Board of Directors, 2025-2026

The business and property of GAE4-HYDP is managed and controlled by a board of directors. The board of directors consists of an executive board, the chairs of the nine standing committees, and six senior district directors.  More information about the board of directors can be found in our by-laws.

Executive Board

Position	Name	County	Email
President	Megan Veal	Evans	megan.powell25@uga.edu
President-Elect	Brittany Teets	Rockdale	bteets@uga.edu
Vice President	Abbie Salmon	Floyd	asalmon3@uga.edu
Immediate Past President	Jakyn Tyson	Emanuel	jakynjen@uga.edu
Treasurer	Pam Bloch	Gwinnett	schingoe@uga.edu
Secretary	Ivey Caneega	Johnson	iveyglover@uga.edu

Standing Committees

Position	Name	County	Email
Opportunity for All Chair	Erin Hendricks	Liberty	eringh@uga.edu
Opportunity for All Chair-Elect*	Mical St. Clair	Dekalb	mical.stclair@uga.edu
Media Chair	Alena Owens	Pulaski	alena.smith25@uga.edu
Media Chair-Elect*	Michaela Brown	Madison	michaela.brown@uga.edu
Member Recognition Chair (until 2025)	Ke’Marcus Howard	State 4-H Staff	kemarcis.howard@uga.edu
Membership Recognition Chair-Elect*	Ke’Marcus Howard	State 4-H Staff	kemarcis.howard@uga.edu
Oceans of Fun Chair (until 2025)	Charlene Scott	Newton	cscott@uga.edu
Oceans of Fun Chair-Elect*	Charlene Scott	Newton	cscott@uga.edu
Programs Chair	Rachel Frisbie	Monroe	rachel.kirkland@uga.edu
Programs Chair-Elect*	Ben Dennis	Hall	benjamin.dennis@uga.edu
Professional Development Chair	Bill Hammond	Coweta	billh1@uga.edu
Professional Development Chair-Elect*	Ashleigh Cagle	Butts	ashleigh.cagle@uga.edu
Public Relations and Information Chair	Lauren Luoma	Columbia	laluoma@uga.edu
Public Relations and Information Chair-Elect*	Jade Haston	State 4-H Staff	bjand626@uga.edu
Policy and Resolution Chair	Kasey Bozeman	State 4-H Staff	kaseyb@uga.edu
Policy and Resolution Chair-Elect*	Lynn Davis	Turner	lynny@uga.edu
Research and Evaluation Chair	Elizabeth McGregor	Spalding	emcgregor@uga.edu
Research and Evaluation Chair-Elect*	Kathryn Maxwell	Pickens	kathryn.maxwell1@uga.edu

District Directors

District	Name	County	Email
Northeast Senior Director	Rachel Martin	White	rachel.martin1@uga.edu
Northeast Junior Director*	Tiffany Coles	Barrow	tcoles@uga.edu
Northwest Senior Director	Cara Rhoad	Fayette	Cara.Rhoad@uga.edu
Northwest Junior Director*	Caleb Millican	Catoosa	4hcaleb@uga.edu
Southeast Senior Director	Shelby Dyal	Long	shelby.dyal@uga.edu
Southeast Junior Director*	Donna Harris	Wayne	harris@uga.edu
Southwest Senior Director	Kristen Ford	Worth	kpford@uga.edu
Southwest Junior Director*	Haley Clark	Brooks	haleyclark@uga.edu
State Staff Senior Director	Josie Smith	State 4-H Staff	jls13086@uga.edu
State Staff Junior Director*	Kelle Ashley	State 4-H Staff	ksashley@uga.edu
Life Member Senior Director	Cheryl Varnadoe	Retiree	cv4h@uga.edu
Life Member Junior Director*	Shirley Williamson	Retiree	sybwilliamson@gmail.com

*Indicates a non-voting position on the GAE4-HYDP Board of Directors