County Commission Staff


Patrick Zoucks
County Manager
Patrick Zoucks

John "Patrick" Zoucks currently serves as the McIntosh County Manager. Patrick has been with the County since February 2009, when he started in the Finance Department. In January 2011, he was appointed as the McIntosh County Clerk and then named McIntosh County Finance Director in July 2013. He became County Manager in May 2016.  

Patrick graduated from Georgia Southern University in December 2008 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance. He has completed the Certified Local Government Finance Officer Program through the University of Georgia and the Carl Vinson Institute of Government and also completed the Georgia Academy for Economic Development. Patrick is a member of the Georgia County Manager’s Association and the Georgia Government Finance Officers Association. He is married to Jessica, who is a teacher at Frances Meeks Elementary in Richmond Hill, Georgia.  They have two children; Averie and Amelia.  

Shawn Jordan

Deputy County Manager

Shawn Jordan


Adam Poppell

County Attorney

Adam Poppell

Phone: 912-437-2181

Adam was born and raised in Darien. His family has been in McIntosh County for generations. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia in 1982 and the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 1991. He was appointed by Governor Zell Miller as the first Solicitor of the McIntosh County State Court and currently serves as the attorney for the local county government. He has served in that capacity for more than 12 years. He practices in all local courts, including McIntosh County State and Superior Courts. He is married to Lynn Gray and they have two children: Caroline and Catherine. 

Address: Poppell and Associates
Adam S Poppell, Attorney At Law
111 Broad Street
Darien, GA 31305