Wiregrass Georgia Technical College announces meeting dates of the Board of Directors for the 2015-2016 term. The meeting dates and locations are: July 9 at the Valdosta Campus, August 13 on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus, October 25-28 Atlanta for the Leadership Summit, November 12 at the Cook County Workforce Development Center, January 14, 2016 on the Valdosta Campus, March 10, 2016 on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus, April 14, 2016 on the Ben Hill-Irwin Campus, and June 9, 2016 on the Valdosta Campus. 

The WGTC Board of Directors serves both in a community advisory capacity and in a limited administrative capacity, performing certain oversight responsibilities as designated by state board policy. The local board is comprised of members from the business and industrial communities from the eleven county service area. State board policy defines the role and responsibilities of the local board. Board members are selected because of their experience, ability, and dedication to deal with issues that relate to the mission of occupational education and are without contractual, employment, or personal financial investment in the school. 

The 2016 Wiregrass Board of Directors are; Sam Allen (Lowndes), Barry Bloom-Chair (Coffee), Guy Daughtrey (Cook), Patricia Frazier (Wilcox), Terrell Jacobs (Coffee), Terri Lupo (Lowndes), Andi McWhorter (Irwin), Col. Ret. Ronald Mitchell (Cook), Jennifer Powell (Lowndes), Sandy Sanders-Vice Chair (Lanier), Steve Sirmans (Atkinson), Florence Staten (Echols), Steve Sumner (Berrien),  and Hal Wiley (Ben Hill).