John Helton

• WorkSource Cobb
• Director

John Helton is the president and CEO of CobbWorks, Inc. and director of WorkSource Cobb. John has worked in human services and workforce development for 25 years.  After graduating from Kennesaw State University with a degree in public and social services, he worked in emergency shelter care with abused and neglected children before joining the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS).  At DFCS, John served in several capacities through the years including general services coordinator for the PEACH program, emergency child protective services with the Cobb County police department, volunteer coordinator and supervisor of the community resource development and childcare units during the era of welfare reform.  In 1999 he was appointed deputy director of Cobb DFCS, an organization with 200 plus employees and responsibility for a variety of economic support and social services programs. 

John has served on the boards of directors and advisory boards of several community-based organizations including Cobb/Marietta Communities in Schools, School to Work, the Cobb County Extension Service, Cobb Literacy Council, Cobb Community Collaborative, Metro Atlanta Exchange (MAX) and CareerRise. He was the 2011 recipient of the William Hanson Collaboration Award.  John is a 2010 Leadership Cobb graduate and an Honorary Commander alumnus for the 94th Airlift Wing in Marietta.

John is committed to forming strategic partnerships and leveraging resources as a means to efficiently and cost effectively deliver economic development, workforce and human services to community members and businesses.