Ensuring the collection reflects the communities is something she is passionate about. The Mercer engineering alum and manager at Ecolab is focused on making a difference every day, from leading her nonprofits board to raising two sons. The possibilities for hope are endless. BL, Positive change can be big, bold and community-changing, but it can also be gradual and personal. Learn more about the process and find a link to the nomination formhere. I had friends saying there was nothing to do in Augusta. As an assistant in the solicitor generals office, Amber Brantley is a force for bringing justice to both victims and offenders. She is active in the community as regional vice president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. Since 2019 she has directed childrens programming for the organization, running childrens activities at the centers safe house and, in the summer, heading up Camp PEACE, which aims to help prevent generational violence among children exposed to domestic violence. This year Georgia Trend is celebrating 25 years of honoring the state's best and brightest with our 40 Under 40. The idea is to share a meal, ignite conversation and inspire change, Cherry says. In 2017, a tattoo artist turned it into a beautiful purple flower with a butterfly an opening to a new future. Lamb, also a survivor, had her own coverup in 2016 and wanted to help others remove the markings of a former life. Because of the ongoing pandemic, our. Artist-painted crosswalks catch the attention of. When Paul Nam moved from New York to Atlanta to go to John Marshall Law School, he lacked a network of friends or mentors to help him adjust. Latest Trends. The pandemic definitely strengthened my commitment to public health, she says. The overall goal, she says, is to help athletes plan for success. The former president and CEO of the State Charter Schools Foundation of Georgia, Bollman was the first staff member hired at Purpose Built Communities and continues to promote free cradle-to-college open-access public education. As always, the individuals recognized here awe and inspire us. She founded it after both of her sons were born prematurely, her youngest spending nearly a year in the NICU. Annually, the Georgia Southern University Alumni Association recognizes young alumni that are leading the way in business, leadership, community, educational and/or philanthropic endeavors. A person uninterested in healthcare becomes a psychiatry residency program coordinator. I think about what shoes theyre in and I try to be respectful, says Brandon Bryson, chief magistrate judge for Bartow County. It's been more than five years since Savannah first welcomed the biggest container ship to dock at an East Coast port. Historic preservation is a specific type of real estate and can be just as important. Mack also chairs the Womens Employee Network for Bank of America in Atlanta, a mentoring opportunity. My mantra has always been: Just get me in the game and Ill show you, she says. The evening was made possible because of generous sponsors Georgia Power, Mercer University and Kysor Warren. Mobley won the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators in 2015, which opened up new opportunities. Georgias first Black Librarian of the Year, Marquita Gooch-Voyd made the Clayton County Library System the first in the country to offer free trades-skills classes. And this year, like the others, the winners leave us awed and inspired. My goal is to be super-intentional with my time and focus on solutions that make a meaningful impact, he says. Organizations; Sustainable Georgia Roundup; The magazine staff selected the final group from nominations submitted by readers from around the state who know them well. Bess Butler Brunson grew up going to the offices of The Fiduciary Group, an investment firm started by her grandfather more than 50 years ago. His leadership continues. After moving to Southwest Atlanta, he became an advocate and community organizer in my community, working to help folks fight against displacement, and making sure that we had a seat at the table whenever development decisions were being made that impacted our community.. 40 Under 40: Champions of Construction 2021 The list appears in alphabetical order by company/organization name. We are experiencing stagflation. Atlanta Redemption Ink also provides trauma-informed counseling, life coaching and educational services. We didnt have much capital, but we unified forces, says Githens, who started with space in a mall, which was quickly outgrown. Im not from Columbus, so I bring a good point of view and perspective. For Columbus 2025, a regional comprehensive planning effort, she chairs one of the plans five action areas. Robert Hendrix has dedicated his life to service since launching The C.O.O.L. Upfront. He and his partner have renovated several historic houses, including one in Milledgeville that was featured on HGTVs Life Under Renovation. SH. The class is chosen by a selection committee based on their professional expertise and . Im from rural Georgia [Eatonton] and Ive seen how mentors have driven the good things that have happened in my life, she says in explaining both her career and her community activities, which run from dress-for-success fashion shows to encouraging post-secondary education ambitions. He understands the impact of education and is a passionate advocate for providing high-quality postsecondary education to those within Georgia prisons. His #Beer4Good program dedicates a portion of every beer sale to community causes, from donations to a local nonprofit to buying turkeys to give away. Since then, hes started a company, opened four restaurants (Gunshow, Revival, Gamechanger and Cold Beer), and written several cookbooks. Out of tragedy came a way to honor his life while serving the community. RS. Most recent year-end revenues with a minimum threshold of $15 million, and $1B Three years of verifiable revenue and employment. 