History of East Cobb County Council of PTAs 

An organizational meeting was held October 29, 1956, at Sprayberry HS.   Eight schools were represented:  Sprayberry, Blackwell, Powers Ferry, Kennesaw, Mountain View, East Side, Sedalia Park,  and Elizabeth

Mrs. Norman Cory, President of Sprayberry PTA was Temporary Chair, with Mrs. Parker Norton, 14th District Director, leading the organization.

 The Council was formed and named “East Cobb Council of PTAs” with dues set @ $10 per local unit. A nominating committee was elected and asked to report at the November meeting of the Association.

 Presidents 1956-1972:

1956-58  - Mrs. Mark Smith
1958-59 – Mrs. Norman Cory – North Cobb High School added
1959-60 – Mrs. Norman Cory
1960-61  - Mrs. A. L. Garman – Eastvalley added
1961-63 – Mr. E. M. Tornquist, Jr. – Acworth added
1963-64 – Mrs. Charles G. Paramoure – Bells Ferry & East Cobb added
1964-65 – Mr. George O. Walls
1965-67 – Mrs. Sue Carlile – Awtrey, Daniell, Wheeler, Brumby & Due West added
1967-69 – Mrs. Ida May Newkirk  (Installed by Ann Weeks – 14th DD) – Big Shanty added
1969-71 – Mrs. Mary Hugg
1971-72 – Mrs. Jane Damiano

 At the January 24, 1972 meeting, it was voted to disband East Cobb Council of PTAs. (Only 7 of 18 PTAs had submitted dues by deadline – only four local units had delegates registered with Council. It is not clear how many of the schools were actually PTAs at this point, but it was considered not enough support from area schools & their PTAs to continue Council.)

 A New Start —

May 6, 1974, organizational meeting held at Sprayberry High School. Schools represented:

Blackwell, Brumby, Powers Ferry, East Cobb, Big Shanty, Kincaid, Daniell, Eastvalley, East Side, Elizabeth, Mountain View, Wheeler, Awtry

Billie Jo Working (presiding), Vonnie Gilstrap, Beverly Boyd and Wynelle Blough represented 14th District.

The Council was formed and named Eastern Cobb County Council of PTAs with annual dues of $20. Mrs. Herb Nichols was elected President.

The first regular meeting of the Eastern Cobb County Council was held on October 22, 1974 at Eastvalley. Mr. Kermit Keenum was present as Superintendent of Cobb County Schools.

Presidents 1974-present:

1974-75 – Mrs. Herb Nichols (June)
1975-76 – Mr. John Harper – resigned October, Laura Dingler completed term
1976-77 – Laura Dingler
1977-80 – Margie Hatfield
1980-82 – Barbara Kell
1982-84 – Lynda Gresham
1984-85 – Carole Poole
1985-86 – Barbara Derketsch
1986-88 – Virginia Dixon
1988-89 – Jan Watson
1989-91 – Barbara Lester
1991-92 – Jo Anne Taylor
1992-93 – Becky Keith
1993-94 – Mary Allphin
1994-95 – Lillian Lurye
1995-96 – Patti Di’Turu & Lillian Lurye
1996-97 – Linda Bonstein
1997-98 – Linda Bonstein & Cherie Eastburn
1998-99 – Cherie Eastburn & Marty Berry
1999-00 – Marty Berry & Lynda McCarthy
2000-01 – Marty Berry
2001-02 – Virginia Ackley
2002-03 – Virginia Ackley & Christie Doak
2003-04 – Brigitte Gerritsen van der Hoop (resigned Oct.  Barbara Jones & Christie Doak completed term)
2004-05 – Mary Helen Harris & Pat Giuliani
2005-06 – Mary Helen Harris & Karen Hallacy
2006-08 – Terry Fast & Yvonne Single
2008-09 – Amie Fann
2009-10 – Amie Fann & Abby Shiffman
2010-11 – Abby Shiffman & Irene Barton
2011-12 – Irene Barton & Beth Russell (resigned September 2011)

•  In 1992, twelve schools from ECCC PTA were transferred to help create the Tom Mathis, Sr. PTA Council.
• In March 1999, the Cobb County School District adopted the policy that all schools in Cobb County would be PTA schools (Jean Banister, 14th District Director).
• In 2001, Georgia PTA redistricted the state and ECCC PTA, which had previously been the 14th District, became the 9th District – which includes Carroll, Cobb, Douglas, Haralson, Paulding & Polk Counties and Marietta City Schools.
• In 2010, the membership voted to change the name to East Cobb County Council of PTAs.