We are the Georgia Leadership Institute for School Improvement.
Our Mission
> UPLIFT school leaders
> TRANSFORM mindsets and action
> CREATE vibrant cultures of innovation
> BUILD excellent and equitable schools
Our Vision
A Georgia where schools and communities pursue breakthrough success for all students—regardless of race, geography, or family income.
Our Story
Leaders are the heartbeat of change.
GLISI was founded in 2001 by a coalition of education, business, and government leaders who shared a passion for improving public education in Georgia and saw leadership development as a critical lever in realizing system-wide change. We incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in 2012, and have since served more than 16,000 teachers and leaders in Georgia and beyond.
Our staff is a dynamic group of school and district leadership experts, researchers, and nonprofit management professionals who apply their diverse talents to advance our mission.
The belief that leaders are called to draw out the highest potential in teachers and their teams fuels our curiosity, creativity, and innovation to design experiences that inspire new ways of teaching and learning.
What We Do
Our mission statement is our theory of action.
We design and facilitate learning experiences that uplift > transform > create > and build more excellent and equitable schools by:
Our Story
Leaders are the heartbeat of change.
GLISI was founded in 2001 by a coalition of education, business, and government leaders who shared a passion for improving public education in Georgia and saw leadership development as a critical lever in realizing system-wide change. We incorporated as an independent nonprofit organization in 2012, and have since served more than 12,000 teachers and leaders in Georgia and beyond.
Our staff is a dynamic group of school and district leadership experts, researchers, and nonprofit management professionals who apply their diverse talents to advance our mission.
The belief that leaders are called to draw out the highest potential in teachers and their teams fuels our curiosity, creativity, and innovation to design experiences that inspire new ways of teaching and learning.
What We Do
Our mission statement is our theory of action.
We design and facilitate learning experiences that uplift > transform > create > and build more excellent and equitable schools by:
Our Board of Directors
John Satelmajer
BOARD CHAIR
FINANCIAL SERVICES PARTNER
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Jody Barrow
SUPERINTENDENT (Retired)
Fayette County Public Schools
Adrian Bazemore
MANAGER
Chick-fil-a, Inc.
Matt Colvin
DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The University of Georgia
Steve Dolinger
PRESIDENT
GA Partnership for Excellence in Education
Beverly Ferguson
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Georgia Pacific Foundation
Jonathan Love
HEAD OF FINANCE & REVENUE OPERATIONS
Flock Safety
Brooke Perez
MANAGER
Georgia Power
Dave Peterson
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Literacy for All
Korynn Schooley
VICE PRESIDENT
Achieve Atlanta
Valerie Wilson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Georgia School Boards Association
Gail Tusan-Washington
TRIAL JUDGE
Fulton County
John Zauner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Georgia School Superintendents Association
Our Board of Directors
John Satelmajer
BOARD CHAIR
FINANCIAL SERVICES PARTNER
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Jody Barrow
SUPERINTENDENT (Retired)
Fayette County Public Schools
Adrian Bazemore
MANAGER
Chick-fil-a, Inc.
Matt Colvin
DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The University of Georgia
Steve Dolinger
PRESIDENT
GA Partnership for Excellence in Education
Beverly Ferguson
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Georgia Pacific Foundation
Jonathan Love
HEAD OF FINANCE & REVENUE OPERATIONS
Flock Safety
Brooke Perez
MANAGER
Georgia Power
Dave Peterson
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Literacy for All
Korynn Schooley
VICE PRESIDENT
Achieve Atlanta
Valerie Wilson
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Georgia School Boards Association
Gail Tusan-Washington
TRIAL JUDGE
Fulton County
John Zauner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Georgia School Superintendents Association