ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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