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DeKalb chief of staff to lead college

By Laura Diamond
Aug 2, 2012

Jabari Simama, the chief of staff for DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis, will be the next president of Georgia Piedmont Technical College.

The state board over the Technical College System of Georgia approved the hire Thursday. Simama starts Sept. 1.

The previous college president, Robin Hoffman, retired more than a year ago.

The college, which is based in Clarkston, enrolls more than 8,000 students and serves DeKalb, Morgan, Newton and Rockdale counties.

Simama's career includes stints in government and higher education. He previously taught at Georgia Tech, Clark Atlanta University and Atlanta Metropolitan College.

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