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Regional Fairs

GSEF-affiliated Regional Fairs provide the pathway for students to advance from local competitions to the statewide Georgia Science & Engineering Fair. Regional Fairs are organized by county. Use the information below to find contact information for each Regional Fair.

Students must compete in the Regional Fair determined by the GSEF-affiliated fair system. See Advancing from School & Regional Fairs for information about determining the appropriate school and Regional Fair.

For more information about qualifying for GSEF, see How to Qualify for GSEF.

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Fair Contacts

ABAC Regional (ABAC)

Counties served: Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Crisp, Grady, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Worth

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  • Dr. Kaushalya Sharma Dahal, Co-Director / 229-391-4966 / email
  • Sarah Norris, Assistant / 229-391-5254 / email

Atlanta City Regional (ATLA)

Schools served: Atlanta Public School System (APS)

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  • Jessica Nazario, Director / 404-802-2623 / email
  • Ramon Reeves, Co-Director / 404-802-1670 / email
  • Dr. Shannon Harris, Co-Director / 404-802-2677 / email

Central Savannah River Regional (CSRA)

Counties served: Burke, Columbia, Glascock, Jefferson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Taliaferro, Warren, Wilkes

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  • These counties currently feed into the Georgia College Regional.

Clayton County Regional (CLAY)

Counties served: Clayton County

View CLAY Contacts
  • Tameaka McKinney, Director / 404-227-4062 / email
  • Rhonda Drake, Co-Director / 404-740-0916 / email
  • De’Juan Winfield, Co-Director / 404-304-3526 / email
  • Rebecca Dorsey, Assistant / 404-740-0916 / email

Cobb/Paulding Regional (COBB)

Counties served: Cobb, Paulding

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  • Dawn Hudson, Director / 678-360-3163 / email

Columbus Regional (COLU)

Counties served: Chattahoochee, Harris, Marion, Muscogee, Schley, Talbot

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  • Melissa Niemi, Director / 706-748-2155 / email

DeKalb Regional (DKLB)

Counties served: DeKalb

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  • Dr. Jacqueline Stephens, Director / 678-676-0339 / email
  • Kassidy Moore, Co-Director / 678-676-0148 / email

Fulton Regional (FULT)

Counties served: Fulton (schools not in Atlanta Public School System)

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  • Nabulungi Bolton, Director / email

Georgia College Regional (GCSU)

Counties served: Baldwin, Bibb, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Monroe, Putnam, Twiggs, Washington, Wilkinson

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  • Dr. Catrena Lisse, Director / 478-445-3511 / email
  • Patti Veal, Assistant / 478-445-7531 / email

Griffin RESA Regional (GRIF)

Counties served: Butts, Fayette, Lamar, Newton, Pike, Spalding, Upson

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  • Richard Warren, Director / 770-229-3247 / email
  • Dr. Melissa Davis, Co-Director / 770-229-3247 / email

Gwinnett Regional (GWIN)

Counties served: Gwinnett

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  • Jessica Holden, Director / 678-301-7036 / email
  • Deborah Johnson, Co-Director / 678-301-7037 / email

Heart of Georgia Regional (HTGA)

Counties served: Bleckley, Dodge, Johnson, Laurens (incl. Dublin City), Montgomery, Pulaski, Telfair, Treutlen, Wheeler, Wilcox

If you have information that may help re-establish a Regional Fair for these counties, please contact gsef@uga.edu. Redistributions:

View HTGA Contacts
  • Bleckley, Pulaski Counties: Houston Regional
  • Laurens, Johnson Counties: Georgia College Regional
  • Wilcox, Dodge, Telfair Counties: ABAC Regional
  • Treutlen, Montgomery, Wheeler Counties: SGSC Regional

Henry Regional (HNRY)

Counties served: Henry

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  • Kaneice Bembry, Director / 770-957-6547 x 01451 / email
  • Danielle Paden, Co-Director / 770-957-6547 / email
  • Austin Wilson, Co-Director/ 770-957-6547 / email

Houston Regional (HOUS)

Counties served: Crawford, Dooly, Houston, Macon, Peach, Taylor

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  • Nicole Page, Director / 478-366-9360 / email

Northeast Georgia Regional (NEGA)

Counties served: Banks, Barrow, Clarke, Elbert, Franklin, Greene, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Madison, Morgan, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Walton, White

View HEGA Contacts
  • William Dodd, Director / 706-870-5608 / email
  • Julia Schmitz, Co-Director / 706-778-8500 x 1553 / email
  • Gene Lou, Assistant / 706-742-8292 / email

Northwest Georgia Regional (NWGA)

Counties served: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Dade, Dawson, Fannin, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Gordon, Lumpkin, Murray, Pickens, Union, Walker, Whitfield

View NWGA Contacts
  • Whitney Puckett, Director / 678-872-8510 / email
  • Annette Diaz, Co-Director / 678-872-8509 / email

Rockdale Regional (ROCK)

Counties served: Rockdale

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  • Scott Bolen, Director / 770-483-8737 / email

Savannah State University Regional (SAVA)

Counties served: Bryan, Bulloch, Candler, Chatham, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jenkins, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Wayne

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  • Patrick Dean, Director / 912-358-3295 / email

South Georgia State College Regional (SGSC)

Counties served: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Ware

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  • Dr. Charles Johnson, Director / 912-260-4336 / email
  • Dr. Bryson Dye, Judging Chair / 912-260-4339 / email
  • Haleigh Feller, Assistant / 912-260-4347 / email

Southwest Georgia Regional (SWGA)

Counties served: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Early, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Quitman, Randolph, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Webster

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  • Dr. Doug Wyatt, Director / 229-500-2375 / email

University of West Georgia Regional (UWGA)

Counties served: Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, Heard, Meriwether, Polk, Troup

View UWGA Contacts
  • Dr. Sharmistha Basu-Dutt, Director / 678-839-6018 / email