SSWAG: Officers and Committees

Name	Position	E-Mail
Amanda Schutz	President	schutza@calhounschools.org
Jeff Baker	Vice-President	jeff.baker@sccpss.com
Michael Norman	Past President	mnorman@tiftschools.com
Erin Woodcock	Secretary	ewoodcock@effingham.k12.ga.us
Pam Benford	Treasurer	pam.benford@morgan.k12.ga.us
Melanie Holt	Parliamentarian
Julie Watson	District 1 President	Julie.watson@sccps.com
Denise Pope	District 2 President	dvpope@colquitt.k12.ga.us
Jewel Simmons	District 3 President	jewel.simmons@cowetaschools.net
Rene Glass-Dixon	District 4 President	rdixon@rockdale.k12.ga.us
Rebecca Mathis	District 5 President	Rebecca.Mathis@douglas.k12.ga.us
Jennifer Walker	District 6 President	jennifer.walker@hcbe.net
Jackie Taylor	District 7 President	jackie.taylor@dalton.k12.ga.us
Bianca Bell Booker	District 8 President	cbooker@camden.k12.ga.us
Karin White	District 9 President	kwhite@forsyth.k12.ga.us
Burine Hill	District 10 President	hillb@jefferson.k12.ga.us
Deanna Folsom	District 11 President	dfolsom@gocats.org
Kristin Hanfland	Membership	khanfland@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Tammy Wilbanks	Fall 11 Conf. Co-Chair	twilbanks@rabun.k12.ga.us
Michelle Blackburn	Fall 11 Conf. Co-Chair	mblackburn@habersham.k12.ga.us
Nora Aaron	Long Range Co-Chair	noraaaron@yahoo.com
Ida Hafford-Brown	Long Range Co-Chair	Ida.Hafford-Brown@cobbk12.org
Ruthy Saknini-Woody	Procedural Guidelines	ruthy.saknini-woody@haralson.k12.ga.us
Jarod Anderson	Legislative	jarod.anderson@gcssk12.net
Angie Kling	Historian	akling@colquitt.k12.ga.us
Tracie Hogan	Awards/SSWOTY	tracie_hogan@whitfield.k12.ga.us
Octavia Conaway	Public Relations	oconaway@tiftschools.com
Bianca Bell Booker	Website	cbell@camden.k12.ga.us
Christa Kirksey-Huggins	Mentor Chair	christa_kirksey@gwinnett.k12.ga.us
Sheryl East	Professional Learning	opnsee1@windstream.net
Sue Fort	NASW Liaison	ednaswga@mindspring.com
Jackie Melendez	DOE Liaison	jmelede@doe.k12.ga.us
John Dobrenic	GAE Liaison	john.dobrenic@gae.org
Alison Currington	VSU Representative	amcuring@valdosta.edu
Karen Koonce	Spring 12 Conf Co-Chair	kkoonce@csdecatur.net
Eulene Paulk	Constitution/Procedural Guideline committee	paulk.eulene@fcboe.org
Len Duncan	Legislative Committee
Carol Pitts	Legislative Committee	carol.pitts@hallco.org
Kim Brown-Mack	Legislative Committee	brownk@fulton.k12.ga.us
Denise Revels	Legislative Committee	drevels@atlanta.k12.ga.us

The purpose of this association shall be in accordance with and to help further promote the aims of the Georgia Association of Educators (GAE). To these ends the Association shall seek:

To provide a professional association to which School Social Workers/Visiting Teachers of Georgia shall have membership.
To establish and influence standards of professionalism and to promote and enhance professional growth of its members.
To provide for the effective implementation of the duties and responsibilities of the School Social Workers/Visiting Teachers as provided for by law and policies of the State Board.
To develop and affect changes in administrative policies and procedures in order to clarify and facilitate a desirable role for the School Social Work/Visiting Teacher.
To promote closer cooperation among all agencies and school personnel serving the child.
To promote measures for personal and professional welfare of the membership in cooperation with GAE.