EDUCATE CHATHAM - Key Persons

Dr. David A. Bringman - VP

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Member of the Academic Excellence Committee
Member of the Capital Improvement Committee
Vice President

Dr. David A. Bringman PT, DPT was the recipient of the 2018 H. Dean Propst Award for exceptional teaching and has been named a Chancellor's Learning Scholar for 2019-2020.

Dr. Dionne Hoskins-Brown

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Member of the Accountability Committee
Member of the Audit Committee

Dr. Gertrude Robinson

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Member of the Audit Committee

Dr. Tonia Howard-Hall

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Member of the Academic Excellence Committee
Member of the Accountability Committee

Dr. Howard-Hall is a retired highly qualified teacher with the following certifications: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Middle School (6-8): Social Studies and Curriculum & Instruction K-12. She pledges to be that strong voice and listening ear for our children and our community. Dr. Howard-Hall will always keep focused on what is most important: providing ALL children in our schools with every opportunity to excel.

Georgia Ports

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Manager of Governmental Affairs

Jasper Counties

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Assistant

Julie M. Wade

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Member of the Board

Mark Bennett

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Community Relations Director

Mr. George Woods

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Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Josh Keller

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Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Michael Johnson

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Member of the Accountability Committee
Member of the Capital Improvement Committee

Mr. Paul E. Smith

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Member of the Academic Excellence Committee
Vice President Pro Tempore

Paul E. Smith is a native of Savannah, Georgia. He is the youngest of two sons, born to Pastor James and Mrs. Catherine Smith. He was raised in the Liberty City Community and educated in the Savannah Chatham County Public School System. Mr. Smith graduated from A.E. Beach High School. He continued his education at Savannah State University, obtaining a Bachelor of Political Science Degree. He also received his Master of Divinity at Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta, Georgia in 2022. Mr. Smith has served as Youth Minister at both the Pentecostal Miracles of Deliverance Center and Tremont Temple Baptist Church. He also has served as Associate Pastor of Tremont Temple. Some of his leadership roles and ministry affiliations include but are not limited to serving as the NAACP Chapter President of SSU, currently he serves as 2nd Vice President to Savannah, GA chapter. His passionate desire to serve people has led him into the Georgia correctional facilities throughout South Georgia teaching inmates how to read and write. Mr. Smith had the honor to serve the Historic Second African Baptist Church as Interim Pastor. In a short period of time, under his service, the brown bag ministry was re-organized and several families in need were blessed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Rev. Smith also spearheaded an initiative to provide several Covid-19 Care Packages to the Greenbriar Children's Center in Savannah, Georgia to assist the youth during the pandemic. He believes in the power of reading and in August 2022, he hosted a reading in the park day in the 5th District. Mr. Smith has over 7 years of experience in higher education throughout the state of Georgia.

Mr. Richard Sanders

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Member of the Audit Committee

Mr. Roger Moss

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Member of the Board
President of the Board
Ex Officio Member

Roger Moss is originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He holds B.A. degree in interpersonal communications from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. He has over 20 years of experience in advertising, ranging from working with radio stations to marketing the whitewater venues for the 1996 Olympics. He is co- founder of the Savannah Children's Choir. His commitment to education led him to work with parents, educators, and stakeholders on the founding board of Savannah Classical Academy. When he is not founding and running non-profits Roger is a sought-after singer. He has performed with the Savannah Symphony, Hilton Head Symphony, Beaufort Symphony and Memphis Opera. He serves on the Chatham County Board of Health, Habersham YMCA, Savannah Repertory Theatre, and Savannah Philharmonic boards of directors.

Mr. Shawn A. Kachmar

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Member of the Board
Member of the Capital Improvement Committee

Additionally, Shawn has served on the Boards of the Georgia Employer Committee, the Savannah Employer Committee, the Downtown Business Association, the Savannah Bar Association, the Savannah Development & Renewal Authority, and Savannah United, a local soccer club. He is also a 2006 graduate of Leadership Savannah and a 2013 graduate of Leadership Georgia. Shawn is an attorney at Hunter, Maclean, Exley & Dunn, where he currently serves on the firm's Management Committee. His law practice focuses on employment law, employee benefits, and business litigation.