Board of Public Safety

The Georgia Public Safety Training Center is a state agency operating under authority set forth in OCGA 35-5 and under the general policy and direction of the Georgia Board of Public Safety. Current membership of the Board includes:

Governor Sonny Perdue, Chairman

Mr. Ellison G Wood, Vice Chairman
Businessman, Statesboro, Georgia

Mr. Rooney L. Bowen, III, Secretary
Coroner, Dooly County

Commissioner Brian Owens
Georgia Department of Corrections

Mr. Wayne Abernathy
Businessman, Lula, Georgia

Chief Louis Dekmar
LaGrange Police Departmant

Sheriff Bruce Harris
Paulding County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Patrick H. Head
District Attorney, Cobb Circuit

C. Murray Kight
Businessman, Springfield, GA

Lester L. Rampy
Retired Businessman, Calhoun

Daniel M. Bryant
Retired Businessman, Richmond Hill

Chief Jack McElfish
Sandy Springs Fire Department

Sheriff Steve Cronic
Hall County Sheriff's Office

Gerald T. "Jerry" Willis
Businessman, Perry, Georgia

Sheriff Cullen Talton
Houston County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Joe Drolet
Legal Advisor, Department of Law

Monthly Report

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