Providing protection and advocacy to people who have developmental disability labels by initiating and supporting one-to-one voluntary Citizen Advocacy relationships.

376 Oakdale Road NE Atlanta, GA 30307 (404) 523-8849

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Ms. Platt's practice includes representation of clients including but not limited to family law.  She has represented clients in many different areas such as Magistrate Court, State Court, Superior Court, and Administrative Hearings. She is currently a member of the State Bar of Georgia, the Atlanta Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers (GAWL). She is also a member of the Friends Junior Committee, which is an active volunteer group benefiting Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. 

http://www.plattfamilylaw.com/

 

 

 

 

Roxanne moved to Atlanta from Richmond, Virginia in 2007. This is her second year on the Atlanta/DeKalb Citizen Advocacy Board; she is currently serving as Vice President. She is enthusiastic about being a board member of Citizen Advocacy and finds her volunteering to be very rewarding. Roxanne has a son, Earl Jr., who lives in Lanexa, Virginia. She is a faithful member of her church and sings in the choir. In her free time, she enjoys cooking and gardening. Roxanne is looking forward to beginning her graduate studies at Argosy University shortly.

 

 

 

 


 

 

Zak Topor is a Citizen Advocate and resident of the East Lake community. During his career, he’s worked on issues such as HIV/AIDS, blindness, HIV prevention education, Diabetes and maintaining independence within the senior population. He has a background in nonprofit and theater management. In his free time Zak lives with his partner Wes, collects Brownie cameras, reads biographies and bakes too many cookies.

 

 

 

 

 






Woody Hall is the CEO of Diversapack, LLC, a high-quality and high performing service provider of flexible packaging and contract manufacturing that adds positive economic value. He has been involved in Citizen Advocacy leadership since 1989 and served as president from 2000-2009.

http://www.diversapack.com/

 








Rita Haggerty is a 30 year resident of Atlanta and DeKalb county. Rita, her husband Mike, and their two children live in Clarkston. She has worked at CNN for all 30 of those years.

 

"I believe that funding systems of assistance, while very useful, do not create happy and viable lives.  Our relationships with family, friends and communities offers our best hope for fulfilling  lives.  A life lived in fear or isolation is a life half lived.  By working with an organization whose goal it is to make sure the most vulnerable members of our community are not alone and have a friend, advocate, mentor—I believe I can contribute to the building of a truly loving community."  








 

    Board of Directors 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rachel Platt

President

 

 

 

Roxanne Randall

Vice President

 

 

 

 

Zak Topor

Treasurer

 

 

 

 

Woody Hall

*Chair Emeritus

 



Rita Haggerty

Board Member






Teri Kemper

Board Member