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LEADER
from EMPOWER
Alisha Thomas Searcy is a transformational education leader, champion for students, educators and parents, and is not afraid to defy the odds. In fact, exceeding expectations remains a constant that has etched her legacy and defined her career as a leader.
At the age of 23, Searcy made history as the first African American to serve in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing residents of Cobb County the third largest county in metro Atlanta years later, Searcy’s righteous leadership continues to have a longstanding footprint in the region and Georgia state history. Searcy, elected to six terms in the Georgia House of Representatives, served on the Education, Appropriations and Health & Human Services committees. She coauthored the state’s Teacher and Leader Evaluation System, and authored the state intra-district transfer law, allowing parents to choose the best public school within their district for their students, regardless of zip code. Additionally, she co-authored the state’s constitutional amendment that created the State Charter Schools Commission; and was appointed by former U S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to a bipartisan working group on K-12 education
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Her prowess as an education leader drove the success of her and her team as Superintendent of Schools at Ivy Preparatory Academies – a network of all-girls public schools of excellence.
Steadfast in her commitment to students, parents and educators, Alisha is now the CEO of her own education leadership consulting firm, AT Morgan Enterprises. She uses her unique background as a policy maker, practitioner, and nonprofit leader to work with schools, school districts, local and national education non-profit organizations to improve educational outcomes for students; mentor and support leaders and help create systems that meet the needs of students and their families.