2 from Gainesville appointed to state boards

ATLANTA - A retired Gainesville CPA and a doctor from Gainesville have been named to state boards by Governor Deal.

Wayne Jessup was appointed to the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority.

Jessup retired as managing partner from the certified public accounting firm of Jessup Compton & Pierce PC in 2010. While in public practice he was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a life member of the Georgia Society of Certified Accountants. He is also a former member of the Gainesville Kiwanis Club. Jessup earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia and his master's degree from Georgia College. He and his wife, Susan, have been married for 44 years and live in Gainesville. They have three children and five grandchildren.


Dr. Michael Callahan is the newest member of the Georgia Commission on Hearing Impaired and Deaf Persons.

Dr. Callahan is a board certified otorhinolaryngologist serving the Northeast Georgia region. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia and received his medical degree and residency training at the Medical College of Georgia. He currently serves as president of the Hall County Medical Society, is an active member of the Medical Association of Georgia and sits on several committees for the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Callahan and wife, Jeannine, live in Gainesville. They have four daughters.