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Author: Tracy Ballot

Tracy Ballot, CFRE, is HealthMPowers' Development Director and a proud Pittsburgh native turned Atlantan. She married her best friend, Jason, and they have one daughter currently in middle school. Tracy's all about health equity and is on a mission to raise money for children’s health and wellness. Off-duty, she's catching Pokémon on the Big Creek Greenway, reading, or rockin’ out in her kitchen—much to her thirteen-year-old’s dismay.

Yolanda Reid-Wheeler: Transforming Education and Mental Health in Georgia

Yolanda Reid-Wheeler, a trailblazer in education and mental health, has spent 30 years quietly reshaping the lives of thousands of Georgia’s students—both in school and in life. Currently serving as an Intervention Specialist with the Family & Student Support Services Team in Henry County Public Schools, Yolanda’s impact reaches far beyond the classroom. She is […]

Stronger Together: A Reflection on Leadership and Resilience

On a Thursday in early September, we gathered at Bethune Middle School in DeKalb County for our first board meeting of the year. While board meetings can sometimes feel like “bored” meetings, this one was destined to be different. It was the day after a high school shooting—a tragedy that had shaken everyone in the […]

Empowering Wellness: Sonali’s Journey with HealthMPowers

Image of scrabble board game pieces that spell out: In lifting others we rise.

When I met HealthMPowers board member Sonali Rao at Chocolatte on Shallowford, she greeted me with the enthusiasm of someone who’s already had a great morning. “I got to sleep in until 6:45,” she exclaims.  A self-described early bird, Sonali’s day often begins around 5 a.m., and it quickly becomes evident that she is passionate […]