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As the founder and Executive Director of Helping Our Teen Girls In Real Life Situations (HOTGIRLS)\u00ae, 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.<\/p>\n<p>At the induction ceremony, Dr. Carla was introduced by HOTGIRLS board member and Spelman College assistant professor <a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outgoing\/www.spelman.edu\/staff\/profiles\/nataki-osborne-jelks.html');\" target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.spelman.edu\/staff\/profiles\/nataki-osborne-jelks.html\" xlink=\"href\" rel=\"noopener\">Na&#8217;Taki Osborne Jelks <\/a> (Outstanding Atlanta Class of 2000).<\/p>\n<h3>About Outstanding Atlanta<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/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>&nbsp;<\/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 inducted into Outstanding Atlanta in recognition of her leadership, professional accomplishments, civic engagement, and service to the Atlanta community. 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