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Lynnda Crowder-Eagle  ▪  Post 1   ▪  Chairperson of the Board
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Lynnda Crowder-Eagle began her first term on the board representing northwest Cobb citizens of Post 1. Mrs. Eagle is a native of Cobb County where she attended Cobb Schools. Mrs. Eagle earned her Masters degree from Georgia State University and her Education Specialist degree in administration and supervision from West Georgia State University. Mrs. Eagle is a career educator and has been a K-12 teacher, supervisor for Gifted Education, Principal, and Director for Leadership Management. She has been involved in numerous education and community organizations. Mrs. Eagle has served on the Boards for Northwest Georgia YWCA, Boys and Girls Club of Cobb County, Cobb Education Consortium, and is an alumni of Leadership Cobb. Mrs. Eagle was a 2002 Woman of Achievement Honoree from the YWCA. She volunteers in her church, Marietta First United Methodist, where she serves as vice chair of the Altar Guild. She and her husband, Steve, have one grown son, who graduated from Sprayberry High School. He is a professor at Piedmont College. They enjoy two grandsons, Henry and Eli.

Holli Cash  ▪  Post 2  ▪  Vice Chairperson of the Board
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Holli Cash began her first term on the Board in January 2007.  Mrs. Cash earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Marketing from the University of Texas. A resident of southeast Cobb for nearly two decades, she is co-owner of Smyrna retail shop Planet Me and is a host for an international student exchange program. Cash began volunteering in schools in 1990, working with students at Fitzhugh Lee when it was an elementary school. She has served the Jessye Coleman PTA Council as president and treasurer, as well as acting as legislative chair for Fitzhugh Lee, Nickajack Elementary and the Jessye Coleman Council. Mrs. Cash has spent time working with a variety of nonprofit and charitable organizations, including Cobb County Children and Youth, the March of Dimes, and the Down Syndrome Association of Atlanta. She is also an avid supporter of local sports programs, serving as Coordinator for the Smyrna Swim Team and Board member for the Smyrna West Soccer Association. Holli Cash lives in Smyrna with her husband Eric Cash and their four children, ages 14-6.

David Morgan   ▪   Post 3
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David L. Morgan began his first term on the Board of Education in January 2009. He is an educator and advocate for children. After spending more than a decade as a teacher, Morgan made history in November 2008 by becoming the first African-American male to be elected to the Cobb County Board of Education, and he did so in his first attempt at a public office. A native of Atlanta, Morgan earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Grambling State University in 1993 and a Master of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education from Clark Atlanta University in 1996. He began his teaching career with Atlanta’s Head Start program in 1994, and began teaching English at Decatur High School in 1996. While teaching at Decatur, he founded I AM, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provided tutoring, enrichment and mentoring services to more than 500 youths between the ages of five and 16. The highlight of Morgan’s teaching career occurred during his tenure at the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) Academy in Atlanta, where he taught Reading and Language Arts. While at KIPP, Morgan emerged as the only teacher in the entire school to receive an excellent rating for his teaching ability by an independent panel of international evaluators. He later rose to become principal of the charter school and is credited with maintaining academic excellence amid the many challenges the school and its students faced. He is particularly proud of the fact that his school earned state recognition for the greatest gain in CRCT scores during the 2004-2005 school year. Morgan later taught at Lindley Middle School after KIPP closed due to a lack of funding. Morgan is the 2005 recipient of the NAACP’s Education Award. His community involvement includes membership with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the Cobb County NAACP, and he is a member of the Advisory Board for the Cobb County Youth Center. Morgan also spent six years as a Little League baseball coach for DeKalb County’s Gresham Park. Married to State Representative Alisha Thomas Morgan since 2003, he is the proud father of Rashaan Khalil (13) and Lailah Camille (1).

Dr. John Abraham   ▪  Post 4
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Dr. John E. Abraham, CAPT, USPHS (ret) began his first term on the Board in January 2007. A former executive for the United States Public Health Service, Dr. Abraham has served in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), and also served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He is currently President of John E Abraham and Associates, a speaking, training, and management consultant group. Dr Abraham earned his Ph.D. in Environmental Health from the University of Iowa. In addition, he has a BA from the University of Denver, MA from the University of Hartford, MPH from Tulane University, and an MBA from Georgia State University. He has held adjunct faculty appointments in the Schools of Public Health at Emory and Tulane Universities and Department of Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech University. Dr. Abraham has been married to Corrine (Corky) Abraham for over 27 years. She is on the nursing faculty at Emory University. They have three children. David, a Lassiter High School graduate and a graduate student at St Andrews University, Scotland; Rachel, a Kell High School graduate and a sophomore at Emory University, and Michael, a junior at Kell High School. Dr. and Mrs. Abraham have been active parents in their northeast Cobb schools and attend Transfiguration Catholic Church. He is a member of the Marietta Kiwanis Club, the American Legion, and has coached and worked with the Shaw Park Baseball program for close to 15 years. He has authored a book entitled “From Ballpark to Boardroom: Lessons for CEOs from a Little League Coach” Dr. Abraham lives in Marietta.

