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Operation RoundUp®: Foundation Board Biographies


Joanne Hamlin - Roberta, Georgia

Occupation: Executive Director Keep Roberta/Crawford Beautiful and Roberta/Crawford County Recycling Center
Education: Crawford County High School
University of Georgia Executive Director Training
Organizations: Roberta/Crawford County Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
Crawford County Relay For Life Board of Directors
Roberta Evangelistic Church (minister's wife)

Charles Harrison - Hawkinsville, Georgia

Occupation: Retired Civil Services Branch Chief
Education: Perry High School
Numerous Profession-Related Schools
Organizations: Grovania United Methodist Church
ELKO-SNOW Grovania Parsonage

Connie McCutchen - Midland, Georgia

Occupation: Owner/Mgr. Event Rental Facility/Campground Manager
Education: BBS Marketing - Columbus College
Organizations: United Methodist Church
Columbus Chamber of Commerce

Dr. Rudy Killingsworth - Buena Vista, Georgia

Occupation: Veterinarian, Retired
Education: Marion County High School
Columbus College/Georgia Southwestern College
University of Georgia, BS and DVM
Organizations: Marion County Tax Assessors Board
New Providence Baptist Church
Lions Club
Kiwanis

Charmaine Palmer – Kathleen, Georgia

Occupation: Business Manager
Family Healthcare, Perry
Education: Pursuing BA in Health Administration from Macon State College
Organizations: Member of Fellowship Bible Baptist and Director of Event Planning
Founder and artistic director of Rhythm Nation Arts Center

Patrick M. Bartness - Warner Robins, Georgia

Occupation: President/COO - Museum of Aviation Foundation
Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism - University of Wisconsin
Master's degree in management - Troy State University
Organizations: Warner Robins Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors; Past Chairman
Warner Robins Chamber Person of the Year for 1998

Susan Melvin - Warner Robins, Georgia

Occupation: Mediator Coordinator, Juvenile Court of Houston County
Education: St. Mary's Dominican College
Louisiana State University
Mercer University
Organizations: American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Georgia Association of Marriage and Family Therapy
Peachbelt Medical Alliance

George L. West - Kathleen, Georgia

Occupation: Owner/Operator of West Plumbing Sales & Service
Education: Berry High School
Organizations: Cornerstone Baptist Church - Deacon; Licensed minister; Home Builders Association of Warner Robins

Kathy Waites - Fort Valley, Georgia

Flint Foundation Board of Directors Chairman

Occupation: Bookkeeper
Past teacher and home economist in the Atlanta area
Education: University of Georgia – BS, Home Economics Education
Organizations: Past Chairman and Treasurer, Community Foundation of Fort Valley
First Baptist Church Fort Valley
Past Treasurer, Middle Georgia Community Food Bank Board of Directors

Fred S. Jarrell, Jr. - Butler, Georgia
Flint Foundation Board of Directors Vice Chairman

Occupation: Served as an employee of Flint from September 1962 – January 2003. He served in senior-level staff positions for 33 years and retired as the Vice President of District Operations.
Education: Graduate of Butler High School
Graduate of Georgia Southwestern University in Americus with a bachelor’s degree in business
Attended the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Management Internship Program
Organizations: Member, Director, secretary and past-president of Taylor County Kiwanis
Former Taylor County Commissioner
Past member of Planning & Zoning Board for the City of Reynolds
Served on the Middle Flint Planning Commission Work Force Investment Board.

Jane R. Hobbs - Oglethorpe, Georgia
Flint Foundation Board of Directors Treasurer

Occupation: Farm Loan Officer - U.S. Department of Agriculture- FSA/FLP
Education: Georgia Southern University
Organizations: National Association of Credit Specialists
Federal Managers Association
Montezuma United Methodist Church Administrative Board/Sunday School Superintendent