The Gwinnett County Police Foundation has named Britt Ramroop as its new chief executive officer. A longtime Gwinnett County resident, Ramroop brings more than 15 years of experience to the role.
She most recently served as director of fundholder experience at the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia. Prior to that, she was with Aurora Theatre for 10 years.
Born in Clarkston, Washington, she grew up in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where her parents were schoolteachers. She is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Calif. She came to Gwinnett County in 2005, and her first job was with Stone Mountain Park.
Ramroop and her husband, Randy, who is with the Georgia Department Community Supervision, live in Loganville, on the Gwinnett side. They have two children, a 15 year old son and a 12 year old daughter.
As CEO, Ramroop will lead the Foundation’s efforts to support the Gwinnett County Police Department through charitable services and community-based initiatives. These include emergency financial assistance for officers, scholarships for their children, and support for youth and outreach programs.
New sidewalk on Crescent Drive benefiting many
Gateway85 Community Improvement District (CID) and Gwinnett County officials celebrated a key milestone in pedestrian infrastructure with a ribbon-cutting event on May 29 at the Gateway85 CID office in Norcross for the newly completed Crescent Drive sidewalk. The project underscores the power of public-private partnerships and the dedication of Gwinnett County to enhancing safety, mobility and economic opportunity through thoughtful infrastructure investments.
Completed entirely by the Gwinnett County Department of Transportation (DOT) in just three months and funded through the County’s SPLOST program, the 3,500-foot sidewalk provides a critical connection between Jimmy Carter Boulevard and Nancy Hanks Drive.
Gwinnett County Commissioner Kirkland Carden says: “This project is a prime example of what we can accomplish when we work together — the county, the cities and our local Community Improvement Districts. Sidewalks are about more than safety; they are about economic health.”
The sidewalk has already proven invaluable for Olé Mexican Foods, one of Gateway85’s largest employers. With more than 1,400 employees across three shifts, many of whom rely on walking or public transit, the new connection has made a tangible difference.
Eduardo Moreno Jr., president of procurement and manufacturing services of Olé Mexican Foods, says: “I see my employees walking on the sidewalk every day. It makes the facility look better, feel safer and helps attract people to want to be part of our company.”
The project highlights a long-standing collaboration between Gateway85 CID and Gwinnett DOT that has delivered numerous improvements to the area — from sidewalk installations along Graves Road and Dawson Boulevard to transformative intersection upgrades like the Diverging Diamond Interchange at Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85.
JEMC Foundation grants $76,693 to charities
The Jackson EMC Foundation board of directors awarded a total of $101,529 in grants for organizations during its recent meeting, including $76,693 to organizations serving Gwinnett County.
- $10,000 to The Barrow Ministry Village, Winder, for counseling sessions for residents in Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall and Jackson counties.
- $10,000 to Mending the Gap, Inc., Lawrenceville, to provide food boxes for seniors living in Gwinnett County.
- $10,000 to Ser Familia, Inc., which provides preventive family services to equip Latinos with the tools, resources and skills they need to overcome a crisis for counseling sessions for residents in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall and Jackson counties.
- $10,000 to The United Methodist Church’s Home of the North Georgia Conference for its Healthy Families Program serving residents in Gwinnett and Hall counties.
- $9,893 to Northeast Georgia Care, Inc. (dba Choices Pregnancy Center), Gainesville, for materials and supplies for its My Baby Counts Program for residents in Hall, Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Jackson and Madison counties.
- $7,500 to Nuci Phillips Memorial Foundation, Inc., Athens, which advocates for and helps to alleviate the suffering for those living with a brain illness serving residents in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Franklin, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Madison and Oglethorpe counties.
- $7,400 to Mosaic Georgia, Inc., Duluth, which serves children and adults impacted by sexual violence and abuse for residents in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett and Hall counties.
- $5,000 to NOAH’s Ark, Inc., Dahlonega, which provides a safe haven and support services for victims of family violence for trauma counseling services for residents in Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Gwinnett, Hall, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison and Oglethorpe counties.
- $2,500 to Across the Bridge, Inc., Lawrenceville, for entry fees to rehabilitation centers for individuals in all counties served by Jackson EMC who are seeking recovery from addiction.
- $2,400 to Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, which serves adolescent youth with severe emotional and behavioral challenges for its Grace’s Place Activity Therapy Program serving people in Gwinnett County.
- $2,000 to Wellspring Living, Inc., which serves those at risk for or victimized by sexual exploitation for therapy sessions for Gwinnett County residents.
Jackson EMC Foundation grants are made possible by the 221,697 participating cooperative members who have their monthly electric bills rounded to the next dollar amount through the Operation Round Up program. Their “spare change” has funded 2,054 grants to organizations and 437 grants to individuals, putting more than $21.7 million back into local communities since the program began in 2005.
