The Gathering Place launched in Thomasville in 2018 under the leadership of founding chairman Dr. Bob Miles Jr. and inaugural Thomasville Executive Director Adrian Burns.

In the four years leading up to June 1st, leadership of The GP including then CEO, Lucas Ramirez, met with Governor Deal and other members of the Governors leadership team to share about the success of The GP in reaching and shaping the rising generations of Georgians. At the time, The GP’s main outreach was focused on southeast Georgia, but those high level meetings became the spark within The GP to design a plan for sharing the innovative DNA of The GP with other communities.

GP alum and local cardiologist in Thomasville, Dr. Bob Miles Jr. is the founding chairman establishing the first expansion site of The GP. The organization grew under the leadership of its first Executive Director in Thomasville, Adrian Burns, and has since passed the torch to Mina Thomson to usher GP Thomasville into its next chapter.

The programs of The GP in Thomasville will include campus based outreach, mentorship and leadership development experiences along with workforce development programs for youth.

For more info, visit gpthomasville.org.

Pictured from left to right: Lucas Ramirez, Governor Nathan Deal, Adrian Burns