UWG Grad Nominated to State Board

Gov. Sonny Perdue announced recently that he is recommending State

Rep. Mike Coan as Administrator of the Subsequent Injury Trust Fund (SITF). If confirmed by the SITF Board, Coan would replace former Administrator Richard McGee, who retired

in March.

The Georgia Subsequent Injury Trust Fund provides reimbursements and information to employers, insurers, and their agents, in those Workers’ Compensation claims

involving individuals with a pre-existing, permanent impairment.

“As chairman of the Industrial Relations Committee and Secretary of the

Insurance Committee, Mike is deeply knowledgeable of SITF issues,” said Perdue. “He will ably

guide the administration of the fund to properly process the claims that have been filed.”

Coan represents the 101st District in the Georgia House of

Representatives. Coan is the Chairman of the House Industrial Relations

Committee. He was first elected to the

General Assembly in 1996. He is also a member of the Appropriations, Banks &

Banking, Rules, and Insurance Committees.

Coan graduated from the University of West Georgia with a degree in business

management, and then returned to his home in Gwinnett County to begin his

professional career in

commercial construction. He and his wife, Hope, have three children, Autumn,

Madison, and Grace. They attend Meadow Baptist Church in Lawrenceville