Chief Executive Officer

Scheduling Request 

To request CEO Michael Thurmond's participation in an event or to schedule a meeting with the him, please use the following directions to submit your request:

Alison Weissinger was named director of the DeKalb County Public Library (DCPL) in 2011, and oversees all activities of 22 DeKalb County branch libraries and an administrative center. Weissinger also works closely with the DeKalb Library Foundation and the Georgia Center for the Book program.

John Matelski serves as the chief information officer (CIO) and director of Innovation and Technology (IT) for DeKalb County. He manages the IT Department and all facets of information technology services including administration, applications and infrastructure services.

Andrew Baker serves as the director of Planning and Sustainability for DeKalb County. As director of Planning and Sustainability, Andrew manages long range planning, current planning, building services, neighborhood empowerment and code compliance. Andrew joined DeKalb County in June 2006 as the associate director of Planning.

Calvin C. Hicks, Jr. is the Chief Appraiser for the DeKalb County Board of Tax Assessors.  As Chief Appraiser, Calvin oversees the training and development of appraiser and clerical support staff in completing ad valorem appraisals in the county, and ensures such appraisals and assessments are performed in accordance with state, county and departmental requirements.

Departmental Summary - Cooperative Extension

Cooperative Extension provides the citizens of DeKalb County with educational programs and information from the University of Georgia in the area of Horticulture, 4-H and Youth Development, and Family and Consumer Sciences.

Cooperative Extension educational programs have countywide significance:

Stacy Grear is director of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for DeKalb County. As director of GIS, Grear oversees the development of GIS and property mapping functions, administers the department's budget and directs the activities of staff.

Viviane H. Ernstes is the Interim County Attorney in the DeKalb County Law Department, where she provides legal advice to the County's elected officials, including the Chief Executive Officer and members of the Board of Commissioners.  Ms.