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 Nathan Deal, Chairman

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

Mr. Wayne Abernathy
Businessman, Lula, Georgia

Mr. Rooney L. Bowen, III,
Judge, Dooly County, GA

Mr. Daniel M. Bryant
Businessman, Richmond Hill, GA

Chief Jon Canada
Gainesville Fire Department

Sheriff Steve Cronic
Hall County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Kacy K. Cronan
Businessman, Gainesville, GA

Mr. C. Murray Kight
Businessman, Springfield, GA

Sheriff Dane Kirby
Fanin County Sheriff's Office

Chief George W. (Bill) Myers IV
Gwinnett County Fire Department

Commissioner Brian Owens
Georgia Department of Corrections

Chief J. Irene Pennington
Thunderbolt Police Department

Mr. Lester L. Rampy, Jr.
Retired Major GSP Commanding Officer, Calhoun, GA

Mr. Brian J. Rickman
District Attorney, Mountain Judicial Court Circuit

Sheriff Gary C. Vowell
Tift County Sheriff's Office

Cheryl Buie
Board Liaison, Department of Public Safety

Joseph Drolet
Board Attorney, Department of Law

Monthly Report

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