The Chatham County Board of Assessors (BOA) is the agency charged with the responsibility of establishing the fair market value of property for ad valorem taxation purposes. Their appointment from the Board of Commissioners (BOC) are for fixed terms, as defined by law. In 2021, the Board of Assessors received the Certificate of Excellence in Assessment Administration (CEAA) designation from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), which recognizes governmental units and individuals involved with assessment that integrate best practices in the workplace. They become the second office in the state of Georgia to hold this prestigious designation, with their recognition that the CEAA aligns with their core principles.

• Terry Tolbert, Chairman

  

  Tolbert was appointed by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) to serve on the Board of Assessors (BOA) in 2004 and was elected by his peers as Chairman. He serves as the Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Authority (EOA). He has sat on various boards and professional associations to include serving as the former Chairman of the Chatham County Hospital Authority, the Vice-Chairman of the United Way of the Coastal Empire, the President of the American Homeownership & Counseling Institute, the President of the National Association of Housing Counselors & Agencies, Inc., and the President of the Georgia Community Action Agencies, Inc. He is a Certified Non-Profit Housing Developer. He graduated from Savannah State University with a Master in Public Administration and attended the University of Miami School of Medicine Division of Drug Addiction Sciences.

  Tolbert is a member in good standing of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), the Georgia Association of Assessing Officials (GAAO), and Southeast Georgia Geospatial Association. He is licensed by the Georgia Real Estate Commission and Appraisers Board as a salesperson.

  

  Tolbert was appointed by the Chatham County Board of Commissioners (BOC) to serve on the Board of Assessors (BOA) in 2004 and was elected by his peers as Chairman. He serves as the Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Authority (EOA). He has sat on various boards and professional associations to include serving as the former Chairman of the Chatham County Hospital Authority, the Vice-Chairman of the United Way of the Coastal Empire, the President of the American Homeownership & Counseling Institute, the President of the National Association of Housing Counselors & Agencies, Inc., and the President of the Georgia Community Action Agencies, Inc. He is a Certified Non-Profit Housing Developer. He graduated from Savannah State University with a Master in Public Administration and attended the University of Miami School of Medicine Division of Drug Addiction Sciences.

  Tolbert is a member in good standing of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO), the Georgia Association of Assessing Officials (GAAO), and Southeast Georgia Geospatial Association. He is licensed by the Georgia Real Estate Commission and Appraisers Board as a salesperson.

• Art Gunter, Vice Chairman

• Laura Hegstrom, Secretary

• Betty W. Ellington, Member

• Gena P. Taylor, Member