Athens-Clarke County Director of Elections and Voter Registration Charlotte Sosebee has resigned to take a similar position in Dekalb County.
During her eight-year tenure, Sosebee oversaw 22 elections, implemented Spanish-language ballots, launched an early voting sticker contest and expanded early voting sites. “Her professionalism and dedication to the elections and voter registration process, particularly during a series of high-profile elections over the last eight years, was evident to anyone who interacted with her,” Interim Assistant Manager Andrew Saunders, who oversees the Elections Department, said in a news release.
Election assistants Lisa McGlaun and Pam Long will rotate as director until the manager’s office hires a permanent replacement.
Another department director, Kent Kilpatrick at Leisure Services, is also leaving. Kilpatrick will be retiring Apr. 1 after 37 years with the department, dating back to 1987, when he was the outdoor recreation manager for the Clarke County Parks Department before city-county unification. In 1991, he went to work for what was then known as the ACC Arts and Environmental Education Department, which merged with the Recreation and Parks Department to become Leisure Services in 1996. At Leisure Services, he served as internal services administrator and interim director before being named director in 2017.
“Since arriving in Athens in 1987, it has been an honor to serve this community and leave a legacy of parks, programs and memories that will benefit generations to come,” Kilpatrick said in a news release. “I truly appreciate working with a dedicated group of people past and present to help form this community. From playgrounds to parks, I have dedicated my life to creating spaces for joy. Now it’s time for me to experience that joy myself.”
A national search is underway for Kilpatrick’s replacement.
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