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Tonya Gatlin
- CTAE Director & Work-Based Learning / Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator
- CTAE Department Head, Graduation Committee, & PBIS Committee
- Education
- Nova Southeastern University – Educational Leadership, Educational Specialist
- Lee University – Masters in Arts & Teaching
- Covenant College – Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management (Minor) Accounting
- Dalton State College – Associates Degree in Accounting
- Experience
- January 2022 – Present CTAE Director & Work-Based Learning / Youth Apprenticeship Coordinator, Dade County High School
- July 2007 - May 2022 Business & Technology Teacher & FBLA Adviser, Dade County High School
- July 2017 – May 2022 Adjunct Instructor of Computer Science at Georgia Northwestern Technical College
- Highlights:
- DCHS Teacher of the Year (2010)
- Industry Certified Program / Business Pathway (2010) (2017)
- Georgia FBLA New Adviser of the Year (2010)
- Georgia FBLA Executive Board (2010-2011)
- Georgia FBLA State Officer / Vice-President
- Georgia FBLA Executive Board (2011-2012)
- Georgia FBLA State Officer / President
- Georgia FBLA Adviser of the Year (2013)
- Dade Chamber Educator of the Year (2014)
- DCHS Teacher of the Year (2016-2017)
- STAR Teacher (2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023)
- FBLA National Competitors/Winners (2010-2020)
I’m truly blessed to have a career that I absolutely love. My success as an educator is due to the students that I’ve had the privilege of teaching and the staff members that have encouraged me along the way.
- Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." —Confucius