Director Bio

Brantley Day joined Cherokee County as the Community Development Agency Director in July 2021, bringing more than 20 years of community development management, capital project delivery, and municipal planning experience. Previously, Brantley served as the Community Development Director with the City of Woodstock, with department responsibilities including planning and zoning, the issuance of building permits and business licenses, building and site plan review, and code enforcement. He was also part of the City’s multidisciplinary Local Administered Projects (LAP) team, authorized by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to deliver transportation projects with federal funds.

Prior to joining the City of Woodstock, Brantley was the Director of Operations with the Cumberland Community Improvement District (CCID) in Cobb County, where he managed and delivered a portfolio of transportation and community projects, collaborating to leverage the maximum return on investment for the commercial property taxpayers of the CCID. In coordination with Cobb County, GDOT, and other funding partners and stakeholders, he administered a portfolio of capital projects valued at over $200M, which included interchange, intersection, roadway, pedestrian, trails, streetscape, and beautification projects.   

Preceding his tenure with the CCID, Brantley served as the Director of Community Development and City Planner with the City of Holly Springs, in the mid/late 2000’s. He began his career as an intern with the City of Riverdale, where he later served as the first City Planner and first Director of Community Development.    

Brantley holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, both from the University of Georgia. He is credentialed as a certified city planner with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) of the American Planning Association and a 2013 graduate of the Regional Leadership Institute (RLI).

Brantley and his family reside in Cherokee County.