ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has announced his enactment of assorted bureau and authorities bureau leaders that volition instrumentality effect successful the coming year.
Dr. Dean Burke volition resign his authorities legislature seat, effectual Dec. 31, to go main aesculapian serviceman astatine the Department of Community Health. A peculiar predetermination for his Senate District 11 spot volition instrumentality spot connected Jan. 31.
In summation to her existent duties arsenic Georgia Department of Transportation Planning Director, Jannine Miller volition go enforcement manager for the State Road & Tollway Authority, effectual Jan. 16. Kemp besides volition urge that she service arsenic enforcement manager for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority and the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority.
Current Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tim Ward volition articulation the Board of Pardons and Paroles, pursuing the status of Brian Owens, effectual Jan. 1. Current Department of Juvenile Justice Commissioner Tyrone Oliver volition go GDC commissioner, besides effectual Jan. 1. DJJ Assistant Commissioner and Chief of Staff Shawanda Reynolds-Cobb volition service arsenic interim commissioner.
“With a agelong and accomplished aesculapian vocation successful agrarian Georgia, arsenic good arsenic extended argumentation acquisition arsenic president of the Community Health Subcommittee and vice seat of the Health and Human Services Committee, Sen. Burke volition bring a wealthiness of cognition to the relation of Chief Medical Officer,” Kemp said successful a quality release. “I’m thankful for his willingness to service successful this caller capableness for the payment of each Georgians, including those successful our agrarian communities.
“Jannine Miller is different large nationalist servant who volition besides present further her statewide impact. She has distinguished herself arsenic a person successful the tract of proscription and infrastructure connected some the authorities and nationalist levels. Jannine volition bring an innovative attack and a heavy cognition of the issues facing commuters and those who determination Georgia-made products done and beyond Georgia arsenic she steps into these caller roles.
“I’m besides thankful for the decades of work that Tim Ward has fixed to the radical of Georgia successful our corrections system. Over those galore years, helium has seen each aspects of our prisons and the radical impacted by them, astir of whom volition yet instrumentality to society. That makes him uniquely qualified for the Board of Pardons and Paroles, and I americium gladsome helium volition proceed his nationalist work successful this capacity.
“I americium likewise grateful that Tyrone Oliver volition further his innovative attack and dedication to protecting Georgians astatine the Department of Corrections. His galore years of instrumentality enforcement acquisition connected some the section and authorities levels volition service the agency, those housed successful our situation system, and our communities well. I look guardant to the interaction helium volition person successful this caller enactment role.”
“Lastly, but surely not least, I privation to convey Brian Owens for his years of work to the radical of our state. Like Commissioner Ward, helium led the Department of Corrections with dedication and attraction earlier joining the Board of Pardons and Paroles. Marty and I are wishing him galore years of happiness successful a well-earned retirement.”
Burke presently represents Senate District 11, consisting of Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Miller and Seminole counties on with portions of Mitchell and Thomas counties. He serves arsenic president of the Insurance and Labor Committee and vice president of the Health and Human Services and Ethics committees. He besides serves arsenic president of the Community Health Subcommittee, which is liable for much than 14% of the full authorities budget. Prior to being elected to the authorities Senate, helium served connected the Bainbridge City Council for 5 years and connected the Lower Flint Water Council.
Burke presently serves arsenic Chief Medical Officer astatine Memorial Hospital and Manor successful Bainbridge and besides chairs the Stratus Healthcare Governing Board. He is simply a erstwhile subordinate of the Hospital Authority of the metropolis of Bainbridge and Decatur County. Burke graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Southwestern State University and went connected to postgraduate from the Medical College of Georgia. He received his specialty grooming successful obstetrics and gynecology astatine Mercer University School of Medicine and practiced obstetrics and gynecology for 27 years.
Miller is the manager of readying astatine the Georgia Department of Transportation, serving connected the enforcement enactment squad alongside Commissioner Russell McMurry. She was appointed by Kemp and confirmed by the General Assembly successful 2020. In this role, Miller is liable for the short- and semipermanent readying and concern strategy of authorities and national proscription funds for roads and bridges.
Throughout her career, Miller has served successful galore enactment roles, including arsenic lawman adjunct caput and elder advisor to erstwhile Secretary Elaine Chao astatine the U.S. Department of Transportation and arsenic Senior Advisor to then-Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, liable for programs and policies related to agrarian infrastructure improvement and financing.
Previously, Miller served arsenic manager of the Center of Innovation for Logistics astatine the Georgia Department of Economic Development, elder manager of Supply Chain Finance astatine The Home Depot, enforcement manager of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, and elder planner astatine the Atlanta Regional Commission.
Miller earned an undergraduate grade from Georgia State University, a master’s successful Public Administration, Planning & Economic Development from the aforesaid institution, and an M.B.A. successful Global Business from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Ward was appointed by Kemp arsenic the commissioner for the Georgia Department of Corrections successful 2019, wherever helium oversees astir 10,000 employees successful protecting the nationalist done supervising much than 50,000 authorities offenders portion reducing recidivism done acquisition and wellness attraction programs. Ward began his vocation with the section successful 1992 astatine Scott State Prison arsenic a correctional serviceman and yet roseate to main of unit successful 2016.
Ward serves connected the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council and is 1 of 28 commissioners nationally connected the American Correctional Association for the Commission connected Accreditation for Corrections. He is an progressive subordinate of the Southern States Correctional Association, the Georgia Professional Association of Community Supervision, the American Correctional Association, and the Georgia Prison Warden’s Association. He holds a bachelor’s grade successful Criminal Justice from Savannah State University and a master’s successful Public Administration from Columbus State University.
Oliver presently serves arsenic commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice and oversees the regular cognition of the multifaceted bureau that holds justice-involved youths accountable done probation supervision and unafraid detention. Kemp appointed him to this relation successful 2019.
Oliver began his instrumentality enforcement vocation successful 1999 arsenic a detention serviceman with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office. He served successful aggregate enactment positions successful his vocation earlier being named main of constabulary for the metropolis of Social Circle. In 2018, helium became lawman metropolis manager.
Under Oliver’s enactment astatine DJJ, the bureau has focused connected restoring younker offenders wrong and extracurricular of detention done societal programs, education, credible messenger mentorship, and wraparound services. This community-focused attack has accrued acquisition opportunities and occupation placement for youths passim Georgia, decreasing pack affiliation and expanding palmy re-entry.
In November 2022, Oliver was elected vice president of the American Correctional Association, the nation’s oldest accrediting assemblage for the corrections industry. In 2022, helium was elected vice president of the Board of Directors of the Council of Juvenile Justice Administrators. He besides serves connected the Board of Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund, the State Workforce Development Board, and the enforcement committees for the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council and the Department of Community Supervision.
Oliver is simply a postgraduate of Columbus State University’s Law Enforcement Professional Management Program. He besides completed Leadership Newton County and Walton County, the Federal Bureau of Investigations Law Enforcement Executive Development Program, the Leadership Trilogy Program, and the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange to Israel.
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