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LaShandra Little serves as the Legislative Specialist for Councilwoman Helen Z. Willis in the City of South Fulton. She has been in this role since 2017. LaShandra received a B.A. in Political Science from Albany State University and her M. Ed in Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina   LaShandra has over 18 years of experience working in higher education, and with young adult leaders. The ability to have an impact on the next generation of leaders continues to drive her passion for community engagement and youth empowerment. Before coming to COSF, LaShandra worked as the Director of University Relations for NSHSS, planning events and bringing in scholarship dollars for students.  Since coming to the City of South Fulton LaShandra has helped implement in District 3 the annual Fall Festival, Yeek Fest, numerous food giveaways and assisted in the coordination of the 2020 City of South Fulton CENSUS Committee.  LaShandra believes in giving back to the community in which she lives so she is very active in her sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., where she serves as President of the Atlanta Suburban Alumnae Chapter LaShandra also volunteers her time with the South Metro Democratic Women’s Council, Fulton County League of Women’s Voters and volunteers with Hosea Williams Feed the Hungry Drive as well as Project Open-Hand. 

Ed Chang is redefinED atlanta’s Founding Executive Director. For over 18 years, Ed has worked as a tireless champion for high-quality public schools. Chang began his career as a physical therapist before entering the education profession as a 7th-grade science teacher. He spent five years teaching at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Southeast Atlanta before going on to found KIPP STRIVE Academy in 2009. Following this, Ed focused on coaching and strategy for school leaders and districts across the country. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and psychology and a master’s degree in physical therapy from Washington University in St. Louis. Chang holds a master’s degree in secondary science from Mercer University and a Certificate for Advanced Study in Educational Leadership from National Louis University.

Jaleesa Jackson is an Atlanta native who loves music, Broadway, Beyonce, black romance and sports. As October Brown she writes black romance and released her debut novella, Just Me & You, in June of 2020. You can hear her weekly on Sports & Bullshit, a podcast by black women who love sports with a little bit of bullshit mixed in.

Twitter handles- @Jaleesa_Nicole @OctoberBrown1 @sportsnbullsh1t

Gus Newport is a social justice activist, and independent consultant providing TA in the areas of community and economic development, public policy, community organizing strategies and organizational and systems development. Gus was the program director of the Vanguard Foundation, consultant and Sr. Fellow to the Ford, Annie E. Casey, Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation, Jacobs Family Foundation and the Mabel Louise Riley Foundation. Gus was the MLK Fellow at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sr. Fellow at U.Mass. Boston, Yale, Portland State, and UC Santa Cruz.

He is the former director of the Institute of Community Economics.  He directed the community Building Support center for the Urban Strategies Council (USC).  Gus is the former Director of the Partnership for Neighborhood Initiatives (PNI) Palm Beach County, FL and the former Director of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) Boston, MA.  He is the former Mayor of Berkeley, CA (1979-1986). He was a member of the Board of Overseers of the Graduate Program in Community Economic Development at Southern New Hampshire University.  He served as the Vice-President from the US to the World Peace Council (1980-1986) and served on two United Nations committees. He also worked for the Department of Labor assigned to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.  He also brought on line the 2nd Concentrated Employment Program (CEP) in the country in Rochester, NY.

Gus delivered the commencement speech at Heidelberg University, his Alma Mater, Tiffin, Ohio, and May 2009 and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters.

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