At its May 19, 2022, business meeting, the Gwinnett County Board of Education appointed principals for six schools—Archer High School, Collins Hill High School, Ferguson Elementary School, Grace Snell Middle School, Rockbridge Elementary School, and Woodward Mill Elementary School. In addition, the BOE appointed Dr. Bryan K. Long and Dr. Pamela “Pam” J. Williams to serve as cluster superintendents. Currently, Dr. Long is the principal of Dacula High School. He fills the role previously held by Debbie Dees. Dr. Williams currently serves as Chief of Staff in the Superintendent’s Office, and she takes the position of Joe Ahrens who is retiring.
The newly named principals are:
- Conquisha Thompson has been named the principal of Archer High School. Dr. Thompson currently serves as an assistant principal at Shiloh High School. She assumes her new position as Ken Johnson transfers to serve as director of Leadership Development in Human Resources and Talent Management.
- Lee A. Augmon, currently director of Special Education in Curriculum and Instructional Support, has been named the new principal at Collins Hill High School. She replaces Kerensa Wing who is retiring.
- Altonise K. Henfield, an assistant principal at Knight Elementary School, has been named the principal at Ferguson Elementary School. Henfield steps into the position that opens with the retirement of Dr. Angelique Mitchell.
- Jennifer N. Vaughn, a Snellville Middle School assistant principal, has been named principal for Grace Snell Middle School to fill the position currently held on an interim basis by Brenda Anderson.
- Lissette C. McRea has been named the principal of Rockbridge Elementary Ms. McRea currently serves as an assistant principal at Pinckneyville Middle School. She assumes her new position as Dr. Kelly Scarborough moves to Sycamore Elementary School.
- Dr. Sonya V. Brown, currently an assistant principal at Creekland Middle School, has been named the new principal for Woodward Mill Elementary School. She replaces Mike Bender who is the new principal for Lilburn Elementary School.
Dr. Bryan K. Long, Cluster Superintendent
GCPS Employment:
2012-Present Principal, Dacula High School
2007-2012 Director of Student Discipline and Behavioral Intervention,
School Improvement and Operations
2006-2007 Assistant Principal, GIVE Center East
2000-2006 Assistant Principal, Grayson High School
1999-2000 Teacher, South Gwinnett High School
1995-1999 Teacher, Meadowcreek High School
Other Employment:
2004-2008 Adjunct Professor, Department of Educational Administration and Policy, University of Georgia
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in English Education—University of Georgia
Master’s degree in Educational Leadership—University of Georgia
Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership (Curriculum focus)—University of Georgia
Dr. Long is a graduate of the 2007 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.
Dr. Pamela “Pam” J. Williams, Cluster Superintendent
GCPS Employment:
2020-Present Chief of Staff, Superintendent’s Office
2019-2020 Assistant Superintendent, School Improvement and Operations
2013-2019 Principal, Bethesda Elementary School
2010-2013 Assistant Principal, Nesbit Elementary School
2006-2010 Teacher, Norton Elementary School
Other Employment:
2005-2006 Teacher, Clifford O. Taylor/Kirklane Elementary School (Palm Springs, Fla.)
2002-2005 Owner and Operator, Love and Care Child Care Home (Boynton Beach, Fla.)
1997-2002 Teacher, Rolling Green Elementary School (Boynton Beach, Fla.)
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education—Florida Atlantic University
Master’s degree in Science Education—Walden University
Specialist’s degree in Educational Leadership—University of West Georgia
Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership—University of Georgia
Dr. Williams is a graduate of the 2010 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Leader Program, and a graduate of the 2014 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.
Dr. Conquisha Thompson, Principal, Archer High School
GCPS Employment:
2017-Present Assistant Principal, Shiloh High School
Other Employment:
2015-2017 Assistant Principal, McNair Middle School (Atlanta, Ga.)
2009-2015 Administrative Intern, Department Chair, and Teacher,
Langston Hughes High School (Fairburn, Ga.)
2004-2009 Teacher, Glenn Hills High School (Augusta, Ga.)
2001-2004 Teacher, Benjamin Banneker High School (College Park, Ga.)
