Vanairsdale�is a proven leader with more than 33 years of management

experience. He came to the Fulton County School System in 1996 as Assistant

Superintendent of Support Services, overseeing school construction and

facilities management, school nutrition, records management, purchasing,

warehousing, and student transportation.

During Vanairsdale's seven-year tenure as Assistant Superintendent

of Operations, all new schools constructed opened on time and under budget,

saving Fulton taxpayers money and relieving overcrowded schools. The process

for community involvement in school construction earned national recognition

under his direction, and the system received awards for its proactive

environmental practices, innovative purchasing methods, and efficient

school transportation.

In instructional areas, Vanairsdale was instrumental in creating a partnership

between the school system and Sheltering Arms. The partnership increases

the opportunity for low-cost, high-quality preschool education to thousands

of Fulton County children annually through four child development centers

located on school system property. In addition, Vanairsdale enhanced educational

opportunities to children throughout the world by orchestrating a donation

of 50,000 surplus Fulton textbooks to schools in war-torn Iraq.

Vanairsdale graduated magna cum laude with a Masters degree in Business

Administration from Syracuse University and holds a Bachelors of Business

Administration from Gonzaga University. He is a 26-year veteran of the

United States Army and has commanded troops in the 160th Special Operations

Aviation Regiment, the 101st Airborne Division and the U.S. Army South.

He also has held positions in the Pentagon in the Office of the Assistant

Secretary of the Army as well as in the Canadian National Defense Headquarters,

and served as Command Budget Officer for the Forces Command in Atlanta.