Jeannie M. (Sis) Henry
Executive Director

Sis Henry has spent the last 34 years as a steadfast advocate of public education. Her experiences range from the classroom to the central office and 20 years with the South Carolina School Boards Association. And now she has, literally, come home to Georgia where she serves as the executive director of the Georgia School Boards Association, a position she has held since September 2001.

Under her leadership, a new strategic plan has been developed that is providing a framework to improve GSBA's programs and services and its advocacy efforts. Sis has also devoted much of her time to building collaborative relationships between GSBA and educational, legislative and business leaders and groups.

Sis is known as an expert in the field of communications, professional development, superintendent searches and finance campaigns. She has worked with school boards on conflict management, goal setting and team building. Sis also has worked on over 100 successful finance campaigns throughout the country for nearly $5 billion worth of construction money.

A frequent speaker and lecturer, Sis has traveled the country assisting school boards, school boards associations and local school districts. She is also a noted author and has penned numerous articles, training kits and manuals on school finance campaigns, communications and boardsmanship. In 2000 she was commissioned by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the American Association of School Administrators to co-author a book on the Role of the Board and Superintendent in Increasing Student Achievement.

Among many awards and recognitions she has received, she was named the 2000 recipient of the National School Boards Association's highest honor, the Shannon Award for Excellence in School Board Governance. South Carolina's governor honored her in 2001 with the state's highest civilian honor, the Order of the Palmetto. Sis earned her bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Georgia.