Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has assembled a statewide task force to manage the response to the coronavirus threat. The task force brings together subject-matter experts from the private and public sectors to advise on preventive measures, strategic deployment of resources, and more.

The Governor’s coronavirus task force includes:

• Felipe den Brok, Director – City of Atlanta’s Office of Emergency Preparedness
• Homer Bryson, Director – Georgia Emergency Management & Homeland Security Agency
• Major General Tom Carden, Adjutant General – Georgia National Guard
• Chris Carr, Attorney General – Office of the Attorney General
• Sharon Cooper, RN, MSN, Chair – State House Health & Human Services Committee
• Greg Dozier, Commissioner – Technical College System of Georgia
• Cherie Drenzek, State Epidemiologist – Georgia Department of Public Health
• Tim Fleming, Chief of Staff – Office of the Governor
• John Haupert, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer – Grady Health System
• John King, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner – Georgia Department of Insurance
• Colleen Kraft, MD, Director – Emory University Clinical Virology Research Laboratory
• Ryan Loke, Healthcare Advisor – Office of the Governor
• John Selden, General Manager – Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
• Lorri Smith, Chief Operating Officer – Office of the Governor
• Kathleen Toomey, MD, MPH, Commissioner – Georgia Department of Public Health
• Ben Watson, MD, Chair – State Senate Health & Human Services Committee
• Richard Woods, State School Superintendent – Georgia Department of Education
• Steve Wrigley, Chancellor – University System of Georgia