Chairwoman Nicole Hendrickson
About Chairwoman Hendrickson
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Chairwoman, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners |
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Nicole Love Hendrickson was elected chairwoman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners in 2020 and reelected in 2024, making her the first African American to hold this position in Georgia's second-most populous and most diverse county. As the Commission Chair, she leads the Board in setting the direction and formulating policies for Gwinnett County Government, overseeing the creation and adoption of a more than $2.67 billion budget, ensuring Gwinnett’s superior services for its nearly 1 million residents.
Since taking office, Chairwoman Hendrickson has led efforts to build a stronger, more inclusive Gwinnett by prioritizing transportation and enhancing mobility for all through the creation of a new transit development plan; advancing housing affordability through the creation of the affordable housing development fund; restoring and reinvigorating a thriving economy that delivers economic security for small and minority businesses; and directly engaging with residents to make local government more responsive, transparent, and accountable. You can watch Chairwoman Hendrickson review past years’ achievements and her vision for Gwinnett in her State of the County addresses.
Chairwoman Hendrickson was instrumental in rewriting Gwinnett County’s mission, vision, and values statements to emphasize the principles of accountability, transparency, equity, inclusivity, and innovation. In practice, she has championed the development of Gwinnett’s historic Equity Action Plan and the Gwinnett Place Mall Equitable Redevelopment Plan, both serving as guiding principles to ensure investments and service delivery center the voices of the community. She also oversaw the investment in and launch of the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center and the initiation and expansion of the Police Mental Health Collaboration pilot program.
Chairwoman Hendrickson is active on several local, regional, statewide, and national boards, including the Atlanta Regional Commission, Metropolitan North Georgia Water District Board, Gwinnett Board of Health, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Association County Commissioners of Georgia. She serves on the ACCG Policy Steering Committee and in her role with the ARC chaired the Local Leaders Housing Action Committee, a group charged with developing a regional plan to address metropolitan Atlanta’s housing affordability challenges. Chairwoman Hendrickson also serves in leadership roles with the National Association of Counties as vice-chair of the Large Urban County Caucus and vice-chair of the workforce development subcommittee of the Community, Economic and Workforce Development Committee. She is vice-chair on the Gwinnett Convention and Visitors Bureau Board as well.
She refined her approach to leadership by completing leadership development programs, including Leadership Gwinnett and the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Leadership Institute, to name a few.
As a purpose-driven leader, Chairwoman Hendrickson has been recognized among Engineering Georgia’s 100 Most Influential Women in Georgia, the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Power 100 Most Influential Atlantans, and Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians. She received Congressman Hank Johnson’s Trailblazer Award and the Gwinnett Chamber’s Public Service Award.
Chairwoman Hendrickson earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Rhode Island and a Master of Social Work from the University of Georgia. She resides in unincorporated Lilburn with her husband, Keverne, and their son, Kaden.