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Description:
Established by Act of the Georgia General Assembly in 1941. The authority was
created by Resolution of the Board of Commissioners, Aug. 6, 1941, to oversee
the operations of Grady Health System.
Membership/Appointment:
Consists of 10 members. The Fulton County Board of Commissioners appoints
seven members and the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners appoints
three.
Term:
Staggered terms of four years
Meetings:
Bi-monthly on the 4th Monday of the month
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Pamela S. Stephenson, Esq.
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Chair
- Appointed: 2001 (DeKalb)
- Education: Undergraduate degree: Eastern Michigan University
and the University of Michigan; two master's degrees: University of Michigan; law degree: Woodrow Wilson College of Law.
- Background: Managing partner, Stephenson Reynolds Law
Group, LLC. Was elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 2002 as a Democrat. Formerly executive
director of the State Health Planning agency; served on the State Medical Education
Board.
E-mail: pstephenson@gmh.edu |
Thomas W. Dortch, Jr.
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- Appointed: 2007 (Fulton)
- Education: Undergraduate degree: Fort Valley State University;
Ford Fellow, Urban Administration, Georgia State University; master's: Criminal
Justice Administration, Clark Atlanta University
- Background: Chairman and CEO of TWD Inc., consulting; president,
South West Investment Group; CEO, Atlanta Transportation Systems Inc.; chairman
and CEO, Cornerstone Parking Co; former aide to U.S. Sen. Sam Nunn
E-mail: tdortch@gmh.edu |
Geoffrey A. Heard
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- Appointed: 2002 (Fulton)
- Education: Undergraduate degree: Morehouse College; master's: Central Michigan
University; additional training: Emory University and Atlanta University.
- Background: CEO of National Scholarship Service, giving students access to colleges and
financial aid. Formerly administrator at Atlanta Southside Health Center for 10 years.
E-mail: gheard@gmh.edu |
Michael R. Hollis, Esq.
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- Appointed: 2005 (Fulton)
- Education: Undergraduate degree cum laude: Dartmouth College; law degree: University
of Virginia
- Background: Lawyer and entrepreneur who was born at Grady. Founded now-defunct Air
Atlanta, the country's first African-American-controlled jet airline. Recently completed a
contract with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to manage the housing
authority of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Founding trustee of Clark Atlanta University, member of
the Emory University Board of Visitors.
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Frank Monteith
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- Appointed: 2005 (DeKalb)
- Education: Undergraduate degree cum laude: Northwestern University; attended John
Marshall School of Law
- Background: Owns and operates Atlanta Livery Co., a limousine service; joint venture
partner of AAA/ Atlanta Parking Co. Former board member of Southside Medical Center,
Atlanta Business League, Victory Savings Bank, and former president of the Georgia
Limousine Association. Member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta
Convention and Visitors Bureau.
E-mail: fmonteith@gmh.edu |
Richard L. Teters, Jr.
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- Appointed: 2007 (Fulton)
- Education: Undergraduate degree: Northwestern State University, Louisiana; master's:
American Technological University.
- Background: Entrepreneur. Retired U.S. Army colonel with background in sales and
marketing, finance and accounting, and information technology. Has taught at Kennesaw
State University; former vice chairman of the Fulton County Community Zoning Board.
E-mail: rteters@gmh.edu |
Daniel J. Whitner, Jr., D.D.S.
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- Appointed: 2005 (Fulton)
- Education: Undergraduate degree: Ohio University; D.D.S.: Howard University; M.S.:
Ohio State
- Background: Endodontist. Was born at Grady. Practices for Dental Care Alliance in
Kennesaw after 31 years of private practice in Atlanta. Former part-time assistant clinical
professor at the now-defunct Emory University School of Dentistry. Retired lieutenant
colonel, U.S. Army Reserves; past president, Georgia Dental Society.
E-mail: dwhitner@gmh.edu |
Polly Meriwether Lewis, M.P.A.
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Executive Liaison and Corporate Secretary
- Appointed: 1997
- Education: Undergraduate degree: Georgia State University;
master's: Public Administration, Georgia State University
- Background: Career public servant with more than 30 years
in both local and state government positions of leadership.
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