Brooke Lewis-Slamkova
Awards Committee Chair
brooke.lewisslamkova@gmail.com
Greetings GATFACS Members,
We highly encourage you to complete the application process. You do not have to be nominated. You can nominate yourself!
To apply for awards you must be an ACTE/GACTE/GATFACS member by DECEMBER 1. If you are a state winner, the awards recipient must be an ACTE member by March 1st.
Deadline for entries will be NOVEMBER 15..
If you have a question about the awards and application process, please email GATFACS VP of Awards at brooke.lewisslamkova@gmail.com.
Award guidelines can be found at https://www.acteonline.org/professional-development/acte-awards/acte-excellence-awards/#toggle-id-7
Nominate an educator for a GATFACS Excellence Award!
Do you know an inspirational leader who has made extraordinary contributions to CTAE? Please complete this nomination form by OCTOBER 15.

Kat Snelson (Kathryn) serves as the Region 9 Vice President for the 2025–2028 term and teaches Family and Consumer Sciences at Bradwell Institute in Hinesville (Liberty County). She has spent most of her career teaching the Early Childhood Education pathway. Kat holds a B.S.Ed. in FACS (2002) and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction (2023) from Georgia Southern University, along with an Ed.S. in Curriculum and Instruction (2025) from Liberty University.
Kat loves serving as an FCCLA adviser and watching her students grow as leaders while traveling across the country. Fun facts: She’s an avid reader who loves dachshunds, collecting spoons, all things purple, and trips to the beach or mountains