Otha Thornton
Otha Thornton, president of National PTA, is a senior operations analyst with General Dynamics in Fort Stewart, Georgia. He is a retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel and his last two assignments were with the White House Communications Agency and United States Forces-Iraq in Baghdad. Thornton earned the Bronze Star Medal for exceptional performance in combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom
Previously, Thornton served on National PTA's Board of Directors, Legislative Committee, Membership Committee, and Executive Search Committee. During his time with Georgia PTA, Otha served on the Board of Directors as legislative chair and as an Advisory Group member for Georgia's Partnership for Excellence in Education.
Thornton also served Maryland PTA as nominating leader, board development committee chairman, and as a member of Anne Arundel County’s Superintendent High Performing High School Task Force. In addition, he was appointed by the governor of Maryland to serve on a Maryland Education Task Force.
Thornton’s military background allowed him to volunteer throughout the country and the world at various local and council levels. Thornton served a
Otha Edward Thornton, Jr., the first African American President of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), was born in October in Elberton, Georgia, to Vietnam veteran Otha Edward Thornton, Sr. and Estelle J Thornton. He was the oldest of seven children. Otha Jr. was a member of the Elbert County 4H Club when he was younger. He attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, after graduating from Elbert County High School in , and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in urban studies in
While at Morehouse, he also pledged the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. He enlisted in the United States Army after graduating and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in In , he received his Master of Science in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan.
Thornton married Caryn C. Thornton, an educator who attended Spelman College in Atlanta. Candice is their daughter, and Otha is their son.
Thornton was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in for outstanding performance in combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. That same year, he received an honorary doctorate from Michigan Technological Univer
In my three decade journey in leadership positions from Class and Student Body Presidents to President of the National Parent Teacher Association, I have grown and in the constant search of excellence in leadership. In executive leadership, the three adages below- although military in nature- summarizes the ethos of executive leadership. It is critical that a leader implicitly know who they are and constantly seeks self-improvement for themselves and the organizations that they lead. In leading an organization, executive leaders can be a part of the culture but lead positive transformation efforts for betterment and sustainability. The organization is limited and unlimited by the leader's capability to lead the organization.
If you know yourself, but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will also suffer defeat. However, if you know yourself and the enemy, you need not fear the outcome of a hundred battles.
Sun Tzu
It is better for an Army of sheep to be led by a lion than an Army of lions to led by a sheep
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There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequa
Otha Edward Thornton, Jr. ( )
Otha Edward Thornton, Jr., the first African American President of the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA), was born in October of and reared in Elberton, Georgia, to Otha Edward Thornton, Sr., a Vietnam Veteran, and Estelle J Thornton. He was the oldest of seven. During his youth, Otha Jr. was a member of the Elbert County 4H Club. After graduating from Elbert County High School in , he enrolled in Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in urban studies in He also pledged the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. while at Morehouse. After graduating he enlisted in the United States Army and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in He later earned a Master of Science degree in Rhetoric and Technical Communication from Michigan Technological University in Houghton, Michigan, in
Thornton married Caryn C. Thornton, an educator who graduated from Atlanta’s Spelman College. They have a daughter Candice and a son Otha.
Otha Thornton Jr (Twitter)
In , Thornton earned the Bronze Star Medal for exceptional performance in combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was awarded an honorary doctorate fro
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