OUR STAFF
GLISI's secret sauce is our people.
MEET OUR DYNAMIC TEAM
Our staff is a dynamic group of school and district leadership experts, researchers, and nonprofit management professionals who apply their talents to advance our mission.
We share the belief that all students deserve joyful learning environments and access to talented teachers and leaders. That belief fuels our curiosity, creativity, and innovation to design services and support for Georgia teachers and leaders that make a difference.
Leslie Hazle Bussey, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Patty Heitmuller, Ph.D.
Senior Program Director
Letishia Seabrook Jones, Ph.D.
Senior Program Director, Team Development
Aaryn Schmuhl, M.Ed.
VP of Program Design & Innovation
Terri Seay Bryant, Ph.D.
Program Director
Taylor Hudson
Marketing & Communications Associate
Meca Mohammed, Ph.D.
VP of Operations & Talent
Jennie Welch, Ph.D.
VP of Strategy & Finance
Nanci Foster
Administrative Assistant
Selim Ikizler
Bookkeeper
James Osanyinbi, M.P.A.
Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist
Kasey Wood, M.Ed.
Project Manager
WHAT OUR PARTNERS SAY
Influential
"GLISI’s Twitter Chats have made me more aware of my interactions. I'm more willing to ask questions, rather than being quick to respond. Your team has influenced how I lead."
- Kristi Brooks, Jasper County
Personal
"GLISI brings leadership development expertise and a deep knowledge of the Georgia context to the table, but what we value most is the time they invest in personalizing learning for our people."
- Jeff Bearden, Forsyth County
Experts
"GLISI is a leading authority on leadership development and school improvement. I entrust our team to GLISI’s team of experts, and continue to see positive results in my system as a result."
-Yolanda Turner, Calhoun County Schools