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GaDOE CTAE Department

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For over six years, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), under the leadership of then Commissioner Mike Beatty, was engaged in the Communities of Opportunity, a program to help communities alleviate the effects of poverty. In these 91 “persistent poverty”  counties, education was consistently identified as the best hope of b

For over six years, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA), under the leadership of then Commissioner Mike Beatty, was engaged in the Communities of Opportunity, a program to help communities alleviate the effects of poverty. In these 91 “persistent poverty”  counties, education was consistently identified as the best hope of breaking the cycle of poverty. From this work came the idea to create the Great Promise Partnership, based on Southwire’s ground-breaking 12 for Life™ program.


“This  is the generation that will lead America to the next level of greatness. This is our promise to these students – if they stay in school and work to get ahead they will have a piece of the American dream, that success formula that has made this country great!”

stated Beatty.   


In partnership with numerous community and business leaders, DCA developed Great Promise Partnership (GPP) to help at-risk students complete their high school education while gaining real-world job skills, thus gaining the ability to build successful lives. DCA launched a pilot program in January 2012. By forming public/private partnerships in communities across Georgia, we’re showing students that they have a place in Georgia’s economic future.


In 2013, Beatty and GPP left DCA and GPP became affiliated with the  Georgia Department of Economic Development, Workforce Division (formerly the Governor’s Office of Workforce Development). In 2016, GPP became an independent 501(c)3 working with dozens of communities across Georgia until July 2021 when the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) brought GPP under its umbrella.  GPP is now a member of the GaDOE CTAE team. 

GaDOE CTAE Department

GaDOE CTAE Department

GaDOE CTAE Department

Barbara Wall

State CTAE Director

  In July 2021, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) brought GPP under its umbrella.  GPP is now a member of the GaDOE Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) team. 



CTAE Delivers

  • Real Opportunities for College and Rewarding Careers
  • Real High School Experience with Added Value
  • Real-World Work

Barbara Wall

State CTAE Director

  In July 2021, the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) brought GPP under its umbrella.  GPP is now a member of the GaDOE Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) team. 



CTAE Delivers

  • Real Opportunities for College and Rewarding Careers
  • Real High School Experience with Added Value
  • Real-World Workforce-Ready Skills



ADVISORY BOARD

Steve Hollis

Chairman of the Board

Co-Owner and Chairman of the Board & Executive VP, Power Partners, Inc. 

Simon Bloom

Vice Chairman

Partner, Bloom Sugarman

Roy Bowen

President

Georgia Association of Manufacturers

Brian Cooksey

Director, Center of Operational Excellence Shaw Industries

Ann Cramer

Senior Consultant

Coxe Curry and Associates

Joy Hawkins

Executive Director

Gov's Office of Student Achievement

Matt Jones

Chief of Staff

GA DOE


Our Leadership

GaDOE CTAE Department

Our Leadership

Lori Heemann

State Director, Great Promise Partnership

Lori has been with GPP and working with Founder Mike Beatty from the planning stages of the initiative at DCA. 


Before GPP, Lori was a Field Operations Specialist for the  not-for-profit Communities in Schools of Georgia and more recently, the Learn and Serve Coordinator for the Georgia 

Lori Heemann

State Director, Great Promise Partnership

Lori has been with GPP and working with Founder Mike Beatty from the planning stages of the initiative at DCA. 


Before GPP, Lori was a Field Operations Specialist for the  not-for-profit Communities in Schools of Georgia and more recently, the Learn and Serve Coordinator for the Georgia Commission for Service and Volunteerism. Lori started her career in education as a public high school teacher in Chicago and Atlanta. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in broadcast journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Education at DePaul University in Chicago.


Mike Beatty

Founder, Great Promise Partnership, Inc.

 Great Promise Partnership (GPP) was developed during Mike Beatty's tenure as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to address persistent poverty, high school graduation/dropout rates and workforce development in Georgia. In August 2013, Mike retired from DCA and became GPP's President and CEO. 


Mike served a President and CEO of GPP until 2017 when he left to accept a position at the United States Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C.


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