Teams – Thrive Youth Development

Nicole James-Vickers

mcsmulti — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:01:43 +0000

Lashawnda Woods-Roberts

mcsmulti — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:07:03 +0000

Lashawnda Woods-Roberts is a Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Fulton County Juvenile Court. She represents the State, supports victims’ rights, and makes recommendations on the best interests of children 16 and under appearing before the Court for delinquent behavior. Prior to her current role, she served as an education law and policy attorney in Georgia and South Carolina. She attended the University of South Carolina School of Law and Florida A&M University. Upon graduating law school, she was a 2018 Equal Justice Works fellow with a project focused on justice-involved children and their access to education. Before becoming a public interest attorney, she was a secondary teacher, after school program development specialist, and college and career coordinator. She is the proud mother of a 15-year-old son and enjoys spending time with family, volunteering in the community, and creating various forms of art.

Dennis C. Brown

mcsmulti — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:41:31 +0000

Dennis was born and raised in Detroit Michigan. He graduated from Cass Technical HS in 1985. In 1987, he enlisted into the United States Air Force and served for ten years.

Dennis began his career with Southern Company in January of 2006 as a contract employee in the IT department. He is currently the Telecom Supervisor for NE Operations.

Prior to coming to Southern Company Dennis worked at such companies as: Scientific Atlanta as an IT Technician, QuickTrip Corporation as a Computer/Electronic Technician, and served his country with the United States Air Force as a Ground Radio Communications Technician.

Dennis has been a member of the Southern Company – Atlanta Toastmasters Club since April 2019.

He is a graduate of the University of Phoenix and holds a Bachelors of Science in Information Technology – IT Security.

Dennis is a 2020 graduate of Leadership Fayette

Dennis is married to Tedra and they have four sons, Dominique (33), Devin (29), Landon (10), and Lincoln (7).

Dennis is active in his church, Fellowship of Love, as a Youth Sunday School Instructor. He serves as the Executive Director for the non-profit organization, Thrive Youth Development, Inc., and serves on the Architectural Review Board of the HOA of the Villages of Lafayette Park.

Two of his favorite quotes are:

“If you change yourself, you can change your life.” – Jim Rohn

“You will get all you want in life, if you help enough other people get what they want.” – Zig Ziglar

Melainie L. House

mcsmulti — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:40:57 +0000

Melainie was born in Omaha Nebraska. Her school age years were spent in Arizona, Nebraska, Louisiana, and Texas. She graduated from high school at Central Senior High School in Beaumont, Texas in 1992 in the top 10% of her class.

Melainie began her career in the collision repair industry in September 2001. with Abra Auto Body & Glass. Melainie started as a customer service representative with the company and soon moved up through operational positions until being trained for damage appraisal. She is now I-Car Platinum certified in the industry.

Dr. Josette Franklin, PHD

mcsmulti — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:41:57 +0000

Josette Franklin has been in education for the past twenty-five years and has served as Teacher, Consultant, Curriculum Specialist, Assistant Principal, and Principal in both the private and public school sector. She began working with the Department of Human services seven years ago and enjoys helping our foster youth navigate through the academic arena as they attain self-sufficiency. In her work as an Education Quality Specialist, Josette provides consultation and trains educators on the barriers to promotion and graduation for youth in foster care. She also trains child welfare staff on how best to mitigate those barriers.