The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is assisted by a number of boards, councils, commissions, committees and authorities. These groups are comprised of board members, staff and county residents.

Generally speaking, terms such as board, council, commission, committee and authority are interchangeable as applied to the names of these bodies. The groups vary in size and responsibility. Some bodies are created for a specific length of time, while others are ongoing in their assistance to the Board of Commissioners.

In addition, commissioners make appointments to a variety of other authorities and boards throughout the county, region and state, which serve in advisory capacities for specific projects, services or facilities. These operate outside the direct supervision of the county government.

For more information about these various bodies, contact the office of the clerk to the Board of Commissioners at 770.781.2101.

Animal Control and Shelter Advisory Committee

Todd Levent (Commissioner)

Dr. John McGruder (Chairman)

Dr. Lanier Orr

Lance White

Kathy Genovese

Tim Merritt (Staff/non-voting member)

Cindy Henderson (Staff/non-voting member)

Animal Shelter Selection Committee

Dr. John McGruder

Lance White

Steve Rhoades

Donna Kukarola (non-voting member)

Avita Community Partners Board of Directors

Michael Bohn

Board of Health

Richard May (Chairman)

Ralph J. Amos

Dr. Shannon Mize

Lamar Suddeth

Joel Webb

Mayor Ford Gravitt

Dr. Buster Evans

Board of Voter Registrations and Elections

Donald Glover (Chairman)

Mathew Jerome Blender

Douglas Sorrells

Chestatee-Chattahoochee Resource Conservation and Development Council

Paul Warbington

Brenda Johnson

Civil Service Board

Terry Smith (Chairman)

A.Y. Howell

Tim Perry 

D.A.T.E. Fund (Drug Alcohol Training Education)

Jim Boff (BOC appointee)

Judge Jeffrey Bagley (Superior Court appointee)

Judge Phil Smith (State Court appointee)

Dennia Martin (Juvenile Court appointee)

Penny Penn (DA appointee)

Robbie Hamrick (Sheriff’s appointee)

Derrick Gilbert (Felony probation appointee)

Leslie Abernathy (Solicitor’s appointee)

Steve Page (Georgia Probation Management appointee)

Susie Brookshire (BOE appointee)

Development Authority of Forsyth County

Joanne Tolleson

Bobby Thomas

Lynn Jackson

David Seago

Pam Sessions

Tim Perry

Ben Knight

Equalization Board I (Appointed by Grand Jury)

John R. Tucker

Avery Y. Howell

Oren Stephens

Alternates:

James L. Holbrook

Carroll Castleberry

Patricia Smith

Equalization Board II (Appointed by Grand Jury)

Mary Anne Sawicz

Randolph Cagle

VACANT

Alternates:

Dona Webb

Thomas F. Nicholson

Dayle Yates                

Family and Children Services

Chuck Welch (District 1)

Cathie Brugnoli (District 2)

Katie McClain (District 3)

Peggy Green (District 4)

Ana Nicole (Niki) Collela (District 5)

Forsyth County E-911 Advisory Board

Sheriff

Fire Chief

Current member of the Board of Commissioners (Brian R. Tam)

County Manager

Cumming Police Chief

Representative of EMS company employed by county

Citizen stakeholder (Jerry Adams)

The 911 Director shall serve as an advisory, non-voting, ex-officio member

Georgia Mountains Regional Commission Council

Brian R. Tam (Forsyth County government)

James McCoy (Private sector)

Ralph Perry (City of Cumming)

Paul Kreager (Governor's appointee)

Kevin Tallant (Lt. Governor's appointee)

Keep Forsyth County Beautiful Board of Directors
Don Bailey

Kyle Bevis

Andrew Black
Deborah Chambers

LuAnn Chambers

John Derucki

Tammie Fowler

Wayne Hancock

Chuck Ingraham

Crystal Johnson

Marcie Kreager

Matt Maiorano

Penny Mraz

Shannon Sibbitt

Carrie Toth

Julie Tressler

Miriam Worth

Lanier Joint Development Authority

Jim Boff

Tom Brown

Randal Toussaint

Tim Merritt

Library Board of Trustees

Mary Helen McGruder (Chairman, District 1)

Kristin Morrissey (District 2)

Tim Plotner (District 3)

Robert Keller (District 4)

Jean Grimes Bowline (District 5)

Metro North Georgia Water Planning District  Technical Coordinating Committee

Tim Perkins

Barry Lucas

Renee Hoge