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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. Daniel M. Bryant
Businessman, Richmond Hill, GA

Sheriff Steve Cronic
Hall County Sheriff's Office

Chief Louis Dekmar
LaGrange Police Department

Retired Sheriff Bruce Harris
Paulding County Sheriff's Office

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

Mr. C. Murray Kight
Businessman, Springfield, GA

Commissioner Brian Owens
Department of Corrections

Chief Jack McElfish
Sandy Springs Fire Department

Mr. Lester L. Rampy, Jr.
Retired Major GSP Commanding Officer, Calhoun, GA

Sheriff Cullen Talton
 Houston County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Jerry T. Willis, Sr.
 Perry, GA

Cheryl Buie
Board Liaison, Department of Public Safety

Joseph Drolet
Board Attorney, Department of Law