He is responsible for preparing

and sounding board agendas; maintaining minutes and records of all Commission

meetings, public hearings and official actions; and assisting with administrative

and legislative functions.

Massey had been Program Manager

since 1999 for the Office of Children and Youth, a division of the Fulton

County Department of Human Services that promotes positive activities

and mentoring programs for young people.

He joined the department as

an analyst in 1994, receiving progressive promotions involving program

development, strategic planning, resource coordination, administration

and management. Among the programs he worked with were the F.R.E.S.H.

youth organization grants, Beat the Odds student recognition, Youth Commission,

Call to Manhood and Call to Womanhood.

He taught mathematics and counseled

students in the Upward Bound Program at Atlanta Metropolitan College from

1992 to 1995, and at Tri-Cities High School in East Point, Georgia, where

he was also technology coordinator for the math laboratory from 1992 to

1994.

Born in Princeton, New Jersey,

Massey grew up in Atlanta. He earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics

education from Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, Georgia in 1992,

and earned a master's degree in education administration and supervision

from Georgia State University in 1997.