Gwinnett County Advisory Task Force Report Released
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
Jasper Watkins
Gwinnett County District 3 Commissioner
Nikki Merritt
Georgia State Senator, District 9
Chuck Efstration
District 104 Representative, Georgia House of Representatives
Sam Park
State Representative, Georgia House District 101
Marlon Allen
Partner at Ramp Marketing LLC.
Ethel Andersen
Partner at Andersen, Tate & Carr, P.C.
Major Michelle Anglin
Commander of Community Affairs Section for Gwinnett County Police Department
Everton Blair, Jr.
District IV Representative, Chair of the Gwinnett County Board of Education
Valerie Cadet, PhD
Associate Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences – PCOM Georgia
Frederick Dawkins
Owner of Frederick C. Dawkins, Esq.
Melvin Everson
Vice President of Economic Development, Continuing Education Department, Gwinnett Technical College
Ashish Gandhi
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, OFS Fiber Optics
Doug Jenkins
2021 Chairman, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce and Regional Director, Metro North – Georgia Power
Santiago Marquez
CEO, Latin American Association
Beverly Paff
President, Gwinnett Historical Society
Jessica Stewart
Community Program Manager, Gwinnett County Government
Dr. Tyler Yu
Dean of School of Business, Georgia Gwinnett College
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