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SAPA of GA Inc, 
PO Box 218, Fayetteville GA.  30214
770-719-2474

Registration and Ordering Questions
Lisa Miller
770-719-2474

Who Are We?

SAPA is the Student Assistance Professionals Association of Georgia, Incorporated.  It was founded in 1991 by Dr. Michael Carpenter and incorporated as a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation in the fall of 1991; it is operated by a Board of Directors with Joyce Chandler serving as Executive Director and Lisa Miller serving as Administrative Assistant.  In 1997, SAPA became affiliated with the National Student Assistance Association (NSAA).  SAPA of Georgia is recognized for its high quality training available at workshops throughout the year and at its Annual Training

Mission

Our mission is to provide prevention and intervention training, support and technical assistance to school, community, and agency leaders who will then assist children and their families in making drug-free and healthy choices for personal success

Goals

  • To promote a consistent approach to student assistance programming
  • To develop a comprehensive continuum of care for all students
  • To distribute a newsletter
  • To provide leadership and training
  • To provide a state forum for sharing resources
  • To reduce drugs and violence and increase student achievement

What Are SAPs?

Student Assistance Programs (SAPs) are collaborative and comprehensive joint school, community, family and youth partnerships. SAPs help students currently experiencing problems or those at risk for problems to succeed in school and complete their education. These programs are proactive as well as reactive in design. Once an SAP has defined "students at risk", barriers to effective learning are identified. A referral system is then established with intervention methodologies set in place. Student Assistance Programs include: prevention activities, intervention activities, educational support groups, core teams, policy and procedure statements, peer assistance, crisis management teams, training and awareness, employee assistance programming, curriculum, community mobilization and evaluation. This tracking system provides a continuum of care for kindergarten through twelfth grade students that are identified as "at risk".  SAPs work well with the SST philosophy. 

Membership

Individual yearly memberships are available to people interested in the area of student assistance such as Student Assistance Program professionals who provide services in districts, communities or school settings as well as state agencies involved in student assistance program development and funding.  You may join at the annual training as well as by submitting a registration form.  Membership is $30 and is open to all interested individuals worldwide.

BENEFITS OF BEING A SAPA MEMBER

  • An opportunity to show your professionalism,
  • SAPA pin and membership card,
  • 10% reduction on purchases of SAPA materials - show your membership card at the conference,
  • 10% reduction for registration at SAPA workshops (does not include Annual Conference),
  • Members' only refreshment event at the Annual Conference - an opportunity to give your input regarding future workshops, trainings, etc.

Training

As a non-profit corporation, SAPA of Georgia is able to offer low cost, yet high quality training to schools and other organizations. SAPA has a large pool of trainers available to present on a variety of topics. Training can be tailored to the needs of individual systems. SAPA offers training in the following areas:
  • Addictive Illness
  • Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Training
  • Bully Prevention
  • Communication Skills
  • Conflict Resolution
  • Core Team Development
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Mentoring
  • Multiple Intelligence
  • Peer Helping
  • Peer Mediation
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Support Group Training
  • Violence Prevention
Other trainings on various topics are scheduled periodically or can be arranged independently.

Board of Directors

  • Lisa Miller, Administrative Assistant
    email – lisa@sapaofga.org
    770-719-2474     phone/fax
  • Dr. Mike Carpenter
    SAPA Founder and Ex-Officio Member

Executive Board

  • President                Donna Holladay, Norcross
  • Vice President        Cindy Murphy, Loganville
  • Secretary                Sally McKinley, Eatonton

Board Members

  • Stacy Benton, Gainesville  
  • Dennis Biggs, Cleveland
  • Juanita Booker, Columbus
  • Alyse Cooper-Pribish, Atlanta
  • Mary Czentnar, Rome
  • Dennis Davis, Columbus
  • Mimi Dennis, Eastman
  • James Jackson, Zebulon
  • Mary Johnson, Atlanta
  • Faye Lawrence, Kite
  • Ellen Morris, Alpharetta  
  • Mary Scott-Bradford, College Park
  • Randall Townley, Cleveland  
  • Marilyn Watson, Atlanta
  • Gloria Williams,  Atlanta
  • Mary Wooten, Athens

Page last edited on 01/12/07