Media Advisories

WHO:

Mayor Andre Dickens

Stephanie Blank, Founder and Chair, GEEARS

Ann W. Cramer, IBM Corporation (Retired)

Shan Cooper, CEO, Journey Forward Strategies

Shirley Franklin, former Mayor, City of Atlanta

Sharon A. Gay, Partner & Senior Counsel, Dentons US LLP

Jewel Burks Solomon, Managing Partner, Collab Capital

Candace Stanciel, Chief Equity Officer, Mayor’s Office of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion

WHAT:

Mayor Dickens will welcome the inaugural Women of Atlanta Advisory Council alongside the Council’s honorary chairs to City Hall on Tuesday, April 16 at 10:30 a.m. before they begin their first working session as a full group. Media are encouraged to RSVP at ATLMedia@atlantaga.gov.

*Media are invited to attend the working session immediately following the introduction.

“I am grateful to serve a Mayor who understands the importance of supporting women. And while I know people will be inspired by this work, what I am most excited about is the impact we will be able to measure for both the women of Atlanta today and young girls who are growing up in our beloved City because of the Women of Atlanta Advisory Council,” said Chief Equity Officer, Candace Stanciel.

Inaugural Women of Atlanta Advisory Council members are as follows:

Paige Alexander, CEO, The Carter Center

Karsheik Alvarado, CEO, Preserve Black Atlanta, Inc.

Kelly Beaty English, Founder, The Girl Power Agency

Rickey Bevington, President, World Affairs Council of Atlanta

Liz Blake, President, Pine Needles Investments

Stephanie Blank, Founding Chair, GEEARS

Riley Blount, VP External Affairs, AT&T

Jewel Burks Solomon, Managing Partner, Collab Capital

Tori Cooper, Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative, Human Rights Campaign

Shan Cooper, CEO, Journey Forward Strategies

Ann W. Cramer, Retired, IBM Corporation

Duriya Farooqui, Board Commissioner, Atlanta Housing

Misty Fernandez, Regional Director, Georgia Power Company

Nancy Flake Johnson, President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Atlanta

Shirley Franklin, 58th Mayor, City of Atlanta

Candice Franklin, Consultant, The Coleman Franklin Group

Sharon A. Gay, Senior Counsel, Dentons US LLP

Cynthia Good, CEO, PINK

Lakeysha Hallmon, CEO & Founder, The Village Marketplace/Our Village United

Tameka Harper, Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer, The Coca-Cola Company

Jennifer Keenan, Principal, The Keenan Firm

Colleen Kiernan, Assistant General Manager, External Affairs, MARTA

Katie Kirkpatrick, President & CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber

Danita V. Knight, President & CEO, YWCA Greater Atlanta

Kemyrn Lawrence, SGA Graduate President, Clark Atlanta University

Kari Love, Chief Executive Officer, The Women's Foundation

Pat Mitchell, Editorial Director, TEDWomen

Sandy Mollett, Director of Advisory Services and Workplace Policy, Out and Equal

Sue Ross, Cultural Historian, PhotoGriot

Lovette Russell, Senior Consultant, Coxe Curry

Susan Schmidlkofer, Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, UPS

Morgan Shaw Parker, President & COO, Atlanta Dream

Kathy Waller, (Retired Executive) Trustee, Spelman College

Community members are encouraged to share ideas and receive updates from the Advisory Council at: www.atlantaga.gov/MOEDI

WHEN:

Tuesday, April 16, 2024
10:30 a.m.
Media are encouraged to arrive at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:

Atlanta City Hall

2^nd Floor Mural

55 Trinity Ave.

Atlanta, GA 30303