Current Honorees

This year marks another promising year in Outstanding Atlanta’s legacy of recognizing outstanding leaders as they honor the city’s top 10 professionals for exemplary leadership and service.

Outstanding Atlanta is the City’s premier honor for community involvement. Formed in 1968, the organization annually recognizes 10 young professionals between the ages of 21 and 40 for distinguishing themselves in their careers and service to Atlanta’s community. For over four decades, Outstanding Atlanta and its honorees have demonstrated extraordinary leadership. Members hold key positions in business, politics, education, non-profit organizations, volunteer, and charitable endeavors.

We are pleased to announce the ten remarkable honorees selected for the Outstanding Atlanta Class of 2025:

• Ariana Santiago-Thomas, Director of Communications, National Black Child Development Institute // Chief Creative Strategist, Flylight Creative
  
• Ashley Mack, Board Chair, NAAAP National
  
• Brandon Gardner, Community Relations Manager, Kaiser Permanente
  
• Chelsea Ulrich Tarnoff, Manager, Human Capital, Deloitte Consulting
  
• Darrin Lamont Sims Jr, Director of Truth and Transformation, National Center of Civil and Human Rights
  
• Dr. Olatunde Oshikoya, Physician Assistant, Bicycle Health
  
• Gerard Dash, Principal, JM Search
  
• Kate Hewitt, President & Executive Director, 21st Century Leaders
  
• Neal VanMarter, Military and Veteran Liaison and Regional Outreach Coordinator for U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff to US Senator Jon Ossoff
  
• Yterenickia S. Bell, City of Clarkston City Councilmember – City of Clarkston and GA State Director – The Southern Poverty Law Center