Gwinnett County Advisory Roundtable with Mayor Johnny Crist & Jenny Simpkins, City of Lilburn
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Gwinnett County Advisory Roundtable with Mayor Johnny Crist & Jenny Simpkins, City of Lilburn
Date:
September 24, 2024
Time:
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM EDT
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Event Description:
Join the Council for Quality Growth's Gwinnett County Advisory Roundtable on September 24th at 8:00 AM in-person at Andersen, Tate & Carr to hear a City of Lilburn update from Mayor Johnny Crist and City Manager Jenny Simpkins.
Mayor Johnny Crist
City of Lilburn
Mayor Johnny Crist and his wife Anne who he married while in college, live in the center of historical downtown Lilburn in a turn-of-the-century Georgian home that they fully restored. It was this home’s location in the heart of downtown that engaged him deeply in the city.
After earning his doctorate degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Johnny and Anne relocated in Atlanta to pioneer a new church, the Atlanta Vineyard Church. Under his leadership over the past 30 years the Atlanta Vineyard has given birth to 19 daughter churches. In fact the Atlanta Vineyard has been listed among the “Top 25 Church Planting Churches in the United States”.
In addition to giving birth to churches Johnny and Anne are themselves the parents to 8 incredible kids.
Mayor Crist had served one term on the Lilburn City Council before being elected Mayor in 2010.
In January 2020 he resigned as Mayor to seek higher office. The bid was unsuccessful bid. However in November 2023 Johnny was re-elected as Mayor of The City of Lilburn!!
Jenny Simpkins
City Manager
City of Lilburn
Jenny Simpkins joined the City of Lilburn is December 2019 as its assistant city manager. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, North Carolina. She replaced Bill Johnsa as City Manager in May 2022.
She has worked in public service for over 12 years. Prior to joining the City of Lilburn, Ms. Simpkins served as City of Fort Oglethorpe City Manager. She also previously worked for Gwinnett County Government and the City of Savannah in varying roles.
Ms. Simpkins resides in the Lilburn area with her husband, Scott.
Mayor Johnny Crist
City of Lilburn
Mayor Johnny Crist and his wife Anne who he married while in college, live in the center of historical downtown Lilburn in a turn-of-the-century Georgian home that they fully restored. It was this home’s location in the heart of downtown that engaged him deeply in the city.
After earning his doctorate degree at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, Johnny and Anne relocated in Atlanta to pioneer a new church, the Atlanta Vineyard Church. Under his leadership over the past 30 years the Atlanta Vineyard has given birth to 19 daughter churches. In fact the Atlanta Vineyard has been listed among the “Top 25 Church Planting Churches in the United States”.
In addition to giving birth to churches Johnny and Anne are themselves the parents to 8 incredible kids.
Mayor Crist had served one term on the Lilburn City Council before being elected Mayor in 2010.
In January 2020 he resigned as Mayor to seek higher office. The bid was unsuccessful bid. However in November 2023 Johnny was re-elected as Mayor of The City of Lilburn!!
Jenny Simpkins
City Manager
City of Lilburn
Jenny Simpkins joined the City of Lilburn is December 2019 as its assistant city manager. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, New York and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, North Carolina. She replaced Bill Johnsa as City Manager in May 2022.
She has worked in public service for over 12 years. Prior to joining the City of Lilburn, Ms. Simpkins served as City of Fort Oglethorpe City Manager. She also previously worked for Gwinnett County Government and the City of Savannah in varying roles.
Ms. Simpkins resides in the Lilburn area with her husband, Scott.