Former Arizona Wildcats great Damon Stoudamire is out as head coach of Georgia Tech after three seasons at school.
Georgia
Dr. Dean Burke appointed as new commissioner of Georgia’s Department of Community Health
Dr. Dean Burke (Office of Georgia Governor)
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp announced on Monday that Dr. Dean Burke will become the next commissioner of Georgia’s Department of Community Health, effective Aug. 1.
Burke will succeed current Commissioner Russel Carlson, who is departing for a role in the private sector.
Dr. Dean Burke named GDCH commissioner
What they’re saying:
“Marty, the girls, and I want to thank Dr. Burke for continuing his service to the people of our state in this new leadership position,” Kemp said in a statement. “Given his extensive background in medicine and healthcare policy, he is uniquely qualified to fill this role at a pivotal time for this important agency. I’m confident he will demonstrate the same level of commitment as commissioner that he has shown throughout his many years of public service.”
Kemp also thanked Carlson for his leadership and role in launching Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the state’s Medicaid expansion alternative.
“He has been a knowledgeable leader and was pivotal during the launch of the innovative Georgia Pathways to Coverage program,” Kemp said. “Our family wishes him, Anne-Marie, and their three children well in this next phase of his career.”
Who is Dr. Dean Burke?
The backstory:
Burke currently serves as Chief Medical Officer at the Department of Community Health, where he advises leadership on healthcare policy and oversees the State Health Benefit Plan and the State Office of Rural Health.
A former state senator, Burke represented Senate District 11 and held several key roles, including chairman of the Insurance and Labor Committee and vice-chair of both the Health and Human Services and Ethics committees. He also served on the Appropriations Committee and chaired its Community Health subcommittee.
Before his legislative service, Burke served five years on the Bainbridge City Council and worked as Chief Medical Officer at Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge. He chaired the Stratus Healthcare Governing Board and served on the Hospital Authority of the City of Bainbridge and Decatur County.
Burke graduated summa cum laude from Georgia Southwestern University and earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. He completed his specialty training in obstetrics and gynecology at Mercer University School of Medicine and practiced in rural Georgia for 27 years.
Burke and his wife, Thea, live in Bainbridge. They have two children and three grandchildren.
The Source: The Office of the Georgia Governor supplied the information and image for this article.
Georgia
Georgia teacher killed in prank gone wrong: 5 teens charged
Georgia
How should cities use AI? This Atlanta suburb may hold the answer.
Mableton, one of Georgia’s youngest cities, is heralded as an example to follow for its artificial intelligence policies.
(Illustration: Marcie LaCerte for the AJC)
When you think about the American cities on the cutting edge of technology, which ones come to mind?
Maybe tech hubs like Austin, Texas; Boston; or San Jose, California? Maybe New York City or Los Angeles?
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Mableton Mayor Michael Owens embraces artificial intelligence, calling it an equalizer. (Courtesy)
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Mableton is home to Six Flags Over Georgia. (Courtesy of Six Flags Over Georgia)
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Mableton officials cut the ribbon for the city’s first permanent office in May 2025 (Courtesy)
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Georgia
Arizona alum Damon Stoudamire out as Georgia Tech’s head coach
Georgia Tech made the decision Sunday to fire Stoudamire, one day after the Yellow Jackets finished the regular season with an 11-20 record and a 2-16 mark in the ACC. Greg Gary will serve as interim coach. Georgia Tech, which finished last in the ACC, did not qualify for the league tournament.
Georgia Tech owes Stoudamire $2.6 million over the next two years, ESPN reported.
The Yellow Jackets showed promise in Stoudamire’s first two seasons. Georgia Tech finished 14-18 in 2023-24, highlighted by a win over Duke. In 2024-25 the Yellow Jackets went 17-17 and made the first round of the NIT.
Georgia Tech was a disaster this season, however, losing its last 12 games.
Stoudamire was hired by Georgia Tech while serving as an assistant on the Boston Celtics staff. Prior to that, he spent five years as head coach at Pacific, where he went 71-77. Stoudamire previously served as an assistant at Memphis and Arizona.
He is the second ex-UA player that Georgia Tech fired as its basketball coach. Josh Pastner, now at UNLV, went 109-114 in Atlanta from 2016-23.
In 2021 Arizona interviewed Stoudamire for the Wildcats head coaching job. The UA hired Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd instead.
Stoudamire played four seasons at Arizona (1991-95), taking the Wildcats to the 1993-94 Final Four and earning First-Team All-American honors the following year as a senior.
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