Georgia county commissioners participating in the Certified Commissioners Advanced Program (CCAP) attended a leadership institute in Athens, March 21-23. The three-day program, cosponsored by the Vinson Institute and the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, featured nationally recognized training and development consultants and speakers, The participants also engaged in role-playing activities designed to cultivate and enhance leadership skills. [More information about CCAP]

Seated left to right: Julie Nix, Dawson County; Alice Strong, Telfair County; Donna Hardy, Wilkes County; Patrice Roesler, Deputy Director, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners; Latreze Gooding, Director of Education and Events, Florida Association of Counties; Donna Warner, University of North Carolina School of Government; Margaret Hale, Oconee County; standing left to right: Louis Herrin, Ware County; Ben Hendrix, Barrow County; Elwyn Childs, Grady County; Rusty Moye, Grady County; Gonice Davis, Jefferson County; Frankie Mathis, Tift County; Jerry Albritton, Taylor County; Keith Jones, Mitchell County; Mike Berg, Dawson County; Theodore Wilkerson, Appling County; Phil Garner, Gordon County; Kevin Little, Walton County.