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Name Position e-mail
Michael Norman President mnorman@mail.tiftschools.com
Amanda Schutz Vice-President schutza@calhounschools.org
Ola Scott Past President oscott@baldwin.k12.ga.us 
Bianca Booker Secretary cbell@camden.k12.ga.us
Pamela Benford Treasurer pam.benford@morgan.k12.ga.us
Melanie Holt Parliamentarian melanieholt@lcboe.net
Erin Woodcock District 1 President ewoodcock@effingham.k12.ga.us
Denise Pope District 2 President dvpope@colquitt.k12.ga.us
Jewel Boles-Simmons District 3 President jewel.simmons@cowetaschools.net
Renà Glass-Dixon District 4 President brownk@fulton.k12.ga.us
Heather Anderson District 5 President heather.anderson@cobbk12.org 
Trevis Killen District 6 President Trevis.Killen@hcbe.net
Kristen Braid District 7 President kbraid@floydboe.net
Teri Land District 8 President teresa_land@bcraiders.com
Jennifer Newkirk District 9 President jnewkirk@dawson.k12.ga.us
Kathy Shuford District 10 President kshuford@ccboe.net
Deanna Folsom District 11 President dfolsom@gocats.org
Kristin Hanfland Membership khanfland@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
Ruthy Saknini-Woody Spring Conf Chair ruthy.saknini-woody@haralson.k12.ga.us
Karen Koonce Spring Conf Chair kkoonce@csdecatur.net 
Ida Hafford-Brown Long Range Conference Ida.Hafford-Brown@cobbk12.org
Nora Aaron Long Range Conference aaronn@fultonschools.org
Angie Kling Historian akling@colquitt.k12.ga.us
Tracie Hogan Awards and SSWOTY tracie_hogan@whitfield.k12.ga.us
Octavia Conaway Public Relations oconaway@tiftschools.com
Dale Wallace Webmaster dwallace@catoosa.k12.ga.us
Sheryl East Professional Learning seast@lowndes.k12.ga.us
Sue Fort NASW Liaison ednaswga@mindspring.com
Jackie Melendez DOE Liaison jmelende@doe.k12.ga.us
John Dobrenic GAE Liaison john.dobrenic@gae.org
Alison Currington VSU Representatibe amcuring@valdosta.edu
Gardenia Wright GAE Legislative Rep. WrighGa@boe.richmond.k12.ga.us
Jarod Anderson Legislative Representative jarod.anderson@gcssk12.net
Kimberly Brown-Mack Legislative Representative brownk@fulton.k12.ga.us
Jewel Boles-Simmons Fall Conf Chair jewel.simmons@cowetaschools.net
Jackie Melendez Fall Conf Chair jmelende@doe.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:

  1. To provide a professional association to which School Social Workers/Visiting Teachers of Georgia shall have membership.
  2. To establish and influence standards of professionalism and to promote and enhance professional growth of its members.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. To promote closer cooperation among all agencies and school personnel serving the child.
  6. To promote measures for personal and professional welfare of the membership in cooperation with GAE.