Terry Miller was born and raised in Beaver Falls, PA. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh followed by a Master of Architecture from Syracuse University. He has been a licensed architect since 1996. He moved to Georgia in 1997 and worked as a Project Architect and Project Manager in several prominent Atlanta architectural firms before starting his own practice, Miller Architecture and Planning in 2004, located in downtown Douglasville. Mr. Miller is a member of the American Institute of Architects, NCARB certified and is a licensed architect in 7 states. He and his firm have designed projects of just about every building type imaginable, including houses, shopping centers, car dealerships, medical offices, hotels, and many other categories. Miller Architecture and Planning was granted Small Business of Excellence awards by the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce in 2014 and 2017. Of his most notable local projects he designed the renovation to O’Neal Plaza and Welcome Center (in conjunction with Niles Bolton Associates and Haines Gipson Engineers), the Statewide award-winning O'Neal Plaza stage cover and the adjacent Irish Bred Pub balcony and renovation. Mr. Miller now serves on the Atlanta Chapter of the American Institute of Architects Board of Directors as the Public Director and is a vocal advocate for better design in our communities. Mr. Miller was elected to the Douglasville City Council in 2007, 2017 and re-elected in 2021 with over 70% of the vote. He has been chosen by his city council colleagues to be the city of Douglasville’s Mayor Pro Tem every year since 2021. He is a past member of the board of directors of the Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, the Community Character Coalition board, and the Douglasville Downtown Development Authority. He currently serves on the Lithia Springs High School STEM Advisory Board, the Nichols Center: Families of Recovery Board, and the WellStar Douglas Regional Board. He is also a founding member of the Douglasville Community Theater. In addition to these accomplishments, Mr. Miller has also made several very humble attempts in the performing arts by acting in two dinner theater productions by our local theater group CAST and has written two locally produced plays, The Long Ball and Small Time, both of which were performed to critical acclaim in front of sold-out audiences.

Robin Latimore Foundation’s mission is to give scholarships to college-bound high school seniors and college students who have been diagnosed with cancer and wish to continue pursuing a higher education. She also awards monies to college students whose parent has cancer and needs financial assistance due to the strain the illness has taken on normal family life and impedes them from helping the student with college fees. ​ Robin also hosts free “Lunch and Learn” classes to any entity requesting knowledge regarding certain cancers and healthy alternatives that can assist in keeping illness at bay. These cancers, taught by doctors in partnership, include Cervical, Prostate, Breast, and Colon.​ Robin merges her passion of performing music with honoring those scholarship recipients and their families, past and present, with a yearly gala and fundraiser. She now celebrates year 10 making a difference in the lives of students who have shown that above all, resilience and a will to press forward is the status quo.

Theresa Lindsey has over 25 years of service to the State of Georgia government. During her years of service, Ms. Lindsey served in various capacities including Deputy Director, Deputy Warden, Certified Training Instructor, and Facility ADA Coordinator. Serving as the Facility ADA Coordinator for five years, Ms. Lindsey taught staff members about the laws governing ADA.  Ms. Lindsey developed a true passion for training and ensuring that under ADA Title II, every individual with a substantiated-documented disability was equally given the opportunity to benefit from programs, services, and adequate accommodations.  After retiring from State government, Ms.Lindsey accepted a position as the Office Administrator with the Clayton County Government. One of her many duties included assisting the Human Resources professionals to ensure reasonable accommodations were provided to qualified employees who met all requirements. She also reiterated the importance of maintaining confidentiality of records, as required under Title I of the ADA. Shortly after her assignment with the Clayton County Government, Ms. Lindsey was offered and accepted a position as a Training Administrator at a Federal Detention Center. She is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating internal and external training programs for correctional and administrative staff members. Serving as the Training Administrator allows Ms. Lindsey to ensure that new hires are adequately trained on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and reasonable accommodations during orientation.   Ms. Lindsey is a true advocate who seeks equal access, opportunity, consideration, and basic human respect and dignity for qualified individuals covered under the ADA.

