Gwinnett County Advisory Task Force Report Released

September 21, 2021 | By: rowen-user

After a series of five meetings since the task force was announced in February, the Rowen Foundation released the final report of its Gwinnett Community Advisory Task Force (G-CAT) on September 21, 2021.

The report includes 20 immediate, short- and long-term action items that the Foundation will advance to ensure Rowen delivers on its mission, vision and core principles in partnership with the Gwinnett community.

The Foundation will continue to build partnerships in 2022, expanding and diversifying ways for others in the county and state to engage with Rowen. The project has made significant progress since its announcement in August 2020 and anticipates site work beginning in 2022.

The full report can be viewed here: G-CAT Report

The full press release can be viewed here: G-CAT Report Press Release

The members of the Gwinnett Community Advisory Task Force can be viewed below.

Nicole Love Hendrickson

Chairwoman, Gwinnett Board of Commissioners

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Jasper Watkins

Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner

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Nikki Merritt

Georgia State Senator, District 9

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Chuck Efstration

District 104 Representative, Georgia House of Representatives

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Sam Park

State Representative, Georgia House District 101

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Marlon Allen

Partner at Ramp Marketing LLC.

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Ethel Andersen

Partner at Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.

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Major Michelle Anglin

Commander of Community Affairs Section for Gwinnett County Police Department

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Everton Blair, Jr.

District IV Representative, Chair of the Gwinnett County Board of Education

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Valerie Cadet, PhD

Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences – PCOM Georgia

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Frederick Dawkins

Owner of Frederick C. Dawkins, Esq.

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Melvin Everson

Vice President of Economic Development, Continuing Education Department, Gwinnett Technical College

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Ashish Gandhi

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, OFS Fiber Optics

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Doug Jenkins

2021 Chairman, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Regional Director, Metro North – Georgia Power

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Santiago Marquez

CEO, Latin American Association

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Beverly Paff

President, Gwinnett Historical Society

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Jessica Stewart

Community Program Manager, Gwinnett County Government

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Dr. Tyler Yu

Dean of School of Business, Georgia Gwinnett College

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