Actions Taken by the Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists at its May 23 Meeting

Macon, Ga.—The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists held its monthly meeting on Friday, May 23, 2008.

The Board voted to issue the following licenses:

Clinical Social Worker

• Barry Brown, Columbia, SC
• Mark Cadavero, Murphy, NC
• Leigh Anne Clark, Plainsboro, NJ
• Amy Klem, Tallahassee, FL
• Kimberly Thornton, Lithonia
• James Williams, Savannah

Master Social Worker

• Myra Cornelius Fennell, Lawrenceville
• Priscilla Johnson Musa, Union City
• Ange Pierre, Newark, NJ
• James Shuler, Decatur
• Kirsten Toth, Cumming

Associate Professional Counselor

• Vernisa Ashley, College Park
• Toneisha Baker, Grovetown
• Anna Banks, Atlanta
• Noelle Beard, Canton
• Andrea Corley, Sandy Springs
• Patricia Corse, Savannah
• Mary D’Ambrisi, Alpharetta
• Maggie Eberz, Atlanta
• Shannon Eller, Griffin
• Michael Gerber, Atlanta
• Teri Hall, Columbus
• Damaris Humes, Snellville
• Janice Hunt, Atlanta
• Stacey Jackson, Phenix City, AL
• Rodney Knight, Riverdale
• Fiona Lewis, Atlanta
• Janet McDonald, Woodstock
• Claudette Nwefo, Gainesville
• Richard Oswald, Lilburn
• Emily Pevzner, Decatur
• Kenneth Turner, Carrollton
• Jacqueline Wiafe, Atlanta
• Myrna Wilburn, Tucker
• Joseph Wilkins, Gay
• Margaret Winskey, Statesboro

Professional Counselors

• Sasha Asumaa, Marietta
• Kelly Brown, Raleigh, NC
• Elizabeth Buchly, Smyrna
• Sonja Buckles, Dunwoody
• Matthew Burch, Gainesville
• Alfred Carter, Kennesaw
• Kristy Christopher, Lithia Springs
• Marchell Coleman, Mableton
• Fulani Doughty, Washington
• Shilain Echols, Douglasville
• Patricia Harris, Savannah
• Symphony Harris, Lithonia
• Jodi Henderson, Newnan
• Michelle Huesman, Newnan
• Varsha Kumar, Atlanta
• Brianna Owen, Dacula
• Erica Pendleton, Smyrna
• LaXanderia Rover, Norcross
• Robin Shultz, Ocala, FL
• April Sikes, Norfolk, VA
• Linda Silva, Ft. Recovery, Ohio
• Zella Upshaw, Cartersville

Marriage and Family Therapists

• Gabrielle Anderson, Herndon, VA
• Jennifer Lindsay, Louisville, KY

The Board voted to adopt the following rules:

• Rule 135-5-.06(c)1(i), Marriage and Family Therapists.
• Rule 135-5-.06(d)1(i), Marriage and Family Therapists.

The rules provide further clarification of the type of coursework required in the degree program and post graduate experience required after receiving the degree.

The Board voted to accept the voluntary surrender of a professional license by the following individual:

• Brett G. Anderson, East Point, Professional Counseling.

The Board voted to accept the following consent order:

• Virginia L. Grist, Blakely, Professional Counseling.

The Georgia Composite Board of Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists will hold its next meeting on Friday, June 13, 2008 at 9 a.m. at the Professional Licensing Boards in Macon.