I have worked for over 17 years in higher education. For 11+ years, I have worked at Middle/Central Georgia Technical College in advisement and dual enrollment. I currently serve as the Director of High School Initiatives at CGTC. Prior to CGTC, I served as the Assistant Director of Admissions at Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia for over six years. I have a Master of Public Administration and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Georgia College & State University.
Dr. Sherry Johnson, Principal sherry.johnson@hcbe.net
Professional
Background /Biographical Information:
In 1990, Dr. Johnson began her teaching career at Jackson Middle School in Jackson, South Carolina. In 1993, she moved to Georgia and taught Keyboarding and Exploratory courses at Dooly County Middle School. For eleven years, she taught Business Education at Perry High School, where she served as Lead FBLA Adviser and department chair. During her years at Perry High, she served as region FBLA adviser to several region officers, State FBLA Adviser to four state officers, including the 2007-2008 State FBLA President, as well as adviser to region, state, and national winners. She also served as the 2010- 2011 Perry High Teacher of the Year, 2010 Georgia Business Education Association Teacher of the Year, and 2011 Southern Business Education Association Secondary Teacher of the Year. Dr. Johnson spent 18 years as a classroom CTAE instructor (Family and Consumer
Sciences), 11 years as an Assistant Principal/CTAE Advisor at Veterans High School and currently serves as Principal of
Houston County Career Academy.
Angie Gheesling gheesling@houstoncountyga.net
Professional
Background/Biographical Information:
Executive Director, Houston County Development Authority
(2012 - present) Executive Director, Milledgeville Baldwin County Development
Authority (7 years) Assistant Director and Regional Manager, Georgia Department of
Economic Development (7 years) Manager, Choby's Landing Restaurant, Lake Sinclair (23
years) Graduate of Georgia College
Andrea Griner, CEcD agriner@centralgatech.edu
Professional
Background/Biographical Information:
Andrea Griner is Central Georgia Technical College's Vice
President for Economic Development. In this role, she leads the
Office of Economic Development in serving the College's 11 county
service delivery area by ensuring economic development training
programs are accessible and aligned to support the workforce needs
of the business community. Andrea also provides assistance to
community leaders, chambers and development authorities by
supporting the recruitment of new businesses and the expansion of
existing
Marian McLemore mmclemore@FlintEMC.com
Professional
Background/Biographical Information:
Marian McLemore graduated from the University of South
Carolina with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism (Advertising/Public
Relations Management). She has more than 20 years of public
relations experience in the electric utility industry, specifically
cooperatives and economic development. Currently, Vice President of
Cooperative Communications at Flint Energies, she is Accredited in
public relations (APR) and a certified cooperative communicator
(CCC).
Ashlee Simmons graduated from Albany State University with a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Psychology and also has her Global Career Development Facilitator Certification. Ashlee has worked in Workforce Development at WorkSource Middle Georgia/Middle Georgia Consortium, Inc. for 4 ½ years starting out as a Career Facilitator, then Career Facilitator Supervisor, and is currently the Program Services Specialist. In this role, she oversees the Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth programs to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local laws/policies. She also oversees staff and contractors to ensure that they are aware of their targeted goals and ensure that applicants complete all necessary requirements for admission in to the program.
Sandi Couillard sandi.couillard@hcbe.net
Professional Background/Biographical Information:
Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator for Houston County Schools (2018-Present)
Business and Computer Science Teacher, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, and CTAE Department Chairperson- Northside High School (12 years))
English Teacher - Northside High School (2 years)
Executive Director of Central Georgia Soccer Association (1 year)
