As a quasi-state agency, a thirteen-member Board of Directors governs the activities of the GPA. The Board is appointed by the Governor, from the state at large, to serve four-year, staggered terms. Policy directives, administrative duties and managerial controls are implemented by a Chief Executive Officer, an experienced international transportation professional.

Stephen S. Green Chairperson, Savannah	Alec Poitevint, II Vice Chairperson, Bainbridge
Jim R. Lientz, Jr. Secretary and Treasurer, Atlanta	James S. Balloun Member, Atlanta
Maxine H. Burton Member, Athens	Donald E. Cheeks Member, Augusta
Roy H. Fickling Member, Macon	Alva Joseph Hopkins III Member, Folkston
Robert S. Jepson, Jr. Member, Savannah	Bartow Morgan, Jr. Member, Lawrenceville
John J. Neely, Jr. Member, Mauk	Sunny K. Park Member, Atlanta
Hugh M. Tarbutton Member, Sandersville