2012 – Sara Womack

Sara WomackSara Womack is Fine and Performing Arts Coordinator for Atlanta Public Schools. She earned a BS in music education and MA in music education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She earned a Doctor of Education degree in music education from the University of Georgia and a MA in educational leadership from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Womack began her teaching career as an elementary music teacher in the Talladega City School System. She then taught elementary music in the Jefferson County School System, Mountain Brook City School System, and at Greystone Elementary School in Hoover. She also served as adjunct professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Dr. Womack has attained Level I, II, and III Orff Schulwerk certification from the Eastman School of Music, University of Memphis, and Samford University, respectively. She achieved National Board Certification in early and middle childhood music and was named 2013 Hoover City Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year. Dr. Womack has presented at numerous workshops and conferences and has been awarded multiple grants for her work with students, and for her research.

In 2014, Dr. Womack was voted President-Elect of the National Association for Music Education, Southern Division.