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GEORGIA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES

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Providing meaningful employment for our friends with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities

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GEORGIA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES

GEORGIA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES GEORGIA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES GEORGIA DIVERSIFIED INDUSTRIES

Providing meaningful employment for our friends with physical, mental, and developmental disabilities

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OUR PURPOSE

Georgia Diversified Industries, formerly known as the Good Shepherd Foundation, has been offering employment opportunity for those with specific physical, mental, and developmental needs for over 40 years. This means over 40 years of pursuing our passion for working with those who have desire to gain the skills needed 

While our mission is to offer meaningful employment, it is our passion to meet the needs of the exceptional adults in our community. Through generous support and partnerships, we are able to provide our clients new classrooms, a commercial kitchen, and other useful amenities. This allows Georgia Diversified Industries the chance to help educate our clients and teach life skills they may otherwise not have the opportunity to learn.

    MEET OUR LEADERS

    BARRY "BUTCH" EMERSON

    Executive Director

     

     

    Our Executive Director Barry "Butch" Emerson was raised in Bartow County and graduated from Cass High School. He and his wife, Starr Emerson, a retired special education educator, chose to raise their family here in the community they love so much. They are members of Euharlee Baptist Church.

    Butch has 30+ years of business financial experience, most recently as the Bank President for United Community Bank's Cartersville market. After accepting God's calling to further serve his community, Butch retired from the United Community Bank to share his talent and vision for growth with Georgia Diversified Industries.

    Butch is currently a board member on the Bartow County Board of Education and has also served as a Director on the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of commerce. He is also member of the Bartow County Rotary Club. He was recently appointed to the Region 1 Advisory Council for the State Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.

    Butch's passion for his community, love for his family, and compassion for adults with special needs make him uniquely qualified to serve in this position.


    TABITHA BAYNARD

     Operations Manager


     Tabitha Baynard, was born in Acworth, GA. She relocated to Ohio during her pre-teen years, where she graduated from Waverly High School. Tabitha went on to study accounting and business at Shawnee State University. She left her studies early to assist her father with his construction business. She has two children Carley and Chase, and a granddaughter RoseaLee. 


    She began working with the Georgia Diversified Industries, formerly known as Good Shepherd, in 2014. When Tabitha came to work she immediately knew she had found her home. Along with the responsibilities of a normal operations manager, Tabitha's additional duties include teaching the clients skills to perform a task from start to finish and showing them they can function as a team to produce a quality product. Her praise and encouragement creates an environment of purpose for our clients. She believes in them, so they believe in themselves

    HOW TO HELP

    Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and provide an amazing service for our community. Your generous donation will help further our mission.

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    66 Gilreath Road Northwest, Cartersville, Georgia 30121, United States

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