SGRT Board Members
Hilton Gillis
Hilton is a longtime resident of South Georgia and lived most of his childhood in Albany and Worth County. He earned degrees in Physics, Biology and Dental Medicine from Georgia schools. He came back to Albany in 1991 and practiced dentistry until retiring in 2003 so he could spend more…
Chris Smith
Dr. Chris Smith is an original board member of South Georgia Rails To Trails. Born in Tifton, Georgia and a lifelong cyclist, he has always believed that “exercise is medicine”. 150 minutes of exercise a week gives a 50% reduction in heart attacks, strokes, diabetes, depression and cancer. The South…
Lonnie Wormley
Lonnie Wormley is a retired information technology professional with 25+ years of experience. Lonnie has worked in several industries from commercial pump manufacturing, clothing, and higher education. Lonnie retired in January 2020 as a web developer at Albany State University in Albany, Georgia. Lonnie held several positions in the IT…
Jeff Hoopes
Jeff Hoopes moved to Albany in 1982 to start a cardiology practice and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. He was active in hospital committees which included the Medical Director of the Catheterization Laboratory, the CCU, and Chest Pain Center. Outside of the hospital, he was active…
Spencer Lee
Spencer Lee is currently a practicing attorney in Albany and has served as County Attorney for the Board of Commissioners of Dougherty County since 1979. Throughout his career, he has involved himself in nearly every facet of our community. For the last twenty years, he has directed his energies toward…
Mike Keenan
At the turn of the millennium when I joined the South Georgia Rails to Trails I was active in the Local Audubon Society where I went on field trips and also was in charge of the Albany Audubon Newsletter: however, my favorite activity was to grab my binoculars at…
Billups Phinizy Johnson III “Bo”
Bo serves as the President of South Georgia Rails to Trails. Bo succeeded Greg McCormack, a founding member of SGRT, as the non-profit’s President in 2009. Bo is the owner and President of Artesian Financial Group, Inc., an Albany financial services firm. Bo is a 1980 graduate of Presbyterian College…