Tina Aldridge has lived with blindness for 25 years. Diagnosed with Stargardt Disease, which causes progressive vision loss, as a young single mother, Ms. Aldridge knew nothing about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), The Rehabilitation Act, functional limitations, or reasonable accommodations. She struggled to maintain her job and independence. Her vision loss took away her ability to drive and created far-reaching social and economic consequences. Ms. Aldridge knew things needed to change, for herself and for others with disabilities.​ Fueled by her personal experience and struggle for access, Ms. Aldridge has built a professional career in disability advocacy and public service, becoming a national leader in accessibility, disability law, and individual rights. She has worked in state and federal vocational rehabilitation and human resources in Georgia and Washington, D.C., serving marginalized populations including veterans and those incarcerated and coordinating workplace accommodations. She has advocated with higher education institution to improve access for students with disabilities, county library systems to provide appropriate accessible technology, and federal employers to implement legally required safety measures for people with disabilities. Through her own life and her professional endeavors, Ms. Aldridge maintains her primary focus – to improve the lives and opportunities for people with disabilities. She served on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp’s State Rehabilitation Council, raising the voices and needs of the state’s disabled community. Ms. Aldridge has also become a sought-after speaker, educating on topics including legal rights, adapting to disability, accessing services, workplace accommodations, and career development. She spoke at the 2022 Society for HR Management (SHRM) Atlanta conference on ADA Compliance and Workplace Accommodations. In 2021, she was the keynote speaker at the Department of Veterans Affairs Disability Employment Awareness Month activities and at the Department of Disability Services Rehabilitation Service Administration National Disability Employment Awareness Month events.

L. D. Wells is an author, educator and motivational speaker with over 25 years of experience in leadership, public relations and professional development in educational, government, corporate, arts and entertainment sectors. She is a highly sought-after keynote, host, moderator, facilitator and panelist known for crafting inspirational and transformative messages for both in-person and online platforms. Denise, hails from Atlanta, Georgia. She matriculated through the Atlanta Public School System and went on to attend the University of Georgia where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. L.D. also obtained a Master of Arts Degree in Education with emphasis in Instructional Technology – graduating from her program Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA. She currently serves as the Executive Director of Public Relations and Communications for Columbus Technical College and is responsible for delivering both consistent and responsive messaging to target audiences. This 2024 “Woman of Influence” as proclaimed by Jackson HR is also a John C. Maxwell certified speaker and coach who has a rich history of teaching online courses in local government program policy and is skilled at providing instructional learning in online, classroom, and seminar style formats. Denise operates under the pen name of "L. D." and her first published work is that as Author and Co Editor of the award-winning “An Anthology of Sisterhood” – a compilation of more than 100 original poems, essays, short stories and lyrics commissioned from twenty-two dynamic women who are all joined by their membership in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. This 2013 publication, with its forward written by the late, legendary Ruby Dee, was named as an African American Literary and Indie Award nominee. Additionally, the tremendous exposure of the project has garnered the author a spot as a Delta Authors on Tour, has received a Visionary Award from the Black Women in Jazz and Fine Arts project in 2015 and added the 2016 Best Publication in Print from the Writers Ball to her list of accolades. In 2020, she presented a commissioned chronicle to the Rockdale section of the National Council for Negro Women (NCNW) and that same year became a Core Team/Charter Member of the NW Georgia section. Also, her work has also been deemed as required reading for a popular Ethnic Studies course taught at Santa Barbara College in California. In 2018, L.D. and her business partner became co-benefactors of the Ruby Dee Legacy of Sisterhood Endowed Chair Scholarship – a prestigious merit-based award given annually to an African American female collegiate or graduate student majoring in one of the Humanities. This prestigious endowed scholarship through the Delta Research and Education Foundation (DREF) has its winner personally selected each year by the Dee-Davis Family. L.D. was initiated into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (DST) through the Zeta Psi Chapter at UGA in Winter 1994. She dutifully served as Collegiate Chaplain from 1994-1996 setting the spiritual tone of the local organization. She is now President of the Zeta Psi Alumnae group which oversaw the creation of over $240K in scholarship funding for UGA. She is a member of the Douglas-Carroll-Paulding (DCP) Alumnae Chapter where she has been nominated as 2020 Soror of the Year. In 2014, she was awarded the DCP Chapter’s esteemed Regal Award for outstanding Arts and Letters contributions to the Douglas-Carroll-Paulding community. Currently, she served as Co-Chair of the Arts and Letters Committee – which, under her leadership, in 2016 won the DST Southern Region Program of the Year award and DCP 2020 Committee of the Year. Denise maintains board memberships through several local, national and statewide entities. This first-gen graduate now serves as the first African American member of the Board of Advisors for UGA's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. She has also been appointed to the Board of Visitors for her alma mater and was recently inducted into the institution's esteemed Heritage Society. She is an InclusionScore certified Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility professional tapped to lead efforts as board member and inaugural DEIA chair for the Georgia Professional Human Services Association (GPHSA). In her spare time, she has volunteered with the Dwight D. and Sheryl H. Howard Foundation, served as the Cobb County Liaison for the Metro-Atlanta UGA Alumni Association, contributed as a charter member of the UGA Black Alumni Affinity Group, and participated with the National Association of Professional Women. She is also the proud and devoted mother to one son, Devon. Philosophy: Accept no less than you desire...Give no less than you require.

