Governance of the Association

The officers of GSBA are the president, president elect, vice president, treasurer and immediate past president. Officers are elected at the Annual Business Meeting of the Delegate Assembly and assume office on July 1. The president elect becomes president for the year succeeding election as president-elect.

The Board of Directors is comprised of the president, president-elect, vice president, treasurer, immediate past president, and a Director from each of the 14 GSBA districts. The Board is empowered to manage the affairs and transact the business of the Association and employ the executive director.

Directors are elected for three-year terms at district meetings by a majority of the district members present and voting, and certified by the Delegate Assembly. The Executive Committee is comprised of the president, president-elect, vice president, treasurer, immediate past president, and four members of the Board of Directors selected by the president and confirmed by the Board.

The Executive Committee is vested with power to transact all business for the Board of Directors between meetings of the Board. This committee also serves as the personnel committee and the finance committee. The executive director is appointed by the Board of Directors and serves as the chief executive officer of the Association.

The executive director assumes the general and active management of the Association.

 

Board of Directors

Officers

       

President
Julia Bernath
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Fulton County

President Elect
Joseph White
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Mitchell County

Vice President James E. Fleming
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Jefferson County

Treasurer
Franklin L. Pinckey, Sr.
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Ware County

Past President
Gillis (Skip) Dawkins
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Houston County

 

District Directors

Find the GSBA District Your School System Is In. Click Here!

For biographical information on GSBA Officers or your District Director, Click Here

District Director Name School System
1st John M. Neighbors Emanuel County
2nd Michael Windom Dougherty County
3rd James Walker Muscogee County
4th Zepora Roberts DeKalb County
5th Mary Kay Murphy Gwinnett County
6th Robert Tatum Troup County
7th David W. Johnson Floyd County
8th Mark Dixon Pierce County
9th Nancy Roche Forsyth County
10th Mildred Blackburn Columbia County
11th Vernon Payne Clarke County
12th Ted Stone Jones County
13th Shirley Brooks Ben Hill County
14th Fred Davis Lowndes County

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