CITY OF SMYRNA BOARDS AND COMMISSION MEMBERS

Updated 05-15-2026

Civil Service Board:

George Davis – Mayor and Council Appointee

Jasmine Younge-Miller – Police and Fire Appointee

Kate Harrell – Civil Service Member

Downtown Development Authority:

Chairman Derek Norton

Heather Bacon (Secretary)

Ron Davis

Kevin Drawe (Vice Chairman)

Jim Duelmer

Tarun Ganeriwal

Kimberly Gangemi

Jason Saliba

*Scott Cochran – Asst Secretary

Urban Design Commission – all members of DDA plus two appointed by DDA

Ryan "Rip" Duke 

Greg Teague

Keep Smyrna Beautiful:

Diane Overton – Mayor Appointee

Shawn Garcia – Ward 1 Appointee

Lisa Castleberry – Ward 2 Appointee

Karen Douglas – Ward 3 Appointee

Dawn McLoughlin – Ward 4 Appointee

Maggie McGarity - Ward 5 Appointee

Nell Robinson – Ward 6 Appointee

Larry Powell – Ward 7 Appointee

Parks and Rec Commission:

J. Barrett Carter – Mayor Appointee

Nicholas Bergeron – Ward 1 Appointee

Vacant – Ward 2 Appointee

Tobi North – Ward 3 Appointee

Blake Rogers – Ward 4 Appointee

Meg Perry – Ward 5 Appointee

Nick Diluzio – Ward 6 Appointee

Arnold "AJ" Davis – Ward 7 Appointee

Planning and Zoning Board:

Joel Powell – Mayor Appointee

Ian Twomey – Ward 1 Appointee

Jonathan Howard – Ward 2 Appointee

Keith Bentley – Ward 3 Appointee

Earl Rice – Ward 4 Appointee

Jill Gordon-Evans – Ward 5 Appointee

Jeff Carter – Ward 6 Appointee

Walter Kolis – Ward 7 Appointee

Smyrna Housing Authority:

Austin Wagner – Mayor Appointee

Karen Garcia – Ward 1 Appointee

Edward Donovan Slade – Ward 2 Appointee

Lem Ward, JD – Ward 3 Appointee

Doug Godbold – Ward 4 Appointee

Erik Fernald - Ward 5 Appointee

KC George – Ward 6 Appointee

Reginald Turner – Ward 7 Appointee

Smyrna Tree Board:

Jeff Carter – Mayor Appointee

Joseph Blankenship – Ward 1 Appointee

Rose Diggs – Ward 2 Appointee

Heather Kuemmerle – Ward 3 Appointee

Carl Tackett – Ward 4 Appointee

Jennifer Corcoran – Ward 5 Appointee

Sabrina Crawley – Ward 6 Appointee

David Whitt – Ward 7 Appointee