SAIS Staff

Please contact the SAIS staff with questions anytime you need assistance. 
Click the staff member's name below for an e-mail link.

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• For accreditation questions, contact Michelle Langer or call (404) 633-6146.
  
• For membership or meeting registration questions, contact Martha Jondle or call (404) 633-2203.
  
• For all other inquiries, contact Lori Spear or call (404) 561-5841.

Please note that our phone system has changed and we now have direct-dial numbers for all staff members (listed below).  With the new system, you are no longer able to dial the main number and be transferred, so please make a note of our direct-dial numbers in your address book.

Our mailing address is:  SAIS, 1866 Southern Ln, Ste 107, Decatur, GA 30033

Stephen Robinson, Ph.D. - President (404) 227-2770 Steve Robinson joined the SAIS staff as President on July 1, 2007.  He brings a broad understanding of both university and Independent School worlds.  He has previously served as the Headmaster of two Independent Schools, Saddlebrook Preparatory School in Tampa, Florida, and The Orme School in Arizona.  Read complete bio here.
Lori Spear, CAE - Vice President (404) 561-5841 Lori received a B.A. from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, in 1995. After moving to Atlanta in 1997, she spent six years working with the Georgia Society of Association Executives (GSAE) before coming to SAIS in August 2003. Lori now serves on the board of GSAE as the President-Elect. She is also an advocate of historic preservation, and has served on the board of Rhodes Hall, a historic home in midtown Atlanta, as well as the board of the DeKalb League of Women Voters.
Michelle Langer - Accreditation Manager (404) 633-6146 Michelle joined SAIS in July 2006, having worked on the administrative staff of the Greenfield Hebrew Academy and its M'silot/Pathways program for several years. As the parents of two teenaged boys (who received much of their education from independent schools), Michelle and her husband, Stuart, have been active on a variety of school boards, PTSAs, and in the classroom. Michelle earned her BA in journalism from American University in Washington, DC.
Martha Jondle - Member Services Manager (404) 633-2203 Martha joined SAIS in May 2007, after relocating to Atlanta from Dallas, Texas. Prior to her move, Martha worked as an admissions assistant at a NAIS-member school in Dallas for five years following a 23-year career with IBM. In Dallas, Martha volunteered with the Alzheimer's Association, Camp Quality (for children with cancer), and delivered meals to seniors for eleven years. She attended Middle Tennessee State University.
LeeAnne Minnick - Website and Database Manager (404) 227-1814