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Davida Morgan Washington

Davida Morgan Washington

President

Nonprofit veteran Davida Morgan Washington has been named President of the organization effective June 1, 2020. She succeeds Interim President Elyse Klova (Chief Operating Officer for Blaze Leadership) who also led Ferst Readers’ executive search.

 

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Board of Directors

Bea Perdue

Bea Perdue

Bea Perdue brings more than fifteen years of combined higher education and non-profit strategic fundraising and leadership experience. As St. Vincent de Paul Georgia's chief fundraising officer she is charged with leading a development team focused on expanding financial and public support for the SVdP mission.

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Margaret M. Quinlin

Margaret M. Quinlin is President and Publisher of Peachtree Publishing Company, an award-winning independent publishing house founded in 1977 and based in Atlanta, Georgia. Peachtree publishes books for young readers from board books through young adult fiction and nonfiction. 

Margaret’s own passion for language and books derives from her father’s great love of books and her Irish mother’s strong love of stories and verse. Growing up in a household filled with children and music and stories and books reinforces for her the great value of bringing books to young children in their homes.

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Elisabeth Wang

Elisabeth Wang is a communications leader with more than 20 years of corporate experience. Her career started, though, as a secondary English teacher, and Elisabeth credits this early passion for teaching as the origin of what is now the most rewarding part of her job - people leadership..

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Staff

    • President/CEO
      Davida Morgan Washington 

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    • Operations Director
       Simone Escho 

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    • Operations Coordinator and Executive Assistant
       Lina Ho 

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    • Volunteer Engagement Manager
      Michelle Maddox 

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    • Volunteer Coordinator (SW Georgia)
      Edwina Turner 

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    • Partner Development Coordinator
      Amy Priour

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    • Administrative Assistant Publications
      Olivia Ramfos 

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    • Database Management
      Glenda Cofer 

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    • Community Engagement Coordinator (Atlanta, GA)/Grants Coordinator
      Jervonia Melton 

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