The Board of Human Resources sets DHR policy and approves the department's goals and objectives. The 15-member board is appointed by the governor.
Members serve four-year terms.
Back to page one. Forward to page three. Jane Carithers is vice president and co-owner of Carithers Flower Shop in Marietta. Carithers, appointed to the board in 1993, serves on the Board of Directors for Westside Bank and Trust Company and is a member of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and Cobb Executive Women. She has twice been named the Atlanta Florist Association Retailer of the year and is a member of the American Academy of Floriculture.