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2019 PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

BOARD MEMBER
- Operation HOPE
- Atlanta Neighborhood Development Project
KEY SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
- Council For Quality Growth | Keynote
- Atlanta Neighborhood Development Project | Panel Member
- Lithonia Chamber of Commerce | Keynote
- Georgia Homebuilders Association | Keynote
- Great American Franchise Expo | Panel Member
- Pink Table Talk | Panel Member
- Georgia Legislative Black Caucus | Featured Speaker
- White House IGA Regional State Leadership Day | Washington, D.C.
- Stonecrest Community Coalition Townhall | Featured Speaker
NATIONAL MEDIA COVERAGE
- CBS News | CBS Sunday Morning | Dollar Stores and Food Deserts
- National Public Radio | DeKalb Contextualization of Confederate Monument
BLIGHT REMEDIATION
- Allocated $200,000 To Revive DeKalb Regional Land Bank
- Sponsored District 7 Your Community | Your Litter School Litter Campaign
- Voted “YES” To Fund $600,000 Blight Remediation Program
- Demolished 13 Blighted Properties In District 7
- Organized Community Against Blight | 2358 Columbia Drive
- Assisted Belvedere Community In Bringing Shaker Furniture To Court
- Worked Closely With Code Compliance To Bring Business Owners Into Code Compliance
COMMUNICATION
- Attended 123 HOA Meetings and Community Events
- Processed 986 Phone Calls, Emails and Constituent Issues
- Developed 29 Engaging Weekly and Targeted District 7 Newsletters
- Developed and Distributed 18 Press Releases
ECONOMIC, BUSINESS & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- Sponsored Franchise and Business Development Event Featuring Entrepreneurs Sterling Coleman, Mack Wilbourn and Yolanda Owens
- Co-Sponsored Great American Franchise Expo Featuring Over 200 Franchise Opportunities
- Allocated $15,000 | Partnership Operation Hope and PNC Bank To Open HOPE Inside Stonecrest
- Began Phase I Economic Development Incentive Review | Decide DeKalb
- Allocated $150,000 | ACE Small Business Loan Program
JUVENILE JUSTICE & VIOLENCE PREVENTION
- Allocated $100,000 Misdemeanor Juvenile Justice Court Diversion Program
- Allocated $50,000 | Solicitor General | Juvenile Crime Prevention Program
OUTREACH
- Co-Sponsored Lou Walker New Year | New You Event With Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority Addressing Issues Important To Seniors
- Provided 113 Free Mammograms Through Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority At Emory Decatur Hospital
- Sponsored Lock-In For Life Hosting 88 Male Youth For Intensive Development Mentoring, Life Skills and Communications Training
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Planning, Economic Development, and Community Committee | Member
- Employee Relations & Public Safety | Member
- Completed 98 ACCG Professional Development Hours Towards Commissioner Certification
- Toured Peachtree DeKalb Airport | DC-TV | Community Development | DeKalb Senior Centers
- White House IGA Regional State Leadership Day | Washington, D.C.
PUBLIC SAFETY
- Voted “Yes” To Fund $2 Million Public Safety Pay Increase
- Voted To Fund $2 Million For Outfitted Police Vehicles
- Allocated $15,000 | City of Pine Lake | Parking Lot Acquisition
- Participated in National Night Out To Promote Police-Community Partnerships
- Attended Georgia Police – Community Trust Initiative in LaGrange, Georgia
RECREATION, PARKS & CULTURAL AFFAIRS
- Allocated $10,000 | Lithonia Park Renovations
- Allocated $42,000 South DeKalb’s Park Naturalist
- Allocated $75,500 Phase I Development | DeKalb Youth Farm
- Allocated $22,500 | Land Purchase | County Line Park Expansion
- Visited All District 7 Parks | Established Priority Action List
SENIOR CENTERS
- Allocated $10,000 | Lou Walker Senior Center Audio Equipment
- Voted “Yes” To Fund Parking and Classroom Expansion | Lou Walker
TOWNHALLS SPONSORED
- Intensive Code Compliance
- Sponsored Changing Dynamics of DeKalb
- Gentrification | Property Taxes | Public Safety | Code Compliance
- Joint District 3 and District 7 | Stonecrest Library
VETERANS
- Sponsored Veterans Claims Processing Day | Processed 73 Veteran

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