About The Islander. (St. Simons Island, Ga.) 1972-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 2019)
Page 10, November 4, 2019, The Islander Alex Atwood to speak at November GIRW Meeting Alex Atwood, Commissioner of the Department of Administrative Ser vices, will be the guest speaker at the November meeting of the Golden Isles Republican Women on Monday, No vember 11. Atwood was appointed Commis sioner of the Department of Adminis trative Services in 2019 by Governor Brian Kemp. Atwood has an extensive and distinguished judicial, legislative, military and law enforcement career. Prior to joining DOAS, Atwood served as the Glynn County chief mag istrate judge. He is a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps Re serve, former State Representative of House District 179 and former Special Agent who worked for multiple federal law enforcement agencies in numerous commands and operational roles before retiring as Director of Legal Training for the Department of Homeland Secu rity Federal Law Enforcement Train ing Center. Over the years, Atwood has received numerous accolades for excellence in the legal profession and community service. He graduated from Georgia State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice, followed by a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from Webster College and a Juris Doctorate in Law (Cmn Laude) from Atlanta’s John Mar shall School of Law. He is also a gradu ate of the Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Virginia. For more than 40 years, the Geor gia Department of Administrative Ser vices has provided dedicated service to the enterprise of state government. The core mission of DOAS is to cap ture operational efficiencies, ensure legal compliance, improve workforce performance and provide enterprise leadership, business services and solu tions to state government. The meeting will be held at the Bonefish Grill in Retreat Plaza on the Island. Check-in and seating starts at 11:30 with the program starting promptly at noon. The cost is $20 which covers lunch, beverage, dessert, and gratuity. To ensure adequate seating, advance reservations are requested by Saturday, November 9 by calling Ruby Robinson at 912-261-8807 or 912-266- 0466, or by emailing Gloria Bums at gloriaburns@comcast.net "r /* Over 5% of customers face genuine financial need but you can help! Please visit BGJWSC.org/donations for more information on the Customer Assistance Program
