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Joan Heath Director of Communications Joan Heath is the Director of Communications for the Georgia Department of Corrections, where she serves as official spokesperson and directs internal and external communications for the largest law enforcement agency in Georgia. Joan spent 18 years managing marketing and communications in the private sector in increasing levels of responsibility, culminating in her role with Delta Air Lines managing southeast area sponsorships with professional and collegiate sports teams, and national professional golf associations. She made the move to state government and joined the Department of Corrections more than 15 years ago where she is responsible for leading a team in crisis communications, event management, internal messaging and materials, external stakeholder communications and media relations. She leads the planning and implementation of internal events, regional conferences and served as co-chair for a national conference for women in corrections hosted in the great state of Georgia. In addition to her communications role, Joan served as the agency’s liaison with the General Assembly for five years, where she was responsible for monitoring and evaluating proposed legislation affecting corrections policy and budget. She is an active member of the American Correctional Association, the Association of Women Executives in Corrections, and serves as proxy for the Commissioner on the Governor’s Public Safety Awards Committee. She is a past Board Member of Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Georgia and Boy Scouts of Central Georgia. She earned her Certificate in Public Administration from the Georgia Law Enforcement Command College, as well as earning certificates in Communications Directors school through the National Institute of Corrections and the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government Corrections Leadership Institute. |
