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

PositionNameCounty
PresidentAbbie SalmonFloyd
President-ElectKatrina SearcyTift
Vice PresidentRebekah GreeneTattnall
Immediate Past PresidentBrittany TeetsState 4-H Staff
TreasurerSusannah LanierCandler
SecretarySam PriceHouston

Standing Committees

PositionNameCounty
Opportunity for All ChairMical St. ClairDekalb
Opportunity for All Chair-Elect* Sonya Jones Pulaski
Media ChairMichaela BrownMadison
Media Chair-Elect*Victoria Tucker Peach
Member Recognition Chair (until 2025)Ke’Marcis HowardState 4-H Staff
Membership Recognition Chair-Elect*Rachel FrisbieMonroe
Oceans of Fun Chair (until 2025)Charlene ScottNewton
Oceans of Fun Chair-Elect*Rachel MartinBleckley
Programs ChairLauren LuomaColumbia
Programs Chair-Elect* Lauren Luoma Columbia
Professional Development ChairAshleigh CagleButts
Professional Development Chair-Elect*Ashleigh CagleButts
Public Relations and Information ChairJade HastonState 4-H Staff
Public Relations and Information Chair-Elect*Josie DavisPaulding
Policy and Resolution ChairLynn DavisTurner
Policy and Resolution Chair-Elect*Jakyn TysonEmanuel
Research and Evaluation ChairKathryn MaxwellPickens
Research and Evaluation Chair-Elect*Kathryn MaxwellPickens

District Directors

DistrictNameCounty
Northeast Senior DirectorTiffany ColesBarrow
Northeast Junior Director*April EdwardsJackson
Northwest Senior DirectorCaleb MillicanCatoosa
Northwest Junior Director*Keaton HayworthGordon
Southeast Senior DirectorDonna HarrisWayne
Southeast Junior Director*Riley WimberlyToombs
Southwest Senior DirectorHaley ClarkBrooks
Southwest Junior Director*Haley WilsonSumter
State Staff Senior DirectorKelle AshleyState 4-H Staff
State Staff Junior Director*Kate WhitingState 4-H Staff
Life Member Senior DirectorCheryl VarnadoeRetiree
Life Member Junior Director*Shirley WilliamsonRetiree

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