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Jeannie M. (Sis) Henry
Executive Director

Sis Henry has spent the last 36 years as a steadfast advocate of public education. Her experiences range from the classroom to the central office and 22 years with the South Carolina School Boards Association. She “came home to Georgia” in September 2001 and currently serves as the executive director of the Georgia School Boards Association.

Under her leadership at GSBA, a new strategic plan has been developed that is providing a framework to improve the association’s programs and services and its advocacy efforts. A tribute to her vision was the construction and completion of a new headquarters in 2006. 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 2006 she co-authored "Leadership for State School Boards Associations" with Robert Rader, executive director, Connecticut Association of Board of Education and Susan Francis, executive director, Delaware School Boards Associa-tion. In 2000 she was commissioned by the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the American Association of School Admin-istrators (AASA) to co-author the book, Team Leadership for Student Achievement.

Sis has served as President of the National School Public Relations Association, and Chairman of the National School Boards Association's Council of School Boards Association Communicators. She currently serves as Chair of NSBA's Federation Member Executive Directors' Liaison Committee established to enhance administrative level communications between and among Federation Members and NSBA.

Sis also serves as President and Chairman of the Board of GSBA's new wholly owned subsidiary, eBOARDsolutions (EBS). EBS offers web-based software specifically focused on board governance and membership management.