DeKalb County recently named 12 community members to its new Animal Services Advisory Board, an oversight committee designed to help improve services and help with long-range plans.

The board's members are Robert Dennis, Ashley Derek, Rebecca Guinn, Cynthia Houston, Susie Jensen, Dr. William Mangham, Susan Neugent, Sonali Saindane, Yvonne Samuels, Leesia Teh, Catharine Tipton and Torrence D. Williams,

DeKalb's Public Safety Director William Miller and Acting Animal Services Director Tim Medlin will serve in an ex-officio capacity.

County Commissioners Sharon Barnes Sutton and Lee May have yet to name the final two board members to the committee, which is expected soon.