Leaders in our own backyard

Libby took the helm of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta in June 2025, bringing 20+ years of corporate, nonprofit and community leadership—and a lifelong passion for mentoring young people.

In 1989 Dázon founded SisterLove, the first organization in the southeastern U.S. devoted to women’s HIV and sexual and reproductive justice—and she has led it ever since.

Jeff leads Georgia Equality, working statewide for fairness, safety and opportunity for LGBTQ+ Georgians—advocacy he began as a college student in the mid-1980s.

An Army veteran and Detroit native, Leonard founded Quest Community Development Organization and has grown it into a force for affordable housing on Atlanta’s Westside and in Knoxville.

After leading Asian Americans Advancing Justice–Atlanta as executive director, Stephanie now heads Democracy Lab South, bringing 20+ years of organizing experience to new work across the region.

A human rights attorney at Project South, Azadeh defends migrants and Black and Muslim communities across the Southeast—work that has sparked a U.S. Senate investigation and changed Atlanta policy.

Nathaniel founded the Partnership for Southern Equity, which created the South’s first equity-mapping tool and helped bring MARTA to a new county for the first time in 45 years.

Terri leads the American Red Cross serving Greater Atlanta—and made history as the first female CEO of the Red Cross of Georgia.

Paige became CEO of The Carter Center in June 2020, guiding it through the pandemic and into new work on mental health, political polarization and climate.

An Atlanta native, John leads the Westside Future Fund, a public-private-philanthropic partnership investing in the future of Atlanta’s historic Westside.