Terry Greene, Mayor

Mayor Greene was first elected to city council in 1999 after serving for 4 years on the planning and zoning commission.  He was elected mayor in the 2005 election and re-elected in 2009.  He has lived in Clarkesville since 1992 and worked as a physician in private practice in Habersham county since 1992 specializing in internal medicine.   He is a Graduate of UGA and the Medical College of GA.  He and his wife Anne have 4 children. 

Favorite thing about Clarkesville:  Mayor Greene appreciates Clarkesville’s sense of community, the small town atmosphere, and the high standards of the community.

Franklin Brown, Council Member

Franklin Brown was first elected to City Council in 2006, and has served for six years.

Franklin has lived in Clarkesville since1979.   He has worked at his family business for over 40 years.

Franklin and his wife, Diane, have three children and nine grandchildren.

Favorite things about Clarkesville: Franklin appreciates Clarkesville’s small town family life where people are still friends and neighbors. The history and beauty of Clarkesville is rebirth by the desire of its citizens each day to maintain and preserve the way of life.

Tommy Burgess, Council Member

Tommy Burgess was first elected to City Council in 2009, and has served 2.5 years.  

Tommy has lived in Clarkesville since 2003. He has worked at Hettich America in product development for 7 years.
 
Tommy and his wife, Kelly, have 2 boys, Sawyer, who is 4 years old, and Henry who is 18 months

Favorite things about Clarkesville:  Tommy appreciates Clarkesville’s southern traditions and small town atmosphere, but also its progressive citizens who are always looking to the future and ways to make their hometown an even better place to live.

Barbara Kesler, City Manager

Barbara is a cum laude graduate of Georgia State University with a BBA in Accounting. After working in private industry for 11 years, Barbara began working for local government in 1999 and became the Clarkesville City Manager in 2008. Barbara and her husband David have 4 children and 6 grandchildren. Reading, painting and playing with her grandchildren are some of Barbara’s favorite things to do. Also, Barbara loves attending the outstanding local theater productions and counts Clarkesville lucky to have this rich cultural opportunity. Barbara is on the Board of Directors of Grace Gate and the Clarkesville Kiwanis Club.

Greatest strengths about Clarkesville: Volunteerism, leadership, and sense of unity in working together to keep Clarkesville a thriving community.

“The most important thing to remember when working in local government is that it is all about service. We are here to do the most efficient and effective job that we can do for the public. At the end of the day, we have been successful when everything in the City is working efficiently, the public is satisfied, and we have stayed within our budget.”

Glenda Smith, City Clerk

Glenda Smith is Clarkesville's City Clerk. Glenda's duties include processing business and alcohol licenses, as well as server's permits. Glenda is always on-hand to answer questions about the City.

Tina Courson Evans, Council Member

Tina Courson Evans was first elected to City Council in 2007, has served for 5 years.

Tina grew up in Clarkesville and returned to Clarkesville in 2001. She retired from the Clarke County School District where she served as Director of Student Services. Tina and her husband have 4 grown children and 7 grandchildren.

Favorite thing about Clarkesville: Tina just loves Clarkesville! She likes the diversity of offerings to both citizen and visitor - restaurants, shops, historic points of interest, and many recreational opportunities. But, most of all she appreciates the warm and caring spirit of the citizens who truly make Clarkesville a wonderful place to live and to visit!

Brad Lewallen, Council Member

Brad Lewallen was first elected to City Council in 2006, winning the 2006 and 2010 election for the Council seat.

Brad grew up in Habersham County and after going away to college, married and started a family, he returned back to Habersham County and decided to reside and raise his children in Clarkesville. Since his return in 2002, he has worked in his family business that was started by his parents in 1968, Northeast Georgia Carpet, Inc. located in Baldwin. 

Brad and his wife, Ally, have two children, Lawson and Lindsey.  Ally works as an Occupational Therapist, being Certified in Hand Therapy and is employed with Pro Therapy in Demorest.  Lawson, currently in school at Habersham Central High School, is active in the Fine Arts with Theater, Acting, Modeling and The Band of Blue.  Lindsey, currently in school at North Habersham Middle School has been playing Soccer since she was 3 years old and is active as a Lady Bobcat Soccer player as well as traveling club soccer.

Favorite thing about Clarkesville:  Brad Lewallen appreciates Clarkesville’s hometown environment with all its small town charm, neighbors and activities......"it's so nice to be able to take a walk or run with the family in and around town using the Greenway Trail systems as well as the convenience of Pitts Park.....not to mention all the great eateries!”

Casey Ramsey, Mayor Pro-Tem

Casey Ramsey was first elected to City Council in 2008, and has served for 4.5 years.  

Casey has lived in the Clarkesville area his entire life.   He has worked for Hall County Fire Services for 10 years.

Casey has been a firefighter for the past 12 years where he started his career as a volunteer for the Clarkesville Fire Department. He currently serves as a Lieutenant and Paramedic for the Hall County Fire Services. He is also heavily involved with the Habersham County EMA and the Technical Rescue Team. Casey is a member of the Georgia Search and Rescue Team and serves as a lead instructor for the regions task force. He is a member of the State of Georgia's Incident Management Team which deploys during disaster events throughout the state.

In Casey's spare time he enjoys traveling the country teaching technical rescue and performing various vertical environment jobs and standbys.

Casey and his wife, Rebekah, are members of the Maysville Baptist Church in Maysville, GA.

Favorite things about Clarkesville: Casey appreciates Clarkesville’s great community, the small town atmosphere, and the close knit relationships with its citizens.