Citizen Boards & Authorities

Citizens have numerous opportunities to serve the community through various boards, commissions, and authorities. If you have an interest in serving on a citizen board or authority, please click here to complete the request form.

For information about Thomasville's boards, commissions and authorities, please contact the City Manager's office at (229) 227-6987.


Airport Advisory Board

Board Members Term Expires
Mark NeSmith 12/31/2027
Wilson Carraway 12/31/2024
Marty Willis 12/31/2024
Hal Jackson 12/31/2024
Charles Gainey 12/31/2025
Councilmember Royal Baker 12/31/2025

The Airport Advisory Board is responsible for making recommendations to the City Council on matters of operations, safety and

policy that affect the commercial and private users of the Thomasville Regional Airport. This board assists in insuring concerns of airport users are communicated to the City and likewise, that information regarding City plans and programs are disseminated among all commercial and private users.

Meetings are usually held on the second Thursday of every month. This Board consists of six members. The members each serve a four-year term and are limited to two consecutive terms.

  • 2 locally elected officials
  • 2 commercial airport users
  • 2 hangar lessors

Architectural Review & Zoning Appeals (ARZA) Board

Board Members Term Expires
Carol Biggs 12/13/2024
Alison Knox 12/31/2024
Rendall Mash 12/31/2025
Janet Liles 12/31/2026
Mark Parker 12/31/2026

Members should be committed to historic preservation and the overall appearance of the downtown Thomasville area.

This Board consists of five members, each serving a three-year term.


Building Contractors Examining Board

Board Members Term Expires
Ray Finger 12/31/2026
David Dunn 12/31/2027
Jeffrey Christian 12/31/2024

The Contractors Licensing & Building Board of Appeals is responsible for evaluating the qualifications of contractor license applicants, determining if the license of the contractor should be suspended for violation of City ordinances and to request the Chief Building Official to investigate any complaint made against a contractor. This Board is responsible for hearing appeals to the Southern Standard Building Code. The Board may authorize, in specific cases, variances from the terms and regulations of this Code.

Meetings are held as needed. This Board consists of five members, each serving a four-year term.

  • City Manager
  • Chief Building Official
  • 1 architect/engineer
  • 2 general contractors or engineering representatives

Destination Thomasville Tourism Authority (DTTA)

Board Members Term Expires
Wiley Grady 12/31/2025
Lauren Arwood 12/31/2024
Anne McCudden 12/31/2024
Jeremy Emmett 12/31/2025
Annie Jones 12/31/2025
Heather Abbott, Chamber Representative 12/31/2024
Councilmember Scott Chastain Concurrent with Office

The purpose of the Destination Thomasville Tourism Authority is to increase area tourism and tourist dollars while providing a quality tourist experience.

Meetings are held quarterly. This Board consists of seven members, each serving a four-year term.

  • Mayor or designee as Chairman
  • Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce
  • 4 appointed by the City Council
    • 2 owners, operators or managers of tourism-related business
    • 2 citizens
  • 1 appointed by Thomas County

Downtown Development Authority

Board Members Term Expires
Krystal Gainous 12/31/2027
Bill Edwards 12/31/2027
Rodney Hunter 12/31/2027
Ron Dixon 12/31/2027
Debbie Gaskins 12/31/2025
Bert Hodges 12/31/2025
Councilmember Scott Chastain Concurrent with Office

The Downtown Development Authority is responsible for promoting the economic development in the Thomasville downtown business district.

Meetings are on the second Thursday of every other month at 9 a.m. This Board consists of seven members, each serving a four-year term.

  • 7 business owners or downtown residents

Historic Preservation Commission (HPC)

Board Members Term Expires
Mary Jo Beverly 12/31/2026
Doug Merchant 12/31/2024
Gina Shumake Thompson 12/31/2024
Jackie Ellis 12/31/2025
Chris Linton 12/31/2025
Alberto Comas 12/31/2026
John Hand 12/31/2026

The Historic Preservation Board is responsible for establishing the designation of historic properties or districts, issuing Certificates of Appropriateness for property owners within these designated districts and to provide for an appeals process to the Thomasville Historic Preservation Ordinance.

This Board consists of seven members, each serving a three-year term. Board members are limited to two consecutive terms.

  • 1 architectural representative
  • 1 construction representative
  • 1 real estate representative
  • 1 related discipline
  • 3 citizens

Housing Authority

Board Members Term Expires
Greer Cox 12/31/2028
Cara Hankinson 12/31/2024
Adrian Burns 12/31/2025
Shan Daniels 12/31/2026
Bill Rainey 12/31/2027

Meetings are held quarterly at the Plaza Restaurant. For more information about the Housing Authority, please contact Mike House at (229) 226-4065.


