The Middle Georgia Regional Commission (MGRC) governing Council is responsible for establishing policy and direction to complete its regional objectives. The objectives of the MGRC are to develop, promote, and assist in establishing coordinated and comprehensive planning in Georgia; to provide local governments on both an individual and regional basis with professional technical assistance to improve local government service programs; to provide professional technical assistance with the development, collection, compilation, and maintenance of a local information base and network; to manage those nonprofit corporations created by the MGRC in accordance with Georgia law for the operation of revolving loan programs and to function as a certified development company; and to function as the designated Area Agency on Aging (AAA), responsible for services, advocating on behalf of older persons in need, and contracting with a network of agencies to provide direct services to the elderly in the Middle Georgia region.
Council Responsibility
Council Meetings
MGRC Council members are comprised of a variety of elected and non-elected officials from the Middle Georgia service region. Council meetings generally occur on the second Thursday of each month and are held in the large conference room at 6:00 p.m. at the MGRC. Please note there are no council meetings in the months of July or December.
*The meeting dates for 2023 Council meetings are January 12, February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, June 8, August 10, September 14, October 30 (Annual Meeting), and November 16.
Council Members by County
Emily Davis
Chair, Baldwin County Commission
County Member
Denese Shinholster
Councilwoman, City of Milledgeville
Municipal Member
Jonathan Jackson
Non-public Member
Lee Slade
Associate Member
Shonya Mapp
Associate Member
Dale Jump
Crawford County Commission
County Member
Jay Andrews
Mayor, City of Roberta
City Member
Kerry Dunaway
Non-public Member
Jackie McCowen
Associate Member
Dennis Kelly
Associate Member
Dan Perdue
Houston County Commission
County Member
John Harley – Current Council Chair
Mayor, City of Centerville
City Member
George E. Slappey
Non-public Member
LaRhonda Patrick
Mayor, City of Warner Robins
Associate Member
Clifford Holmes
Associate Member
Chris Weidner – Current Council Treasurer
Chairman, Jones County Commission
County Member
Ed Barbee
Mayor, City of Gray
City Member
William Lee Brown
Non-public Member
Francis Adams
Associate Member
Joy Carr
Associate Member
Lester Miller
Mayor, Macon-Bibb County
County Member
Seth Clark
City Member
Dr. Carlos McCloud
Non-public Member
Wallace Herring
Associate Member
Michelle Parks
Associate Member
Gregory Tapley
Chairman, Monroe County Commission
County Member
Eric Wilson
Mayor, City of Forsyth
City Member
Richard Bazemore (Dick)
Non-public Member
Mike Dodd
Councilman, City of Forsyth
Associate Member
Lamarcus Davis
Associate Member
Martin Moseley
Chairman, Peach County Commission
County Member
Michael Chidester
Mayor, City of Fort Valley
City Member
James Khoury
Non-public Member
James Richardson
Associate Member
Alonzo Allen
Associate Member
Jenna Mashburn-Current Council Secretary
Sole Commissioner, Pulaski County
County Member
Shelly Berryhill
Commissioner, City of Hawkinsville
Municipal Member
Sara Myers
Non-public Member
Staci Vickers
Associate Member
Sylandi Brown
Associate Member
Bill Sharp
Chairman, Putnam County Commission
County Member
John Reid
Mayor, City of Eatonton
Municipal Member
Maurice Hill, Jr.
Non-public Member
Gary Sanders
Associate Member
Paul Van Haute
Associate Member
Ken Fowler
Chairman, Twiggs County Commission
County Member
Charles Williams
Mayor, City of Jeffersonville
Municipal Member
Virginia Lee
Non-public Member
Kathryn Epps
Associate Member
Judy Sherling
Associate Member
Royce Brewer
Chairman, Wilkinson County Commission
County Member
Charles Brack
Councilman, City of Allentown
Municipal Member
Marty Dominy
Non-public Member
Daniel Starley
Associate Member
Aprill-Adside Smith
Mayor, City of Gordon
Associate Member
James Vaughn
Governor’s Appointee
Nancy Nash
Governor’s Appointee
Charles Sims
Governor’s Appointee
Bubber Epps – Current Council Vice-Chair
Lt. Governor’s Appointee
George Greer
Speaker of the House Appointee