Sonny Savoie |
 C.H. “Sonny” Savoie was appointed as an at-large National PTA board member in June 2009. His dedication to education has led him to serving as a school board member for St. Charles Parish, Louisiana and his election as president of the National School Boards Association (NSBA). He has been a member of the NSBA board of directors since 2002. Savoie has been a member of the St. Charles Parish School Board in Louisiana for 23 years and has held various offices there. He currently serves as the past president of the board. He has served on the Louisiana School Boards Association’s Board of Directors since 1995 and was president in 2001.
Professionally, Savoie worked for more than 32 years in the oil and gas industry for Chevron/Texaco, as well as an independent consultant. He has also served as a superintendent search consultant for several years. Savoie has been a 10-year HOSTS (Help One Student To Succeed) math mentor at the middle school level and for the past nine years has taught Junior Achievement to third grade classes. He is retired and actively involved in numerous church and community activities. He and his wife Merle have two daughters and four grandchildren. They reside in Paradis, Louisiana. |