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Department of Public Safety

Board Members

Governor Sonny Perdue
Chairman

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

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

Mr. Wayne Abernathy
Businessman, Lula, GA

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

Chief Louis 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

Commissioner Brian Owens
Department of Corrections

Sheriff Steve Cronic
Hall County Sheriff's Office

Chief Jack McElfish
Sandy Springs Fire Department

Sheriff Cullen Talton
 Houston County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Jerry T. Willis, Sr.
 Perry, GA

Yolanda Harrison
Board Liaison, Department of Corrections

Joseph Drolet
Board Attorney, Department of Law