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Department of Public Safety

Board Members

Governor Sonny Perdue
Chairman

Commissioner James E. Donald
Vice Chairman
Georgia Department of Corrections

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

Mr. Wayne Abernathy
Businessman, Lula, GA

Mr. Charles D. "Bud" Black
Businessman, Cleveland, GA

Mr. Ellison G. Wood
Businessman, Statesboro, GA

Chief Louis M. Dekmar
LaGrange Police Department

Mr. Dub Harper, Jr.
Businessman, Waynesboro, GA

Sheriff Bruce Harris
Paulding County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Patrick H. Head
District Attorney, Cobb County, GA

Chief Dwayne Orrick
Cordele Police Department

Chief J. D. Rice
Valdosta Fire Department

Sheriff Steve Cronic
Hall County Sheriff's Office

Chief Jack McElfish
Sandy Springs Fire Department

Sheriff Cullen Talton
 Houston County Sheriff's Office

Laura Jones
Board Liaison, Department of Corrections

Joseph Drolet
Board Attorney, Department of Law