Getting to know your host: Josh Mathews

Host Don Baker (Director of Athletics for the Cobb County School District, GA) interviews co-host Josh Mathews (Athletic Director at Pope High School, GA) in the second of two "Getting to know your host" episodes. Josh Mathews...Athletics Director at Pope High School in Marietta, GA (East Cobb) since July 2012.  He attended Shorter College, where he played baseball from 1997-2001 receiving a degree in middle grade education.  In 2007, Josh received his master’s in educational leadership from Jacksonville State University.  Started his career coaching in 2001 at Centennial High School (Roswell, GA) before moving to Lassiter High School (Marietta, GA) in 2005.  He was a part of state championship coaching staffs in 2006 (baseball) and 2007 (softball).  Since becoming AD at Pope, the Greyhounds have won several region and state championships and achieved two GADA Regions Bank Directors Cup Awards, recognizing the top athletic programs in the state.  Josh has been an active member of the GADA and NIAAA since becoming AD in 2012.  He regularly attends the state and national conventions and received his Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) certification in 2016.  Finally, Josh was named Region AD of the Year in 2015 and 2017 and was the GADA 6A AD of the Year in 2017.