Gov. Sonny Perdue has announced the appointment of Dawson County Commission Chairman Mike Berg to the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council.

Berg, 62, serves as chairman of First Citizens Financial Corp. He is a member of Family Connection, Dawson County Board of Health, Dawson County Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club of Dawson County. He is a member of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia’s board of managers and executive committee.

He is chairman of ACCG’s annexation committee, public defender committee and water resource committee.

Berg earned a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University. He and his wife, Jane, have two grown children and three grandchildren.