The Atlanta school board swore in Tolton R. Pace as its newest member Tuesday. He will fill the District 6 seat, representing parts of southwest Atlanta.
Eshé Collins stepped down from the post in December after winning a spot on the Atlanta City Council. The school board began interviewing candidates shortly afterward and narrowed the field down to three finalists: Pace, Nathan Jester and Wayne Martin Jr. District 6 includes much of south Atlanta.
Pace is an Atlanta native and was the valedictorian at Frederick Douglass High School in 1996, according to a news release. He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Emory University. Pace is a senior program officer at the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, where he focuses on economic mobility and affordable housing. He has worked with several youth-centered nonprofits over the past 20 years…