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The
Georgia PTA Nominating Committee is pleased to present the following
slate of officers for the 2009 – 2011 term. The slate will be officially
presented during General Session I on Friday, July 10.
President
Elect: Donna Kosicki
1st
Vice President: Larry P. Perrino, Sr.
2nd
Vice President: Karen Hallacy
Secretary:
Elida Perez-Knapp
Treasurer:
Carolyn Briner
 Donna
Kosicki - Nominee for President Elect
Personal
Information: Donna and her husband Bob and their three
children, Jamie, Robert and Lillian live in Cherokee County. Working
in PTA for more than eleven years, Donna has held officer and chair
positions at the local, council, district and state level. She currently
serves as 2nd Vice President, and serves on the Executive, Field
Service, Legislative, Parent Involvement and Strategic Planning
Committees and serves on the Georgia Parental Information and Resource
Center Board. She works with PTA leadership, parents, school staff,
and statewide community partners focusing on effective engagement,
and its critical role in the education and development of children
and youth. Building strong partnerships and a strong foundation
for academic success continues to be her main focus for every child
in Georgia.
PTA
Local Unit Experience:
- Chapman
Intermediate PTA Co-President – 1 year
- Boston
ES PTA Secretary - 1 year; Committee Chairs - Sunshine Math, Special
Services/Exceptional Children, Theatre/Drama
- Overall
Outstanding Local Unit PTA Award (2002)
PTA
Council Experience:
- Cherokee
County Council of PTAs – Reflections Chair – 1 year
- Officer
and Committees training/workshops, within and outside District
13 (from August 2002 to present)
PTA
District Experience:
- 13th
District Director – 1 year
- Assistant
District Director – 2 years
State
PTA Experience:
- 13th
District Director – 1 year
- District
Directors Vice-Chair – 1 year
- Parent
Involvement Chair - 2 years
- Committees
Chair – 1 year
- 2nd
Vice President – 2 years
- Co-Chair
of Convention Leadership Training - 2008
- Committees:
Building Successful Partnerships, Bylaws, Convention 2005-2007,
Convention Leadership Training 2008, Executive, Field Service,
Latino/Hispanic, Leadership Training Conference 2005-2007, Legislative,
Reflections, Reports Review, Strategic Planning
- Participant
in Diversity & Inclusion Summit – March 2005; National PIRC
Conference – July 2008; Emerging Minority Leadership Summit –
October 2008
- Currently
working with: GA Department of Education - Special Services, Title
I, and Communications; GA PIRC
- Formed
Georgia Alliance Family Engagement
- Worked
with: Georgia Afterschool Investment Council, Summer Learning
Center at Johns Hopkins University , Georgia Appleseed, Spelman
College
- Building
Successful Partnerships Presenter – Since June 2004
 Larry
P. Perrino, Sr. - Nominee for 1st Vice President
Personal
Information: Larry and his wife Sandra have four children
Larry
II, Lacey, Louis and Lawrence. Larry has been an active member in
Georgia PTA/PTSA for over 20 years. He retired from the State of
Georgia Probation Office in January, 2009. He is a certified law
enforcement general and firearms instructor and a certified American
Red Cross Water Safety and CPR instructor. He holds a BS degree
in Psychology with a minor in Business. He has excellent leadership
skills with a good knowledge of PTA principles and policies. He
is an advocate for all children in keeping with the mission of Georgia
PTA and enjoys fishing, football, baseball, reading, and traveling.
He lives in Fulton County .
PTA
Local Unit Experience:
- Over
20 years of involvement with PTA in various leadership positions
- Collier
Heights E.S. – PTA Committee Chairman
- Harwell
E. S. – PTA President
- Bazoline
Usher M. S. – PTSA President
- Harper-Archer
M. S. – PTSA President
- Achieved
100% Membership at Harper-Archer M.S. (1000+ members)
- Frederick
Douglass H. S. – PTSA 1st Vice President
PTA
Council Experience:
- Atlanta
Council of PTAs – 1st Vice President
- Chairman
of various council committees
PTA
District Experience:
- 10th
District Director
- Chartered
local PTA units
State
PTA Experience:
- 10th
District Director
- Serves
on the Georgia PTA Board of Directors
- Strategic
Planning Committee
- Audit
Committee
- Participant
in State, District, Council, & Emerging Minority Leadership
Conferences
- Served
on greeting committee for the Chinese Delegation
 Karen
Hallacy - Nominee
for 2nd Vice President
Personal
Information: Karen and her husband, Don, have three children,
Christopher, a college freshman at Caltech, Andrew, a sophomore
at Walton High School and Nikki, a seventh grader at Dodgen Middle
School in Cobb County. She has been active in PTA at the local,
council and State level building experience through involvement
in a variety of PTA leadership positions and committees. Karen is
also involved in her community serving on the Neighborhood Safety
Commission, the East Cobb Civic Association, various school district
committees, SPLOST initiatives and school advisory councils/school
councils. Her experiences have served to develop and strengthen
Karen's commitment to PTA: to advocate for every child at the local,
state and national levels.
