ATLANTA – State Representative Sheila Jones (D-Atlanta) today honored Na’Taki Osborne Jelks at the State Capitol with the Georgia Legislative Women’s Caucus Servant Leadership Award. As a part of Women’s History Month, the Georgia Women’s Legislative Caucus held its Servant Leadership Award Breakfast at the Capitol today to recognize all honorees of the Servant Leadership Award.
“Na’Taki is an outstanding woman in our community, and I was proud to nominate her for this award,” said Rep. Jones. “Today’s Servant Leadership Awards Breakfast allowed us to honor, not only Na’Taki, but so many women who have made such great contributions to our state.”
Na’Taki Osborne Jelks is an environmental health scientist, social change engineer and educator. More than 15 years ago, she co-founded the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance (WAWA), an urban, community-based organization made up of residents living in the Proctor, Utoy, and Sandy Creek Watersheds in Northwest and Southwest Atlanta. Jelks also co-founded the Atlanta Earth Tomorrow Program, the National Wildlife Federation’s multi-cultural environmental education and leadership development program for urban teens. Jelks is an adjunct instructor in the Environmental Science and Studies Program at Spelman College, and she is a Ph. D. candidate at the Georgia State University School of Public Health.
The Georgia Legislative Women’s Caucus also celebrated March as Women’s History Month by recognizing the First Lady of the Georgia Senate, Nita Cagle. Cagle spoke at the Servant Leadership Awards Breakfast, which honored all recipients of the Servant Leadership Award.
The Georgia Legislative Women’s Caucus Servant Leadership Award is given to women who have shown invaluable service to their communities and to the State of Georgia.
Representative Sheila Jones represents the citizens of District 53, which includes portions of Cobb and Fulton counties. She was elected into the House of Representatives in 2004, and currently serves on the Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education, Health & Human Services, Juvenile Justice, and Transportation committees.
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