2025 Conference CVIOG Coordinator Certification Program Press Release (September 2025).pdf
October 02, 2025
Fifth Cohort of Graduates of the Accountability Court Coordinator Certification Program Recognized
The Council of Accountability Court Judges Recognizes Carl Vinson Institute of Government Accountability Court Coordinator Certification Program Graduates at Annual Training Conference
Athens, GA --- The Council of Accountability Court Judges (CACJ), along with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, recognized the 2025 graduates of the prominent Accountability Court Coordinator Certification Program at the annual training conference’s graduation ceremony on September 17, 2025.
Beginning in the Spring of 2020, CACJ and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government began providing coordinators and program directors of state-funded and/or certified accountability court programs the Accountability Court Coordinator Certification program. The objectives of this program are to increase the knowledge of the primary administrative functions of accountability court coordinators, develop the skills necessary to carry out the administrative functions as an accountability court coordinator, develop and maintain the high standards for the functioning of the accountability courts, and increase the professionalism of accountability court coordinators.
The program consists of a mixture of face-to-face classroom and online learning and is organized into eight courses for a total of 45 hours of instruction. The courses include Accountability & Advocacy, Communication, Conflict Resolution, Financial Concepts, Grant Administration, Procurement & Contract Management, Succession Planning & Delegation, and Team & Group Dynamics.
In December 2022, CACJ opened the Accountability Court Coordinator Certification Program to additional team member roles. The program is a professional development opportunity for accountability court team members including treatment providers, case managers, probation officers, etc. who are interested in completing the certification program.
The following 35 accountability court professionals completed the Coordinator Certification Program for 2025:
*Antoinette Barnes, Chatham County
*Annalisa Bittner, DeKalb County
*Skylar Boles, Paulding County
*Nakia Boyd, Paulding Judicial Circuit
*Kellinda Brown, Council of Accountability Court Judges
*Angela Carr, Southwestern Judicial Circuit
*Ariel Donaldson, Hall County
*Lynn Epps, Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit
*Victoria Everett, Augusta Judicial Circuit
*Kristie Finney, Appalachian Judicial Circuit
*Barbara Glanton, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit
*Takisha Hossley, Dekalb County
*Lindsey Hughes, Douglas County
*Shaina Johnson, Chatham County
*Shannon Kirby, Cherokee County
*Latundria Laiz, Barrow County
*Katherine Langston, Chatham County
*Ellie Linbo, Forsyth County
*Courtney McGinnis, Polk County
*Megan Monson, Bartow County
*Sandra Moore, Western Judicial Circuit
*Christina Mosley, Appalachian Judicial Circuit
*Katrina Philpot, Rockdale County
*Jasmine Reed, Gwinnett County
*Danielle Simpson, Tallapoosa Judicial Circuit
*Tiffany Smith, Liberty County
*Kyleigh Spradlin, Chatham County
*Cliff Stokes, Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit
*Erica Thomas, South Georgia Judicial Circuit
*Amy Tomei, Enotah Judicial Circuit
*Ron Walker, Dodge County
*Kimberly Wallace, Dawson County
*Laura Weatherly, Chatham County
*Nyeba Woart, Fulton County
*Shelby Yates, Lowndes County
This graduating class is the fifth cohort to complete the Coordinator Certification Program, of which there are 232 graduates to date.
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