Elect Dr. Mark Williams to Gwinnett County Board of ED. District 4 Tuesday May 22nd.

Education:

B.A.--Accounting, Morehouse College

M.Ed.--School Counseling, Auburn University

Ed.D.--Educational Leadership, Clark Atlanta University

Dissertation: Parental Involvement and other Parental and School-Related Predictors of Academically Succesful Students (My study focused on Single African-American mothers with high achieving sons.)

Research Interest:

College and Career Readiness, Black males, Academic Achievement, and Parenting.

 Professional Organizations:

American Educational Research Association [(Divisions--Counseling and Human Development; Context of Social Educaiton.) (SIGs--Family, School, Community Partnerships, Caribbean and African Studies in Education, Research Focus on Eduation and Sports)]

National Career Development Association

Georgia Career Development Association

Community Involvement:

Gwinnett Basketball League (GBL) cluster Director for South Gwinnett

South Gwinnett GBL Coach

Former South Gwinnett Athletic Association Basketball Coach

Former President of Gwinnett NAACP