Bruce Kenemer

Whitfield County Juvenile Justice Dept. President of Whitfield County Family Collaborative

Bruce Kenemer grew up in Detroit, Michigan.

 

Went to Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, Tn. 1971-1975

 

Employed at the Dalton Whitfield Group Home as Director from

 Sept. 1977 to January 1980.

 

Married to wife, Otivia, with one son, Ben and one daughter, Amanda.

 

Employed with DJJ on July 16, 1980

Started out as a court service worker at the Whitfield Community

Treatment Center. In his office he was the director, court service

worker, secretary….etc. The CTC later transitioned into a part of

Court Services where he became a Court Service Senior on 2-1-95.

Later this position turned into a JPPS III.

Bruce has been very active through the years with many different

divisions of community agencies, such as The Summer Work

Program, The Family Collaborative, Children & Families First,

Family Support Council, Truancy Treatment Team, and the Super II

Program, as one of their instructors. For the past several summers

he has worked with the Summer Lunch Program, transporting local

community kids to the Mill Creek Baptist Church for their summer lunches.

He is a member and deacon at the Mill Creek Rd. Baptist Church.

Bruce is currently on the board at the Whitfield Co. Family Collaborative

and the Truancy Treatment Team. He is on the Board of Directors at the

Heartland Ranch, in Catoosa County, Ga.  He is involved with the Vision

of Hope Program in dealing with the prevention of teen pregnancy.

He is an avid Michigan Wolverine Football fan.

On June 30, 2008, Bruce will retire from the Georgia Dept. of Juvenile Justice

with 30 years of service.