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Georgia Contacts

Georgia USDA Rural Development

Home Ownership and Home Repair Programs:

 

State Office

USDA Rural Development | Stephens Federal Building| 355 East Hancock Avenue, Room 300 | Athens, Ga 30601

Phone (706) 546-2162

  • Reggie A. Taylor      State Director
  • Susan  Rogers         Management Analyst | (706) 552-2583
  • Deborah Brumfield  Public Information Officer | (706) 552-2595
  • Phil Phillips              Administrative Programs Director | (706) 552-2588

Single Family Housing Programs Division:

        Home Ownership and Home Repair Programs:

Community Programs Division | (706) 546-2171

Mrs.Tizra Dozier Community Programs Director Tizra.Dozier@usda.gov | Cell Phone 762-234-1877 | Office: 706-546-2171

Business and Cooperatives Programs Division | (706) 546-2154

Mr. Samuel Kirkland    Business and Cooperatives Programs Director Samuel.Kirkland@usda.gov | Office: (706) 552-2556 

 

AREA OFFICES

View Map of Georgia Rural Development Area Offices and Counties Served

 

Area One | Northwest Georgia | Area Director, Tamika Lucas

Cartersville Area Office (678) 719-3508 | 12 Felton Place, Suite A | Cartersville, Ga 30120

Newnan Sub-Area One Office (770) 253-2555 | 246 Bullsboro Drive, Suite C | Newnan, Ga 30263

Counties Served: Bartow, Catoosa, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Fulton, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Talbot, Troup, Walker, Whitfield-

 

Area Two | North  Georgia | Area Director, VACANT

Monroe Area Office (770) 267-1413 ext. 4 | 226 Alcovy Street | Monroe, Ga 30655

Clarkesville Sub-Area Two Office (706) 754-6239 ext. 4 | 555 Monroe Street, Unit 83 |Clarkesville, Ga 30523

Counties Served: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Dawson, Dekalb, Elbert, Forsyth, Franklin, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Rockdale, Stephens, Towns, Union, Walton, White

 

Area Three | West and Middle Georgia | Area Director, Shanice Merritt

Fort Valley Area Office (478) 827-0016 ext. 4 | 1030 Peach Parkway, Suite 4 |Fort Valley, Ga 31030

Barnesville Sub-Area Three Office (770) 358-0787 ext. 4 | 231 Highway 41 North, Suite D | Barnesville, Ga 30204

Dawson Sub-Area Three Office (229) 995-5811 | 955 Forrester Drive SE | Dawson, Ga 39842

Counties Served: Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Chattahoochee, Clay, Crawford, Henry, Houston, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Lee, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Muscogee, Peach, Pike, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Spalding, Stewart, Sumter, Taylor, Terrell, Twiggs, Upson, Webster

 

Area Four | Middle Georgia (East) | Area Director, Kenneth Smith

Sandersville Area Office (478) 552-6073 | 1222 S. Harris Street | Sandersville, Ga 31082

Thomson Sub-Area Four Office (706) 595-1339 | 2508 Dudley Drive N.W.| Thomson, Ga 30824

Counties Served: Baldwin, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Laurens, Lincoln, McDuffie, Putnam, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Treutlen, Warren, Washington, Warren, Wilkes, Wilkinson

 

Area Five | Southwest Georgia | Area Director Vacant

Tifton Area Office (229) 382-0273 ext. 4 | 2406 North Tift Avenue, Suite 103 | Tifton, Ga 31794

Camilla Sub-Area Five Office (229) 336-0371 | 30 West Broad Street, Room 101 | Camilla, Ga 31730

Counties Served: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooke, Calhoun, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Echols, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Miller, Mitchell, Seminole, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Wilcox, Worth

 

Area Six | Southeast Georgia | Area Director Vacant

Douglas Area Office (912) 384-4811 ext. 4 | 703 East Ward Street | Douglas, Ga 31533

Blackshear Sub-Area Six Office (912) 449-5577 ext. 4 | 705 College Avenue, Suite 104 |Blackshear, Ga 31516

Statesboro Sub-Area Six Office (912) 871-2620 ext. 4 | Bulloch County Agribusiness Center | 151 Langston Chapel Road, Room 500 | Statesboro, Ga 30458

Counties Served: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Dodge, Effingham, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Ware, Wayne, Wheeler

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

This page updated on August 6, 2024

 

Rural Partners Network

(RPN) Representative

Counties Covered as Point of Contact

Email

Phone

Kenneth Smith Supervisor

Ben Hill, Emanuel

Kenneth.smith@usda.gov

 

478-874-5874

Amy Wilkie

Community Liaison

Ben Hill, Dougherty, Emanuel, Worth

amy.wilkie@usda.gov

478-247-1152

Shanice Merritt

Supervisor

Baker, Calhoun, Decatur, Early, Lee, Miller, Terrell, Seminole

Shanice.Merritt@usda.gov

478-827-0016

Alaina Sykes

Community Liaison

Early, Grady, Miller, Mitchell, Terrell, Seminole

alaina.sykes@usda.gov

478-662-1770

Jyles Zellner Community Liaison

Baker, Calhoun, Colquitt,  Decatur, Lee, Thomas

jyles.zellner@usda.gov

470-291-3063