About GATFACS:
The Georgia Association of Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (GATFACS) is the premier organization for the Hospitality & Tourism, Human Services and Education & Training Career Clusters. GATFACS is a division of the Georgia Association for Career & Technical Education (GACTE) organization. GATFACS encourages and organizes teachers to become a part of a collective voice that can influence issues and policies that impact Family and Consumer Sciences Education. As a member, teachers can network with each other and gain important and helpful tips and techniques as well as participate in professional development at the local, state and national levels.
Purpose
- To encourage and promote interest in Family and Consumer Sciences Education.
- To maintain active membership in the Georgia Association of Career and Technical Education (GACTE).
- To encourage professional growth among family and consumer sciences educators.
- To maintain good relations with all educational services.
- To sponsor projects or programs of mutual interest to all.
- To promote legislation that impacts families and children
BORN
a great cook.
One learns by
DOING.
MEET YOUR OFFICERS
Leigh Johnson
VP Rep to GACTE
Awards Committee
Leigh Johnson teaches the Interiors, Fashion & Textiles pathway at Berrien High School in Berrien County, where her students love hands-on projects like trash bag couture, shoebox bedroom designs, and creating original T-shirts using Shibori dyeing techniques. She has 18 years of experience in Family and Consumer Sciences, having taught both middle school and the Nutrition & Food Science pathway.
Leigh is a former GATFACS President and was named Teacher of the Year in 2021. Fun fact: Leigh is truly a product of the program—she served as an FHA State Officer, and her mother did too!