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 Anita Allen – Albany State University Police Department
The President of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association or designee: Sheriff Ron Freeman- Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office
The President of the Georgia Municipal Association or designee: Mayor Doug Hollberg – City of Griffin (Designee)
The President of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia or designee: Commissioner Dan Perdue (Designee)
The President of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia or designee: Dennis Baker
The Chairman of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles or designee: Director Chris Barnett (Designee) (Secretary)
The Commissioner of Corrections or designee: Director Amber Hammond (Designee)
The President of the Georgia Prison Wardens’ Association: Warden Allen Dills – Metro Reentry Facility
The Commissioner of Public Safety or designee: Col. Billy Hitchens (Vice-Chairman)
A chief of police: Chief Steve Hyman (Chairman)- Tifton Police Department
A county sheriff: Sheriff Mitch Ralston – Gordon County
Two municipal police officers other than a chief of police: Major Ailen Mitchell- Atlanta Police Department
Capt. Bryan Hunter – Byron Police Department
A city manager or mayor: Mayor Kenneth Carson – City of Adairsville
A county commissioner: Commissioner Stan Stalnaker
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 Bob Holley
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.
| University System of Georgia: | Chief Kerry Stallings -Board of Regents |
| Technical College System: | Chief Jennifer Ziifle |
| State Officers: | Director Christopher Wigginton – Georgia Public Safety Training Center |
| Police Chief: | Chief Mike Register – Cobb County Police Department Chief Bruce Hedley- Hapeville Police Department |
| Law Enforcement Officer: | Sheriff Dan Kilgore – Upson County Sheriffs Office Major Fred Watson – Atlanta Police Department Chief Alan Everidge – Perry Police Department |
| Incoming President of GACP | Chief Ty Matthews |
| Incoming President of GA. Sheriff’s Assoc. | Sheriff Noel Brown |
| Georgia Military College: | Major General Terry McKenrick |
| Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA): | Director Greg Whitaker |
| Georgia Internal Affairs Investigators Association President (GIAIA) | Mark Adair |
| Federal Law Enforcement Training Center: | Division Chief Charles Brewer |
| Deputy Director of GBI | Deputy Director Scott Dutton |
| Communications: | Lt. Barry Woodward, Sr. – Decatur Police Department |
| Atlanta-Carolinas HIDTA: | John “Buck” Smith |
| Association Directors: | Mr. Butch Ayers – Executive Director, Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police Mr. Terry Norris – Executive Director, Georgia Sheriffs’ Association |
| Georgia Law Enforcement Command College | Dr. Billy Mixon |