{"id":3402,"date":"2012-10-13T12:25:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-13T18:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/?p=3402"},"modified":"2023-04-24T04:01:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T10:01:32","slug":"outstanding-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/2012\/10\/outstanding-atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Carla Stokes Among 10 Honorees Selected for Outstanding Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pbs-main-wrapper\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_O8NZhMvZXQ\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3404\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/downloads\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_7062-Me-NaTaki.jpg');\"  href=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_7062-Me-NaTaki.jpg\" xlink=\"href\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-image-3404\" src=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_7062-Me-NaTaki.jpg\" alt=\"Outstanding-Atlanta-Award\" width=\"200\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_7062-Me-NaTaki.jpg 466w, https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/DSC_7062-Me-NaTaki-182x300.jpg 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Carla and HOTGIRLS board member Na&#8217;Taki Osborne Jelks<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Carla Stokes was selected as one of ten honorees inducted into Outstanding Atlanta in recognition of her work as the founder and Executive Director of <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/helpingourteengirls.org');\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/helpingourteengirls.org\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\">Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. (HOTGIRLS)\u00ae<\/a>. The organization was created in 1968 to recognize outstanding young people of Atlanta who have distinguished themselves as exemplary citizens and demonstrated a steadfast commitment to leadership, civic engagement and service for the betterment of the Atlanta community. Dr. Carla will serve alongside this dynamic group on the Outstanding Atlanta Board of Directors as they come together to continue to improve the city of Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Past alumni of Outstanding Atlanta include Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, City Council President Caesar Mitchell, noted author and playwright Pearl Cleage, anchorwoman Monica Kauffman,\u00a0Executive Vice President of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights\u00a0Deborah Richardson and Kate\u2019s Club Founder Kate Atwood.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to this outstanding group of honorees!<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 546px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/OutstandingAtlanta.jpg\" alt=\"2012 Outstanding Atlanta Honorees\" width=\"536\" height=\"327\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">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)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At the induction ceremony, Dr. Carla was introduced by HOTGIRLS board member <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.spelman.edu\/academics\/faculty\/na&#039;taki-osborne-jelks');\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.spelman.edu\/academics\/faculty\/na&#039;taki-osborne-jelks\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"broken_link\">Na&#8217;Taki Osborne Jelks<\/a> (Outstanding Atlanta class of 2000).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/drcarla.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/OUTSTANDING_ATLANTA_FINAL_reduced-495x1024.png\" alt=\"Outstanding Atlanta 2012 flyer\" width=\"495\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, visit the <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.outstandingatlanta.org');\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.outstandingatlanta.org\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\">Outstanding Atlanta<\/a> website.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Carla Stokes was selected as one of ten honorees inducted into Outstanding Atlanta in recognition of her work as the founder and Executive Director of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations, Inc. 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