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.

For a complete listing of past presidents, click here.

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.

For information on officer nomination process, click here.

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

  Jimmy Pope   David Johnson   Franklin Pinckney  

President
Joseph White
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email
Mitchell County

President Elect
James C. Pope
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email
Carrollton City

Vice President David W. Johnson bio
email
Floyd County

Treasurer
Franklin Pinckney, Sr
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email
Ware County

Past President
Julia Bernath
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email
Fulton 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 Ronald Sikes Candler 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 George Bevels 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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