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