Three new board members sworn in at Athens Technical College

Three new Athens Technical College Board of Directors members were swore in recently by Western Judicial Circuit Superior Court Judge Lawton Stephens.

The trio − Phil Bettendorf, Cheveda McCamy and Mike Sale − were appointed for three-year terms.

Bettendorf is a senior vice president for Synovus Bank, where he has worked for 29 years. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Louisiana State University. He is active in the community including the Rotary Club of Athens, the Athens Symphony, the Piedmont Athens Regional operating board and the Boy Scouts of America.

McCamy, appointed as a Superior Court judge in the Alcovy Judicial Circuit by Gov. Brian Kemp in 2020, has practiced law in Georgia for more than 20 years as a prosecutor and civil attorney. A native of Covington, she is a graduate of UGA and Mercer University. She is active in organizations in Newton and Walton counties.

Sale, president and CEO of The Commercial Bank, also serves as chairman of the board of directors for the bank serving Madison, Clarke and Oconee counties. He has degrees from UGA and Brenau University. He has served on numerous charitable, civic and trade organizations during his career.

The board also announced a new chair in Madison Mayor Fred Perriman and co-chair, Reginal Woods, who is retired from UGA.

Athens Tech President Andrea Daniel told the gathering she looks forward to working with the members of the board.

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