Communities In Schools believes that caring, one-on-one relationships between adults and young people make the crucial difference. Programs don’t change kids – relationships do. CIS creates comprehensive, locally controlled and owned support systems around schools. In partnership with the local school system, CIS identifies the most critical needs of students and families – needs that are preventing children from succeeding in school, and in life. CIS then locates and coordinates community resources, dedicated volunteers and agencies to serve in partnership with the public schools, both during the day and after school, thereby making the work of our educators much more effective. Thus, coordination of effort and accountability for results are essential aspects of the service CIS provides – because, too often, well-meaning programs are not focused on overall school objectives. CIS ensures that the work of these outside agencies and volunteers is interconnected and integrated to provide the support schools need the most.

Executive Director
Sandy Baxter
sbaxter@cismilledgeville.org

Board of Directors
Bill McNair, Chairperson
Director of Parks and Recreation
Baldwin County Board of Commissioners bmcnair@baldwincountyga.com

Dr. Dorothy Leland, Vice Chairperson
President
Georgia College & State University
dorothy.leland@gcsu.edu

Lily Sans Grimes, Secretary
Director Of Curriculum
Baldwin County Board of Education
Lily.Grimes@baldwin.k12.ga.us

Greg Tyson, Treasurer
Area Manager
Georgia Power Company
wgtyson@southernco.com

Maj. Gen. Peter Boylan
President
Georgia Military College
pboylan@gmc.cc.ga.us

Geneva Braziel
Superintendent
Baldwin County Board of Education
geneva.braziel@baldwin.k12.ga.us

Sallie Devero
Dean, Adult Education
Central GA Technical College
sdevero@centralgatech.edu

Joan Minton County
County Manager
Baldwin County Board of Commissioners
jminton@baldwincountyga.com

Joel Burns
Attorney
Joel Burns, PC
joeldb@windstream.net

Keith Barlow
Publisher
The Union Recorder
kbarlow@unionrecorder.com

Lyn Chandler
Principal
Baldwin High School
lyn.chandler@baldwin.k12.ga.us

Nadirah Ross
Graduate Student
nadirah_ross@hotmail.com

Rev. Omer Reid
Pastor
Flagg Chapel Baptist Church
oreid0952@aol.com

Dr. Nolan Stephens
Chiropractor
Healing Hands Chiropractic
cnolan@windstream.net

Scott Wood
City Manager - City of Milledgeville
swood@milledgevillega.us

Committees

Executive Committee
Bill McNair – Chairperson
bmcnair@baldwincountyga.com

Joel Burns
joeldb@windstream.net

Lily Sans Grimes
Lily.Grimes@baldwin.k12.ga.us

Dr. Dorothy Leland
dorothy.leland@gcsu.edu

Greg Tyson
wgtyson@southernco.com

Marketing/Public Relations
& Communication Partnership
Keith Barlow – Chairperson
kbarlow@unionrecorder.com

Dr. Cynthia Cano
cynthia.cano@gcsu.edu

Joan Minton
jminton@baldwincountyga.com

Program/Operations Committee
Geneva Braziel – Chairperson
geneva.braziel@baldwin.k12.ga.us

Lyn Chandler
lyn.chandler@baldwin.k12.ga.us

Kathy Groseclose
davidgraham@windstream.net

Dr. Linda Irwin-Devitis
linda.irwin-devitis@gcsu.edu

Rev. Omer Reid
oreid0952@aol.com

Michael Screws
MAScrews@dhr.state.ga.us

Nadirah Ross
nadirah_ross@hotmail.com

Resource Development/Fundraising
Maj. Gen. Peter Boylan - Chairperson
pboylan@gmc.cc.ga.us

Sallie Devero
sdevero@centralgatech.edu

Dr. Nolan Stephens
cnolan@windstream.net

Scott Wood
swood@milledgevillega.us