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BOARD OF JUVENILE JUSTICE

The Department of Juvenile Justice Board consists of fifteen members, each appointed by the Governor. The Board of Juvenile Justice (pursuant to Title 49-4A-2, Official Code of Georgia) establishes the general policy to be followed by the Department of Juvenile Justice.The objective of the Board is to provide leadership in developing programs to successfully rehabilitate juvenile delinquents and unruly children committed to the state’s custody and to provide guidance to the Commissioner.

The Board is a combination of professionals, attorneys, law enforcement, public servants and others interested in improving the juvenile justice system in Georgia.

REPRESENTATION

The board consists of at least one member but not more than two members from each congressional district in the state, appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Following the initial staggering of board terms, each succeeding appointment is for five years.

A three member non-voting judicial advisory council is appointed by the Governor and consists of three juvenile court judges providing the board with a judicial perspective on board issues.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

By law, the Department of Juvenile Justice is designated a special school district. Therefore, Board members also serve as school board members. The objective of the Board is to meet the requirements of the law for public schools and rules and regulations of the State Board of Education. The Board must establish educational services and programs in the special school district so that all youth are served the same quality and content of education within the state.

MEETINGS

The Board meets the 4th Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public and their locations are posted on the Department’s website. Meetings are usually held at DJJ’s Central Office and begin at 10 a.m. unlesss otherwise noted.

2012 CALENDAR

* The November and December meetings are combined due to the holidays.