Doug Crandell has worked in supported employment for 30 years. He has been the Project Director for several demonstration grants funded through the U.S. Department of Labor, the Bureau of Justice Assistance, and the Social Security Administration. He directed Georgia’s Medicaid Infrastructure Grant funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Doug is on the faculty of the Institute on Human Development and Disability at the University of Georgia, and a Senior Consultant with Griffin-Hammis. For the last seven years, Doug has provided training and technical assistance to Georgia’s DBHDD supported employment providers. He is a Subject Matter Expert with several states to restructure their employment supports to include evidence-based supported employment, customized employment, and self-employment. He is the Project Director for Georgia’s Training and Technical Assistance Center for Employment funded by the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities: Advancing Employment. As an author, Doug has published seven books and is a regular contributor to the SUN Magazine, where he publishes essays on labor, health, and disability.

"Inspiring Hope for all generations." Theology in the Public Square Bi-vocational seems to be a professional concept invented for the creative integration of “work life” that has become a huge part of how Rev. Yolanda E. Thompson responds diligently to GOD’s calling as she serves pastorally, passionately and purposefully. Her fusion of faith and theology, along with clinical chaplaincy and media arts span more than 20 years. From hosting faith-based television talk shows reaching viewers across the nation to leading Narrative Theology lectures in maximum security state prisons, Yolanda has a diverse professional background. Honoring God’s calling upon her life while praying for the grace to fulfill pastoral and social justice ministries, Yolanda has been an ordained Pastor/Head of Staff in the Presbyterian Church USA since March 2002, following nine years of serving as an ordained Ruling Elder and in Interim Associate Pastor roles. For more than 25 years, she has honored God’s calling upon her life while praying for the grace to fulfill pastoral and social justice ministries. Yolanda has been an ordained Pastor/Head of Staff in the Presbyterian Church USA since March 2002, following nine years of serving as an ordained Ruling Elder and in Interim Associate Pastor roles in the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta. Locally, Yolanda has served as a grief and bereavement specialist, working with hospice agencies, families, ministries and funeral homes throughout the metro Atlanta region. Co-laboring ecumenically with other pastors, Yolanda is highly regarded as a lecturer, workshop facilitator and guest preacher for worship, conferences and retreats. Passionate about social justice and theology in the public square, Yolanda currently serves as the Regional Organizer for the Democratic 2024 National Coordinated Campaign – engaging voters and community partners in South Fulton, Douglas, Carroll, and Paulding counties.

Cheryl Ann Frazier is the Founder and CEO of Humanity Consideration Consultants (HCC), which specializes in delivering operational models aligned with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), its subsequent Amendments Act, related mandates, and best practices. HCC works closely with businesses, government entities, and educational institutions to identify opportunities for improvement in employment strategies, training, client-facing programs, and the execution of specified policies and practices related to Title I (Employment) and Title II (State and Local Governments) of the ADA. Cheryl states, "If you focus on the people, the law will manifest itself." Cheryl served over 32 years across international and state governments. She most recently supported the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeastern United States (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee) in Public Diplomacy as the Director of Community Affairs, creating and sustaining relationships between Israel and African American, Latino, and Asian American communities working collaboratively with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Chambers of Commerce, and Faith-based and Social Justice focused community organizations and ministries. During her time with the State of Israel, Cheryl also advised the Consul General of Israel regarding media affairs and incidents of challenged community relationships around the current Israel-Hamas war. In 2022, Cheryl retired as the Assistant State ADA Coordinator for Georgia's State ADA Coordinator's Office after 31 years of cumulative service with the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, Georgia Department of Corrections, and Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice. She served in several other capacities with the State of Georgia, including Assistant Regional Director overseeing eighteen (18) secured facilities in the Southwest region of Georgia’s prison system. Cheryl served as the first Agency ADA Coordinator for the Georgia Department of Corrections, serving over 50,000 offenders, 10,000 employees, and countless citizens of Georgia while creating a new ADA program and composing policies. During the last six years of her career with state government, Cheryl trained over 15,000 employees, sworn officers, agency leaders, contractors, physical and mental health professionals, attorneys, and human resource professionals throughout the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands on the ADA. Cheryl has served as an ADA subject matter expert on panels with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation (CIDI) at Georgia Tech, and the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Chapters in Greater Rome, Allatoona, and the Greater Henry County, as well as the SHRM Atlanta 2023 Conference. Cheryl is a Certified ADA Coordinator through the ADA Coordinator Training Certification Program (ACTCP), with advanced ADA certifications in ADA Title I, ADA Title III, Healthcare, and Law Enforcement. She is a certified compliance auditor under the National Institute of Corrections and a certified POST Instructor with the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council. Cheryl is also a member of the American Correctional Association (ACA) and the National Certified Public Manager® Consortium.