FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Council Communications
Atlanta City Hall
55 Trinity Ave. SW
Atlanta, GA 30303 

January 8, 2026

Atlanta Commission on Women to Convene for January Monthly Meeting

WHO: Atlanta City Council

WHAT: Atlanta Commission on Women, monthly meeting

WHEN: Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, at 6 p.m.

WHERE: Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. SW, Suite 2900 - Terminus Conference Room

BACKGROUND: Atlanta City Council members will host the Atlanta Commission on Women meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 6 p.m.

In 2000, the Atlanta City Council approved legislation authored by former City Council members C.T. Martin and “Able” Mable Thomas to establish the Atlanta Commission on Women to create its membership, address the needs of women as it relates to education, health, insurance, employment salaries, and other related issues. 

The current members of the Atlanta Commission on Women appointed by each district Council members are as follows:

District 1: Meredith Y. Lilly, Esq. (State Director for U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock)

District 2: Jan Bryson (Chairwoman, BenchMark Management)

District 3: Anissa Ferrell – (Assessment Program Coordinator, Pearson)

District 4: Luretia “Dany” Craig (Associate Broker, Keller Knapp Real Estate)

District 5: Angerla Fusaro, MD (Co-Founder and CEO, Physician 360)

District 6: Ashley Keyes (Executive Chef, C.H.O.I.C.E.S)

District 7: Kandice Allen Mitchell, Esq. (Vice President of State and Local Government Affairs, Ohio River South)

District 8: VACANT

District 9: Jo Anna Powell (Program Assistant, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

District 10: Kajara Anderson (Legislative and Research Policy Manager Director- Atlanta Department of Transportation)

District 11: Maeryia Williams (Delta Airlines, Lead Auditor in Production Control, D234)

District 12: Tekesia Shields (CEO & Founder, Mothers Against Gang Violence)

Post 1 At-Large: Qri Montague (Employment Specialist, Good Will of North Georgia)

Post 2 At-Large: Vernetta K. Nuriddin (Reginal Family Engagement Specialist, KIPP: Atlanta Schools)

Post 3 At-Large: Annette Abernathy (President and CEO of the Ralph David Abernathy, III Foundation)

CCN President: Karli Swift, Esq. (General Counsel, BlocPower)

CCN President: Jennifer Freeman (Community Outreach Representative for U.S. Congresswoman Nikema Williams)

Mayor: Hilary Oliphant (Public Health Advisor/Project Officer/Program Consultant – CDC/Immunization Services Division/Immunization Operations and Services)

About Atlanta City Council

The Atlanta City Council is the chief policy-making body for the City of Atlanta. It acts by considering and enacting all laws that govern the City. The Council also approves the operating and capital budgets for the City as recommended by the mayor, and it continually monitors revenues and expenditures for local government operations. The Atlanta City Council reviews and has the final say on many land-use and zoning matters. Major economic development projects for the City also fall under the council’s consideration.

The Council is composed of 12 districts and three at-large posts. Council representatives include: Council President: Marci Collier Overstreet; District 1: Jason Winston; District 2: Kelsea Bond; District 3: Byron Amos; District 4: Jason S. Dozier; District 5: Liliana Bakhtiari; District 6: Alex Wan; District 7: Thomas Worthy; District 8: Mary Norwood; District 9: Dustin Hillis; District 10: Andrea L. Boone; District 11: Wayne Martin; District 12: Antonio Lewis; Post 1 At-Large: Michael Julian Bond; Post 2 At-Large: Matt Westmoreland; and Post 3 At-Large: Eshé Collins.

To learn more about the Atlanta City Council, please visit http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/. For the latest updates, follow the Atlanta City Council on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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Office of Council Communications Contacts: 

Bill Doughty
wdoughty@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6056 

Tiffanie Kelly
trkelly@atlantaga.gov
404-330-6014