Augusta, Georgia Government
Whitney Sims, MBA, currently serves as Employment Manager at the Augusta, Georgia Government since May 2017, with previous roles as Employment Team Lead and Employment Analyst. Prior experience includes working as an Assistant Manager at Walmart from August 2015 to November 2016. Whitney holds a Master of Business Administration focusing on Human Resources Management from Walden University, obtained between 2016 and 2018, and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Business/Managerial Economics from Georgia State University, completed in 2012. Currently, Whitney is pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration in Human Resources Management at Walden University, with studies ongoing since 2020.
Augusta, Georgia Government
Augusta, Georgia is a consolidated city-county. Located in the east-central part of Georgia, it is the principal city of the Augusta-Richmond County Metropolitan Statistical area. Augusta has a population of approximately 200,000, and the region has about 583,000 residents making it Georgia’s second largest metro area. Each year the city’s famous golf course, the Augusta National Golf Club, hosts The Masters, the first of four major golf championships. In addition, the city provides numerous indoor and outdoor recreational, entertainment, historic, and cultural opportunities for all age groups and interests. Augusta is a regional center of medicine, manufacturing, and military, as home of Fort Gordon. Proudly, we are considered one of the “Cyber Security Capitals of the World.” We are also well known as the home of “Soul Brother Number One,” James Brown. There are seven colleges and universities in the city. Seven other college and universities are within 70 miles of Augusta. The public school system has 8 high schools, 9 middle schools, 33 elementary schools and 3 magnet schools.