My name is Glynn Holmes Sr and I have been faithfully serving at a church home, militarily or educationally for over 30 years, and I am running for City Council Member Post 6. While I was born in New Orleans, my wife Tammy and I have made the wonderful city of Forsyth our home since February 2020. Tammy, however, was born and raised here in Forsyth and is a graduate of Mary Persons. The span of my 30 years of serving consists of 20 years Air Force, Four years as an Educational Services Specialist for DoD managing the ASVAB Career Exploration Program, and several years as a high school or middle level teacher or volunteer educator. Prior to making Forsyth our home, I was an Educational Services Specialist with my area of responsibility as the entire state of Nebraska and 18 counties in Iowa. After speaking with the then Governor of Nebraska, Pete Ricketts, I was able to extend my program into several Nebraska correctional facilities helping to boost morale and lower the rate of recidivism. Additionally, I partnered with the Nebraska Christian Home Education Association (NCHEA) and served the home school community. Lastly, the ASVAB Career Exploration Program was proposed to and accepted by the Nebraska Department of Education as a supplemental path to career exploration. Currently I voluntarily serve as an Alzheimer’s Association Community Educator for the area of Forsyth Monroe County (Macon as well), math tutor for CGTC at the achievement center, an after school tutoring program and Community Connect Program at Union Hill Church. As a business hobby, I own “IT Lives Audiobook Narration and Production” and have currently narrated and produced 27 audiobooks through Amazon.
Qualifications
- Husband to Monroe County native and MPHS graduate Tammy Williams Holmes,
father to one son - Education: Instructor of Technology and Military Science: May 2010, Community College of the Air Force
- Bachelors Degree with Concentration in Psychology and Mathematics: May 2006, Louisiana Tech University
- Associate of Science Degree Electronic Systems Technology: April 2005, Community College of the Air Force
- 20 year Career in the Air Force
- Dept of Defense, Education Services Specialist: 2016-2020
- Assisted in developing and managed the ASVAB Career
Exploration Program for the entire State of Nebraska and 18 Counties in Iowa, training military recruiters, high school teachers, and high school counselors on the uses and benefits of the program. Represented the usefulness of the program as a supplement to career exploration to the Nebraska Department of Education. Expanded the program into several different correctional facilities to assist with reducing the rate of recidivism and boosting moral and also Partnered with the Nebraska Christian Home Education Association (NCHEA) the program was accepted as career exploration alternative by the home school community
- Assisted in developing and managed the ASVAB Career
- Active member of Union Hills Baptist Church
- VBS teacher, Community Connection Volunteer, After School program tutor
- Certified Alzheimer Educator
- Tutor, Central Ga Technical College, Forsyth, Macon, Union Hill After School program
- Owner of LLC, It Lives Audio Book Narration and Production, narrated and produced 27 audiobooks
Glynn Holmes Sr. for Forsyth City Council 