The Power of Relationships: Your Real Superpower Panel Presentation With Board Members, Commissioners

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Mrs. Holmes started her career as a Public Defender in Baltimore County, Maryland, before returning to Georgia and serving as an Assistant Solicitor General. She later opened her own firm, The Law Office of Joyette M. Holmes, until being asked to serve as an Assistant District Attorney in the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office. Her work led to her selection as the Chief Magistrate Judge for the Cobb Judicial Circuit in 2015. During this time, Mrs. Holmes also served the State of Georgia as the Vice President of the Council of Magistrate Court Judges and served on the Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice’s Commission on Sexual Harassment in the Judiciary. Mrs. Holmes is a Silver Star member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and serves in Rho Zeta Omega, the Cobb County Graduate Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She currently serves on the boards of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, Must Ministries, Kennestone Regional Hospital Board, and the Capital City Bank Board. She is a member of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys, and a Life Member of the Cobb County NAACP Chapter. Joyette Holmes was born and raised in Valdosta, Georgia. She earned her undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice from the University of Georgia. Mrs. Holmes earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Baltimore School of Law.

Mr. Markley retired as sheriff of Morgan County after twenty-fours years in office. Mr. Markley’s thirty-five-year career began in 1990 as a jailer at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. In 1991, he graduated from the 97th class of the Northeast Georgia Police Academy. He served as a patrol officer and then investigator before being elected sheriff in 2000.

Crystal L. Moon has held several important positions within the Pre-Release Considerations Division, including Hearing Examiner, Senior Hearing Examiner, Critical Analysis Unit Manager, and Division Deputy Director. She has completed several professional development courses, including the American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) Leadership Institute, the Georgia Department of Corrections Leadership Institute and Pre-Command for Wardens and Chiefs, and the Victim Offender Dialogue Facilitator Program. She also served as the Housing Coordinator for the Reentry Partnership Housing (RPH) Program, where she created an effective partnership between the Parole Board, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Corrections to assist problem-residence offenders with housing needs. Director Moon is a member of numerous professional organizations, including the Georgia Professional Association of Community Supervision (GPACS), the Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI), the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), the Peace Officers Association of Georgia (POAG), the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), the National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc. Metro Atlanta, the Georgia Association of Women in Public Safety (GAWPS), and Atlanta Metropol, Inc. Crystal L. Moon earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Morris Brown College and a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Boston University. She is currently pursuing a PhD at Carolina University, with a focus on Criminal Justice and Organizational Leadership. Additionally, she has served as an Adjunct Instructor for the past five years and as an Associate Campus Dean at Westwood College, Strayer University, and Brown-Mackie College.