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Melanie James , Ed.D
from Academic Achievement
by marbenbland
Today’s speaker Dr. Melanie James is passionate about faith, family, and the education of the next generation. A native of Albany, Georgia Dr. James is the eldest of four children of Rev. Dr. Dan James II and First Lady Elaine James. She is a member of Hill Chapel Baptist Church of Athens, Georgia, where she serves as a Sunday School and Vacation Bible School teacher.
Dr. James is a graduate of Albany State University (BA Mathematics) The University of Georgia (Master of Education degree in Mathematics Education) and The University of Southern Mississippi (Doctorate Educational Leadership and Supervision)
In 2022, Dr. was named principal of Alps Road Elementary School. She will be the inaugural principal as the school will become Bettye Holston Elementary School in the fall.
