Rev. Dr. Avis Williams is the Community Liaison for the Putnam County Charter School System. She has undergraduate and graduate degrees from Emory University, including a doctorate of ministry in theology. Dr. Williams served as Pastor of Community Transformation for Lake Oconee Community Church from 2007 to 2018, organizing its Youth Alliance, a collaborative partnership between the Greensboro Housing Authority, the Greene County Schools, and PCCSS. In this role, she helped organize cultural, historical, and educational enrichment for the students with a four-week summer program and regular semester activities for students, parents, church, and community volunteers. Before that she owned Envirohazard Consultants of Covington, Ga., an environmental, health, and safety consulting company. Avis has served on the boards of numerous community organizations, including the Saint Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital, Life Source Food Distribution, and the Plaza Arts Center, and currently serves on the board of Central Georgia Technical College and Oconee Valley Healthcare.