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 2024 Council meetings are January 11, February 8, March 14, April 11, May 9 , June 13, August 8, September 12, October 10 (Annual Meeting), and November 14.
Council Members by County
Johnny Westmoreland
Chair, Baldwin County Commission
County Member
Denese Shinholster – Current Council Treasurer
Councilwoman, City of Milledgeville
Municipal Member
Jonathan Jackson
Non-public Member
Lee Slade
Associate Member
Shonya Mapp
Councilwoman, City of Milledgeville
Associate Member
Dale Jump
Crawford County Commission
County Member
Jay Andrews
Mayor, City of Roberta
Municipal Member
Kerry Dunaway
Non-public Member
Jackie McCowen
Associate Member
Dennis Kelly
Associate Member
Dan Perdue
Chairman, Houston County Commission
County Member
John Harley
Mayor, City of Centerville
Municipal Member
George E. Slappey
Non-public Member
LaRhonda Patrick
Mayor, City of Warner Robins
Associate Member
Clifford Holmes
Councilman, City of Warner Robins
Associate Member
Chris Weidner – Current Council Secretary
Chairman, Jones County Commission
County Member
Ed Barbee
Mayor, City of Gray
Municipal Member
LaShunda Whipple
Non-public Member
Francis Adams
Associate Member
Joy Carr
Associate Member
Lester Miller
Mayor, Macon-Bibb County
County Member
Seth Clark
Mayor Pro-Tem, Macon Bibb County
Municipal 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
Municipal Member
Trey Gavin
Non-public Member
Mike Dodd
Councilman, City of Forsyth
Associate Member
Lamarcus Davis
Commissioner, Monroe County Commission
Associate Member
Martin Moseley
Chairman, Peach County Commission
County Member
Michael Chidester
Mayor, City of Fort Valley
Municipal Member
James Khoury
Non-public Member
James Richardson
Councilman, City of Byron
Associate Member
Juanita Bryant
Councilwoman, City of Fort Valley
Associate Member
Jenna Mashburn- Current Vice Chair
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
Charles Gray
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
Flint Shepherd
Vice-Chairman, Wilkinson County Commission
County Member
Joyce Denson
Mayor, Town of Toomsboro
Municipal Member
Marty Dominy
Non-public Member
Lloyd Hatfield
Councilman, City of Ivey
Associate Member
Aprill-Adside Smith
Mayor, City of Gordon
Associate Member
James Vaughn
Governor’s Appointee
Nancy Nash
Governor’s Appointee
Tommy Stalnaker
Governor’s Appointee
James A. Epps, Jr. – Current Council Chair
Lt. Governor’s Appointee
George Greer
Speaker of the House Appointee
