Development Authority hires Ogletree as project manager
The Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (VLCDA) recently announced that Kathryn “Niki” Ogletree has joined the organization as a project manager.
Ogletree will support the executive director in facilitating and managing all aspects of the site selection process, including initial contact, research, presentations, prospect visits, and obtaining required documents leading to industry announcements. She will also assist in industrial park planning, maintenance, acquisition, and infrastructure process.
A Valdosta native, Ogletree joined the VLCDA after working 13 years at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College, where she served as executive director of institutional effectiveness and previously executive director for academic affairs. In both positions, she gained extensive experience in post-secondary education, including academic affairs, faculty licensure and credentials, and institutional effectiveness.
“Niki brings an expansive skillset and experience in academic training, research, and data collection,” said VLCDA Executive Director Andrea Schruijer. “I am confident she will excel as our project manager and provide tremendous value as we focus on industry recruitment and expansion efforts.”
Ogletree earned a Bachelor of Arts in English at Valdosta State University and a Master of Science, Adult and Continuing Education, with a concentration in psychology, from the University of West Alabama.
“I’m excited and grateful to be part of this dedicated team,” Ogletree said. “This job allows me to utilize my academic experience on a larger scale to help with expansion, retention, and increasing workforce opportunities that make a greater economic impact within Valdosta and Lowndes County.”
Ogletree and her husband, Lee, have a son, Owen, a seventh-grader at the Valdosta STEM Academy.
Hahira officer completes GPSTC course
Officer Roderick Golden of the Hahira Police Department completed a D.U.I. Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course taught by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga.
This training program includes the observation techniques involved in recognizing when a driver may be operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants. Patterns of driver behavior and the more common driving errors committed by drivers under the influence of intoxicants are identified. Students are taught the safe methods of stopping and approaching a suspect driver and the observations to make in order to determine if a driver is under the influence. Emphasis is placed on the proper manner in which to administer field sobriety tests. Practical exercises are conducted during the day and night, and are used to emphasize the importance of proper response to this problem. The field sobriety tests taught meet the standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Funding for this program has been Provided by the State of Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.
Lowndes deputies complete GPSTC course
Deputies Lindsay Huffstuttler and Johnathan Rogers of the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office completed a D.U.I. Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing course taught by the Georgia Police Academy Division of the Georgia Public Safety Training Center in Forsyth, Ga.
This training program includes the observation techniques involved in recognizing when a driver may be operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicants. Patterns of driver behavior
and the more common driving errors committed by drivers under the influence of intoxicants are identified. Students are taught the safe methods of stopping and approaching a suspect driver and the observations to make in order to determine if a driver is under the influence. Emphasis is placed on the proper manner in which to administer field sobriety tests. Practical exercises are conducted during the day and night, and are used to emphasize the importance of proper response to this problem. The field sobriety tests taught meet the standards of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Funding for this program has been Provided by the State of Georgia Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.