon, DeKalb County Commissioner
Terrell Hudson, Dooly County Chairman
Jimmy Kitchens, Coffee County Chairman
PAST PRESIDENTS
Mike Berg, Dawson County Chairman
Melvin Davis, Oconee County Chairman
James Ham, Monroe County Commissioner
Benjamin Hayward, Mitchell County Chairman
Kevin Little, Walton County Chairman
Tom McMichael, Houston County Commissioner
O.D. Netter, Ben Hill County Commissioner
Lamar Paris, Union County Sole Commissioner
Clinton Perry, Taylor County Chairman
NACo REPRESENTATIVES
James Ham, Monroe County Commissioner
Richard Oden, Rockdale County Chairman
SERVICE BOARD MEMBERS
Georgia Self-Insurance Workers’ Compensation Fund:
Frederick Favors, McDuffie County Commissioner
Group Health Benefits Program:
Mike Mulcare, Douglas County Commissioner
Interlocal Risk Management Agency:
Charles Newton, McDuffie County Chairman
Defined Contribution Fund Board of Trustees:
Rick Muggridge, Lee County Chairman
Pension Fund Board of Trustees:
L.B. ‘Buzz’ Ahrens, Cherokee County Chairman
SECTION REPRESENTATIVES
Christian Henry, Morgan County Attorney
Bryan Rogers, Laurens County Manager
Jane Greathouse, Oconee County Clerk
For more information on ACCG, go to www.accg.org.