Board of Directors

Local Board of Directors

Ogeechee Technical College has a local board of directors comprised of members who were nominated for their positions by local industry and education officials. Each member was selected and approved by the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia. The Local Board of Directors meets a minimum of eight times a year.
 
The Local Board recommends new or proposed procedure revisions for the College consistent with State Board policies, TCSG procedures, as well as federal and state laws. Responsibilities include reviewing goals and objectives, short- and long-range plans, facilities expansion, program additions, and changes, and the annual budget before submission for approval by the State Board.

FY2025 Local Board of Directors:

Micheal Summers, Chair
Summertime Enterprises
Bulloch County

Mandy Fortune, Co-Chair
Citizens Bank of the South
Bulloch County

Marie Burdett
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Bulloch County

Mac Edwards
Evans County Sheriff’s Office
Evans County

Lagina Evans
Optim
Screven County

Adam Kennedy
Claxton-Evans Economic Development Authority
Evans County

Tramaine Melvin
Jtekt
Screven County

Teresa Phillips
Bulloch County Board of Education
Bulloch County

Brannen Smith
Morris Bank
Bulloch County

Christina Young
Revalu
Bulloch County

FY2025 Meeting Schedule:

  • No Meeting in July
  • August 20, 2025
  • September 24, 2025
  • October 15, 2025
  • (TCSG Leadership Conference 10/27-29)
  • November 19, 2025
  • No Meeting in December or January
  • February 18, 2026
  • March 18, 2026
  • April 15, 2026
  • May 20, 2026
  • No Meeting in June

*All meetings are held at 9:00 a.m. in the F. Thomas David Boardroom

Meeting Minutes:

State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia  

Ogeechee Technical College’s governing board is the State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (State Board). The State Board consists of one member from each of Georgia's 14 Congressional districts and nine at-large members who are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. The State Board is responsible for establishing policies for the operation of the Technical College System of Georgia and its member colleges, including Ogeechee Technical College.

State Board Policy Manual

State Board Member List

  • Mike Long – 1st Congressional District
  • Carvel Lewis – 2nd Congressional District
  • Frank S. “Chunk” Newman – 3rd Congressional District
  • Fran Millar – 4th Congressional District
  • Joseph Hsiao – 5th Congressional District
  • Corey Ferguson – 6th Congressional District
  • Buzz Law (Vice Chair) – 7th Congressional District
  • Calder B. Clay, III – 8th Congressional District
  • Lee Chapman – 9th Congressional District
  • Robert E. (Eddie) Ausband, Jr. – 10th Congressional District
  • Jay Cunningham – 11th Congressional District
  • Doug Lambert – 12th Congressional District
  • Dr. Artesius Miller (Chair) – 13th Congressional District
  • John Thomas – 14th Congressional District

Members at Large

  • Ben Bryant
  • Charlie Fiveash
  • Randall Fox
  • Tim Perryman
  • Howard Clifford (Trey) Sheppard, III
  • Shirley Smith
  • Daren C. Wayne
  • Tim Williams

Meeting Scheduled for 2024-2025

The State Board meetings are held at the System Office, 1800 Century Place, Suite 200, Atlanta, Georgia 30345, from 8:30am to 12:15pm unless otherwise noted.

  • August 1, 2024
  • September 5, 2024
  • October 3, 2024
  • October 22, 2024 (Nov meeting)
  • December 5, 2024
  • February 6, 2025
  • March 5, 2025
  • April 3, 2025
  • May 1, 2025
  • June 5, 2025
  • August 7, 2025
  • September 4, 2025
  • October 2, 2025
  • October 28, 2025
  • December 4, 2025