Dr. Jennie Robinson was re-elected to a second term on the Huntsville City Schools Board of Education in 2010. She also serves on Board of directors of the Alabama Association of School Boards. Before being elected to her first term in 2002, Dr. Robinson served five times as a PTA president in South Huntsville Schools and on the Huntsville City Schools Strategic Plan Committee. Dr. Robinson owns Personal Best Training & Development, a management consulting firm specializing in strategic planning and leadership development for corporations and non profits. Dr. Robinson and her husband, Dr. Michael Robinson, are the parents of five children. Four of their children are graduates of Grissom High School, one is a Junior at Grissom.
Community Activities
PTA President Grissom High School 2001-2002
PTA President Mountain Gap Middle School 1998-1999 and 1999-2000
PTA President Weatherly Elementary School 1995-1996 and 1996-1997
Huntsville Council of PTAs Board 1996-1998
Honorary Lifetime Member Alabama PTA
Board of Directors, Alabama Association of School Boards, 2009-present
State Board Member of VOICES for Alabama’s Children, 2002-2005
President of Women’s Economic Development Foundation Board, 2000-2002
Graduate of Leadership Huntsville Madison County Class 13, 2000
Graduate of Leadership Alabama 2004
Member of the Board of Directors of Leadership Huntsville Madison County, 2002-2006
Secretary Rotary Club of Greater Huntsville, 2009-present
Board of Alabama Association of Non Profits, 2010-present
Professional Background
Doctorate and Master’s Degrees from Purdue University in Consumer Behavior;
Bachelor’s Degree in Retail Management from University of Utah
Owner of Personal Best Training, a management consulting firm
Past president North Alabama Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development
Vice President for Community Engagement, United Way of Madison County, 2006-2009
