There are 37 members appointed to the Commission and 5 staff.

 

Commission Members

 

Judge Stephen Kelley
Chair
 
Ms. Holly Lynn Tuchman
Vice-Chair
 
Ms. Suzanne Dow
Secretary
 
Mr. Terry Barnard
Ms. Mary Frances Bowley
Ms. Melissa Carter
Mr. Richard Currie        
Judge John Flythe
Ms. Michelle Girtman
Judge Asha Jackson
Mr. Joseph Johnson
Mr. Mike Kraft
Ms. Rachel Lazarus
Sheriff Keith McBrayer
Judge Robert McBurney
Judge Denise Marshall
Judge Amanda Mercier
Ms. Marla Moore
General Sam Olens
Major Dwayne Orrick
Ms. Eesha Pandit
Judge Phil Raymond
Mr. Ron Scroggy
Judge Juanita Stedman
Judge Steven Teske
Mr. Robert Thornton
Mr. Ken Vance
Judge Sarah Wall
Ms. Valerie Williams
Ms. Elaine Wilson
 
Rep. Stephen Allison
Rep. Penny Houston
Rep. Edward Lindsey
 
Sen. Charlie Bethel
Sen. Steve Henson
Sen. Rick Jeffares
 
Staff:
 
Mr. Greg Loughlin
Executive Director
 
Ms. Jenny Aszman
Fatality Review Project Coordinator
 
Ms. Jameelah Ferrell
Planning Coordinator
 
Ms. Jennifer Thomas
Program Manager
 
Ms. La Donna R. Varner
FVIP Compliance Coordinator


 In 1992, the Georgia General Assembly created the Georgia Commission on Family Violence to develop a comprehensive state plan for ending family violence in Georgia. Our history.
 

 
  • Director of the Division of Family and Children Services
  • Director of Women’s Health Services in the Division of Public Health of the Department of Human Resources
  • Attorney General
  • 3 members of the House of Representatives
  • 3 members from the Senate
  • 1 judge from each judicial administrative district
  • 3 advocates for battered women
  • 1 person with expertise and interest regarding family violence involving persons who are 60 years of age or older
  • 1 person with expertise and interest regarding family violence involving children
  • 1 person from the legal aid community
  • 1 person from the probation system
  • 1 person from the academic community
  • 1 former victim of family violence
  • 1 representative from each of the following agencies:
    • Administrative Office of the Courts
    • Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police
    • District Attorneys Association of Georgia
    • Georgia Peace Officer Standards & Training Council
    • State Board of Pardons & Paroles
    • Georgia Sheriffs Association
    • Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
    • Solicitors Association of Georgia
    • Men Stopping Violence

The Commission meets quarterly and works to provide leadership in strengthening Georgia’s families by ending family violence.