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Jack Parish, clinical associate professor in the department of lifelong education, administration and policy, has been appointed to be the University of Georgia College of Education’s associate dean for outreach and engagement.

“Jack brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to this important role for the college and we are very excited about his assuming this responsibility in the dean’s office,” said Dean Craig Kennedy.

Parish joined the UGA faculty in 2008 as a lecturer after a 30-year career in K-12 education as a teacher, assistant principal, principal, assistant personnel director, assistant superintendent and superintendent, mostly in Henry County. He began his career as a teacher in at Riverdale High School in Clayton County.

In addition to teaching, Parish has been involved in a number of activities, assignments and tasks at UGA which have provided service to students, colleagues, the field of educational leadership and graduate education. He was named director of the Early Career Principal Residency Program in 2010. He served as the executive director of the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) from 2011-12. He was named a clinical associate professor in 2012.

Parish earned his Ed.D. in educational leadership from UGA in 1999.

Parish is replacing Ron Cervero who was named UGA associate vice president for instruction, effective March 1. Cervero had served as associate dean for outreach and engagement in the COE since 2009 and has been a faculty member of the college since 1986.