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March 31 - April 6, 2016 • Page 3A
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School district accepting advisory applications
The DeKalb County School District (DCSD) is currently accepting
applications for the E-SPLOST Advisory Committee.
Through April 8, members of the public have the opportunity to join
DCSD on a voluntary basis in providing citizen-review of upcoming
E-SPLOST projects. E-SPLOST projects are often capital-based
projects involving construction, maintenance, repairs, and infrastructure.
According to DCSD, experience in accounting, architecture, auditing,
construction, engineering, finance, education, law, planning, project
management and/or real estate are desired. Accepted members must
be able to dedicate at least two hours per month for meetings held in the
evening.
Qualified attendees must be residents of DeKalb County and may
not be DCSD employees. A background check will be conducted to
determine criminal history as well as economic interest in DCSD’s
capital projects.
Those interested may submit their information online at www.dekalb.
k12.ga.us/splost-iv/oversight-committee/. Online applications will be
accepted until April 8,11:59 p.m.
BROOKHAVEN
Police to host active shooter response training
The Brookhaven Police Department will hold a free Civilian
Response to an Active Shooter Event (CRASE), designed to provide the
public with a basic understanding of how to survive an active shooter
incident. The event takes place April 18, 6:15 - 9 p.m. at Brookhaven
Christian Church, 4500 Peachtree Road. Seating is limited to 170
registrants through EventBrite. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. for check in.
Program begins at 7 p.m., followed by Q&Afrom 8:30 - 9 p.m.
City to host festival
Brookhaven will host
its annual Cherry Blossom
Festival April 2-3 at Blackburn
Park, 3493 Ashford Dunwoody
Road. The festival is from
10 a.m. - 7 p.m., April 2, and
11 a.m. - 6 p.m., April 3. For
more information, visit www.
brookhaven.gov.
Cherry Blossom Festival. Travis Hudgons
CHAMBLEE
Police department selling clothes for Special Olympics
The Chamblee Police Department is supporting Special Olympics
Georgia by selling event T-shirts and baseball caps.
Chamblee police have supported the event for more than 20 years,
and are selling merchandise to help fund this year’s Special Olympics.
All merchandise can be purchased at the department’s headquarters
located at 3518 Broad Street in Chamblee. T-Shirts are listed as $15
and the hats are $12.
According to the Chamblee PD, approximately $86 is needed to
send an athlete to one of five Special Olympics held in the state.
Special Olympics Georgia is a nonprofit organization serving more
than 26,700 athletes throughout the state. The nonprofit helps provide
sports training, competition and support year-round for children and
adults. The State Summer Games will be held May 20 through 22 at
Emory University.
CLARKSTON
Georgia Piedmont hires new business VP
Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) in Clarkston recently
announced the hiring of a new vice president.
On March 10, GPTC announced the hiring of Mark Komdat as vice
president of business and financial services.
“I am excited about the opportunity to join the Georgia Piedmont
Technical College family,” Komdat said. “I look forward to contributing in
a meaningful way to the college’s journey to excellence.”
Before arriving at GPTC, Komdat was the dean of administration at
the State University of New York (SUNY) in Ulster County. While there,
he was in charge of many capital-based projects and a $28 million
budget. Komdat is an alumni of SUNY, earning both his bachelor’s
and master of business administration degrees at the New York-based
college.
Komdat also has nonprofit experience in serving with the Atlanta
Ballet as a general manager and chief financial officer for 11 years. His
responsibility areas included accounting, finance, human resources, and
information technology.
DECATUR
DeKalb County CASA to hold informational meeting
The public is invited to attend a volunteer information meeting
hosted by DeKalb County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
on Thursday, April 7, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the Gregory A. Adams Juvenile
Justice Center, 4309 Memorial Drive, Decatur.
This session will provide an overview of the program for those
interested in becoming a CASA volunteer. The next five-week training
session will be held on Thursdays, from 4 to 7 p.m. from May 5 - June 9.
No session will be held on May 26.
DeKalb County CASA is a nonprofit organization that recruits,
screens and trains community volunteers who are appointed by a
juvenile court judge to advocate for the best interests of an abused or
neglected child placed in foster care. DeKalb County CASA volunteers
work with the DeKalb County Juvenile Court and Division of Family
and Children Services to ensure that all the necessary information is
collected and presented to the court allowing the judge to make the best
decision possible regarding placement of the child.
The DeKalb County CASA Program is designed to give abused and
neglected children in foster care a voice.
For more information regarding this event or to RSVP, call (404)
378-0038 or email Justine.ferreira@dekalbcasa.org or dekalbcasa@
dekalbcasa.org.
DUNWOODY
Fallen police detective honored at State Capitol
A recent event at the Georgia Capitol honored fallen Doraville Police
Detective Shane Wilson.
On March 7, Georgia State Senator Steven Henson, Lt. Governor
Casey Cagle, Doraville Mayor Donna Pittman, City Manager Shawn
Gillen, and Doraville Police Chief John King joined Wilson’s family in
passing a resolution honoring Wilson’s memory.
That honor includes a plaque being placed on a bridge spanning
I-20 near the site of Wilson’s death. After the process is cleared with the
Georgia Department of Transportation, a memorial ceremony will take
place.
Wilson was struck by a drunk driver along I-20 in DeKalb County
on Nov. 14, 2011. The crash occurred while he was on call to a home
invasion incident as part of the Doraville SWAT team. He was 27 at the
time of the crash.
Wilson worked as a dispatcher at the Doraville Police Department
from 2003 to 2007 when he was made a sworn police officer. He was
promoted to Detective Corporal in 2011 two months prior to the collision.
STONE MOUNTAIN
City to host garden event
Stone Mountain will host Community Garden Work Day April 9,
8 to 11 a.m. Master Gardener Talk at 9:30 a.m. will be by Juliamma
Pierre on weeds. For more information, email Columbus Brown at
columbushb@me.com.