Representative Tony Sellier

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Biography for Anthony (Tony) Sellier

Professional Experience:

Tony began his corporate career in 1970 with Burlington Industries, an international textile company headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. His responsibilities as an internal auditor took him to Colombia, South America, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.

A position with Blue Bird Corporation brought Tony to Fort Valley, Georgia in 1975. For nearly twenty years, Tony held several positions within Blue Bird including manager of audit and special projects and an assignment as general manager of Blue Bird Centroamericano S.A., Blue Bird's assembly plant in Guatemala.

In 1997 Tony began a new position as vice president/general manager for Transportation Seating Incorporated (TSI) in Montezuma but eventually returned to Blue Bird in 1999 as corporate director of financial services.

Community Involvement:

Tony volunteers as an interpreter, educator, and cultural liaison through his church's migrant ministry. He is a member of the Perry/Houston County Airport Authority and is a current member and former president of the fort Valley Kiwanis Club. Tony serves on the Georgia Public Policy Committee of the American Cancer Society as well as the Board of Directors for the South Atlantic Division of The American Cancer Society. He is a corporate board member of The Boys and Girls Clubs of Georgia Heartlands as well as a member of both Peach and Crawford County Chambers of Commerce.

Tony's civic involvement also includes service to the military community as chairman of the Military Affairs Committee for Peach County and Chairman of the Middle Georgia Military Affairs Committee. He is currently vice president of the Crawford County Cattlemen's Association and previously held the responsibility of chairman of the Development Authority of Crawford County. Tony currently serves on the board of the Historic Crawford Foundation and is a member of Crawford County Farm Bureau.

Personal Background

Tony was born in Point-a-Pierre, Trinidad in the West Indies and was raised in the oil camps of Venezuela where his father worked for Mobil Oil Company. He is billingual in English and Spanish.

Tony came to the United States at the age of 15 to study at a Catholic boarding school in central Florida. He went on to attend the University of West Florida, where he received as BS Degreee in Management and Economics in 1970. Tony stood before a federal judge in 1973 and took his oath of United States citizenship.

Tony and his wife Judye have three grown children: Rodney, Heather, and Amy.

His hobbies include restoring vintage automobiles, flying his vintage airplane, and spending time with his ten grandchildren.