The Project Healthy Grandparents Community Advisory Board is comprised of individuals who are uniquely qualified to advise on the needs of intergenerational families. PHG is fortunate to be guided by an advisory board that reflects a diversity of talents, genders, races, ethnicities, and professional disciplines. General responsibilities of our Community Advisory Board members include:
- Sharing resources that will benefit the grandparents and grandchildren;
- Counseling staff on Project Healthy Grandparent’s operations and delivery of services; and
- Participating in planning sessions to assist in the strategic development of Project Healthy Grandparents.
Melanie Bassarab
Chairperson
Janette Blackburn
Director of Operations
Healthcare Georgia Foundation
Linda Bressler
Special Advocate for Children
Megan Costa
Director Behavioral and Mental Health
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Christopher Fulton
Director of Operations
Ditto
Alison Hashimoto
Vice President
WABE Studios
Richard Horder, Esq.
Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter, LLP
Lasa Joiner
Senior Advisor
JHL Consulting, LLC
Emanuel Jones
State Senator, District 10
and Owner, Legacy Ford Mercury
Susan J. Kelley, PhD, RN, FAAN
Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing and Health Professions
Founder and Former Director, Project Healthy Grandparents
Patricia Lockette
Project Healthy Grandparents, Alumna
Terri McFadden, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
Paula Moody, LCSW, MS
Chief Executive Officer
Families First
Veronica Punch
Associate Executive Director
Georgia Power Foundation
Evonne Yancey
Principal
Evonne Yancey Consulting