Board of Directors, 2024-2025

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
Diversity Chair	Lauren Dye	Elbert	lmdye@uga.edu
Diversity Chair-Elect*	Erin Hendricks	Liberty	eringh@uga.edu
Media Chair	Morgan Triplett	Effingham	morgan.zipperer@uga.edu
Media Chair-Elect*	Alena Owens	Pulaski	alena.smith25@uga.edu
Member Recognition Chair (until 2025)	Brittani Lee	Cobb	bkelley@uga.edu
Membership Recognition Chair-Elect*	Billie Ann King	Pierce	bbirchal@uga.edu
Oceans of Fun Chair (until 2025)	Lauryn Gilmer	McIntosh	lauryn.gilmer@uga.edu
Oceans of Fun Chair-Elect*	Charlene Scott	Newton	cscott@uga.edu
Programs Chair	Jackie Nunn	Putnam	jrnunn@uga.edu
Programs Chair-Elect*	Rachel Frisbie	Monroe	rachel.kirkland@uga.edu
Professional Development Chair	Bill Hammond	Coweta	billh1@uga.edu
Professional Development Chair-Elect*	Madison Sands	Charlton	mwestmo1@uga.edu
Public Relations and Information Chair	Heather Haines	Forsyth	heather.haines@uga.edu
Public Relations and Information Chair-Elect*	Lauren Luoma	Columbia	laluoma@uga.edu
Policy and Resolution Chair	Kate Whiting	State 4-H Staff	whitingk@uga.edu
Policy and Resolution Chair-Elect*	Kasey Bozeman	State 4-H Staff	kaseyb@uga.edu
Research and Evaluation Chair	Caleb Millican	Catoosa	4hcaleb@uga.edu
Research and Evaluation Chair-Elect*	Elizabeth McGregor	Spalding	emcgregor@uga.edu

District Directors

District	Name	County	Email
Northeast Senior Director	Jonathan Page	Jackson	jspage@uga.edu
Northeast Junior Director*	Rachel Martin	White	rachel.martin1@uga.edu
Northwest Senior Director	Josie Davis	Paulding	josienf@uga.edu
Northwest Junior Director*	Cara Rhoad	Fayette	Cara.Rhoad@uga.edu
Southeast Senior Director	Becky Griffin	Bacon	rebecca.griffin@uga.edu
Southeast Junior Director*	Shelby Dyal	Long	shelby.dyal@uga.edu
Southwest Senior Director	Samantha Price	Houston	samprice@uga.edu
Southwest Junior Director*	Kristen Ford	Worth	kpford@uga.edu
State Staff Senior Director	Ke’Marcis Howard	State 4-H Staff	kh38721@uga.edu
State Staff Junior Director*	Josie Smith	State 4-H Staff	jls13086@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