Background
Mendonsa, Arthur Adonel was born on April 5, 1928 in Wauchula, Florida, United States. Son of Arthur Abner and Mamie (Swafford) Mendonsa.
Mendonsa, Arthur Adonel was born on April 5, 1928 in Wauchula, Florida, United States. Son of Arthur Abner and Mamie (Swafford) Mendonsa.
Bachelor of Arts, Emory University, 1952; M. City Planning, Georgia Institute Technology, 1954.
Planning director Gainesville-Hall County (Georgia) Planning Commission, 1954-1956, 57-60. Senior planner Charleston (South Carolina) County Planning Commission, 1956-1957. Executive director Savannah-Chatham (Georgia) County Metropolitan Planning Commission, 1960-1962.
City manager Savannah, 1962-1967, 71-95. Director field services, assistant professor Institute Government, University Georgia, Athens, 1967-1969. Executive assistant to chairman DeKalb County Board Commissioners, Decatur, Georgia, 1969-1971.
Member Coastal Area Planning and Development Commission, 1972-1990, chairman, 1983-1985. Member Georgia Governor's Advisory Council on Coastal Zone Management, 1976-1978, Georgia Coastal Management Board, 1978-1982.
Member American Institute Planners (board examiners), American Society Public Administration, International City Mgrs. Association (Outstanding Management Innovator award 1979), Georgia City-County Mgrs. Association (president 1974-1975), Kiwanis. M C.
Married Beverly Glover, September 6, 1951. Children— Arthur Adonel, George Andrew. Married Suzanne Danzig, September 7, 1980.