Governor Kemp's Office and state agencies partnered with Clark Howard's Christmas Kids and the Georgia Department of Human Services' Division of Family and Children to help bring holiday cheer to children in need. GEFA fulfilled wish lists for three children. Read more

The call for projects period is open for the CWSRF and DWSRF Annual Base funding and BIL Supplemental funding. Pre-applications must be submitted by January 31, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. Read more

The GEFA board of directors awarded $112.7 million to 14 communities and the Nature Conservancy for water, sewer, wastewater, and land conservation projects. Read more

GEFA and the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) selected 120Water to help the state manage the lead service line inventory database. 120Water will conduct webinars to help educate water system staff about the platform for submitting lead service line inventory data to EPD. Read more

GEFA has received its notice of award for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) from the U.S. Department of Energy. EECBG funding will be used to help communities lower energy usage, reduce emissions, and promote energy efficiency. Please continue to check the GEFA website for updates.

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The following staff members received career path promotions:

• Rick Strickfaden, fuel storage tank project manager III
• Quenton Talley, weatherization project manager II

Q: How long have you worked for GEFA?

A: I began on January 3, 2023, so approximately 12 months and 25 days.

Q: What do you do for GEFA?

A: I am a project manager III in the Water Resources Division. I manage the Lead Service Line Funding Program. Additionally, I supervise a team of five other project managers that are responsible for all elements of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund.

Q: Where did you grow up?

A: I grew up in Thomasville, which is a small town in south Georgia.

Q: Where did you go to school?

A: Upon graduation from Thomas County Central High School (2023 GHSA 6A State Champions), my matriculation began at Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Georgia, where I graduated with a bachelor's degree in agriculture engineering. In May 2023, I earned a master's degree in organizational leadership from Mercer University.

Q: Are you a sports fan? If so, what team(s) do you pull for?

A: Yes, I am huge high school football fan and NBA fan. I normally pull for the Golden State Warriors, because I feel that Stephen Curry is the greatest player of all time. 

Q: What is your favorite movie and/or TV show?

A: Presently, I am an avid watcher of the TV show “Yellowstone” that stars Kevin Costner. My favorite movie of 2023 is “Oppenheimer.” However, my favorite movies of all time are “Taken” and “The Grinch that Stole Christmas.”

Q: What is your favorite memory from this past year?

A: My favorite memories of this past year have been the graduations that I have shared with my daughters Madison (Mercer University) and Morgan (Peach County High School), and the time spent this Christmas with my family and friends. 

Q: If you could meet anyone, living or dead, who would it be and why?

A: First, Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson (first lady from 1963-1969) because of her style and charisma. Second, Ella Fitzgerald (Queen of Jazz) because of the role she played within the early music genre.

Q: What is something that most people do not know about you?

A: I am a true “country girl” who grew up on a small country farm and loves to hunt, fish, ride ATVs, four wheelers, and dirt bikes. 

Q: What is the best advice that you have been given? Who/where was it from?

A: "Never forget who you are and how you got there.” My dad gave me this advice prior to his passing in 1994 to colon cancer.