U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) and DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond had been among the many honorees introduced Thursday by the City League of Higher Atlanta as a part of its 2023 Equal Alternative Day Celebration and fundraiser.
Thurmond, 70, who has been DeKalb’s chief government officer since 2017, acquired the Neighborhood Companions Affect Award.
Williams, 45, who fulfilled the unexpired portion of the late John Lewis’ time period in 2020, then gained a landslide in opposition to Angela Stanton-King months later to carry on to the fifth Congressional District seat, was honored as a Champion for the Individuals.
The festivities had been hosted on the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Middle by cuss-free Atlanta comic Jonathan Slocumb, with an distinctive efficiency by Grammy-nominated singer Joe. Randy Koporc, the regional president for the Fifth Third Financial institution of Georgia, served because the occasion chair.
Dr. Brittany Marshall of the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention was honored as Younger Skilled of the 12 months. On the identical time, Ron Brown, the Vice President for Neighborhood Affect at Goal, was acknowledged for being Company Accomplice of the 12 months.
Jeff Maggs, a board member on the advertising and marketing agency Brunner, and Larry McHugh, a mentor at Georgia Tech’s Superior Expertise Improvement Middle (ATDC), had been honored as Board Members of the 12 months.
