Family
Laurie McCaulley is a proud mother of four children. After her divorce, she faced the challenge of raising four children on her own. All of her children received scholarships to their respective college or university.
LaTasha is a board certified Pediatrician who is a fellow in Critical Care Pediatrics in Detroit, Michigan. Esau has a Master in Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is a priest and a high school teacher. Esau is married to the former Elizabeth Waters. Elizabeth (Mandy) is also a Pediatrician in the United States Navy. They have blessed her with a grandson called Luke Isaiah. Marketha is a National Certified Chef with a Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Tuskegee University. She is married to Fletcher Bailey. They have blessed her with two grandsons; Johnathan Marcellus and David Maurice. Brandon is a Behavior Aide for Special Education as his is working on his collegiate studies. All of her children graduated from James Oliver Johnson High School in Huntsville City Schools (HCS) which is a Title 1 school.
Laurie is…
Laurie McCaulley is also a product of HCS system and was elected in 2008 to a four year term as HCS Board of Education Representative for District 1. In 2009, she was elected as their Third Presiding Officer. Laurie was the founder of "That Parent Place, Inc” a nonprofit organization that addresses the role of parents in education. It has a freelance column for Speakin’ Out News weekly newspaper the leading African American newspaper in North Alabama. Laurie is an Associate Minister at Union Hill Primitive Baptist Church and a member of Alabama Caucus of Black School Board Members.
Community Service/ Honors
Laurie has had the honor of being recognized nationally and statewide by several organizations or entities which includes 2009 Cambridge Who’ Who of Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs, 2009 Continental Who’s Who in Professional Leadership, Distinguished Service Award National PTA, the National Coalition of ESEA Title I Parents, and a resolution from Alabama State Senate for Pioneer Women of Madison County. Laurie has had the honor of presenting to delegations from Rwanda, China, India, Bulgaria and other countries of Asia. These presentations exemplify her willingness to include all parents in the education of their children.
Her current community service: Alabama A&M University and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Health Careers Opportunity Program Advisory Board of Directors; WDJL LOVE 1000 Broadcast Corporation as Advisory member of the Board of Directors; She continues on the Executive committee for Alabama PTA as their Immediate Past President. Her extraordinary acts of outreach has been featured in Our Children Magazine: August/September 2005-“A PTA Good Idea: Selling PTA at the Convenience Store”, and in May 1999-“Educate and Celebrate”. She is a community activist with a passion to serve.
Her past honors: a member of the National PTA (NPTA) Board of Directors, NPTA Field Service committee, NPTA Committee on Diversity chairperson, a member of the Governor’s Congress on School Leadership, an alumni member of Huntsville/Madison County Leadership Class 19, The Outside the Boxx Parent, Inc., Parent of the Month Alabama Department of Education State Superintendent Advisory Committee, State Children’s Policy Council, Founder of Northwest Huntsville “Celebrating Education Parade and Festival, Past President of Huntsville Council of PTAs, Past President of J. O. Johnson High School PTSA, and Past President of Davis Hills Middle School PTSA.
