ArtLise Alston-Cone

Making a Difference through Servant Leadership

Determined to make a difference, ArtLise Alston-Cone has dedicated the last 27 years to serving students, teachers, and leaders by leading educational transformations from the classroom to the boardroom, utilizing data to effectively and efficiently lead organizations, empowering parents and community engagement, implementing innovative strategies to enhance teaching and learning, as well as inspiring the change we want to see. Her unique approach to problem solving has led to ArtLise being one of the most consulted educational leaders in our state.

Educated at Bennett College, Dartmouth College, and Nova Southeastern University, ArtLise synthesizes her acquired knowledge in her current position with the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) where she manages a school for community students who are on probation and want to complete their high school diploma or GED via credit recovery or acceleration. This school serves as DJJ’s model for community school reform in transitional education and provided the foundation for the opening of three more programs across the state. In her quest to make a difference, ArtLise has fostered the collaboration of many successful businesses, programs, and projects. The ones near and dear to her heart are the programs with a mission to improving one’s quality of life like with Georgia Tech’s Logistics Education and Pathways program or Jack and Jill of America, Inc and empowering change through voting with the Chatham County Democratic Council.If there was ever a phrase used to describe ArtLise AlstonCone, it would be ‘to make a difference”!