Tifton Mayor Julie Smith was elected third vice president of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) during the association’s annual meeting in Savannah June 23. She is now in line to become president of the 500+ member organization in 2022.

Smith, who founded Advantage Realty in 2007, was elected as the first female mayor of Tifton in 2015. Within GMA, she has served as a member of the Board of Directors since 2015 and a member of the Executive Committee. Along with earning more than 90 hours of training through the Howard Holtz Leadership Institute, she also serves on the GMA Training Board. In addition, she is a past member of the Member Services Advisory Council.