2021 Georgia's Top 100 Public Companies. Now, as head of a certified community behavioral health clinic (CCBHC), she spends her days leading and training others in suicide prevention, mental health first aid and nonviolent crisis intervention, among other duties. The avid runner and UGA recruit never imagined that the next uniform hed wear was Team USA. She is also the owner of 1080 Productions, an independent production company in Atlanta. The annual honor recognizes young alumni who have made significant strides in business, leadership, community, educational or philanthropic endeavors. In addition, he coaches Little League baseball and serves on the local planning and zoning commission. That includes reimagining and transforming a piece of underutilized real estate, helping his sons love for art grow and serving on two mission-driven boards that work to empower disadvantaged communities in Atlanta. Throughout my career, I was able to teach in a different way, not necessarily in the classroom, but from doing public speaking. Bennett dedicates free time to organizations such as Preservation Woodstock and Cherokee County Friends of the Library. My perfect day? During the past 18 months, his foundation prepared and distributed approximately 500,000 meals to families through the Atlanta Public Schools. Located within the HUB Community for Innovation, ALG now has an increased staff, commercial teaching kitchen, greenhouse, pole barn and raised-bed gardens. Wherever hes worked Thomson, Newton County, and now Brunswick and the Golden Isles Ralph Staffins has built a reputation for helping businesses succeed. This fall she left a high-level communications post at the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to become a faculty member at three Metro Atlanta colleges University of West Georgia, Kennesaw State University and Atlanta Technical College. He was elected Humanitarian of the Year by Georgia College and he sponsored an endowed scholarship. For the past four years, Marcie Smith has overseen 11 staff members, 120 court-appointed advocates and dozens of community volunteers, all promoting the health and happiness of children impacted by abuse and neglect. We need them to know that we understand the journey, but they need someone to lean on too. CN. He was 2020 chair of the Cobb County Chambers Young Professionals committee. I love to give back to the community that has welcomed my business and my family. BL. At 19, the former high school state track champion decided on elective leg amputation versus living in pain. You want to prevent patients from ending up in the hospital. PR. He developed an apprenticeship program with Hall County Schools where students can gain practical experience and training at the company before graduating. As important as their day jobs are, however, they also find time to volunteer and give back to strengthen and grow the communities around them. 2021 Georgia's Top 100 Public Companies. She works with students from elementary to medical school. While they excel in their day jobs, they also find time to volunteer and give back to their communities and the causes theyre passionate about. PR. Author and scholar Regina Bradleys Southernness and love of hip-hop fuel her research on contemporary African American literature and culture. Immigrating to Savannah at age 17, Mary Githens was soon homesick for the food of her native Peru. BL. John Lanier took the bar exam two weeks before his grandfather, businessman-environmentalist Ray C. Anderson, died, leaving most of his estate to the family foundation that bears his name and promotes environmental stewardship. The most recent accomplishment being inclusion on Georgia Trend Magazine's 40 Under 40 list, which recognizes outstanding leadership and accomplishments of Georgian's who are making an impact in business, education, community service, and politics. Leaders rise from adversity, and Hayden Hancock is living proof. RS. He has also served the community through work with the Center for Family Resources, a nonprofit organization that supports families experiencing hardship. The nomination period is now closed. For the 26th year, Georgia Trend is celebrating 40 of the state's brightest stars under the age of 40. BD. BD. After college, Trammel became the program director of the State Y, eventually becoming executive director. Her grandmother inspired her community service at a young age, introducing her to the interpreter program at the Davenport House. And this year, like