Leadership
Beth Day
Vice President, Communications
Beth Day joined the Southern Region Education Board in 2012. Prior to SREB, she served as vice president of the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education, consulted on strategic communications issues with nonprofit, higher education, government agency and financial services organizations, and worked as director of public affairs for Georgia State University’s college of business. Beth holds a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s from Georgia State University.
Lee Posey
Vice President, State Strategy and Policy
Lee Posey is vice president for state strategy and policy. She joined the Southern Regional Education Board in 2017 as director of legislative services. Prior to joining SREB, she worked for the National Conference of State Legislatures for 17 years.
Dale Winkler
Interim President and Senior Vice President, School Improvement
Dale Winkler is interim president of the Southern Regional Education Board. He was named vice president of school improvement in April 2018 and senior vice president July 2023.
His service as SREB interim president began June 22, 2025.
He joined the Southern Regional Education Board in 2015 as special assistant to the senior vice president of the organization’s school improvement team.
Winkler has decades of experience in leadership and policy in the areas of college and career readiness and career pathways, including leading two commissions on pathways at SREB.
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