Board of Public Safety
The Georgia Public Safety Training Center is a state agency operating under authority set forth in OCGA 35-5 and under the general policy and direction of the Georgia Board of Public Safety. Current membership of the Board includes:
Governor Sonny Perdue, Chairman
Commissioner James Donald, Vice Chairman
Department of Corrections
Mr. Rooney L. Bowen, III, Secretary
Coroner, Dooly County
Mr. Wayne Abernathy
Businessman, Lula, Georgia
Charles D. "Bud" Black
Businessman, Cleveland, Georgia
Chief Louis Dekmar
LaGrange Police Departmant
Mr. W. H. "Dub" Harper, Jr.
Businessman, Waynesboro, Georgia
Sheriff Bruce Harris
Paulding County Sheriff's Office
Mr. Patrick H. Head
District Attorney, Cobb Circuit
Chief Dwayne Orrick
Cordele Police Department
Chief Jack McElfish
Sandy Springs Fire Department
Sheriff Steve Cronic
Hall County Sheriff's Office
Gerald T. "Jerry" Willis
Businessman, Perry, Georgia
Sheriff Cullen Talton
Houston County Sheriff's Office
Ellis Wood
Businessman, Statesboro, Georgia
Mr. Joe Drolet
Legal Advisor, Department of Law
Ms. Laura Jones
Recording Secretary, Department of Corrections