State Board of Technical and Adult Education
The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia is responsible for establishing standards, regulations and policies for the operation of the Technical College System of Georgia, the state's 25 technical colleges, economic development programs, and adult education programs. The Board strives to promote the economic well-being of Georgia citizens by ensuring high quality training and upgrade training and services as a full partner in the expansion of Georgia's economic base.
Board meetings are held the first Thursday of each month, except for January and July when there is no meeting. Consult the "Meeting Schedule" at the left for all meeting dates, times and locations.
Roster of State Board Members
| 1st Congressional District |
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Mr. Ben I. Copeland, Sr.
Patten Seed Company
23 Valdosta Road
Lakeland, GA 31635
Phone: (229) 482.3131
Fax: (229) 482.2382
bcopeland@tcsg.edu
Biographical Info |
| 2nd Congressional District |
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Sandra B. Reed, M.D.
918 South Broad Street
Thomasville, GA 31792
Phone: (229) 226.8800
reedmd1@gmail.com
Biographical Info |
| 3rd Congressional District |
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Frank S. "Chunk" Newman
Batson-Cook Company
P.O. Box 554
West Point, GA 31833
Phone: (706) 643.2534
Fax: (706) 645.1221
cnewman@batson-cook.com
Biographical Info |
| 4th Congressional District |
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Vacant |
| 5th Congressional District |
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Vacant |
| 6th Congressional District |
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Carl E. Swearingen
8555 Valemont Drive
Atlanta, GA 30350-2850
Phone: (770) 640.8833
cespcs@bellsouth.net
Biographical Info |
| 7th Congressional District |
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Michael L. "Sully" Sullivan
Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.
One Sugarloaf Centre
1960 Satellite Blvd., Ste. 4000
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: (770) 822.0900
Fax: (770) 236.9754
msullivan@atclawfirm.com
Biographical Info |
| 8th Congressional District |
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L. McGrath Keen, Jr.
1620 Bellevue Road
Dublin, GA 31021-9069
Phone: (478) 290.3869
Fax: (478) 272.3675
keen.mcgrath@ccbg.com
Biographical Info |
| 9th Congressional District |
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Dinah C. Wayne
5763 Wayne Crest Dr.
Flowery Branch, GA 30542
Phone: (770) 967.6397
dwayne@tcsg.edu
Biographical Info |
| 10th Congressional District |
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Mr. Cedric J. Johnson
1580 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30904
Phone: (706) 312.6500
Biographical Info |
| 11th Congressional District |
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Otis Raybon, Jr.
Vice President Operations
News Publishing Company
305 East 6th Avenue
Rome, GA 30161
Phone: (706) 290.5281
oraybon@npco.com
Biographical Info |
| 12th Congressional District |
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Mr. Tommy David
106 Towhee Trail
Statesboro, GA 30458
Phone: (912) 764.6310
ftdavid7@gmail.com
Biographical Info |
| 13th Congressional District |
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John H. "Pepper" Bullock
Safe Harbor consulting, LLC.
1275 Peachtree St., N.E., Ste 400
Talent Quest Offices
Atlanta, GA 30309
Phone: (404) 285.0028
pepper@safeharborconsult.com
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |

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Mr. Z. Shaw Blackmon
National Bank Products
2525 Moody Road
Warner Robins, GA 31088
(478) 923.3161
shaw@nationalbankproducts.com
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |
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Dr. Lynn Cornett (Vice Chair)
1570 Misty Oaks Drive
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
Phone: (770) 396.1976
lmcornett@bellsouth.net
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |
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Ms. Mary Flanders
9 Bluff Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
Phone: (912) 355.6951
MPFlanders@hotmail.com
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |
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Paul Holmes (Chair)
1800 Century Place N.E., Ste 400
Atlanta, GA 30345
paul@holmesoffice.com
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |
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Ronnie D. Rollins
President, Community Health Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 1037
Macon, GA 31202
Phone: (478) 731.9392
rrollins@chs-ga.org
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |
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Sylvia E. Russell
AT&T Georgia
675 W. Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 4500
Atlanta, GA 30375
Phone: (404) 927-1984
Fax: (404) 927-1988
sylvia.russel@att.com
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |
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Mr. Earl E. Smith
E. Smith Heating and Air Conditioning
964 Industrial Park Drive
Marietta, Georgia 30062
Phone: (770) 422.1900
Fax: (770) 422.7768
earlsmith@esmithair.com
Biographical Info |
| Member at Large |
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Shirley Smith
Catoosa Citizens for Literacy and
The Catoosa Learning Center
36 Muscogee Trail
Ringgold, GA 30736
Phone: (706) 965-8275 Ext. 4
lwassas@catt.com |
| Member at Large |
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Mr. Ben J. Tarbutton Jr.
Sandersville Railroad
P.O. Box 269
Sandersville, Ga 31082
Phone: (478) 552.3141
Fax: (478) 552.8655
jmercer@sandersvillerailroad.com
Biographical Info |