The Coastal Georgia Greenway lobbies for trail development at the grass roots level. It has partnered with the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center, city and county governments and related organizations, such as the East Coast Greenway Alliance, the Gullah Geechee National Heritage Corridor and The MillionMile Greenway (MMG). The organization’s mission is to protect and acquire public access to identified trail corridors, plan for trail construction and promote the use of existing and new trails along Coastal Georgia.

Jo Hickson has worked for the Coastal Georgia Greenway since 1993 and believes that the new board will be a boost for the organization. “We now have an organization that can work to develop private sector support for the extensive trail network in coastal Georgia, whereas before most funding was derived from the public sector.

“We know that community leaders and our elected officials see the benefits that trails bring to our historic cities and towns. They know that a safe trail system allows a community to address public health, quality of life, protection of green space, and build its heritage and eco-tourism,” Hickson said.

The following members will initially serve a one-year term on the board and assist the organization with filing for non-profit status:

Dr. Drew Wade: member at large; radiologist with SouthCoast Medical Group, Savannah
Terry Landreth: member at large; owner, Camden Bicycle, St. Marys
Harvey Gilbert: Chatham County Representative; owner, Gilbert Realty Company, Savannah
Rose M. deVries: Chatham County Representative; Vice President – Private Banking, Darby Bank, Savannah
Jamal Touré: Liberty County Representative; owner, Day Clean: the African Soul; Alternate Commissioner, NPS Gullah Geechee National Heritage Corridor Commission
Al Williams: Liberty County Representative; elected State Representative for House District 165
Eunice M. Moore: McIntosh County Representative; Councilwoman, City of Darien
Anne Orr: Camden County Representative; retired attorney, St. Marys

“Current outmoded transportation and land use models are already unsupportable, and projects like the Coastal Georgia Greenway are an excellent means of transforming communities and improving quality of life,” said Drew Wade.

He added, “We have also partnered with organizations including the East Coast Greenway Alliance and The MillionMile Greenway to form a consortium of sorts to further our efforts as a group. By linking together organizations from up and down the coast, and inland Georgia, our combined momentum can better facilitate change.”