Gov. Kemp Announces 63 Appointments to Various Boards, Commissions, and Councils

Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission

Atlanta, GA – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced 63 appointments to various boards, commissions, and councils.

Brian Dill, Jerald Mitchell, Mark Parkman, and James Alvin Wilbanks were reappointed.

Chris Brown is vice president of operations and technology for Turner Sports. In this capacity, he oversees Turner Sports’ linear and digital live productions, including the Bleacher Report video production and technology operations (inclusive of studios in New York and Las Vegas), as well as library and archive operations and all technical crewing. Previously, Brown served as senior director of technical operations for Turner Sports. Within that role, he was responsible for technical operations and planning for all Turner Sports linear and digital properties including NBA on TNT, NBA Digital, MLB, NCAA, and PGA.com, as well as NBA TV’s studio and remote operations. Before joining Turner Sports, Brown served as director of operations for National Mobile Television, where he supervised all technical functional areas, studio and remote production facilities and crew, vendors, technology providers, and communications for clients such as CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and a variety of other sports and entertainment companies. Earlier in his career, he served as the operations systems trainer for CNN Sports Illustrated and assistant manager of broadcast archive operations at Atlanta Olympic Broadcasting, covering all live Olympic events during the 1996 Games. Brown began his career in local television news.

Cecil Staton has spent his career as an academic leader, Georgia State Senator, and business owner and entrepreneur. He served as a professor at Brewton-Parker College, a faculty member and administrator at Mercer University, and as a Vice-Chancellor for the University System of Georgia. Staton was Interim President of Valdosta State University before becoming Chancellor of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. From 2005 to 2014, Staton served as a Georgia State Senator, representing the 18th district. During his legislative career, he served on numerous committees, including stints as chairman of the Science and Technology Committee and member of the Committee on Assignments. He served on the Transportation, Finance, Higher Education, and Appropriations committees during his tenure and was chair of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Higher Education. Staton served as vice chairman of his caucus before being elected majority whip for two terms. He also founded publishing and media companies based in Macon, Georgia. Those companies have published books, including two New York Times bestsellers, and operated radio stations throughout central, southeast, and southwest Georgia, as well as a television station, newspaper, and various websites. Staton holds a bachelor's degree from Furman University, a master of divinity and master of theology degrees from Southeastern Seminary, and a doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Oxford. He and his wife, Catherine, live in Monroe County.

Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council

John Daniel currently serves as the Chief of Police of the Haralson County School Police Department and the school system’s Transportation Director. He serves his community as the District 3 Commissioner in Haralson County, where he grew up. He is an active member of the Western Area Regional Radio System (WARRS) which oversees the emergency communications systems for Public Safety in the West Georgia Area. Daniel began his law enforcement career with the Georgia State Patrol as a dispatcher before graduating with the 88th Georgia State Trooper School in November of 2011. He worked the road as a Trooper, becoming a certified Field Training Officer and Certified Drug Recognition Expert. He oversaw Safety Education and Recruiting for Troop A before being assigned to former Governor Nathan Deal’s Dignitary Protection Detail in 2018 and Governor Brian Kemp’s Protection Detail in 2019. He and his wife, Kelsie, reside in Buchanan, Georgia, with their two children.

Mike Eason has over 40 years of experience in criminal investigation, budget management, planning, and law enforcement management. After graduating from Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, with a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and Criminal Justice, Eason served in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent. Throughout his 30 years in that role, he worked in the fields of Narcotics, Fraud, Organized Crime, and Corruption. In 2005 he was named the Chief of Police of the City of Cumming Police Department, a position he held for four years, and in 2017 he was elected Mayor of Dawsonville, a position he holds today.

State Board of Physical Therapy

Ashley Camoosa is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant and a lab instructor for Lanier Technical College’s Physical Assistant Program. In 1993, Camoosa graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Biomedical Sciences. She continued her education at Mercer University, earning her Master of Business Administration in 2005. Camoosa and her husband Joseph currently live in Atlanta.
Claire Mullin is a licensed physical therapist with over thirty years of experience in Home-Based Physical Therapy. Mullin graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York, before earning her bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from Georgia State University. She later earned a doctorate in Physical Therapy from the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota. Mullin is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association of Georgia, currently serving as the Ethics Committee Chair, a mentor in the Minority Mentoring Program, and a trustee on the Political Action Committee Board. She currently provides home health physical therapy services in the Cobb County area.

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