Power to Lead Grantees

Sixty one percent of superintendents in the Southeast participated in the Power to Lead sessions. 

The following superintendents also received grants:

Alabama 

Kentucky 

North Carolina 

Ms. Gwen Byrd, Archdiocese of Mobile

Ms. Leisa Speer, Archdiocese of Louisville

Dr. Tom McNeel, Caldwell County Schools

Dr. Ernest Nicholson, Bessemer City Schools

Dr. Pamela Rogers, Boyle County Schools

Dr. Neil Peterson, Chapel Hill Carrborro 

Mr. Donald McCalla, Bibb County Schools

Mr. Robert Rogers, Caldwell County Schools

City Schools

Mr. Jan Farley, Cullman County Schools

Mr. David Baird, Eminence Independent Schools

Dr. Martin Eaddy, Lincoln County Schools

Sister Mary Leanne Welch, Diocese of  

Mr. Marshall Kemp, Logan County

Dr. John Morris, New Hanover County Schools 

Birmingham

Mr. Daniel Freeman, Montgomery County

Dr. Mark Sosne, Jr., Pender County Schools 

Dr. Leon Hobbs, Dothan City Schools

Schools

Dr. Joseph McCann, Rowan Salisbury Schools

Dr. Margaret Breland Bradley, 

Ms. Donna Preston, Russellville Independent 

Dr. Shirley Prince, Scotland County Schools

Escambia County Schools

Schools

Dr. Don Martin, Winston Salem/Forsyth 

Dr. Ed Barney, Florence City Schools

County Schools

Dr. Fred Taylor, Gadsden City Schools

Louisiana 

Dr. Jodi Newton, Homewood City Schools

Dr. Marietta James, Acadia Parish Schools

South Carolina 

Ms. Cindy Collins, Lawrence County Schools

Mr. Jude Theriot, Calcasieu Parish Schools

Dr. Linda Eldridge, Aiken County Schools

Mr. Clinton Carter, Montgomery County

Sister Mary Michaeline, Diocese of 

Dr. Karen Woodward, Anderson School 

Schools

Baton Rouge Schools

District #5

Mr. James P. Raley, Opelika City Schools

Sister Immaculata Paisant, Diocese 

Dr. Ron McWhirt, Charleston County Schools 

of Houma Thibodaux

Dr. Gerrita Postlewait, Horry County Schools

Florida 

Dr. Daisy Slan, East Feliciana Schools

Dr. Ralph Cain, Kershaw County Schools

Mr. Larry Bolinger, Bay District Schools

Mr. Charles Bujol, Iberville Parish Schools

Dr. Stephen Hefner, Richland County District #2

Mr. Michael Lannon, Monroe County Schools

Dr. Patsy Jenkins, Rapides Parish Schools

Dr. Paul Shaw, York School District #1 

Mr. Robert Smith, North East Florida 

Mr. Dan Leslie, Sabine Parish Schools

Education Consortium (NEFEC) 

Mr. Jerry Dosher, West Carroll Parish Schools

Tennessee 

Ms. Joan Kowal, Palm Beach County

Ms. Olive Willis, Winn Parish Schools

Mr. Jerry Dinwiddie, Benton County Schools

Mr. David Buckles, Putnam County Schools

Ms. Lana Seviers, Clinton City Schools

Dr. Paul Hagerty, Seminole County Schools

Mississippi 

Ms. Janice Shelby, Franklin Special Schools

Dr. Bill Vogel, St. Lucie County Schools

Mr. Mike Wamsley, Alcorn Schools

Dr. Samuel Shepherd, Hamblen County Schools

Mr. Howard Sanders, Hollandale Schools

Mr. Mike Antrican, Hancock County Schools 

Georgia 

Ms. Sue Smith, Lamar County Schools 

Mr. Paul Turney, Marion County Schools 

Dr. Ann Proctor, Camden County Schools

Dr. Pat Cooper, McComb Separate Schools

Ms. Gerry House, Memphis City Schools

Dr. Joe Hairston, Clayton County Schools

Mr. Kenneth Quinn, New Albany Schools 

Ms. Marilyn Mathis, Murfreesboro City Schools

Mr. Richard Benjamin, Cobb County Schools

Mr. Jack McAlpin, Simpson County Schools

Dr. Terry Grier, Williamson County Schools

Dr. Darryl Rabbit and Dr. Jim Willis, 

Dr. Michael Vinson, Tupelo Public Schools

Greene and Oglethorpe County Schools

Mr. Ben Graves, Wayne County Schools

Washington, D.C.

Dr. Jesse E. Bradley, Jr., Griffin Spalding 

CoSN, Consortium for School Networking 

County Schools

Mr. J. Alvin Wilbanks, Gwinnett County Schools

Dr. Janice Boatwright, Haralson County

Schools

Dr. Charles Holloway, Houston County Schools

Dr. Howard Hendley, Jeff Davis County Schools

Ms. Angela Wood, Johnson County Schools

Dr. Patricia Stokes, Morgan County Schools

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