Terri Kirby joins GNTC Foundation’s Board of Trustees

August 29, 2023

The Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC) Foundation announces the appointment of Terri Kirby to the GNTC Foundation Board of Trustees.

Kirby is the strategic planning specialist at Emerald Carpets in Dalton. During her time at Emerald Carpets, she set up facilities in Las Vegas for the company’s west coast business and continues to help build and grow the company and its customer relationships, Kirby said.

Before joining the Emerald team in 2017, she worked at Beaulieu of America for 28 years where she managed the planning team for all manufacturing segments. She served as production planning manager for 20 years and director of planning for eight years. From 1985-88 she worked for Diamond Carpet Mills.

During her time at Beaulieu, she served on multiple committees and teams. Kirby was instrumental in the development and design of the cross segments planning system and helped to maintain the training and updates for the system.  

Outside of her professional role, the Chatsworth resident served two separate terms on the Murray County School Board.

Kirby has a passion for helping youth and improving the community.

The GNTC Foundation Trustees are Valerie Brown, Whitfield County; Phillip Burkhalter, Floyd County; Linda Case, Dade County; Steven M. Henry, Catoosa County; Luther Ingram, Walker County; Amy L. Jackson, Catoosa County; Terri Kirby, Whitfield County; Jay LeGrande, Polk County; Craig McDaniel, Floyd County; Zab Mendez, Whitfield County; Sherrie Patterson, Murray County; Damon Raines, Walker County; Becky Redd, Gordon County; Wil Stiles, Catoosa County; and Doris White, Walker County.

Georgia Northwestern Technical College provides quality workforce education to the citizens of northwest Georgia. Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree, diploma or a certificate in aviation, business, health, industrial or public service career paths. This past year, 11,601 people benefited from GNTC’s credit and noncredit programs. GNTC has an annual credit enrollment of 8,071 students and an additional enrollment of 3,530 people through adult education, continuing education, business and industry training and Georgia Quick Start. GNTC is a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia and an Equal Opportunity Institution.

Terri Kirby
Terri Kirby