BETTER WORKERS. BETTER COMMUNITY.

BETTER WORK

COLUMBUS

Advisory Board

BETTER WORK Columbus is a program of the Georgia Center for Opportunity (GCO). We partner with community based organizations and businesses to identify resource gaps and workforce solutions as well as to educate and impact the community narrative.

Our goal is that each worker who goes through our program walks away with the skills, training, and ongoing support to help them thrive in a job long term. BETTER WORK Columbus is designed to give people in impoverished situations access to resources and ultimately jobs that will support them without the need for government services.

Katie Bishop - Chair

Katie Bishop - Chair

Co-Founder, Yalla Public Relations

Phone: 706-442-9029
Email: katie@yallapr.com
Jay Cannon

Jay Cannon

CEO, The Family Center

Phone: 706-566-4266
Email: jcannon@thefamilyctr.org
Belva Dorsey

Belva Dorsey

Vice Chairperson

Chief Executive Officer, Enrichment Services Program, Inc.
Samantha Gurski

Samantha Gurski

Director

Columbus State University Continuing & Professional Education
Phone: 706-507-8463
Email: gurski_samantha@columbusstate.edu
Norman Hardman

Norman Hardman

Realtor, Hardman and Homes

Phone: 706-405-8357
Email: normane.hardman@gmail.com
Sarah Horton

Sarah Horton

Director of Business Engagement, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers

Conner Miller

Conner Miller

Manager of Workforce Development, Greater Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce

Savonne Monell

Savonne Monell

Vice President Employee Services, Columbus Water Works

Phone: 706-649-3316
Email: smonell@cwwga.org
Dr. Ronald C. Williams

Dr. Ronald C. Williams

Chief of Staff in the Office of the President, Columbus State University

Kristin Barker

Kristin Barker

Program Manager, BETTER WORK Columbus

Amber Gorman

Amber Gorman

Program Specialist, BETTER WORK Columbus

Phone: 762-441-1294
Email: amberg@foropportunity.org
Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace

Attorney, Wadkins & Wallace, P.C.

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