Effective Monday, July 29, Joe Brownlee will assume the role of Georgia Power’s Southwest Regional Director in Valdosta. He succeeds Audrey King who assumed the role of Georgia Power’s Regional Director for Metro South – Atlanta earlier this month.

In this role, Brownlee will have direct responsibility for the company’s external activities for 115,000 customers in a 32-county area that includes Valdosta, Albany, Tifton and Bainbridge. In addition, Brownlee will provide leadership and support for power delivery, customer service, sales, community and economic development to bring value to our customers.

Since joining Georgia Power in 1982, he has held positions in operations, training and external affairs, and served as a lineman during the 1980s-90s in Atlanta. From 1998 until 2004 he served as a methods and training specialist, coordinator and as distribution supervisor.

Brownlee began work in External Affairs in 2004 as the Local Manager for Paulding and Douglas Counties. From 2012 until 2017, he served as Area Manager in Perry, Georgia where he had responsibility for five counties that included Robins Air Force Base and the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter. Most recently he served as the Area Manager in Canton, Georgia.

In the areas of Community and Economic Development, Brownlee has served on the Metro Atlanta Regional Business Coalition, Cherokee County Education Foundation, Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Paulding Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Perry Area Chamber of Commerce, Founding Chair of the Paulding Schools Foundation, Vice Chair of the Houston County Development Authority, a member of Paulding Economic Development, Inc., and as a 2008 graduate of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute.

Brownlee’s role as Regional Director in Valdosta will allow him to build upon his experience and strengths to partner with local Chambers of Commerce, Development Authorities and local leadership to promote and advance the communities of Southwest Georgia.

Brownlee attended the University of West Georgia and completed his bachelor’s degree in Management from University of Phoenix.

Joe and his wife Mary Beth, who works with the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG), plan to live in the City of Valdosta and are expecting a baby girl in August. Joe also has two sons, Josh Brownlee who lives in Canton and Shane Brownlee who lives in Columbus with his wife Danielle and son Henry.