PTA
Local Unit Experience:
- 14
years involvement with PTA, 10 in leadership positions
- Mt.
Bethel Elementary School PTA President – 2 years; Committee Chair:
Legislative, Youth Services, Peer Proof, Room Parent; Parliamentarian
- Overall
Outstanding Local Unit 2003
- Phoebe
Epperson Hearst National Excellence in Education Partnership Award
2003
- PTA
Schools of Excellence: Mt. Bethel , Dickerson Middle, Walton High
- Dickerson
Middle: Legislative Chair, Parent Involvement/Youth Services Chair
- Dodgen
Middle: Legislative Chair
- Walton
High School : Legislative Chair, Parliamentarian
PTA
Council Experience:
- Eastern
Cobb County Council of PTAs – President – 1 year
- Outstanding
Council Award
- Eastern
Cobb County Council of PTAs – Vice President, Legislative Chair,
Cluster Coordinator
State
PTA Experience:
- Resolution
Chair – 2 years
- Legislative
Chair – 2 years
- Vice
Chair of Committees – 2 years
- Committees:
Strategic Planning, Legislative, Reports, Bylaws
- Coordinated
Advocacy Conference – 2 years, on committee – 2 add'l years
- Coordinated
PTA Day at the Capitol – 2 years, on committee – 3 add'l years
- Developed
Legislative Workshop track at CLT
 Elida
Perez-Knapp - Nominee for Secretary
Personal
Information: Elida and her husband Bob have lived in the
Atlanta area for ten years. They have a blended family of five adult
children and several grandchildren. Elida has a deep commitment
to share PTA's vision and mission with the Latino community. She
addresses parent groups throughout Metro Atlanta providing information
on the importance of participation in their child's education. She
also provides trainings to educators on Latino culture and beliefs,
which is critical to successful outreach to the Latino
community. Elida collaborates with educators, community organizations
and families in order to accomplish her goals.
State
PTA Experience:
- Latino
Liaison Committee Chair - 4 years
- Legislative
Committee Member - 2 years
- Diversity
Committee Member – 2 years
- Minority
Leadership Conference – Trainer, International PTA 2008
- Building
Successful Partnerships Presenter
National
PTA Experience:
- National
Council of States Representative – 2 years
- Attended
National Conference – 2 years
 Carolyn
Briner - Nominee for Treasurer
Personal
Information: Carolyn and husband Joe have four daughters.
Alexandra will be joining the class of 2013 at the University of
Georgia this fall, while Samantha continues at Chattahoochee High
School, Kathleen at Taylor Road Middle School, and Sydney at Ocee
Elementary. Carolyn has been an active PTA member since moving to
Georgia in 2000 and has served in numerous leadership positions.
Carolyn's professional experience and education make her a solid
candidate for treasurer. Prior to moving to Georgia she was a commercial
banker with KeyBank in Cleveland , Ohio and she holds a MBA from
Case Western Reserve University . Carolyn strongly believes in the
mission and purposes of Georgia PTA and credits PTA with making
her a more informed and engaged parent.
PTA
Local Unit Experience:
- 8
years involvement with PTA in leadership positions
- Ocee
Elementary School PTA Co-President – 2 years, Treasurer – 1 year,
Parliamentarian – 1 year, Committee Chair: Membership, Spring
Carnival, and Spiritwear
- Taylor
Road Middle School PTA Treasurer - 2 years
- Chattahoochee
High School PTSA – Vice President – 2 years, Committee Chair Project
Graduation
PTA
Council Experience:
- North
Fulton Council of PTAs – President – 1 year
- North
Fulton Council of PTAs – Vice President – 1 year
- North
Fulton Council of PTAs – Treasurer – 1 year
PTA
District Experience:
- District
10 Audit committee
- District
10 Acting Secretary/Treasurer – 1 year
State
PTA Experience:
- Communications
Chair - 1 year
- Committees:
Strategic Planning, Technology, Convention Leadership Training
Workshop subcommittee
National
PTA Experience:
- Certified
TCBI Trainer – 1 year
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