(Lawrenceville, Ga., Sept. 13, 2016) – Gwinnett County Senior Services Manager, Jamie Cramer was recently appointed by Governor Nathan Deal to serve on the Georgia Palliative Care and Quality of Life Advisory Council.

The committee members will meet with the Department of Community Health and ultimately make recommendations to the Department and the State Legislators to policies changing and changes in the State law if needed to best meet the needs of Georgia’s citizens.

Cramer holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Georgia State University and has been working in aging services as a Gerontologist Administrator for over 26 years. She is currently responsible for the leadership and oversight of social services programs for older adults in Gwinnett County and is a part-time Gerontology professor at Georgia State University.

Prior to joining Gwinnett County in August of 2012, Cramer was the section manager with the Department of Human Services’ Division of Aging Services and the director of the Clayton County Aging Program.

“It’s a great honor to hold such a position. I hope to provide insightful recommendations to the Department of Community Health as it relates to policy that will provide families with the opportunity for the best possible outcomes,” says Cramer.

Cramer was also invited to be a panelist speaker at the Regional White House Conference on Aging in 2015 and serves on The Governor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force for Community Based Services, The National Mental Health Association of Georgia, the Long Term Care Ombudsman Advisory Council and the Chair of the Georgia Gerontology Society’s Advocacy and Public Policy Committee.