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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Liane Levetan |
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Atlanta, Georgia 30345, United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | Senator Liane Levetan is currently serving as a member of the Georgia General Assembly for the 2002-2004 term. She serves on the following committees: Transportation, Education, Special Judiciary, State Institutions and Property, and Ethics. She also holds the distinction of being the only female member of the Ethics Committee.
Prior to her current position, Sen. Levetan was the highest elected official of Georgia's second largest county, DeKalb. As the first woman elected as chief executive officer of DeKalb County, Sen. Levetan was responsible for the operation of a government that served over 600,000 citizens and had a total annual budget of more than $800 million. She served as CEO for eight years from 1993-2000 for two terms.
Her administration in DeKalb was distinguished by innovative approaches to employee training and performance measures to improve the county's service orientation toward its residents and an emphasis on improving technology.
Through her leadership, an extraordinarily successful culture of collaboration between the public and private sectors won national acclaim for DeKalb, including the prestigious All-America City Award in 1998. The award is given annually by the National Civic League to 10 outstanding local governments across the United States that demonstrates a high degree of collaborative community building.
Her leadership was also instrumental in the landmark passage in March 1997 of DeKalb County's innovative Homestead Option Sales Tax, which created a permanent source of revenue for infrastructure improvement and the reduction of property taxes.
In 1975, Sen. Levetan became the first woman elected to the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, where she represented District 2 for 10 years and spearheaded the drive for tax breaks for DeKalb property owners who added onto and enhanced existing residential and commercial property. A pioneer teacher of mentally retarded children, Sen. Levetan also initiated a successful bond referendum to fund the DeKalb County Mental Retardation Services Center.
Sen. Levetan has always been an active participant in numerous community projects. She has also been active in civic and cultural affairs and her public service career has been characterized by a dedication to neighborhoods, issues of children and elderly citizens, and initiating savings for taxpayers. Sen. Levetan has also utilized her more than three decades of business experience as a licensed real estate broker and public affairs consultant to various corporations. This experience includes a position as an executive consultant for AGL Resources and a position as corporate communications director for Mindus Recycling, a subsidiary of Attwoods. Sen. Levetan also serves on the Omni Bank Community Development Board as a member.
Sen. Levetan has long been a supporter of senior services in DeKalb County and served for four years as the chair of the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program. As federal dollars has continued to shrink and the senior population grows, she believes that state and local government and the private sector must collaborate to provide quality services for the elderly population.
The Senior Citizens' Program Office was created in 1998 in response to an assessment of services and facilities for DeKalb seniors commissioned by Sen. Levetan, in her role as CEO. The assessment served as a focal point for planning future services and facilities to benefit the elderly population. In addition, a senior citizens program director was hired to work with the Seniors Citizens Advisory Committee to ensure improved coordination of elder care and development of a local plan to meet the increasing demand for elderly services, housing and health care.
Recently, Sen. Levetan acted as the Honorary Chair for Senior Connections Successful Capital Campaign and was responsible for raising 4.3 million dollars.
Sen. Levetan is the past director of the National Civic League and currently serves on its National Council of Advisors. She is active in the National Association of Counties (NACo), where she played a leadership role on the Unfunded Mandate Task Force and served as vice president of Namco's Taxation and Finance Committee.
Georgia Trend magazine has recognized her serveral times as one of Georgia's 100 Most Influential People and in 1993 she was the recipient of the International Women's Forum's "Women That Make A Difference" Award.
Sen. Levetan has chaired the Elected Officials Policy Council for the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). She also serves on the Workforce Investment Board, which assists in the development of the state workforce investment plan and carries out other functions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
Sen. Levetan and her husband, Phil, have two daughters, noted endocrinologist Dr. Claresa Levetan and Penny D. Reiff, and four grandchildren.
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