2025-20265 GSNA Executive Board

Executive Committee

 

April Cox
President
April Cox – Hall County 

 

 
 
President Elect
Dawn Lewis - Coffee County

 
Secretary
Juana Moore – Fulton County
 
Treasurer
Anna Dilcher – Cobb County
 
School Level Section Chairman
Kathy Brown – Carroll County
 

 
System Level Section Chairman
Ashley Whitener – Columbia County 


Chair of District Presidents

Jessica Peaden –
 Bremen City 

 
Advisor to the President
Valerie Bowers – GaDoe

Dr. Linette Dodson 
State Staff Advisor
Dr. Linette Dodson – GaDoe

Laura Lynn
Executive Director
Laura Lynn

Patrice Cayce 
Exhibits / Marketing & Communications Coordinator
Patrice Cayce

Daphne Webb 
Finance / Membership & Meetings Coordinator
Daphne Webb

Standing Committee Chairs

Cathy Johnson
Conference Steering Committee

Cathy Johnson - Richmond County

 
Conference Co-Chair
Shelley Daniel - Glynn County 

Education Committee
Condus Shuman- Bibb County
 Member Services
Angie Brown – Whitfield County
Amanda Ridley - Murray County


GSN Foundation & Nominating Chair
Kim Kiker - Calhoun City Schools

 Nutrition Standards
Scott Richardson – Dawson County 

Dee Mathis
Public Policy & Legislation
Dee Mathis – Hall County
 
Public Policy & Legislation Co-Chair



Resolutions & By-laws
Vanessa Hayes – Valdosta City
 

District Presidents

 District One
Chandra Hooks - Emanuel County 

District Two
Becky Carroll - Grady County

District Three
Takashia King - Sumter County
 District Four
June Morris - Rockdale County
 District Five
TBD
District Six
TBD
District Seven
Jessica Peaden - Bremen City 

 District Eight
Sandra Thrift - Ware County

 District Nine
Sandy Entrekin - Hall County

   District Ten
Kelly Fox - Richmond County 
 

Industry Advisory Board Representative

Susan Wickizer Blank - Pepsi Co. 


Board Parliamentarian(Non-Voting Board Member)

Valerie Bowers  – GaDoe 


Sub Committees(Non-Voting Board Members)

Affiliations & Goals
Dawn Garret-Martin - County

 Awards
Tiffany Jones – Berrien County

 Dawn Lewis
Conference Exhibits
Dawn Lewis – Coffee County

Nicole James
Culinary Arts

Nicole James – Butts County


Culinary Arts
Dawn St. Michel – Lamar County


Memorial/Historian/Recorder
Kim Kiker – Calhoun City

 

Nutrition Advisory Council
Leslie Hill

 

 AD HOC Committees(Non-Voting Board Members)

  Equipment Co-Chair

Emily Hanlin – Cobb County

 

Industry Equipment Academy Co-Chair
David Pearson - Cafeterias Redefined


 Leadership Academy 

Shelley Daniels - Glynn County

Social Media/ Public Relations

Silent Auction
Nancy Bourke – Gwinnett County