truancy intervention project
Truancy Intervention Project Georgia Bids a Fond
Farewell to Key Board Members
By Caren Cloud
Truancy Intervention Project of Georgia
[email protected]
T
he Board of Directors, staff and families of the Truancy
Intervention Project Georgia wish to thank our outgoing
Chair, Rick Rufolo, a vice-president with United Parcel
Service and Immediate Past Chair, Patricia (Patti) Gorham,
a partner with Sutherland for their dedicated service as
Chairs of the Board as well as to Rick Deane, partner with
Jones Day and Bridget Beier, original Board member, for
their long and dedicated service to Truancy Intervention
Project Georgia.
Patti served as Chair from 2008-2010 and Rick served from
2010-2012. Each distinguished themselves through unique
and lasting contributions. Patti assumed the role of Chair
after founding Chair, Terry Walsh. She was the first person,
other than Terry, to ever serve as Chair of TIP and in February
2008, took the reins and presided as Chair until September
2010. Rick, who served as Chairman from September
2010 through September 2012, led TIP through a couple of
trying years, with the economic realities hitting non-profits
especially hard, Rick has rallied support from new sources
and presided over our 20th year celebration.
Bridget was TIP’s original, first volunteer, doing everything for
TIP in its early days before there was paid staff and serving
on its Board of Directors since its incorporation in 1993. Rick
Deane has served the board for over eleven years, working
to establish TIP’s first legal clinic with students from both
John Marshall and Georgia State University law schools.
Although their board service is concluding, we are grateful
that each of these four amazing volunteers will continue to
take TIP cases and work on behalf of our clients. ■
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Recent photo of the TIP Board of Directors from left: Adwoa Awotwi, Adwoa Seymour, Doug MacGinnitie,
Patti Gorham, Cecilia Oh, Faydren Battle, Rick Rufolo, Jessica Pennington, Bridget Beier, Arletta Brinson,
Mary Benton and Terry Walsh (not pictured Rick Deane, John Harper, Gaye Smith and Harold Franklin)
The Official News Publication of the Atlanta Bar Association
November 2012
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