TCSG Leadership Summit, GOAL and Rick Perkins Award Conference

Active and Past Registration

2025

Coming Spring of 2025

About the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership

First launched in 1972, GOAL focuses on student excellence in technical education by focusing on academic excellence and personal achievement. In 2024, the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) program, which focuses on excellence in technical education, celebrated its 52nd year.

Read more about the GOAL Program (opens in new window)

2024 GOAL and Rick Perkins Award Winners standing in front of the new Kia Sportage
(Left) Nicholas Rucker from Athens Tech, the 2024 State GOAL Winner stands in front of the new Kia Sportage with (right) Sharoko Farley from Central Georgia Tech, the 2024 State Rick Perkins Award Winner.

View the 2024 GOAL/RPA Photos

View the 2023 GOAL/RPA Photos

View the 2023 Leadership Summit Photos

Conference Organizers

Dawn Schmeelk

Conference Lead
State GOAL & Rick Perkins Award Director

Special Events and Conference Manager

(404) 486-0237
dschmeelk@tcsg.edu

Brad Sims

Hotel/Event Space Lead and
Hotel Registration Support

Executive Director,

Internal Relations

(404) 679-1784
bsims@tcsg.edu

Aaron Sones

Conference Media/Graphics
Conference Support

Director of Marketing

(404) 679-1778
asones@tcsg.edu

Gabriel Mathis

GOAL/RPA/Leadership
Registration Support

Manager, Web Services

(404) 679-1658
web@tcsg.edu