CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County has been tapping talent from Habersham County lately, now Gainesville has captured White County School System talent.
The new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for Gainesville City School System is going to be Mrs. Lauren Anderson, who currently serves as White County Schools Finance Director.
A press release on Friday morning from Gainesville School Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Williams listed Mrs. Lauren Anderson as the district’s next CFO. Mrs. Anderson will succeed Kathy Pethel, who is retiring in June and has served as the Gainesville School System’s Chief Financial Officer for the district since 2017.
Anderson joins Gainesville’s schools with a distinguished background in educational finance and human resources. Her extensive leadership history also includes serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the Stephens County School System and nearly a decade of financial and personnel leadership at Mountain Education Charter High School.
