Current Board & Staff
The purpose of the Troup County Center for Strategic Planning, Inc. is to create an entity to locate the resources and personnel to coordinate the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Sustainable Development in Troup County, Georgia. The plan is meant to be a framework from which the leadership will coordinate, analyze and adjust initiatives.
The Board is made up of members of the community based upon their position:
Dean Collins
Board ChairPoint University, President
Coleman Foss
Board Vice ChairWellStar West Georgia Medical Center, President
Paul S. (Tripp) Penn, III
Board Secretary - TreasurerCallaway Foundation, President
Jim Arrington
Board MemberCity of LaGrange, Councilman
Chalton Askew
Board MemberTrustbuilding, Executive Director
Jake Ayers
Board MemberCity of Hogansville, Mayor
Dr. Susanna L. Baxter
Board MemberLaGrange College, President
Tabitha Coverson
Board MemberCommunities in Schools, Executive Director
Patrick Crews
Board MemberTroup County Commissioners, Chairman
Meghan Duke
Board MemberWest Point Economic Development, Director
Connie Hensler
Board MemberChamber of Commerce, President
Heo Hyeon Sook
Board MemberKia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Vice President
Sandy Lee
Board MemberGeneral Manager, Courtyard by Marriott
Scott Malone
Board MemberEconomic Development Authority, Director
Dr. Julie Post
Board MemberWest Georgia Technical College, President
Brian T. Shumate, Ph.D.
Board MemberTroup County Board of Education, Superintendent
Steve Tramell
Board MemberCity of West Point, Mayor
Patty Youngblood
Board MemberUnited Way of West Georgia, Executive Director
Maryanne Lovejoy
Executive DirectorStrategic Planning, Executive Director
Monthly Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month. Meetings are held at the Chamber of Commerce, LaGrange, Georgia.