the others, the winners leave us awed and inspired. This year Georgia Trend is celebrating 25 years of honoring the states best and brightest with our 40 Under 40. It starts with the local business climate, he says. Volunteering with local non-profits is important to Stewart, who especially enjoys hosting mock job interviews for local high school students to prepare them for the real thing. [Her example] has kept me going, knowing that I can be successful in my career and at home as a mom to my two young children, she says. Advertisements Thats why my nonprofit provides new book bags filled with a teddy bear, blanket, hygiene kit, coloring book, crayons, school supplies, socks and more., With the help of friends, churches and others, The Queen of Bags the name is a nod to the beauty pageants shes entered has provided much-needed supplies to foster children from Georgia to California. She organized a sock drive for Savannahs homeless and was featured on Mayor Van Johnsons Monday Motivation livestream, offering legal advice to those with questions about disability benefits. Jarryd Wallace knows. Randell Trammell has loved civics since middle school thanks in part to his involvement in Y-Clubs, a community service group teaching about government through the Youth Assembly and Model UN programs of the State YMCA of Georgia (not affiliated with the more well-known YMCA). We chose from the beginning to use our platform to take care of the community, McCloud says. When boosters are needed, shes ready to sign up and to keep promoting the value of vaccines. Her podcast, Bottom of the Map, features a female perspective on hip-hop cultures impact on the world. Today its grown to include catering as well as Mint to Be Mojitos, offering Latin-inspired cocktails, and The Apparition, a bar and speakeasy. She is the prosecutor with the newly formed Domestic Violence Accountability Court in Richmond County. His innovative work in setting up an emergency rental assistance program on site to resolve eviction cases early in the pandemic got national attention and was a factor in the Council of Magistrate Court Judges naming him 2021 Workhorse of the Year., A former prosecutor, he is a double Dawg, with undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Georgia. Art on the BeltLine is a temporary exhibition, she says. PR. Thats so valuable to the next generation of kids, says Williams. Our academies are growing. Georgia Trend 2021 40 Under 40 She also developed a successful one-on-one tech-help program that has since expanded to more branches. One of the programs I have been proud of supports women in production, women in frontline roles who aspire to bigger, supervisory roles., Her additional volunteer activities are as diverse as the Wounded Warrior Project, the Court Appointed Special Advocates and work with the University of West Georgia Young Alumni Association. In 2017 he headed to ATDC, where hes been statewide program manager since 2018, taking the tech incubator outside of Atlanta. I want to reach out as much as I can, he says. Thus began her career as a restaurateur. February 2021 Ricky Walia, chief operating officer of Walia Hospitality Group, and Varun Yarabarla, development lead at VentLife, were among the dynamic Atlantans included in last year's "40 Under 40" list put out by Georgia Trend. Atlanta's John Marshall Law School (AJMLS) congratulates 2012 alumnus, Paul Nam, who was recently named to Georgia Trend 2021 40 Under 40 . MCM. I had a strong desire to help people. Its a really amazing student body. It carried about 14,000 twenty-foot-equivalent container units (TEUs) of cargo. Im all-in on this city. Athens native and community activist Tommy Valentine went looking for a place to help and found Historic Athens, the 53-year-old organization and protector of historic buildings, neighborhoods and heritage, at what he calls an exciting crossroads. Even after some pushback one online commenter called her a guinea pig she still spoke out, with appearances on national TV and webinars. They founded Joy for Justus, a community initiative to encourage random acts of kindness during the week of his birthday. BL. Its why he ran for state representative at age 26 and why hes passionate about civic engagement. Wake up early, long run, healthy breakfast, paddle a river, hike a mountain, later a big, delicious dinner with good friends and family, and close it out with a lively campfire conversation before bed in a tent, he says. The organization launched new pickup sites, a home delivery program and a farmers market that doubles EBT/SNAP dollars. Most recently he took on running clinical operations for Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center. Hendrix says that growing up in a low-income neighborhood without a father inspired him to give crucial guidance to young men with similar upbringing. This year Georgia Trend is celebrating 25 years of honoring the state's best and brightest with our 40 Under 40. MCM. Committed to academia, I consider myself to be an access architect. The most satisfying part of my job is knowing that I am creating more doors and opportunities for more students to realize their post-secondary [school] dreams., As a former program manager for the