Review Groups

Susan Adams
Assistant Commissioner for Pre-K & Instruction, Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL)

Hal Beaver
Executive Director, Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals

Caitlin Dooley
Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Georgia Department of Education

Hanah Goldberg
Director of Research, Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students (GEEARS)

Kimberly Ross
Early Brain Development and Language Acquisition Program Manager, Georgia Department of Public Health

Arianne Weldon
Executive Director, Get Georgia Reading

Cynthia Alby
Professor of Secondary Education, Georgia College and State University

Casey Bethel
Georgia Teacher of the Year 2017

Margaret Ciccarelli
Director of Legislative Affairs, Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE)

Penney Mcroy
Division Director-Educator Preparation, Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Dorene Medlin
Associate Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Albany State University

Michele Purvis
Program Manager, Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, Georgia Department of Education

Tim Sass
Professor, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Cindy Saxon
Associate Superintendent of Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, Georgia Department of Education

Barb Serianni
Assistant Professor Childhood & Exceptional Student Education, Armstrong State University

Starla Tanner
Government Relations Director, Georgia Association of Educators

Janis Carthon
Associate Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Leadership, Albany State University

Michael Duncan
Superintendent, Pike County

J.W. Good
Professor of Educational Leadership, Georgia College and State University

Leslie Hazle Bussey
Executive Director, Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement (GLISI)

David Hill
Director of Education Preparation and Certification, Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Curtis Jones
Superintendent, Bibb County

Melinda Moe
Program Manager Teacher and Leader Effectiveness, Georgia Department of Education

Jack Parish
Interim Superintendent, Clark County Schools

Will Rumbaugh
Director of School and District Effectiveness, Georgia Department of Education

Randy Shearouse
Superintendent, Effingham County

Cheryl Benefield
Family and Community Engagement Specialist, Project AWARE, Georgia Department of Education

Caroline Brown
Assistant Principal, Barack & Michelle Obama Academy

Shadonna Davis
Early Intervention Coordinator, Truancy Intervention Project Georgia

Jennifer Diaz
Counselor, Lanier Middle School

Tameyer Evans
Program Manager, Afterschool Care Program, Department of Family and Children’s Services

Lakeysha Hallmon
Education Research and Evaluation Specialist, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Georgia Department of Education

Justin Hill
Program Manager, Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Georgia Department of Education

Katie Landes
Director, Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network

Garry McGibeony
Deputy Superintendent of External Affairs, Georgia Department of Education

Katrina Mitchell
Director, Strategic Partnerships, Georgia Division of Family and Children Services

Emily Rubin
Director, Educational Outreach Program, Marcus Autism Center

Monique Terry
Chief Operating Officer, Hands On Atlanta

Quiteya Walker
Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling and Educational Leadership, Albany State University

Erica DeCuir
Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Albany State University

Caitlin Dooley
Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, Georgia Department of Education

Joy Fethe
Program Analyst and Delivery Specialist, Educator Preparation, Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Cayanna Good
Deputy Director, Innovations & Academic Strategy, Governor’s Office of Student Achievement (GOSA)

Miriam Jordan
Assistant Professor, Master of Arts in Teaching, Georgia College and State University

Ehsan Kattoula
Assistant Superintendent, Accountability Division, Cobb County School District

Keith Osburn
Associate Superintendent of Virtual Learning, Georgia Department of Education

Pam Smith
Associate Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, Georgia Department of Education

Allison Timberlake
Director of Accountability, Georgia Department of Education

Robyn Bussey
Research Associate II, Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia State University

Kristina Christy
Vice President, Atlanta Community Affairs, Wells Fargo

Lorissa Edwards
Coordinator of Fulton Schools College and Career Academy

Tina Fernandez
Executive Director, Achieve Atlanta

Matthew Gambill
Executive Director, Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education

Zenith Houston
Director, Posse Atlanta

Gail Humble
Program Manager for College Readiness and Talent Development, Georgia Department of Education

Jamar Jeffers
Director of Institutional Advancement, Atlanta Technical College Foundation

Mark Johnson
Professor, Education and Family & Consumer Sciences, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

Missy Kendrick
President, Polk County Development Authority

Regina Rahimi
Associate Professor Secondary, Adult and Physical Education, Armstrong State University

Barbara Wall
State Director of Career, Technical & Agricultural Education (CTAE), Georgia Department of Education

Kelli Young
Division Director for Certification, Georgia Professional Standards Commission

Ted Beck
Chief Financial Officer, Georgia Department of Education

Debbie Gay
Deputy Superintendent of Federal Programs, Georgia Department of Education

Jihye Kim
Assistant Professor, Department of Secondary and Middle Grades Education, Kennesaw State University

Bob Michael
Associate Vice Chancellor for Educator Preparation and Policy, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia

Paige Pushkin
Executive Director, Georgia Foundation for Public Education

Claire Suggs
Senior Education Policy Analyst, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI)

Michele Taylor
Superintendent, Calhoun City Schools