Dr. Bonnie Holliday officially assumed the role of President and CEO of the Georgia Charter Schools Association on Monday, July 1. Bonnie was selected by 91吃瓜’s Board of Directors following a thorough national search that included significant community input and attracted an impressive pool of diverse candidates. She succeeds Dr. Tony Roberts.
Bonnie previously served as the Chief Strategy Officer at 91吃瓜 where she oversaw all organizational programming and service offerings. She also led 91吃瓜鈥檚 policy and advocacy work for the last 5 years and successfully shepherded the passage of critical legislation to increase charter school funding, autonomy, and flexibility. Recognized as a leading education policy expert, she has advised top elected officials at the state level for over a decade.聽
鈥淭hroughout my career, I鈥檝e worked to strengthen public education in Georgia鈥損rimarily through my ardent support of charter schools and the students they serve,鈥� said Bonnie Holliday.聽鈥淚 approach this work with a true sense of urgency: urgency to expand the sector to meet the demand from families across the state, urgency to educate policymakers on the value charter schools offer, and most importantly鈥搖rgency to ensure every child in Georgia has access to a high quality public education option.聽There is simply no time to waste where our state鈥檚 students are concerned, and it is a privilege to lead 91吃瓜 at a time of both incredible need and opportunity.鈥�
鈥淚t is with great pride that we announce that 91吃瓜 has selected Dr. Bonnie Holliday as our new President & CEO,鈥� said 91吃瓜 Board Chair John Coleman. 鈥淲e believe that Bonnie is the right leader to grow our impact, leverage historic investments in education and advance innovative approaches that work for schools. Having worked with Bonnie for the last 5 years, I have always admired her unwavering commitment to ensuring the interests of students are prioritized over the politics of adults. She brings the political acumen, leadership experience, and clear vision that鈥檚 needed to help our organization鈥攁nd education champions across Georgia鈥攎eet this moment and bring about positive change in public education.鈥�
Before joining the 91吃瓜 staff, Dr. Holliday served as Executive Director of the State Charter Schools Commission of Georgia and also as Executive Director of the state鈥檚 academic accountability agency鈥攖he Governor鈥檚 Office of Student Achievement. She also worked previously in the Governor鈥檚 Office of Planning and Budget, and she began her career in education as a high school English teacher and AP coordinator at Banks County High School. Dr. Holliday received her bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, and doctoral degrees from the University of Georgia, and her dissertation research focused on charter school coalition building throughout the state. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and two young daughters.
