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States, cities reducing workforces amid budget crunch

With tax revenues coming in at an ever-slowing pace, state and local governments across the country have begun downsizing in an attempt to meet statutory budget requirements.

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New Leadership in Georgia

C. J. Hooks Jekyll Island State Parks Authority	Gale Buckner State Board of Pardons and Paroles
Pamela Pharris Employees’ Retirement System of Georgia (ERS)	Susan Ridley Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC)

The members of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) voted to elect Susan Hart Ridley as the director of the Finance and Investment Division of GSFIC. Ridley has previously served as Deputy Director of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget since 2004.

The board of Employees' Retirement System of Georgia (ERS) elected Pamela Pharris as the new executive director of ERS. Pamela Pharris was previously a senior manager with the benefits consulting firm of Hewitt Associates in Atlanta.

The Jekyll Island State Parks Authority selected C. Jones Hooks to serve as the Authority's new executive director. Previously, Mr. Hooks served as President and CEO of the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance in Norfolk, Virginia.

Gale Buckner recently assumed the role of Chair of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Each year the Board selects one of its members to serve in this capacity as a representative for the Board and agency staff. Buckner's term follows that of Garland Hunt, who remains on the Board as a member.

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