National Math and Science Initiative, Johnson supported 45 Southeastern schools. We take individuals who come from tough situations and set them up for success, says Brooks. A boy who lost his dad early in life becomes a father figure to many. 2021 Georgia's Top 100 Public Companies. As a volunteer, she offers technical support to the MTS Sickle Cell Foundation. BL. 2022 Georgian of the Year: Team Captain. SH. His busy calendar includes work with 100 Black Men of Atlanta and the citys governing board of the Office of the Inspector General, to which he was nominated by the Gate City Bar Association. She didnt like the tone of the doctors and nurses, and neither did her grandmother, who spit out her medicine after they left. The general manager of The Earl and Rachel Smith Strand Theatre in Marietta knows the arts can both inspire a community and fuel it economically. BL. The Mississippi College School of Law graduate now serves as an instructor at new judges training and as a mentor of recently elected or appointed judges, all part of his work as president-elect for the Council of Magistrate Court Judges. The organization provides resources to babies (and their families) who were born prematurely and spend time in neonatal intensive care units. An advocate for equity in education, Laura Bollmans current position was a homecoming of sorts, as she had partnered with the Rollins Center since 2008 to expand early learning opportunities while teaching at Atlantas Drew Charter School. Meeting the students and hearing their stories has been inspiring, Mack says. Those who want to resist urban sprawl and keep their land for equestrian pursuits have a better chance of doing so if there are more of them, McCoy thinks, and she is actively working on that with her new real estate license. I love that I get to help people every day and see them get better, says Allen. BL. Smith serves as chair of the board for Trinity Community Ministries, is an immediate past chair of the Avondale Elementary School Education Foundation and a trustee of the Hopeful/Honest Initiative on Race and Understanding, where he partners with business and community leaders from Atlanta and the Southeast to have hopeful and honest dialogue about race. In 2016, Sagoo began meeting with the North American Rugby League to establish a team in Atlanta. 2020 PRSA Georgia 40 Under 40 Honorees Alexandra Ebanks, The Coca-Cola Company Allison Kopp, VOX Global Allison Sawyer, The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Anna Ruth Williams, ARPR Brien Faucett, Cox Enterprises Elisabeth Warrick, First Advantage Emily Armantrout, Full Tilt Consulting Erica Smith, Porter Novelli Eugenia Johnson, Brunet-Garcia Scientist and educator Ansley Booker is Mercer Universitys first director of diversity and inclusion initiatives, but her work extends beyond campus to encourage young people especially minority youth and girls to embrace STEAM careers. Paul is currently the Associate General Counsel at InComm Payments in Atlanta. Chrystal York made history as the first Black female to achieve the rank of JROTC Battalion Executive Officer in high school, and will do so again this month as the first Black woman and youngest regional president of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence. Kyle Bennett can. Haslam didnt have to look far for inspiration. SH, Nieshia Crawford is making waves in the male-dominated entertainment world and wants women to know that they can have it all. Our economy is the regional leader, he says. Working here is like coming to play in a sandbox and make castles everyday an absolute joy., The University of Georgia alum, who also studied the 2,000+ year-old art form of Sanskrit theatre in its Indian birthplace, takes that spirit of sharing and caring with him wherever he goes. I wanted to get into an industry whose principles were around innovation, because that meant that they were not hesitant to take chances and disrupt the status quo, he says. There is so much power in exposure, she says. Since its formation, the court has reduced repetitive domestic violence offenses by providing enhanced offender supervision and accountability and offender conflict resolution alternatives. The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) was founded in 2017 as a complementary organization but by 2020, it was time for the organizations to merge. She also created Food Love, a unique national plant-based hunger relief effort dedicated to getting fresh, plant-based meals delivered to the doorsteps of those experiencing food insecurity during COVID. Each year Georgia Trend honors 40 of the state's best and brightest under the age of 40. The Atlantan earned his law degree at Vanderbilt University Law School. Both are entrepreneurs who stepped up their efforts in 2020 to meet the challenges of the pandemic. CN. My role is external-facing and very specific, he says. BD. Now an orthopedic surgeon, Bilbrew supports the community through annual back-to-school and toy drives, and her passion is mentoring others. BL. Brooks originally planned to be a physician, but he found another way to drive quality care through healthcare administration. The Editors. 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