Greg Davis - District One

210 Deertree Drive 
Athens, GA 30605

Email: davisg@clarke.k12.ga.us 
(706) 589-5568 
Term Ends: December 2022

Mr. Davis retired from the Clarke County School District in 2011 and is now working as a Licensed Professional Counselor. Before coming to Athens in 2008 as the District Family Engagement and Equity Specialist, he spent 12 years as a high school social studies teacher and seven years as a middle school counselor in the Augusta area. Mr. Davis current serves on the Government Relations Committeeas chair, the Policy Committee as vice-chair, the Property Committee and the Early Head Start Policy Council. 

Vernon Payne - District Two

200 Payne Drive 
Athens, GA 30601

Email: paynev@clarke.k12.ga.us 
(706) 548-3447 
Term Ends: December 2020

Mr. Payne has served on the Clarke County Board of Education since 1979. A general contractor, Mr. Payne is active in many church and community activities. He also devotes himself to active service in the Georgia School Boards Association and the National School Boards Association. In 2000, Governor Roy Barnes appointed Mr. Payne to the State Professional Standards Commission. Fax: (706) 552-3913

Linda Davis - District Three

167 Peach Street 
Athens, GA 30606

Email: davislin@clarke.k12.ga.us 
(706) 543-2943 
Term Ends: December 2022

Ms. Linda E. Davis is vice president of Georgia based Indigo Business Solutions, Inc. and an adjunct instructor at Athens Technical College. Ms. Davis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Shorter College in 1996 and an MBA from Kennesaw State University in 2000. She returned to Athens in 2006 to actively serve the youth in her former community. Ms. Davis is also engaged in other civic and community endeavors such as the Bethlehem Cemetery Society, Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation, Envision Athens Steering Committee and the West Broad Feasibility Study Initiative. Ms. Davis is currently the Vice President of the Board and serves on the Evaluation of the Superintendent Committee as chair, the Property Committee as vice-chair and Envision Athens.

Jared Ruiz Bybee - District Four

310 Milledge Hts 
Athens, GA, 30605

Email: bybeej@clarke.k12.ga.us 
646-382-2612 
Term Ends: December 2020

Mr. Bybee is currently President of the Board and serves on the Community Oversight Committee, the Property Committee and the Foundation for Excellence.

Dr. Kara Dyckman - District Five

 Email:dyckmank@clarke.k12.ga.us
706-296-8821
Term Ends: December 2022

Dr. Kara Dyckman is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department at the University of Georgia, where she teaches courses in cognitive psychology and neuroscience.  She and her husband, Shain, have 2 sons, who attend school in CCSD. She was a member of the LSGT at their elementary school prior to joining the Board of Education. Dr. Dyckman currently serves on the Finance Committee and the Superintendent Evaluation Committee.

Charles Worthy - District Six

120 Melbourne Drive 
Athens, GA 30606

Email: worthyc@clarke.k12.ga.us 
(706) 549-1509 Cell Phone: (706) 255-7795 
Term Ends: December 2020

Mr. Worthy, a retired principal from the Clarke County School District, has a cumulative total of 33 years of service as an educator. He has worked in three Georgia counties, serving as a fourth grade teacher in Washington County, a Social Studies and Career Education teacher in Jefferson County, and a teacher and administrator at Cedar Shoals High School in Clarke County. Mr. Worthy worked 28 years at Cedar Shoals, including 12 years as a Career Technical Education/Social Studies teacher. He also served as Assistant Principal from 1987 to 1989, Interim Principal from 1989 to 1990, Associate Principal from 1990 to 1995, and Principal from 1995 to 2003. Mr. Worthy was first elected Board President in 2006 and he was re-elected to the position in 2008, 2012 and 2016. He currently serves on the Evaluation of the Superintendent Committee, the Property Committee as chair and the Finance Committee as chair.

Dr. LaKeisha Gantt - District Seven

Email: ganttl@clarke.k12.ga.us
706-207-2002
Term Ends: December 2022

LaKeisha is a native of Athens who graduated from Clarke Central High School. LaKeisha and her husband, Julius, have 4 children who are students at Timothy Road, Clarke Central, and the Career Academy. LaKeisha earned a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Mercer University. She earned her Master's and PhD in community counseling and counseling psychology from the University of Georgia. As a previous Behavior Specialist with the Clarke County School District, she has worked extensively with students, leaders, and staff on issues related to discipline and school climate. She has also provided professional development for school stakeholders including principals, teachers, transportation staff and paraprofessionals. As a licensed counselor, psychologist, and certified school counselor she has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and young adults. Currently she serves as an Assistant Professor at Piedmont College and manages a small private practice through which she provides counseling and organizational consultation.  She currently serves on the Finance and Policy Committees and as the CCSD Delegate to the Georgia School Board Associatioin. 

John A. Knox - District Eight 

225 Gentry Dr. 
Athens, GA 30605 

Email: knoxj@clarke.k12.ga.us 
706-542-2118 
Term Ends: December 2020 

Dr. Knox is a professor of geography and undergraduate coordinator of the atmospheric sciences program at the University of Georgia, where he has worked since moving to Athens in 2001.  He serves as a mentor in the Clarke County Mentor Program and is active locally in leadership in Presbyterian campus ministry.  He and his wife Pam, a climatologist, have one son, Evan, who attended CCSD schools for 13 years and graduated from Cedar Shoals High School in 2014.  His Facebook page for education-related activities is www.facebook.com/knox2016/. Dr. Knox currently serves on the Finance Committee, the Government Relations Committee as vice-chair, and the Policy Committee as chair.

Dr. Tawana Mattox - District Nine

Dr. Tawana Smith Mattox
Mail:
PO Box 80605
Athens, GA. 30608

Physical: 295 Fairway Drive, Athens GA. 30607

Email: mattoxt@clarke.k12.ga.us
Phone: 706-461-6678
Term Ends: December 2022

Dr. Tawana Smith Mattox (Dr. T) is a native Athenian who has spent over 20 years supporting children in reading, and supporting families in college and career readiness through the nonprofit Destined Inc. where she serves as CEO. Her work background includes higher education, workforce development, and technology training. Dr. T earned a B.S. degree from Morris Brown College in Information Technology/Business; a Master of Science from Georgia State University in Human Resources Development; and a Doctorate in Higher Education Leadership from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. T. is also a proud alum of the Clarke County School District! She attended Winterville Elementary, Burney Harris Middle, and Cedar Shoals High School (’87). She is very active in the community. She is the Chair of the Historic Hot Corner Festival, a founding board member of the Black History Bowl Committee, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., and a member of Words of Faith Christian Church. New Grove Baptist Church is her childhood church where she credits her parents, family members, and other church members for being the village that shaped her to be the servant-leader she is today. Her popular saying as it relates to building a better tomorrow for the children in the district is “We Succeed Together and It Works”.  She currently serves on the Policy Committee, the Superintendent Evaluation Committee and the Community Oversight Committee.