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Contact Us - Pre-K

In an effort to ensure you reach the correct person in our agency we have developed a Who To Call List. Please use this list to determine who would best be able to assist you by identifying the reason for the call on the left hand side of the list and then finding the appropriate contact information to the right. You can also call 404-656-5957 and ask to speak to the Pre-K Specialist of the Day or call 1-888-4GA-PREK.

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EmailTitleNamePhone
Deputy Commissioner for Pre-K & Inst. SupportSusan Adams404-656-5957
ReceptionistTammy Clark404-656-5957
Director for Pre-K Business OperationsAmy Browder229-560-5964
Director for Pre-K Instruction and Regional OperationsMeghan McNail770-359-8664
Assistant Director for Pre-K Instruction and Regional OperationsJânika Young404-291-1449
Assistant Director for Pre-K Business OperationsNicole Cook770-324-7706
GAPREK System Manager Brian Griffin678-502-8912
Summer Transition Program and Outreach ManagerDevon Porter404-670-1223
EmailTitleNamePhone
Pre-K Regional ManagerGwen Kahn404-323-5372
Pre-K SpecialistJudy Blasengame404-558-0548
Pre-K Specialist Darlene Sims678-634-1921
Pre-K SpecialistShari McClain943-253-3221
Pre-K SpecialistOlympia James678-727-3202
Pre-K Specialist Merriam Wynn470-562-4808
Pre-K SpecialistWhitney Brooks943-678-9499
Pre-K SpecialistDawn Woodard404-807-6932
Pre-K SpecialistKristin West678-213-9699
EmailTitleNamePhone
Pre-K Regional ManagerKaren Mobley404-852-8942
Pre-K Specialist Kevin Schnell470-384-8362
Pre-K SpecialistJennifer Rosenfelt470-479-3289
Pre-K Specialist Kelly McConnell678-529-9083
Pre-K SpecialistDeana Snowden 470-638-6521
Pre-K SpecialistLinda Bell470-433-6440
Pre-K Specialist Nicole Sisco678-713-8938
Pre-K SpecialistLeena Mitchell470-542-7390
EmailTitleNamePhone
Pre-K Regional ManagerPenny Reddick678-879-2149
Pre-K Specialist Peggy Kosater478-319-9691
Pre-K Specialist Allison Morrison470-528-1196
Pre-K Specialist Julie Page678-483-9275
Pre-K SpecialistDiedra Stephens 470-510-7189
Pre-K Specialist Billie Joe Sutton470-656-9337
Pre-K Specialist Margaret Tarrant404-491-3804
Pre-K Specialist Margie Cook404-780-0868
Pre-K SpecialistLatricia Hall470-817-8948
EmailTitleNamePhone
Pre-K Regional ManagerLaurianne McDonald404-985-0536
Pre-K SpecialistHannah Boatright470-612-2363
Pre-K SpecialistAlice Lasseter678-841-3165
Pre-K SpecialistPerri Walden404-694-5913
Pre-K SpecialistMonica Natoli404-977-3808
Pre-K Specialist Courtney Richmond678-337-2120
Pre-K SpecialistCantina Gandy404-834-7994
Pre-K Specialist Joanna Rogers470-261-2218
Pre-K Specialist LaTonya McCoy678-713-8404
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Pre-K Manager of Quality Support Nicki Underwood404-450-9543
Pre-K Quality Support SpecialistAlex Dagenhart706-424-0384
Pre-K SpecialistAnne Honerbaum470-676-7574
Pre-K Quality Support Specialist Maria Moor470-727-4177
EmailTitleNamePhone
Teacher and Student Data ManagerTiffany Grindle470-532-0963
Pre-K Payments CoordinatorKay Pollard770-502-5065
Pre-K Business Processes AnalystTynesia Harper404-938-1324
Pre-K Payment SpecialistAngie Brown470-663-4658
GAPREK CoordinatorMandi Sloan470-528-1212
Teacher Credentialing SpecialistTonya Foster470-603-8055
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Pre-K Instructional Learning ManagerJan Duke229-202-0600
Pre-K Instructional Learning and Assessment Analyst CynQueshia Martin470-774-4671
Pre-K Instructional Learning CoordinatorJae Boyd404-326-1267

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