ABOUT US
Mission
GSSA is committed to all of Georgia’s public school children. We accept as our mission the role of chief advocate for these children. We are dedicated to the premise that all children can be successful in school. Our goal is to transform ideas into action—helping schools become exciting places of learning that can make a difference in the lives of Georgia’s future leaders.
- GSSA Bylaws
Board of Directors
President | Chris Erwin - Banks County |
| President Elect | Jody Barrow - Ware County |
| Past President | |
| GAEL Member-At-Large | Keith Porter - Dawson County (2012) |
| Associate Member | Russ Coo - NEGA RESA (20115) |
| Affiliate Member | Greg Thompson - Scientific Learning (2014) |
| Cabinet Member | Gary Gibson, - Muscogee County (2015) |
| Retired Member | Mike Stanton (2012) |
| Treasurer | Curtis Jones, - Griffin-Spalding County (2015) |
| GAEL Past President | |
| District 1 | Will Hardin - Camden County (2014) |
| District 2 | Charles Nagle- Columbia County (2014) |
| District 3 | Barbara Pulliam-Davis- Greene County (2014) |
| District 4 | Matt Arthur- Rabun County (2014) |
| District 5 | Vickie Reed-Murray County (2014) |
| District 6 | Melody Day- Chickamauga City (2014) |
| District 7 | Carol Lane- Meriwether County (2014) |
| District 8 | Jimmy Martin- Chattahoochee County (2012) |
| District 9 | Sabrina Everett- Thomasville City (2015) |
| District 10 | Keith Humphrey- Lanier County (2012) |
| District 11 | Tom Cochran - Atkinson County (2015) |
| District 12 | Charles Ledbetter - Dublin City (2013) |
| District 13 | Anthony Pack- Monroe County (2013) |
| District 14 | Donna Hinton, Washington County (2013) |
| District 15 | Maggie Shook- Fayette County (2013) |
| District 16 | Emily Lembeck- Marietta City (2013) |
Staff
| Herb Garrett | Executive Director | 404.413.8137 | gsshwg@langate.gsu.edu |
| John Zauner | Deputy Executive Director | 404.413.8137 | jzauner@gsu.edu |
| John Hooper | Assistant Executive Director | 404.413.8137 | gssjlh@langate.gsu.edu |
| Debra Harden | Professional Development Director | 706.425.1979 | gssdmh@langate.gsu.edu |
