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

Email: katie@yallapr.com

Jay Cannon

Jay Cannon

Albany, Facility Manager

Feeding The Family

Email: Jcannon@feedingthevalley.org

Belva Dorsey - Vice Chairperson

Belva Dorsey - Vice Chairperson

Chief Executive Officer

Enrichment Services Program, Inc.

Email: bdorsey-mott@espcaa.org

Samantha Gurski

Samantha Gurski

Director

Columbus State University Continuing & Professional Education

Email: gurski_samantha@columbusstate.edu

Norman Hardman

Norman Hardman

Realtor

Hardman and Homes

Email: normane.hardman@gmail.com

Sarah Horton

Sarah Horton

Director of Business Engagement

Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers

Email: shorton@gwisr.org

Tracey Herring

Tracey Herring

Small Business Manager

Greater Columbus GA Chamber of Commerce

Email: therring@columbusgachamber.com

Savonne Monell

Savonne Monell

Vice President Employee Services

Columbus Water Works

Email: smonell@cwwga.org

Dr. Ronald C. Williams

Dr. Ronald C. Williams

Senior Associate Provost and Associate Vice President

Columbus State University

Email: williams_ronald4@columbusstate.edu

Kristin Barker

Kristin Barker

VP of Workforce Solutions

Georgia Center for Opportunity

Email: kristinb@foropportuinty.org

Amber Gorman

Amber Gorman

Program Specialist

BETTER WORK Columbus

Email: amberg@foropportunity.org

Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace

Attorney, Wadkins & Wallace, P.C.

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