Administration

After graduating Hampton University with a Bachelor’s Degree in English Education, she taught sixth graders Language Arts and Reading in her native town Augusta, Georgia. Raised with a commitment to public service, upon graduating John Marshall Law School, she worked as public and private attorney in the metro area of Atlanta for over 20 years culminating in her current position as the Henry County Sheriff’s Office General Counsel. Ms. Cross has worked on every level of local and state government and has practiced in state and federal court, Northern and Southern Districts respectively. One of her proudest accomplishments is her appellate practice record with the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court.  On a personal note, she is married to Rodney Cross and has two lovely daughters.

Chandra D. Brown joined the Henry County Sheriff’s Office in January 2021 as the Director of Legal Affairs.  Prior to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, she was the Administrative Coordinator at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office. During her tenure at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office she assisted the agency with Open Records Act Requests, Request for Proposals and the liaison between the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and the DeKalb County Legal Department. She is a graduate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law, currently resides in Fulton County with her Great Pyrenees Oso. She enjoys listening to Gospel music, running and working out at Orangetheory.

LaMarion Green-Hughey joined the Henry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in January 2023 as the Director of Finance after serving as a Financial Consultant to HCSO for two years. Prior to joining HCSO, she served 22 years at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office prior to retiring in 2020 as the Director of Fiscal Management.   

She attended Georgia Southern University and obtained a Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting and Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Management before relocating to Atlanta to work for the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. 

She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), licensed in the state of Georgia.  In addition to holding a state CPA license, Mrs. Green also hold a Georgia Life Insurance license as well as Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (LSSYB) and Green Belt (LSSGB) certifications.  Social and civic organizations include American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), National Association of Black Accountants (NABA), National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Born and raised in Macon, Mrs. Green have proudly lived in Georgia her entire life.  She is married to Kevin Hughey and the parents to four children.

Captain Darren Newton joined the Henry County Sheriff’s Office in January 2021. He began his law enforcement career at DeKalb County Police Department where he retired as a Captain with 30 years of service. During his career at DeKalb County Police Department, his experiences throughout the Department included Uniform Division, Special Investigations Division, Criminal Investigations Division, Aide to the Director of Public Safety, Special Operations Division and Assistant Commander of Internal Affairs. He continued his law enforcement career at Lithonia Police Department, where he was assigned to Internal Affairs and later appointed Interim Chief of Police. Captain Newton has received various accolades during his career. Captain Newton attended Louisiana State University where he studied Criminal Justice. Also, Captain Newton retired from the United States Coast Guard Reserves (Department of Homeland Security) with 30 years of active and reserve services. As a Special Agent his assignments included Protective Services, Criminal Investigations, and Internal Affairs.

Michelle Myrick-Simmons is a native of Chicago, Illinois.  She is experienced in Human Resources (HR) and Management with a demonstrated history in all facets of HR, leadership and coaching, effective communication, consulting, customer satisfaction and skilled in changing culture. She is a strong focused professional that holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Shorter University and a master’s degree in Management and Human Resource from the University of Phoenix.

Nartrish Lance joined the Henry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) in February 2021 as the Information Technology Manager of the Technology Services Unit.  Prior to her service to the HCSO, she served in the Armed Forces for 25 years.  During her tenure in the Armed Forces, she had 12 years’ experience in Human Resources and 13 years’ experience in Information Management Systems and Services.  Her experiences from an IT perspective include but not limited to customer services support, team leadership, project management, information technology infrastructure, risk management, asset security, procurement, and life-cycle management.   She has a Business Management Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina, Pembroke and an Information Technology Master’s degree from the University of Maryland University College.  She is native Atlantan that resides in Henry County.  She is married to Edward Lance and has six (6) healthy children, five (5) grands and two (2) beautiful pups.