Chris Page Named Dean of New School of Public Safety and Professional Services at WGTC
NEWNAN, GA – West Georgia Technical College (WGTC) is proud to announce the appointment of Chris Page as Dean of its newly established School of Public Safety and Professional Services.
Page brings more than 19 years of public safety experience as a firefighter, paramedic, and educator. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Georgia Southern University and a Master of Public Administration from Valdosta State University. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Public Administration, further strengthening his expertise in public service leadership and workforce development.
From 2019 to 2025, Page served as Program Director of Paramedicine Technology at Ogeechee Technical College in Statesboro, Georgia, where he led all EMS education programs. In 2023, he was honored as Ogeechee Tech’s Rick Perkins Instructor of the Year and was named a regional finalist, recognizing his excellence in technical education.
Page is a Georgia licensed Instructor/Coordinator with a paramedic endorsement and holds multiple advanced certifications, including BLS, ACLS, PALS, AMLS, and PHTLS. He is actively involved in professional organizations such as the Georgia EMS Association (GEMSA) and the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT). He also serves on the Georgia Office of EMS and Trauma’s Region 9 Council and as secretary of the EMS Education Consortium Executive Council.
“Chris brings experience, talent and dedication to WGTC, and he is focused on taking the quality of our programs to the next level,” said Kristen Buoy, Vice President of Academic Affairs. “I am extremely excited that he has joined our team and look forward to seeing the impact he will have on our college and community.”
West Georgia Technical College, with campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, and Troup counties and class sites in Heard and Meriwether counties, offers more than 120 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate programs of study. A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, West Georgia Tech is one of the largest of the state’s 22 technical colleges. For more information, please visit www.westgatech.edu.
