Past President and Board member of GAZA. Attended Florida Junior College and Georgia Military College. Member of GAZA since 1985. Loretta has worked as Planning Director in St. Marys, Georgia, and Community Development Director in Camden County, Georgia. Worked in Visalia, California as a planner, and worked with the Southern Georgia Regional Commission as a Senior Planner. Presently serving as the Planning and Zoning Director for the City of Tifton. Extensive experience with writing zoning ordinances, comprehensive plans, and hazard mitigation plans