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Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)® Founder and Executive Director Dr. Carla Inducted Into Outstanding Atlanta

October 13, 2012 By

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Dr. Carla Stokes and HOTGIRLS board member Na’Taki Osborne Jelks

Dr. Carla Stokes was inducted into Outstanding Atlanta in recognition of her leadership, professional accomplishments, civic engagement, and service to the Atlanta community. As the founder and Executive Director of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations (HOTGIRLS)®, an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Black young women and girls through leadership development, positive youth development, health education, youth-based participatory action research, peer mentoring, service learning, and community engagement, Dr. Carla was one of ten leaders selected for this distinguished honor.

At the induction ceremony, Dr. Carla was introduced by HOTGIRLS board member and Spelman College assistant professor Na’Taki Osborne Jelks (Outstanding Atlanta Class of 2000).

About Outstanding Atlanta

Outstanding Atlanta was founded in 1968 to recognize young professionals whose leadership, accomplishments, and service have strengthened the Atlanta community. Each year, ten professionals are inducted into this distinguished organization in recognition of exemplary leadership and service. As an Outstanding Atlanta honoree, Dr. Carla joined a network of civic, business, nonprofit, and government leaders dedicated to advancing the Atlanta community through continued leadership and service.

Outstanding Atlanta alumni include Stacey Abrams, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Pearl Cleage, Monica Kauffman Pearson, Deborah Richardson, and numerous other influential leaders in business, government, education, and the nonprofit sector.

Congratulations to this outstanding group of honorees!

2012 Outstanding Atlanta Honorees

2012 Outstanding Atlanta Honorees (Left to right: Sonya Hunte, Lynne Espy-Williams, Travis Townsend, Dr. Carla Stokes, Andy Chang, Megan Sparks, Megan Holder, Wendy Ho, Rukiya Eaddy, Greg Clay)

 

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For more information, visit the Outstanding Atlanta website.

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About Dr. Carla

Carla Stokes, PhD, MPH, is a pioneering educator and scholar whose work helped lay the foundation for digital girlhood studies and introduced innovative methods for integrating hip hop culture and the internet into health education. Her groundbreaking research helped shape contemporary understanding of adolescence and girlhood in the digital age. Dr. Carla's scholarship has been published in academic books and journals, taught in university courses, and featured in respected media outlets including The New York Times, NBC, CBS, Fast Company, Yahoo! Parenting, Reuters, Woman's Day, and Ebony. As the founder of Teen Girl University™, she prepares ambitious girls and the next generation of women leaders to make healthy choices, lead with purpose, and create meaningful change in an increasingly complex digital world. For 15 years, Dr. Carla also served as the founder and Executive Director of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)®, an award-winning 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and lives of underserved Black young women and girls. She also founded the A Heart for Girls™ Business Academy, where she advised educators, entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, mental health professionals, and other women committed to improving the lives of girls around the globe. Through leadership development, capacity building, strategic business education, and mentoring, Dr. Carla helped participants strengthen their organizations, programs, services, and facilitation and speaking skills to expand their expertise, influence, and impact.

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