August 2024: Early Bird Breakfast Presented by Jackson Services

Join us for Early Bird Breakfast sponsored by Jackson Services on Tuesday, August 13, at Del'Avant Event Center. 

Dr. Dana Rickman, President, Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education is our featured guest. The Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education connects leaders across our state to create better educational opportunities for students and more positive economic outcomes for communities. 

Dana is the fourth president of the Georgia Partnership, having previously served in positions of vice president and research and policy director. She joined the organization in July 2011 after serving as the Director of Research and Policy at the Annie E. Casey Foundation – Atlanta Civic Site.

She has also worked for more than 10 years at Georgia State University conducting research on education programs within Georgia. She holds a PhD from Georgia State University in Political Science and a BA from Mary Washington College. She has authored multiple articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters related to education policy and for over ten years served as the primary author of the Georgia Partnership’s annual Top Ten Issues to Watch report.

Thanks to our Gold Sponsor, Get Troup Reading and Registration Table Sponsor, West Georgia Technical College.