Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator Named

Commissioner : Timothy C. Ward

Director of Public Affairs : Joan Heath

Tomeka Simpson-Dumas Promoted

FORSYTH, Ga. – Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) Commissioner Timothy C. Ward announced the promotion of Tomeka Simpson-Dumas to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator effective September 16, 2019.  As ADA Coordinator, Mrs. Simpson-Dumas will be responsible for the oversight and review of Title II requirements of ADA.

“Simpson-Dumas has shown exceptional leadership skills in each position she has held,” said Commissioner Timothy C. Ward. “She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience that will benefit the agency.”

Mrs. Simpson-Dumas began her career with the State of Georgia in 1998 as a Senior Social Service Technician at the Albany Area Community Service Board, and in 1999, she started working with the Georgia Department of Labor (DOL) as a DOL Specialist and Job Order Taker. In 2000, she began her career as a Probation Officer at Central DeKalb Probation Office and worked at both Gateway Diversion Center and Covington Probation Office respectively. In 2004 she promoted to Probation Officer II .  She began working with the GDC Office of Professional Standards in 2006 with the Inmate Affairs and Appeals Unit until her promotion to the Criminal Investigations Division (CID) as a Criminal Investigator in 2010.  Thereafter, she was promoted to Senior Correctional Manager/Auditor in 2015. In 2017, she was promoted to Statewide Senior Auditor.

Mrs. Simpson-Dumas graduated from Troy University with her Master’s in Criminal Justice and from Albany State University with a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. Throughout her tenure with the State of Georgia she has completed over 1351hrs of Post Certified interdepartmental and other State Law Enforcement trainings. 

About the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC)

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has one of the largest prison systems in the U.S. and is responsible for supervising nearly 52,000 state prisoners. It is the largest law enforcement agency in the state with approximately 10,500 employees. For more information on the GDC, call 478-992-5247 or visit https://gdc.georgia.gov.