2022 National Award for Community Engagement
Partner Communities
Washington
County, Georgia

Established as Georgia’s 10th county before Georgia was even a state, Washington County is in east-central Georgia and is the kaolin capital of the world.

Washington County Executive Committee

  • Carla Belcher, Community Health Care Systems, Inc.
  • Trey Binion, Washington County Recreation Department
  • Georgeanne Cook, UGA Extension Washington County (Ex-officio)
  • Eartha Cummings, City of Tennille
  • Kim David, Oconee Fall Line Technical College
  • Jason Davis, City of Sandersville
  • Dave Flanders, Washington County Regional Medical Center
  • Erica Harden, Oconee Fall Line Technical College
  • Dr. Rickey Edmond, Washington County Board of Education
  • Chris Hutchings, Retired
  • Jayson Johnston*, Director of Economic Development
  • Allison McAfee, Family Connection and Communities in Washington County
  • Judy McCorkle, City of Sandersville
  • Katie Moncus, Washington County Chamber of Commerce
  • Dustin Peebles, Washington County Board of Commissioners
  • Wendell Station, Georgia College and State University
  • Ben Tarbutton III, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia
  • Doug Watkins, Washington County Board of Commissioners

* Chair

Washington Projects in 2023

Washington Priorities

Education and Workforce Development

Healthcare and Community Wellness

Creating a Vibrant, Live-able Community

Generational Poverty

Archway Partnership
Conni Fennell-Burley
Archway Professional – Washington County
603 S Harris Street
Sandersville, GA 31082
478-552-3288
cburley@uga.edu