Board of Directors, 2023-2024

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	Jakyn Tyson	Emanuel	jakynjen@uga.edu
President-Elect	Megan Veal	Evans	megan.powell25@uga.edu
Vice President	Brittany Teets	Rockdale	bteets@uga.edu
Immediate Past President	Jeffrey Burke	OLOD	jburke@uga.edu
Treasurer	Pam Bloch	Gwinnett	schingoe@uga.edu
Secretary	April Edwards	Jackson	apriledwards@uga.edu

Standing Committees

Position	Name	County	Email
Diversity Chair	Katrina Laurel-Searcy	Cook	katrinalaurel@uga.edu
Diversity Chair-Elect*	Lauren Dye	Elbert	lmdye@uga.edu
Media Chair	Lili Lott	Ware	lillian.hester@uga.edu
Media Chair-Elect*	Morgan Triplett	Effingham	morgan.zipperer@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*	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant
Programs Chair	Marcus Eason	Oglethorpe	marcuse@uga.edu
Programs Chair-Elect*	Jackie Nunn	Putnam	jrnunn@uga.edu
Professional Development Chair	Susannah Lanier	Candler	susannah.lanier@uga.edu
Professional Development Chair-Elect*	Zach White	Chattooga	zwhite@uga.edu
Public Relations and Information Chair	Laura Goss	State 4-H Staff	laurwalt@uga.edu
Public Relations and Information Chair-Elect*	Heather Haines	Forsyth	heather.haines@uga.edu
Policy and Resolution Chair	Cheryl Poppell	Toombs	cashburn@uga.edu
Policy and Resolution Chair-Elect*	Kate Whiting	State 4-H Staff	whitingk@uga.edu
Research and Evaluation Chair	Ashley Witcher	Cherokee	awitcher@uga.edu
Research and Evaluation Chair-Elect*	Abbie Salmon	Floyd	asalmon3@uga.edu

District Directors

District	Name	County	Email
Northeast Senior Director	Rachel Frisbie	Monroe	rachel.kirkland@uga.edu
Northeast Junior Director*	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant
Northwest Senior Director	Josie Davis	Paulding	josienf@uga.edu
Northwest Junior Director*	Courtney Mixon	Fulton	courtney.mixon@uga.edu
Southeast Senior Director	Meri Meckel	Burke	mfranks@uga.edu
Southeast Junior Director*	Becky Griffin	Bacon	rebecca.griffin@uga.edu
Southwest Senior Director	Margaret Halbrook	Terrell	mgh27@uga.edu
Southwest Junior Director*	Samantha Price	Houston	samprice@uga.edu
State Staff Senior Director	Jade Haston	State 4-H Staff	bjand626@uga.edu
State Staff Junior Director*	Ke’Marcis Howard	State 4-H Staff	kh38721@uga.edu
Life Member Senior Director	Cheryl Varnadoe	Retiree	cv4h@uga.edu
Life Member Junior Director*	Vacant	Vacant	Vacant

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