Land Bank Authority Board

Current members: Mayor Todd Mobley, Mayor Pro Tem Terry Scott, County Commissioner Moses Gross, County Commissioner Zippy Vonier, Dr. Hazel T. Jones

The Land Bank Authority is an intergovernmental agency organized under Georgia state law. This Authority permits cities and counties to acquire problem properties in order to foster the public purpose of returning property, which is nonrevenue generating and nontax producing, to an effective utilization status in order to provide housing, new industry, and jobs. It seeks to transfer properties back to responsible ownership and productive use in accordance with local land use goals and priorities for community revitalization.

The Land Bank Authority consists of five members:

  • 2 City Council members
  • 2 County Commissioners
  • 1 at-large member

Meetings are generally held on the first Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am at the Housing & Resource Center, 125 Lester St.


Main Street Advisory Board

Board Members Term Expires
Adrian Burns 12/31/2024
Pam Hoveland 12/31/2024
John Gregory 12/31/2025
Amy Hart 12/31/2024
Whitney White 12/31/2024
Nancy Tinker 12/31/2025
Morgan Bailey 12/31/2025
Dena White 12/31/2025
Todd Mobley, Mayor Concurrent with Office

The Main Street organization espouses “Downtown Economic Development within the context of Historic Preservation.” The Main Street Program follows the “Four Point Approach” of Design, Organization, Promotion, and Economic Restructuring, which work together to build a sustainable and complete community revitalization effort.

Meetings are generally held on the first Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the Main Street Office.

  • 3 members serve a 1 year term
  • 3 members serve a 2 year term
  • 2 members serve a 3-year term
  • Council Member – Mayor’s Appointment

Payroll Development Authority (PDA)

Board Members Term Expires
Chansidy Daniels 12/31/2025
Stephen Cheney 12/31/2025
Mayor Todd Mobley Concurrent with Office
Mark NeSmith, County Commissioner Concurrent with Office
Heather Abbott, Chamber of Commerce 12/31/2024

The Payroll Development Authority is charged with expanding and developing industry in the City of Thomasville and Thomas County.

Meetings are generally held the fourth Monday of each month at 8:30 a.m. The Board consists of five members, each serving a three-year term.

  • City of Thomasville Mayor (or designee)
  • Thomas County Commission Chairman
  • Thomasville/Thomas County Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman
  • 2 local banking representatives

Planning and Zoning Commission

Board Members Term Expires
Sam Fink 12/31/2026
Earl Williams 12/31/2026
Maurice Jackson 12/31/2027
Demetrius Hadley 12/31/2027
Joe Tarver 12/31/2027
Courtney Williams 12/31/2024
Audrey Linder 12/31/2024
Bill Inman 12/31/2025
Carlton Bryant 12/31/2025

The Planning and Zoning Board has been created to enable the City of Thomasville to overcome problems in which public input is advisable; to engage in orderly planning for the wise conservation of historic and natural resources, and for the growth of business enterprises providing new or expanded job opportunities throughout the community.

Meetings are generally held on the first Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The Board consists of nine members, each serving a four-year term.


Recreation Advisory Board

Board Members Term Expires
Lucinda Brown, Councilmember Concurrent with Office
Wiley Grady 12/31/2024
Forrest Sumner 12/31/2024
Keith T. Thomas 12/31/2025
Stephen Cheney, Jr 12/31/2025
Terry Hurst 12/31/2025
Herb Williams 12/31/2026
Chris Newman 12/31/2026
Dr. Jim Story 12/31/2026
Matthew Cone 12/31/2026

The Thomasville/Thomas County Recreation Advisory Board is focused on ensuring that the leisure needs of the entire community are addressed and met. This Board conducts studies and provides recommendations to the City Council on leisure activities, programs, and improvements on short and long-range needs of the citizens in the Thomasville area. Recommendations are made by this Board to the City Council on budget appropriations for programs and park facilities.

Meetings are held monthly. This Board consists of ten members, each serving a three-year term.

  • 4 representatives appointed by the City of Thomasville
  • 3 representatives appointed by Thomas County
  • 2 representatives appointed by the majority of small-town mayors
  • 1 representative appointed by the YMCA Board

Tree and Landscape Board

Board Members Term Expires
Pam Wright 12/31/2024
Wes Smith 12/31/2024
Devona Thompson 12/31/2024
Kathy MacQuirter 12/31/2025
Matt Dukes 12/31/2025
Emily Bragg 12/31/2025
Sydni Barwick, County Extension Service 12/31/2025

The purpose of the Tree and Landscape Board is to educate the public as to the economic and aesthetic benefits of trees and landscaping to the City of Thomasville and its citizens on both publicly and privately owned property. This Board promotes the care, fertilization, protection, and other measures desirable for the health and growth of existing trees in City rights-of-way.

Meetings are held as needed. This Board consists of eight members (tbd), each serving a two-year term.