08 LC 95
0977
House
Resolution 1939
By:
Representative Thomas of the
55th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
D. Makeda Johnson; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
D. Makeda Johnson has long been recognized by the citizens of this state for the
vital role that she has played in community leadership and her deep personal
commitment to public service and the State of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
she has diligently and conscientiously devoted innumerable hours of her time,
talents, and energy toward the betterment of her state as evidenced dramatically
by her service as an accomplished community advocate for the promotion of
livable communities that promote holistic community revitalization, an artist,
and ordained minister, and she has over 15 years of experience working with
youth and their families; and
WHEREAS,
she was the owner of the House of Ujama, has worked with the Greater Vine City
Opportunity program and the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness, and
she is the executive director of Sisters Action Team, Inc.; and
WHEREAS,
she serves as president of Centennial Place Elementary School, chair of
Neighborhood Planning Unit-L, and an appointed member of the Westside TAD
advisory board, and the Coretta Scott-King memorial commission; and
WHEREAS,
she received her education at Bronx Community College in New York, City
University of NewYork, and Mercer University in Macon, Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
her significant organizational and leadership talents, her remarkable patience
and diplomacy, her keen sense of vision, and her sensitivity to the needs of the
citizens of Atlanta and the State of Georgia have earned her the respect and
admiration of her colleagues and associates; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this
distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend D. Makeda Johnson for her efficient, effective, unselfish, and
dedicated public service to the citizens of Atlanta and this state and extend to
her their most sincere best wishes for continued health and
happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to D. Makeda
Johnson.