The Cobb and Douglas Community Services Boards are being led by Foster Norman as the new Chief Executive Officer effective June 1.

To more than 11,000 residents of Cobb and Douglas Counties annually, the Cobb and Douglas CSBs provide mental health, developmental disabilities, addictive disease and child and adolescent services with sites for services located throughout the two counties.

For information on services, call 770-422-0202 or visit CobbAndDouglasPublicHealth.com.

Norman has more than 40 years of experience in public health and human services with 16 of those years operating as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in North Carolina, according to a board statement.

A Virginia native, Norman completed his secondary education at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and then became a Licensed Psychological Associate.

Of Norman, Dr. Charles Craton and Dr. Carol Holtz, chairs of the Cobb and Douglas CSBs respectively, said, “His background preparation and rich previous employment experiences will be a great asset for all of us in our community and particularly for our clients.”

Norman said, “I look forward to working closely with the staff, boards and the communities at large to provide high quality mental health, Intellectual-Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Disorder services at a reasonable cost to the taxpayer.”