David Banks ▪ Post 5
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David Banks began his first term on the Board January 2009. David is an Information Technology consultant for the McKesson Corporation and previously owned his own Computer Hardware & Software company for 25 years in Marietta. David was born in Atlanta and has lived in East Cobb since 1969. David has been married to  his wife, Kay Hardin Banks, for 44 years and they have four children; two graduated from Walton High School and two graduated from Pope High School. Their youngest daughter died from Cystic Fibrosis in August 1998. David and Kay have five grandchildren, two who are now attending Cobb County schools. David attended Ben Hill Elementary School and Southwest High School ('57).  David obtained a BBA ('68) and a MBA ('71) from Georgia State University with a major in Management. David has been an active member of the Cobb County Republican Party since 1992 and has held various elected and appointed offices. David and Kay are active members of Johnson Ferry Baptist Church. David was a charter member of the Cobb County School Blue Ribbon Committee serving a three year tenure. David enjoys growing vegetables, building RC airplanes and taking cruises with friends. David's objective, as a Board member, is to move the Cobb County School System to a first-class 21st century organization where the best and latest technology tools are effectively used to enhance student achievement, to be aware of employees needs,  and fulfill the community expectations.

Dr. John Crooks  ▪  Post 6
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Dr. John Crooks began his first term on the Board in January 2007. A longtime Cobb resident and Marietta High School graduate, Dr. Crooks is a minister at Roswell Street Baptist Church, serving as Church Administrator. He earned his doctoral and master’s degrees from the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, in addition to a bachelor’s degree from the Baptist College at Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Crooks has been married for 21 years to Dr. Cheryl Crooks, Science department chair and teacher in the Magnet Program at Wheeler High School. He and his wife have been active PTSA members and volunteers at Wheeler, East Cobb Middle and Sope Creek Elementary. Dr. Crooks is founder and president of the Institute for Young Leaders, a private foundation to instruct students in the art of leadership. The program has been in place at Wheeler High since 1993 and has expanded into other Cobb high schools. Dr. Crooks also serves on the Board of the Reading for Life Achievement Foundation, which teaches Hispanic students to read English. Dr. Crooks and his family reside in Marietta. His son Patrick is a 2006 Wheeler graduate now attending Kennesaw State University and his daughter Bethany is an 8th grader at East Cobb Middle.

Alison Bartlett  ▪  Post 7
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Mrs. Bartlett became involved with Cobb County Schools in 1999. She has worked as a parent volunteer and was named Volunteer of the Year in 2005 at Cheatham Hill Elementary School. She has been elected twice to Cheatham Hill’s School Council and also has served on the Lovinggood School Council. Mrs. Bartlett also served on Cheatham Hill’s Educational Foundation. In its first year, the Foundation successfully raised funds to replace equipment for two playgrounds. Mrs. Bartlett also worked with a group of parents to help form the Cobb Chapter of Georgia Association for Gifted Children, serving on the executive board. In this capacity, she has worked with the school district’s financial, administrative, and advanced learning program staff to strengthen opportunities for students. In recognition of her leadership, she was appointed serve on the Governor’s Panel on Gifted Education in 2006. Mrs. Bartlett attended the University of Alabama and graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering. She worked for Proctor & Gamble, and later with JA Jones Construction. Mrs. Bartlett and her husband, Rick, have lived in Marietta since 1987. In 1994, Mrs. Bartlett left her full-time work as an engineer to be a stay-at-home Mom. Alison and Rick have four children: a 9th grader, 7th grader, 4th grader, and 1st grader. Mrs. Bartlett has demonstrated a passion for children, a passion for her community, and a passion for service. She demonstrated the ability to understand the needs of students, the needs of the district, and how to work to be a positive voice for change in Cobb County. Mrs. Bartlett's passion for education led her to return to the work force as a math teacher. She is currently teaching 9th grade math at Chapel Hill High School in Douglas County.