Camalyn Turner is a licensed attorney with 14 years of experience in classroom teaching and leadership roles in K-12 public education. She currently serves as Coordinator for Student Discipline at Atlanta Public Schools, and for the past year, she has served as Special Assistant to the Superintendent at Atlanta Public Schools. Camalyn’s career trajectory included a “calling” that took her from courtroom to classroom, and she believes great educators are just like great preachers because they teach from the soul.  She is an advocate for restorative justice programs, and her diversified experience makes her exceptionally poised to lead the APS Student Discipline Office. In addition, she holds extensive knowledge about district needs and has coordinated projects such as the first student-led APS Mayoral Forum and the Superintendent’s Internship Program.  As an Instructional Coordinator for Birmingham City Schools, she coached principals to maximize leadership skills and team effectiveness and facilitated district-wide programs that resulted in increased academic proficiency for students. She has managed a solo law practice specializing in family law, mediation, and government relations, and has served as assistant chair for the Teen Court of Jefferson County, Alabama. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and like the late Shirley Chisholm, believes that Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth.