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SBJ Staff Report

Oct 31, 2011 - Dorothy J. Gaskin of Savannah has been appointed to the State Board of Physical Therapy by Governor Nathan Deal, in an announcement late last week.  Gaskin is the compliance manager for the Rehabilitation Institute at Memorial University Medical Center in Savannah, and has more than 30 years of experience in the field of physical therapy. She earned a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from East Carolina University and an MBA from Clemson University.

Also appointed to State boards last week was Gilbert S. Chandler III of Gainesville to the Georgia Composite Medical Board. Chandler is a founding member of Specialty Clinics of Georgia, a multispecialty clinic consisting of neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery and pain management. He is a pain management specialist with Specialty Clinics of Georgia-Pain Management in Gainesville.

Chandler is a member of the Medical Association of Georgia, American Academy of Pain Medicine and the International Spinal Injection Society, and earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a medical degree from the University of Florida. He and his wife, Debi, have five children and four grandchildren.

And, T. Charlton Rogers of Glennville was appointed to the Georgia Rural Development Council for the State of Georgia.  Rogers has been an agent with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities Inc. for the past 16 years, and serves on the board of directors for the Glennville Bank, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Pinewood Christian Academy.  Rogers earned a bachelor’s in Education from Georgia Southern University.

Also announced last week:  Tom Thompson Jr. of Eatonville was appointed to Georgia Rural Development Council. He is the president and CEO of Tom Thompson Co. Inc. and Eatonton Dairy Farms, and is chairman of the Putnam County Commission, the Tri County Electric Member Cooperative and building committee chairman for the Eatonton First Baptist Church.

He is a former member of the board of directors of Georgia Milk Producers, Atlanta Dairies and the National Milk Producers Federation.  Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting from Emory University.

And, Marion O. Lee Jr. was appointed to the Georgia Composite Medical Board (reappointment).  Lee is an anesthesiologist and pain management consultant with Centers for Pain Management, located in Tifton, Cordele and Douglas. He is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians, the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Addiction Medicine and the American Board of Independent Medical Examiners.