Appointments made to Georgia Labor Commission

Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has appointed Louis DeBroux as Chief of Staff to the Commissioner and Dana Woodall as Chief Operating Officer for the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL).   “The right people in the right place empowered to make the right decisions have been my goal from day one,” said Commissioner Bruce Thompson. “With the appointments of Louis DeBroux as Chief of Staff and Dana Woodall as Chief Operating Officer, I am confident the right leadership is in place to ensure Georgia remains a great place to work and do business. If ‘attitude reflects leadership,’ we are well on our way to successfully achieving our goals. As a testament to Georgia’s strong leadership at every level, the state’s economy continues to soar with low unemployment and job growth in virtually every sector.”  As Chief of Staff, Louis DeBroux will work closely with the Commissioner and the executive leadership team to ensure that productivity, efficiencies, and strategic initiatives are met within the department.  Before this role, Louis served as part of the agency’s External Affairs and Special Projects team. Louis also worked as the Expediting Manager by ESI of Tennessee, an EPC power generation engineering firm based in Kennesaw, for over twenty years. He served as then-Senator Bruce Thompson’s Campaign Chairman for his campaign to become Georgia’s Labor Commissioner.  As Chief Operating Officer, Dana Woodall’s work will be focused on helping to modernize the Department of Labor, building staff morale and culture, and streamlining efficiencies in the agency to make it the premiere labor department in the nation.  Before her role as COO, Dana served as Executive Counsel to the Commissioner and Interim Chief Information Officer for the agency. Dana holds a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law and has an extensive history of prosecutorial and private practice experience.