[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF JULIA BERNATH

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                            HON. LUCY McBATH

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 14, 2022

  Mrs. McBATH. Madam Speaker, I am proud to recognize the retirement of 
Fulton County Board President Julia Bernath. A board member since 2000, 
Julia has served Fulton County Schools with distinction for over 2 
decades.
  Julia is serving her fifth term representing Fulton County School 
Board District 7. Though she became Board President in 2020, she was no 
stranger to the role. From 2007 to 2009, she served as school board 
president and then as vice president from 2009 to 2010 and once again 
in 2019. In addition to her service on the school board, Julie has 
served on the Fulton County Schools Employees' Pension Fund Pension 
Board as both Chair and Vice Chair, and she has also represented the 
school board on the Fulton Education Foundation's Board of Directors. 
Outside of her work with Fulton County Schools, she is a deeply engaged 
member of our community as an active member and past president of the 
Georgia School Boards Association, a past Vice Chair of the Georgia 
Professional Standards Commission, and a staff member for the Center 
for Reform of School Systems. Julia is a past chair of the Sandy 
Springs Education Force and currently serves on the Board of Directors. 
She is also an Advisory Committee member of the Georgia Partnership for 
Excellence in Education.
  Through a global pandemic, Julia navigated unprecedented challenges 
during her most recent tenure as Board President and worked tirelessly 
in service to the students of Fulton County Schools. It has been my 
honor to work with Julia in partnership as we strived to provide every 
opportunity to our community's young people. On behalf of my office and 
the United States House of Representatives, I want to thank Julia for 
her decades of service and offer my congratulations on the occasion of 
her retirement.

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