Ms. Allyson Gevertz is a native of Enid,
Oklahoma. She attended Enid Public Schools, where her mother served as a School
Board Member. After her high school graduation, she moved to Atlanta to attend
Emory University. She received her Bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) from
Emory, then attended Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts for her
Master’s and Specialist degrees in School Psychology.
After working for several years as a School
Psychologist for Gwinnett County Public Schools, Allyson began community
advocacy work for her county of residence, DeKalb County. She has focused on
sexual assault prevention in positions ranging from hotline volunteer to Board
of Directors Chair for Day League (formerly DeKalb Rape Crisis Center). As
President of the Junior League of DeKalb County, Allyson joined the Leadership
DeKalb Class of 2007. She is currently on the Board of Directors for Leadership
DeKalb. Her passion for children and families led her to work on the
Partnership for Community Action Board, the DeKalb Symphony Orchestra Board,
the DeKalb Juvenile Court Judicial Citizens Review Panel, and the Board of
Directors for DeKalb County Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS).
Because Allyson and her husband David have
sent two children to DeKalb County Schools, she has spent many years focused on
public education advocacy. She has served in various positions on local school
PTAs and School Councils, eventually chairing the regional Emory LaVista Parent
Council and DeKalb Chamber’s eduKALB. In 2013, she collaborated with other
parent council leaders to form Parent Councils United (PCU), a county-wide
grassroots advocacy group focused on educational excellence for all DeKalb
students. As PCU Co-President, Allyson served on District-wide committees such
as the DCSD Strategic Planning Advisory Committee, the Flexibility Advisory
Committee, the Technology Advisory Committee and the Superintendent’s Advisory
Council. She was a member of the DCSD team completing Harvard Business School’s
Public Education Leadership Conference. In 2016, Allyson chaired the
Education-SPLOST campaign. The initiative passed by 71% and is providing over
$500 million for improvements to DeKalb Schools. Allyson will continue
advocating for all DeKalb students in her role on the Board of Education.