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Friday, September 8, 2017 Lake Oconee News Page B7 LAKE COUNTRY Rotary Club welcomes three new members The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam counties is pleased to announce the addition of three new mem bers to the Club: Dr. Avis Dickey, Leona Hodges and Jay Johnston. These mem bers have all been inducted into the Club within the last month. Dickey grew up in Havana, Fla. At the young age of nine, she started working in the tobacco fields where she continued to work until high school. She received her B.S. degree in biology with a minor in chemistry from Florida A&M University, a M.S. degree in biology from Clark Atlanta University and Doctor of Business Admin istration in Management focused on Global Health with an advanced gradu ate business certificate in international business from Argosy University. She is a reserve officer in the U.S. Navy with tours of duty throughout Europe, Asia, South America and Central America. Her service dec orations include two Joint Service Achievement Med als and a Joint Service Mer itorious Unit Award. She has more than 30 years of management and executive level experiences in public health, healthcare administration, human cap ital management, person nel development, diversity management, academia and business. Since joining the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in February 2005 as a Career Senior Executive Service (SES) Member, Dickey has held positions in the office of the chief operating officer as the chief management offi cer for the office of workforce and career development, and has the distinction of being the agency’s first chief diversity officer and succes sion planning champion. Currently, Dr. Dickey serves as the senior advisor to the chief human resources offi cer/deputy ethics counselor, office of the chief operating officer with responsibilities for specific project. She is the proud wife and mother of three children. Leona Hodges grew up in Dublin. She graduated from Georgia Southern with a degree in nutrition. She worked as a registered dietitian for many years, but most recently has worked in sales and marketing. Her primary residence is in Augusta, but she will be moving to Lake Oconee permanently next year. She enjoys all outdoor activities and spending much of her time volunteering. Leona has three sons, 27, 25 and 16. Jay Johnston grew up in Atlanta where he attended Westminster Schools. In 1986, he graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. He contin ued his higher education at Brenau University in Gaines ville where he obtained his MBA in 1996. Jay currently lives in Buckhead on Lake Oconee. He is employed Contributed Pictured are, from left, Jay Johnston, Leona Hodges and Avis Dickey. with Putnam County as a building inspector and code enforcement officer. He also runs a real estate brokerage and residential construction business. Jay has two daugh ters age 24 and 26 who live in Atlanta. He enjoys all out door pursuits and is excited to become a member of the Rotary Club. If you are interested to know more about how you can get involved with the Rotary of Greene and Put nam Counties, please visit us at www.GreenePutnam- Rotary.org or on Facebook. We know Water Filtration ITS ALL WE DO! • Proudly serving the Lake Area for over 25 years • Widest range of quality products to meet any budget • Service plans available to meet YOUR needs GREENE COUNTY • Let us inspect/service your existing system WE FIX BAD WATER! LAKE COUNTRY STEFFEN THOMAS MUSEUM SHOP Tuesday - Saturday 11:00 AM-4:00 PM Stefan Thomas Ori^inads and Prints Currently featuring a wide selection of pottery from North Carolina Potters, Interchangable Snap Jewelry and much more! Shop first and get free admission to Museum with shop purchase of $10 or more! 4200 Bethany Road, Buckhead, GA 30625 706-342-7557 www.steffenthomas.org * Annual Percentage Yield. 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Classic Wines & Spirits offers the largest selection of wines in the area. Classic Wines is conveniently located at 1210 Commerce Drive #115 in Greensboro and can be reached at 706-453- 4180. TOUCH MARK NATIONAL BANK 3651 Old Milton Pkwy • Alpharetta, GA 30005 www.touchmarknb.com • 770.407.6700 The Friends of the Greene County Library are hosting its annual meeting and lun cheon at the Madison Tea Room on Sept. 21 at noon. This group does an out standing job in keeping our library a viable asset to the community. Come by and meet the members to find out what it’s all about. It may be just the thing to get you out and meeting interest ing new people while doing a great service to our area here in the Lake Country. Reservations must be made by Sept. 12. You can do so by sending a $25 check (along with a self- addressed envelope) to Mary Lous Noonan, 1031 Liberty Chapel Lane, Greensboro, GA, 30642. Contributed The Greene County Library is located at 610 South Main Street in Greensboro. 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