1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Robie DuChateau Phone & Email: 404 373-2491; Robie@LeadershipDekalb.org LEADERSHIP DEKALB ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2022 Forty-seven leaders across a variety
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robie DuChateau
Phone & Email: (404) 373-2491; Robie@LeadershipDekalb.org
LEADERSHIP DEKALB ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2022
Forty-seven leaders across a variety of sectors chosen to participate
ATLANTA, July 1, 2021 – Forty-seven established and emerging leaders have been selected to participate in
Leadership DeKalb’s Class of 2022 The class members represent a variety of sectors including education, government, healthcare, legal, media, non-profit, public safety and private business
“The Leadership DeKalb Board of Directors is extremely excited about the diversity and professional
experience the Class of 2022 will bring to the organization,” said Marquetta J Bryan, Leadership DeKalb chair-elect, who will officially become chair at the first meeting of the new class “We are certain the
relationships created, and knowledge gained while going through the Leadership DeKalb Program will further prepare the Class of 2022 for leadership in DeKalb County and regionally, as well.”
Throughout the program year, members of the class view DeKalb County from many angles, learning about the issues facing the region and discovering the impact they can have as well-informed leaders Class
members will also assist DeKalb County nonprofit organizations with projects relating to strategy
development lending their professional skills for growth and development Since the inception of this
Community Service Project program in 2014, Leadership DeKalb has partnered with more than 50 nonprofit organizations providing thousands of volunteer hours
Members of the Class of 2022 includes:
1 Mirna Andrews, Deputy Chief Assistant District Attorney Sexual Exploitation & Crimes Against
Children Unit, DeKalb County District Attorney’s Office
2 Gerald Baldwin, Executive Director - Syndicated Finance, JPMorgan Chase & Co
3 Phoenicia Battle, Assistant Dir Of Communications & Operations for Career Development, Agnes Scott College
4 Cathy Blakeney, HR Manager, The Home Depot
5 Felita Bunn, Marketing Director, Columbia Engineering and Services, Inc
6 Kelly Cato, District 6 Coordinator, DeKalb County Board of Commission - District 6
7 Teresa de Castro, Assistant City Manager, City of Decatur
8 Paul Donsky, Senior Manager - Communications & Marketing, Atlanta Regional Commission
9 Taira Duncan, Deputy Chief - Population Health Workforce Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
10 Anson Evans, Chief Deputy of Administration, DeKalb County Sheriff Office
11 James Farmer, Project Manager, Georgia Transmission Corp
12 Sabine Grant, Realtor, Keller Williams First Atlanta
13 Tami Hanlin, City Manager, City of Tucker
14 LeNora Hawkins Ponzo, District Court Administrator - Trial Court Administrator, DeKalb County
Superior Court
15 Tavarez Holston, President, Georgia Piedmont Technical College
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16 Mohemmadali Jamal, CEO, Stablegold Hospitality
17 Latasha James, Regional Operations Manager, Atlanta Gas Light
18 William Kemp, Deputy Chief Assistant Solicitor-General Special Victims Unit & Appeals, Office of the Solicitor-General - DeKalb County
19 Lorry Lewis, VP of Operations, Emory Healthcare
20 Tremayne McMurray, Battalion Chief, DeKalb County Fire Recue
21 Amy Morelli, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration
22 Edgar Neely, Associate Attorney, Hall Booth Smith, PC
23 ValaRae Partee, Senior Staff Environmental Engineer - Co-Lead for Community of Color, Brown and Caldwell
24 Maricela Perdomo, Code Enforcement Manager, City of Tucker
25 Amisha Popatiya, Shareholder & VP of Marketing, Tin Drum Asian Kitchen
26 Shawanna Qawiy, Director Planning - Economic Development, City of Clarkston
27 Richard Randolph, Chief Investigator, Office of the Solicitor-General - DeKalb County
28 Kevin Riley, Editor, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
29 Chasity Rogers, Director of Victim Services, Office of the DeKalb County District Attorney
30 DaMon Ross Sr., CEO, Cyber Defense International, LLC
31 Vanessa Roussell, Director of Corporate Relations, United Way of Greater Atlanta
32 Ellen Schwartz, Self-employed - Volunteer
33 Laticia Sharp, Owner/Principal, Sharp Management Group, LLC
34 Juanita Sheppard, Vice President - Foundation Relations, United Way of Greater Atlanta
35 Shaniqua Singleton-Mukherjee, Attorney at Law, Littler Mendelson, P.C
36 Jennifer Smith, Partner, Atkins David, LLC
37 Aundre Stanton, Member Care and Service Experience Coordinator, Kaiser Permanente of Georgia
38 Jerri Sumlin, Director of Project Development, Ruby-Collins Inc
39 Chonicles Swift, Watch Commander, DeKalb County E/911 Communication
40 Bernard Tarplin Jr., Lieutenant, City of Decatur Fire Rescue
41 William Taylor, Chief Marshal, DeKalb County Marshal's Office
42 Sonia Thompson, Area Planner, Georgia Power Company
43 Ariel Toledo, Captain, DeKalb County Police Department
44 Terra Washington, Director, Marketing and Communications, Decide DeKalb Development Authority
45 Cheryl Watson-Harris, Superintendent, DeKalb County School District
46 Joy Webb, Founder, The Circle of Joy
47 William Woodruff, Police Captain, City of Decatur Police Department
About Leadership DeKalb
Founded in 1986, Leadership DeKalb, a 501-3C non-profit organization, is a community leadership program that continues to build a network of leaders committed to addressing and resolving the issues that impact the quality of life in DeKalb County and the metro region For more information, please visit
www.leadershipdekalb.org