Profile: Dr. Cynthia W. Ashby
Dr. Cynthia Ashby is the director of State Schools for the Georgia Department of Education. Widely recognized as an advocate for the education of the deaf, hard of hearing, and blind, Dr. Ashby began her career with the Georgia Department of Education in 1975 as a teacher at the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf (AASD). She was promoted to Early Childhood Education Supervisor in 1980, principal in 1985, and superintendent of AASD in 1991.
In her present position since 1999, Dr. Ashby manages three schools for the deaf and blind. She holds a doctorate degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Georgia State University. Dr. Ashby serves on the Board of Directors of the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf and is a member of the Convention of American Instructors for the Deaf Early Intervention and the Metro Consultants for the Hearing Impaired.
