Lanier Dunn, City Manager 

          Lanier Dunn was appointed as City Manager of Elberton effective April 15, 2006.  Lanier has worked at the City of Elberton more than 10 years, since January, 2001.  Previously Lanier served as the city's accountant, and was later promoted to business manager and controller.  Lanier is licensed by the State of Georgia as a Certified Public Accountant. 

Lanier is a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Public Web, Inc., a Georgia non-profit corporation formed in 1998 to help "Bridge Georgia's Digital Divide" by delivering high-end technology services to metro Atlanta and communities throughout the State of Georgia.  He also serves on the Accounting Advisory Committee of Athens Technical College.

Lanier attended the University of Georgia in Athens where he majored in banking and finance at the Terry College of Business.  Lanier graduated Magna Cum Laude as a Bachelor of Business Administration in June 1998, earning the Honors Program Certificate of Academic Achievement. 

Lanier attended Brenau University in Gainesville and Augusta and completed his Master of Business Administration degree in December 2005, with a concentration in management and accounting. 

Prior to employment at the City of Elberton, Lanier worked in manufacturing accounting and finance at Kennametal Industrial Products Group in Clemson, SC and Automotive Electronic Control Systems, Inc. (AUTECS) in Anderson, SC. 

Lanier is active in the community serving many years as treasurer for Encore Productions, the resident community theatre group for the historic Elbert Theatre. 

Lanier serves on the District Committee on Church Development for the Athens-Elberton District of the North Georgia Conference of the United Methodist Church.  He is a member at New Bethel United Methodist Church where he has served in many capacities including Chairman of the Board, Sunday School Superintendent, and Secretary.