Officers Avery D. Niles, Chairman Daniel Augustus Menefee, Vice Chairman Sandra Heath Taylor, Secretary Members Elizabeth Green Lindsey Michael Lee Baugh Dexter Rowland Bruce Garraway Larry Barnes James P. Kelly Perry J. McGuire Elaine P. Snow Willie C. Bolton Franklin D. Rozier Judicial Advisory Council The Honorable Quintress J. Gilbert The Honorable Steven C. Teske
OFFICERS
Avery D. Niles from Clermont (Congressional District 9) Niles is the warden of the Hall County Correctional Institution. He previously served as commander of the Hall County Detention Center and is a 23-year veteran of the Hall County Sheriff`s Department. He is the third vice president of the Georgia Prison and Warden`s Association and a trustee of the Gainesville College Foundation Board. He is a member of the North Georgia Investigator`s Association, the National Sheriff`s Association, the Georgia Sheriff`s Association, the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and the Peace Officers Association of Georgia. Niles is a graduate of Leadership Hall County, the Georgia Police Academy, the FBI National Academy and is currently pursuing a bachelor`s degree in mortuary science. He serves as a deacon at Antioch Baptist Church. He and his wife, Charlene, have one daughter and reside in Clermont.	Avery D. Niles
Daniel Augustus Menefee from Midland (At-Large) currently serves on the boards of the Boy Scouts of America, the Boys and Girls Club of Columbus and is Chairman of Operation Drug Free Georgia. He owns and operates The Menefee Insurance Group. Mr. Menefee received his undergraduate degree from Bliss College, is married to Latrina and has four children.	Daniel A. Menefee
Sandra Heath Taylor from Lagrange (Congressional District 3) is currently a solo practitioner specializing in general law. In her practice, she has represented corporate clients in products liability matters. She also represented the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services as Special Assistant Attorney General and represented indigent criminal clients in Troup County Courts on County appointed contract and general litigation. Taylor previously served as Partner in the law firm of Daniel, Hadden & Meadors, P.C. Taylor holds an undergraduate degree from Emory University and a Juris Doctorate from Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law. She is active in various political and civic organizations.	Sandra Heath Taylor
MEMBERS
Elizabeth Green Lindsey from Atlanta (Congressional District 5) is currently a shareholder in the law firm of Davis, Matthews & Quigley, P.C., practicing exclusively in the area of family law. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has served as the Chairperson of the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Georgia. Lindsey is a Master in the Charles Longstreet Weltner Family Law Inn of Court and frequently lectures on behalf of the Family Law Section. She is also a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. She received her undergraduate degree and Juris Doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Lindsey and her husband, Edward, have three children.	Elizabeth Lindsey
Michael Lee Baugh from Thomasville (Congressional District 2) is a sales representative and internet manager for Roy Campbell Chevrolet. He served in the United States Air Force as a law enforcement specialist. He is also active in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America. Baugh received his undergraduate degree from Columbus State University. He and his wife Michele, have two children.	Michael Lee Baugh
Dexter Rowland from Stone Mountain (Congressional District 4) is a pastor of the New Piney Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Decatur. He is a member of the board of directors of the South DeKalb YMCA and the board of visitors of the Grady Health System. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Master’s degrees from Mercer University and Emory University. Rowland and his wife, Sonya, have three children.	Dexter Rowland
Bruce Garraway from Grayson (Congressional District 7) is a coordinator with testing services at Georgia Gwinnett College. He is a former high school history teacher, and was inducted into the Who`s Who among America`s Teachers and The National Honor Roll of Outstanding American Teachers. He was an elected member of the Snellville city council and served as vice mayor. He earned a Bachelor’s degree from Oklahoma Baptist and a Master`s degree from Crown College. He is a graduate of the Coverdell Leadership Institute and the Leadership Institute for Municipal Elected Officials. He has also been given a certificate of achievement by the Harold F. Holtz Municipal Training Institute. Garraway and his wife, Rebekah, have two children.	Bruce Garraway
Larry Barnes from Douglasville (Congressional District 13) retired as an administrator in the Douglas County school system. He also taught in the Fulton County school system. He is a member of the Douglas County Board of Education, the Georgia Retired Teachers Association and the Leadership Douglas Board of Directors. Barnes earned a bachelor’s degree from Berry College and a master’s degree from the State University of West Georgia. He and his wife, Tracey, have two grown children and two grandchildren.	Larry Barnes
James P. Kelly from Alpharetta (Congressional District 6) serves as the Director of International Affairs for the Washington, D.C.-based Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies. He founded and serves as volunteer General Counsel for Georgia Community Foundation, Inc. and Georgia GOAL Scholarship Program, Inc. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. Kelly earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia, master’s degrees from Georgia State University, Regis University, and Salve Regina University, and a law degree from the University of Georgia. He and his wife, Lisa, have two children.	James P. Kelly
Perry J. McGuire from Douglasville (At-Large) is an attorney and counsel at Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, and the Southeast Franchise Forum. He serves on the advisory board of the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory Hospital and the Board of the Georgia Restaurant Association. He is also the founding board chairman of the Franchise and Distribution Section of the State Bar of Georgia and serves as chairman of the Douglas County Fellowship of Christian Athletes. In addition, McGuire serves on the State Committee of the Georgia Republican Party. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Valdosta State University and a law degree from Georgia State University. He and his wife, Lauren, have four children.	Perry J. McGuire
Elaine P. Snow from Lindale (Congressional District 11) is the Chief of Police for the City of Rome Police Department. She is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, Georgia Law Enforcement Command College and Leadership Rome. She is the founder and past president of Georgia Association of Terminal Agency Coordinators. She serves on the Open Door Home Board of Trustees, Georgia Public Safety Training Center-Dalton Academy Advisory Board, the GBI-Georgia Crime Information Center Advisory Board and serves as the Georgia representative and Vice Chair to the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services Southern Working Group. Snow earned a bachelor’s degree from Jacksonville State University and a master’s degree from Columbus State University. She and her husband, Tommy, have two grown children and four grandchildren.	Elaine P. Snow
(Congressional District 8 - Vacated)
Willie C. Bolton (Congressional District 10) Willie C. Bolton - Mr. Bolton has been the warden and director of the Athens-Clarke County Department of Corrections for the past 18 years. He has been with the Athens-Clarke County Government for 39 years. He serves on the Athens Regional Medical Center Hospital Authority, Georgia Public Safety Training Center Advisory Board and the Boys Scouts of America Northeast Georgia Council. He is a member of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Association of Chiefs of Police, the Georgia Prison Wardens Association and the Georgia Peace Officers Association. Bolton earned a bachelor’s degree from Brenau University and a master’s degree from Clark Atlanta University. He and his wife have two children and two grandchildren. They reside in Athens.	Willie C. Bolton
Franklin D. Rozier, Jr. (Congressional District 1) Mr. Rozier is the State Court judge in Pierce County and also maintains a private law practice in Blackshear. He has been an attorney for 35 years. He served as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army Reserve and retired as a lieutenant colonel. Rozier earned a bachelor’s degree in History from Mercer University and a law degree from the John Marshall School of Law in Atlanta. He resides in Blackshear.	Franklin Rozier, Jr.
JUDICIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
The Honorable Quintress Gilbert is a Juvenile Court Judge in Bibb County and received her law degree from Washburn University School of Law in Topeka, Kansas. She has served in various judicial roles including Assistant U.S. Attorney with the Department of Justice for the Middle District of Georgia. Judge Gilbert is a member of many committees, bar, and professional associations and was elected district representative to the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges while serving as a full time juvenile court judge for the Macon Judicial Circuit and assistant professor at Georgia Military College.	Quintress Gilbert
The Honorable Steven C. Teske is a judge of the Juvenile Court of Clayton County, where he has served since 1999. Teske earned a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and law degree from Georgia State University. He has served as deputy director of field services of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles. He was a partner in the law firm of Boswell Teske, where he served as Special Assistant Attorney General. He is on the executive board of the Georgia Council of Juvenile Court Judges as vice president and on the Georgia Children and Youth Coordinating Council as vice chairman. He serves the community in numerous other capacities including serving on the board of trustees of the Securus House for Battered Women. He and his wife, Deborah, have three children.	Steven C. Teske