Council Members
Voting Members
The POST Council consists of twenty-two (22) voting members and is supported by an advisory board. The voting members include:
A member other than the Attorney General: Mr. Don Banks
The President of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police or designee: Chief Mark Scott – Americus Police Department
The President of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association or designee: Sheriff Ezell Brown – Newton County Sheriff’s Office
The President of the Georgia Municipal Association or designee: Mayor J. Clark Boddie (Designee) – City of Palmetto
The President of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia or designee: Commissioner Lamar Paris
The President of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia or designee: Scott Andrews
The Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles or designee: Director Chris Barnett (Designee) (Secretary)
The Commissioner of Corrections or designee: Director Adam Baswell (Designee)
The President of the Georgia Prison Wardens’ Association: Warden Walter Berry – Baldwin State Prison
The Commissioner of Public Safety or designee: Lt. Col. Billy Hitchens (Designee)
A chief of police: Chief Mark Amerman – Henry County Police Department
A county sheriff: Sheriff Mitch Ralston – Gordon County
Two municipal police officers other than a chief of police: Steve Hyman (Chairman) – Tifton Police Department
Capt. Bryan Hunter – Byron Police Department
A city manager or mayor: Mayor Mike Eason – Dawsonville, Georgia
A county commissioner: John Daniel – Haralson County, Georgia
Two members who are peace officers: Sheriff Ray Paulk, Jr. – Berrien County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Andy Hester – Turner County Sheriff’s Office
Director of Investigations for Georgia Bureau of Investigation or designee: Director Chris Hosey
Department of Juvenile Justice: Dep. Commissioner Scott Cagle (Designee)
Department of Natural Resources: Major Stephen Adams (Vice-Chairman)
Georgia Department of Community Supervision: Assistant Commissioner Scott Maurer (Designee)
Advisory Members
The advisory members are appointed by Council to serve in an advisory capacity and represent a cross section of the criminal justice system.
| State Officers: | Director Christopher Wigginton – Georgia Public Safety Training Center Deputy Director Chris Hosey – Georgia Bureau of Investigation |
| Association Directors: | Mr. Butch Ayers – Executive Director, Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police Mr. Terry Norris – Executive Director, Georgia Sheriffs’ Association Investigator Mark Adair – President, Georgia Internal Affairs Investigator’s Association |
| Campus Law Enforcement: | Chief N.T. Marinelli – Georgia Perimeter College Police Department |
| Communications: | Lt. Barry Woodward, Sr. – Decatur Police Department |
| Technical College System: | Chief Jennifer Ziifle |
| Police Chief: | Chief Bruce Hedley – Lilburn Police Department Chief Janet Moon – Peachtree City Police Department |
| University System of Georgia: | Chief Mike Coverson Stan Crowder – Kennesaw State University |
| Georgia Military College: | Lt. General William Caldwell, IV |
| Law Enforcement Officer: | Sheriff Dan Kilgore – Upson County Sheriffs Office Major Fred Watson – Atlanta Police Department |
| Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA): | Director Greg Whitaker |
| Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: | Director Thomas Walters |
| Atlanta-Carolinas HIDTA: | John “Buck” Smith |
| Former Council Member: | Tom McMichael |