AADM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mokah-Jasmine Johnson (she/her) – AADM President and Co-Founder. Mrs. Johnson holds a M.Ed. Degree in Education Media Design and Technology, a B.S. Degree in Marketing Management, and currently serves her community as an Adult Educator and Civil Rights activist. To learn more about Mokah or for more info visit www.mokahjohnsonedu.com
Knowa D Johnson (he/him) – Director of AADM, Teen Social Justice Director and Athens Black Market Coordinator
Barbara Benson (she/her) – AADM Secretary and Chair of the Board. Dr. Benson is a Retired Professor at Piedmont University in Athens, GA.
John Olive (he/him) – AADM Treasurer. Dr. Olive is a retired Professor Emeritus in Mathematics Education from the University of Georgia and a long-time member of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Athens (UUFA), a Justice partner with AADM. John also tutors undocumented students in the U-Lead program. He coordinated the volunteer online Tutoring Program for AADM during the first two years of the pandemic.
Debra Brenner (she/her) – Board Member and Chair of the Fundraising Committee. Ms. Brenner is retired from being a Certified Sign Language Interpreter, Deaf Educator, Sign Language teacher, Artistic Sign Language Performer, and Assistant Director at UGA’s Center for Disability Services. Her passions include training service dogs, knitting, painting, and her
granddaughters.
Tracy Brown (she/her) – Board Member. Ms. Brown is the Almost Home Program Coordinator at Athens Area Homeless Shelter.
Annie Marcum (she/her) – Volunteer and Board Member. Annie teaches yoga and meditation but spends most of her time raising her two young children, Lulu and Alfie, with her husband Jonathan Miller.
Edwina Holden (she/her) – Board Member.
SUPPORT TEAM
Denise Sunta (she/her) – Programs Manager & Administrative Assistant
Denise is a graduate of the University of Georgia with A.B. degrees in Anthropology and Geography. She was born and raised in Athens and her focus has been on understanding systemic issues in order to effectively address them within her community. She is interested in movement building around land justice and racial equity, and plans to enter graduate school in the near future to continue developing those passions.
*AADM meets IRS regulations as a 501C3 non-profit organization.