Forsyth County swears in new county manager Shontell Robinson [Video]

FORSYTH COUNTY MADE HISTORY TODAY DURING THE SWEARING IN OF THEIR NEW COUNTY MANAGER, CHANTEL ROBINSON IS THE FIRST WOMAN IN AFRICAN AMERICAN TO SERVE AS MANAGER OF FORSYTH COUNTY. ROBINSON, WHO PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS DEPUTY COUNTY MANAGER, REPLACES DUDLEY WATTS, WHO IS RETIRING AT THE END OF THE MONTH. ROBINSON HAS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HUMAN RESOURCES AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AT PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT GOVERNMENT SHOULD GO BEYOND THE WALLS OF OUR BUILDINGS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. IT’S IMPORTANT FOR US TO MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND VALUE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. OUR TEAMS WILL CONTINUE TO GO TO THE CHURCHES, TEMPLES, MOSQUES, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUS STATIONS, WHEREVER PEOPLE ARE. ROBINSON WILL OFFICIAL