2000-2001 Teacher, Jefferson County High School (Louisville, Ga.)
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Science Education—Valdosta State University
Master’s degree in Educational Leadership—Cambridge College
Doctoral degree in Organizational Leadership—Argosy University
Dr. Thompson is a member of the 2022 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.
Lee A. Augmon, Principal, Collins Hill High School
GCPS Employment:
2021-Present Director of Special Education, Curriculum and Instructional Support
2015-2021 Associate Principal, Peachtree Ridge High School
2009-2015 Assistant Principal, Peachtree Ridge High School
2006-2009 Teacher, Collins Hill High School
2001-2006 Teacher, Norcross High School
2000-2001 Teacher, Pinckneyville Middle School
Other Employment:
1998-1999 Teacher, Clarkston High School (Clarkston, Ga.)
1996-1998 Teacher, Indianola Middle School (Indianola, Iowa)
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Education—The Ohio State University
Master’s degree in Education—Georgia State University
Specialist’s degree in Teacher Leadership—Mercer University
Ms. Augmon is a graduate of the 2016 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.
Altonise K. Henfield, Principal, Ferguson Elementary
GCPS Employment:
2019-Present Assistant Principal, Knight Elementary School
2015-2019 Assistant Principal, Benefield Elementary School
2009-2015 Instructional Coach and Teacher, Knight Elementary School
2004-2009 Teacher and Gifted Contact Teacher, Mountain Park Elementary School
2002-2004 Teacher, Shiloh Elementary School
Other Employment:
1998-2002 Teacher, Ojus Elementary School (Miami-Dade County, Fla.)
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education—Florida International University
Master’s degree in Elementary Reading and Math—Walden University
Specialist’s degree in Teacher Leadership—Walden University
Ms. Henfield is a graduate of the 2015 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Leader Program, and a member of the 2022 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.
Jennifer N. Vaughn, Principal, Grace Snell Middle School
GCPS Employment:
2018-Present Assistant Principal, Snellville Middle School
2013-2018 Assistant Principal, Shiloh Middle School
2016-2017 Principal Resident, Sycamore Elementary School
2008-2013 Local School Technology Coordinator and Intervention Specialist,
Meadowcreek High School
Other Employment:
2006-2007 Instructor, University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, Ohio)
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in English Education—University of Cincinnati
Master’s degree in Secondary Education—Piedmont College
Master’s degree in Teacher Leadership—Piedmont College
Ms. Vaughn is a graduate of the 2013 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Leader Program, and a graduate of the 2017 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.
Lissette C. McRea, Principal, Rockbridge Elementary School
GCPS Employment:
2018-Present Assistant Principal, Pinckneyville Middle School
2017-2018 Teacher, Coleman Middle School
2010-2014 Teacher, Berkmar Middle School
2004-2010 Teacher, Lilburn Middle School
Other Employment:
2014-2017 Teacher, Renfroe Middle School (Decatur, Ga.)
2000-2004 Teacher, W.L. Smith Elementary School (Petal, Miss.)
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Education—University of Southern Mississippi
Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction—Lesley University
Specialist’s degree in Educational Leadership— Georgia State University
Ms. McRea is a graduate of the 2019 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Leader Program.
Dr. Sonya V. Brown, Principal, Woodward Mill Elementary School
GCPS Employment:
2019-Present Assistant Principal, Creekland Middle School
2013-2019 Assistant Principal, Jenkins Elementary School
2010-2013 Teacher, Jenkins Elementary School
2003-2004 Teacher, Cedar Hill Elementary School
Other Employment:
2002-2003 Instructor, Gwinnett Technical College (Lawrenceville, Ga.)
1998-2001 Teacher, Atlanta Public Schools (Ga.)
1993-1997 Teacher, Memphis City Schools (Tenn.)
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education—Mississippi State University
Master’s degree in Elementary Education—University of Mississippi
Specialist’s degree in Educational Leadership and Supervision—Georgia State University
Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership—Georgia State University
Dr. Brown is a member of the 2022 Quality-Plus Leader Academy, Aspiring Principal Program.