Mullin
The sole finalist for the new police chief of Lawrenceville is John Henry Mullin, who spent 15 years as one of the initial policemen in Sandy Springs, says City Manager Chuck Warbington. Mullin also was with the Fulton County Police Department for nine years as a uniformed patrol officer. Since 2021, he has been working directly with county management leading the code compliance, animal control services, and park rangers division in Forsyth County.
Mullin joined the Sandy Springs Police Department as one of its original 86 officers, a department roughly the size of the police department he will soon lead in Lawrenceville. He rose through the ranks to major and served over operations and administration while the department grew to 155 sworn officers.
In addition to his law enforcement experience, Mullin has a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Columbus State University. Mullin also graduated from the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville and the Senior Management Institute for Police.
His anticipated start date is December 16, 2022. The Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police assisted the city in leading the search.
Building products firm add 20 new jobs in Gwinnett
Wolf Home Products, an innovator in the building products industry, have expanded their operations and will add approximately 20 new jobs in unincorporated Gwinnett County over the next two years. With 30 employees distributing bath and kitchen cabinets from Southeast Georgia to San Antonio, the move into a 200,000-square-foot facility at 2200 Cedars Road near Lawrenceville will allow for continued growth throughout select markets.
Wolf Home Products Chief Operating Officer Brad Kostelich says: “The overall scale of the operations will help drive productivity and efficiencies, creating an opportunity for us to deliver more value to the market.”
Founded in 1843, Wolf Home Products has become one of the largest suppliers for bath and kitchen cabinetry and building and outdoor living products in the country. It operates 34 facilities and serves more than 3,500 independent dealers in the United States and Canada. Their high-quality products, supported by industry-leading warranties, earned national recognition, winning first place in the manufacturer project category in the North American Deck and Railing Association National Deck Competition in 2020.
Georgia Department of Economic Development Deputy Commissioner Kristi Brigman says: “Expanding companies, like Wolf Home Products, accounted for 74 percent of total projects last fiscal year. Georgia’s existing companies are the backbone of our economy, and our partners in Gwinnett County have been dedicated to creating an environment where business can thrive.”
Georgia Gwinnett College fall enrollment is up
Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) was among eight of the 26 University System of Georgia (USG) public institutions that realized enrollment gains in fall 2022, according to USG data released last week.
GGC’s fall 2022 total student enrollment totaled 11,030, up about a percentage point from last year. Total enrollment includes new, returning and transfer students.
Full-time student enrollment at GGC is at 65 percent, up two percent from fall 2021. Part-time enrollment is down two percentage points, indicating that more students are enrolling as full-time students at the college.
GGC President Jann L. Joseph says: “In the face of enrollment declines that higher education is experiencing across the nation, I’m very happy that GGC is defying the trends.
GGC’s student body continues to mirror the rich diversity of Gwinnett County, with its Hispanic student population rising to 27 percent, up a percentage point from last year. This year, GGC recently earned a federal designation as a Hispanic serving Institution. For the ninth consecutive year, U.S. News and World Report named GGC as the most ethnically diverse Southern regional college.
GGC continues to maintain its Minority Serving Institution and its Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution designation. Other race/ethnicity data (rounded off) provided by the USG Semester Enrollment Report for fall 2022 reflect the following student demographics:
- Asian – 1,349 or 12.2 percent.
- Black/African American – 3,496 or 32 percent.
- Hispanic – 3,010 or 27 percent.
- Native American – 25 or 0.2 percent.
- Pacific Islander – 21 or 0.2 percent.
- White – 2,604 or 24 percent.
- Multi-ethnic – 432 or 4 percent.
- Unknown/undeclared – 93 or 1 percent.
GC&B names new members of Green Youth Advisory Council
Nelson Mandela perhaps said it best, “The youth of today are the leaders of tomorrow.” As it has before,, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful is tapping into the local “youth of today” to help evolve its programming while empowering an up-and-coming generation to act as ambassadors for the eco-focused nonprofit out in the community.
The Green Youth Advisory Council for the 2022-2023 school year are:
- Stephanie Aguirre, Senior – Paul Duke STEM HS (High School);
- Hailey Brown, Junior – Mill Creek HS;
- Asha El, Freshman – Norcross HS;
- Alice Garcia, Junior – Berkmar HS;
- Haven Hardy, Senior and Jean Yu, Senior, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology;
- Esther Jung, Sophomore – Mill Creek HS;
- Kaylin Koen, Senior – Mountain View HS;
- Hannah Nguyen Le, Senior – Paul Duke STEM HS;
- Carolina Luevano, Senior – Paul Duke STEM HS;
- Anthony McIver, Senior – Parkview HS;
- Mrinali Pathak, Freshman – North Gwinnett HS;
- Vinh Pham, Junior – Brookwood HS;
- Serena Pradhan, Sophomore – Parkview HS;
- Luke Winter, Senior – Greater Atlanta Christian School.
The 10 returning members from last year’s Green Youth Council:
- Ariella Ayenesazan, Junior – Peachtree Ridge HS;
- Suraj Chatoth, Senior – North Gwinnett HS;
- Danielle Chun, Junior – Mill Creek HS;
- Ella Lee, Junior – Mill Creek HS;
- Jack Prewitt, Senior, and Shivali Singh, sophomore, – Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology;
- Arshan Rafiq, Junior – Peachtree Ridge HS; and
- Amay Shah, Senior – Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology;
- Miles Simmons, Senior – Archer HS; and
- Trevor Spake, Senior – Brookwood HS.
Involvement in the Green Youth Advisory Council provides its members with the opportunity to develop leadership skills, collaborate with like-minded peers, engage youth in community service, be a GC&B ambassador, earn service hours, and be considered for a $1,000 post-secondary scholarship.
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