The Covington Information obtained the next from the marketing campaign of D. Alan Fowler.
Covington, GA — D. Alan Fowler, longtime music educator, neighborhood chief, and present Government Director of the Georgia Music Educators Affiliation, has formally introduced his candidacy for the District 5 seat on the Newton County College Board.
With many years of expertise in public training and a deep dedication to scholar success, Fowler is operating not with a private agenda, however with a transparent objective: to make sure that Newton County college students and academics and District 5 proceed to be represented by somebody who values excellence, integrity, and repair. He seeks to construct upon the work and contributions of present board member Abigail Coggin, whose years of devoted service have set a excessive normal for management.
Since shifting to Covington in 1995, Fowler and his spouse Susan have constructed their life collectively in Newton County, elevating two daughters—one an Eastside Excessive College graduate and one coming into eighth grade this fall. His service in Newton County contains 26 years as Director of Bands at Eastside Excessive College, the place he additionally sponsored the Key Membership, in addition to a few years because the Tremendous Arts Content material Specialist for the Newton County College System. Since 2014, Fowler has served as Music Director of the Newton County Group Band. He was personally chosen by the late T.Okay. Adams, Sr. to proceed the legacy of our neighborhood’s band, which Mr. Adams and Dr. Dobbs based in 1993.
“As somebody who has taught hundreds of scholars, directed and took part in performances throughout the nation, and advocated for educators on the state and nationwide ranges, I perceive each the challenges and the alternatives in public training,” stated Fowler. “I’m operating as a result of I consider in our faculties, our college students, and our academics—and I need to guarantee we’re making the perfect choices for our kids’s future.”
A former Instructor of the Yr at Eastside Excessive College, Fowler served for a few years as Division Chair and as a member of the College Enchancment Crew. These roles, alongside together with his expertise as a county-level content material specialist, gave him invaluable perception into faculty and district operations. Since transitioning to his statewide management position in 2022, Fowler has gained a fair broader perspective on public training throughout Georgia.
Fowler is a proud graduate of the College of Georgia and holds superior levels from Ball State College and Georgia State College. Throughout his tenure at Eastside, his ensembles persistently earned prime rankings and carried out throughout seven states, together with landmark appearances at Pearl Harbor and the Hollywood Christmas Parade.
A revered band advisor and adjudicator all through the South, Fowler stays an lively musician. He carried out at Carnegie Corridor this previous Might with Tara Winds and in 2023 marched within the 97th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade with the Saluting America’s Band Administrators Marching Band. He’s or has been a member of a number of skilled and civic organizations, together with the Nationwide Band Affiliation, Phi Beta Mu, Skilled Affiliation of Georgia Educators, and the Covington Kiwanis Membership. He and his spouse, Susan, are lively members of Covington First United Methodist Church and are the proud mother and father of Katie Beth and Grace.
Fowler brings not solely academic experience but in addition a collaborative mindset and a ardour for service to his marketing campaign. “I need to symbolize the voices of scholars, households, and academics. Collectively, we are able to construct on what’s working and enhance the place wanted—with transparency, accountability, and imaginative and prescient.”
For extra details about Alan Fowler and his marketing campaign, please contact him at FowlerforNewton@gmail.com or go to FowlerforNewton.com.
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