Heather Melissa Fletcher

Heather Melissa Fletcher is from South Georgia. She has a bachelor s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, a bachelor s degree in Spanish from the University of Georgia, and a master s degree in Spanish from the University of Georgia. She is a literacy mentor at Stroud Elementary School and owns a local nonprofit dance organization called TIMBAthens.

Heather is a real estate agent. Before entering the real estate profession, she worked in the food and beverage industry for fourteen years, followed by four years as a Spanish teacher at Cedar Shoals High School. She also owns and operates the local nonprofit dance organization TIMBAthens.

Heather previously served on the Cedar Shoals High School Local School Governance Team from 2022 to 2024 and on the Athens-Clarke County Historic Preservation Commission from 2018 to 2024.

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Believes in promoting trade skills alongside university education, supports career readiness programs, and advocates for local business and tradespeople involvement in student education.

Believes a strong foundation in reading and phonics is essential for future success, supports literacy mentorship programs like Get Comfortable: Storytellers, and plans to expand such initiatives to improve reading achievement in elementary schools.

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Supports reducing social media use among students to improve attention and mental health, plans to fund Yondr pouches in schools, and seeks insights from Midtown and Marietta High Schools on policy implementation.

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Heather is from South Georgia. She attended the University of Georgia. She has a Bachelor of Arts in journalism, a second Bachelor of Arts, and a Master of Arts, all from the University of Georgia.

Supports the Career Ready Program, which connects students with local businesses and tradespeople through a Career Speaker Series and a Career Mentoring Program.

Supports the expansion of literacy mentorship programs, citing a 337% increase in reading achievement, and plans to continue volunteering and enhancing such initiatives in the district.

Plans to allocate funds to purchase Yondr pouches, which are pouches that lock up cell phones, for all middle and high school students.