Our Vision

For all seniors and disabled individuals in our service area to have the resources to live longer, live safer, and live well.
The men and women who lead The Council on Aging on the board of directors and our staff are dedicated individuals from a variety of backgrounds – all dedicated to helping older and disabled adults retain their dignity and quality of life.

Administrative

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Izzie Sadler
Executive Director
Phone: 1-800-282-6612 [email protected]

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Kerri Oliver
Human Resources Manager
Phone: 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229-432-0098
[email protected]

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Erin Willingham
Contracts & Quality Specialist 
Phone: 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229- 432-0665
[email protected]

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Terry Burks
Facility & Maintenance Assistant
[email protected]

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Leslie Jones
Administrative Manager
Phone:  1-800-282-6612
Fax:  229-483-0995
[email protected]

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Yteela Ford
Operations Coordinator
Phone: 1-800-282-6612
Fax:  229-483-0995
[email protected]

Community Programs

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Jami Harper
Community Programs Manager
Phone: 1-800-282-6612         Fax: 229-439-4246
[email protected]

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Alexcie Barry
Community Programs Assistant 
Phone: 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229-435-5511
[email protected]

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Sarah Bass 
AmeriCorps Volunteer Program Coordinator
Phone: 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229-302-4152
[email protected]

Aging & Disability Resource Connection

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Yuwonda Anderson
ADRC Co-Coordinator (Access to Services)
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612 
Fax: 229- 432-1026
[email protected]

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Carolyn Collins
ADRC Counselor
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229- 432-1026
[email protected]

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Sabriecka Ford
ADRC Counselor
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229- 432-1026
[email protected]

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Ebony Haire
Nursing Home Transition Coordinator/ADRC Counselor
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229- 432-1026
[email protected]

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Gloria J King
MDSQ Options Counselor
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612
Fax 229-432-1026
[email protected]

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Sabrina King
ADRC Counselor
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612
Fax 229-432-1026
[email protected]

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Shellarella Nealy
ADRC Resource Specialist
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229-432-1026
[email protected]

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Danyelle D. Oates
ADRC Dementia Care Specialist
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone: 1-800-282-6612
[email protected]

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Deloris Price
ADRC Counselor
Aging & Disability Resource Connection
Phone (ADRC) 1-800-282-6612
Fax: 229- 432-1026
[email protected]

Ombudsman

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Monica Couch
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative
Phone: 229-349-6531
Fax: 229-518-3691
[email protected]

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Frances Guice
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative - Program Coordinator, South Region
Phone: 229-349-6528
Fax: 229-432-1154
[email protected]

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Kaleena Morgan
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative - Program Specialist, South Region
Phone: 229-349-6530
Fax: 229-432-0093
[email protected]

Alfreda Davis

Alfreda Davis
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative
Phone: 229-349-6529
Fax: 229-518-3718
[email protected]

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Jodi Posey
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative
Phone: 229-349-6526
Fax: 229-439-8714
[email protected]

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LaDonna Shackleford
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative
Phone: 229-349-6527
Fax: 229-349-432-1186
[email protected]

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Sylenthea Street
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative
Phone: 229-854-2207
Fax: 229-446-7899
[email protected]

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Kimberly Williams
Long Term Care Ombudsman Representative
Phone: 229-854-1726
Fax: 229-435-5511
[email protected]




Board of Directors

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Deborah Clemons, Board Chair

Colony Bank
Branch Manager
Dawson, GA

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Chris Kane, Vice Chair
Phoebe
Albany, GA

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Jeff Wright, Secretary
Draffin Tucker
Albany, GA

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Bo Strickland
, Asst. Secretary
Gardner, Willis, Plaire & Wilson
Albany, GA

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Joe Austin 
Retired
Phoebe
Albany, GA

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Carol Boyd

Jim Boyd Construction Co. 
Leesburg, GA

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Tangela Campbell
Retired
MolsonCoors
Albany, GA

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Stacey DeMarino
Renasant Bank
Branch Manager
Albany, GA

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Don Gray
City of Albany
Albany, GA

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Melanie Kemp

Retired
Camilla, GA

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Dr. Steve Kitchen

Retired
Phoebe
Albany, GA

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Daniel Stone
Synovus

Albany, GA

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Carl White
Friendship Baptist Church
Albany, GA

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Sherman Willis

Gardner, Willis, Plaire & Wilson
Albany, GA




Advisory Council


Sherry Bailey - Baker County
Connie Hobbs - Baker County
Mack Jones - Calhoun County
Rita Jackson - Colquitt County
Janice Route Blaylock - Dougherty County
Gloria Bronson - Dougherty County
Dillard Glover - Dougherty County
Secretary: Ernestine Taylor Jones - Dougherty County
Willie Jones - Dougherty County
George Masciarelli - Decatur County

Chair: Gwen Houston - Early County
Annette Hidden - Grady County
Carl Barnhardt - Lee County
Ilean Bady - Lee County
Cory Thomas - Miller County
Ed Green - Mitchell County
Sesame Robinson - Seminole County
Rosa Alyce Smith - Terrell County
Angela Kiminas - Thomas County
Lougenia Cross - Worth County

Board Of Directors

Daniel Stone, Chairman
Synovus

Albany, GA

Deborah Clemons, Vice Chair

PeoplesSouth Bank
Branch Manager
Dawson, GA

Jeff Wright, Secretary
Draffin Tucker
Albany, GA

Carol Boyd

Jim Boyd Construction Co. 
Leesburg, GA

Tangela Campbell
MolsonCoors
Albany, GA

Kenneth Cutts
Congressman Sanford Bishop

Albany, GA

Stacey DeMarino
Renasant Bank
Branch Manager
Albany, GA

Rev. Julian Griner
Moultrie, GA

Melanie Kemp
Retired
Camilla, GA

Dr. Steve Kitchen

Retired Phoebe Hospital
Chief of Staff
Albany, GA

Lou Lee
Retired
Albany, GA

Suzanne Perrine
Phoebe Hospital
Volunteer Services
Albany, GA

Eugene E. Sherman, Jr.
Retired Gerontologist
Albany, GA

Sherman Willis
Gardner, Willis, Sweat, Plaire & Pickett, LLP
Albany, GA

Dr. Wendy Wilson
Albany State University
Chief of Staff

Albany, GA


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