The following is a release:

Macon, Ga.—The Georgia State Board of Nursing Home Administrators held its meeting on Thursday, December 17,.

The Board voted to approve the following administrator in training applications for licensure:

Cherise Ball, Atlanta
Lisa Bonham, Blairsville
Melinda Huff, Cumming
Billy Bentley Jr., Milledgeville
Amy Rogers, Statesboro
Tiffany Clifton, Swainsboro
Vanessa Narmore, Woodbury
Linda Underwood, Tallahassee, FL

The Board voted to approve the following applications for licensure by endorsement:

Sister Mary B. Kelliher, Atlanta
Jane Whitton, Columbia, AL
Cassandra Mistretta, Mobile, AL
Karen Soehner, St. Augustine, FL
Michelle Glover, Glasgow, KY
Macy Bryant, Dover, TN

The Board voted to approve the following applications for licensure as a preceptor:

Bobbe Phillips, Alpharetta
Kelley Richard, Blairsville
Norma Jean Morgan, Clyo
James B. Walker, Dacula
Susan Craig, Eatonton
David Galloway, Newnan

The Board voted to approve the following application for licensure by reactivation:

Stephen Patterson, Valdosta

The Board voted to approve the following applications for administrator in training sites:

CHC Chestnut Ridge Nursing & Rehab, Cumming
Chatuge Regional Nursing Home, Hiawassee
Life Care Center of Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville
Jesup Healthcare, Jesup
Allen Hall, Milledgeville
Avalon Health & Rehab, Newnan
Twin View Healthcare Center, Twin City

The Board elected the following 2010 Board Officers:

Barbara Baxter, President
Terrell Cook, Vice President

The Georgia State Board of Nursing Home Administrators will hold its next meeting Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. at the Professional Licensing Boards in Macon.