SEED Board

Executive Board

         President

                  Leonard E. Bohanon

                  -branch manager for Suntrust Bank

         Vice President

                  Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe

                  -CEO of Live Thrive

         Secretary

                  Rev. Houston Wheeler

                  -founding member of SEED

         Treasurer

                  Dwayne Willis

                  -Director of Whitehead Boys and Girls Club

Board of Directors Members

         Scott Briskey- Communications Director for Sustainable Atlanta

         Herman Howard- Urban Planner and Architect for KAI-DB

         Don Liotta- Owner of Outside the Box Construction

Advisory Board Members

         Randy Veal- Lakewood Heights Civic Association President

         Thomas Cotton- Executive Director of Redeem-Advance

         Juba Lomotey- FCS Urban Ministries

         Michelle Uchiyama- Executive Director of Charitable Connections

         Terry Sutton- Owner of Cascade Springs Forestry

         Ayanna Williams- Director of Civic Engagement for Park Pride

         Nuri Icgoren- Director of Urban Sprout Farms

         Russell Hopson- NPU-Y Chair and President of South Atlanta Civic League

         Jim Williamson- President of Chosewood Park Civic League

         Kanika Greenlee- President of Park Place South Homeowners’ Association

         Dwight Elliston- President of High Point Estates Homeowners’ Association

         Larry Leek- Resident Services Director with The Villages at Carver

Lakewood EcoDistrict

We've done it!

We are proud to announce that Sustainable Lakewood and Lakewood Heights were chosen as one of only three beta communities for Sustainable Atlanta's EcoDistrict program!

From May 18 - 20 of 2015, seven delegates representing the Greater Lakewood Heights EcoDistrict took part in the national EcoDistricts Incubator held in Portland, Oregon. During this incubator, these delegates worked as a team to develop a strategy for implementation and set the priorities of the Lakewood EcoDistrict. This work will be inclusive. It is our hope that you will join us as we begin the work of restoring our area into a neighborhood that meets the needs of all of its residents while helping to preserve and restore its ecological system.

Can you see it? We can and we will see it in NPU-Y. Click to learn more about the NPU-Y EcoDistrict Initiative. We welcome your support of our vision!

Get to know Brittney!

As part of the Lakewood EcoDistrict's priorities, Sustainable Lakewood is working diligently to restore South Bend Park's natural beauty and features for an even more enjoyable community experience. This is where Brittney Thompson, interning through the Atlanta Mayor's Office of Sustainability, comes in as a major help to our team! A studious young woman with a passion for nature, Brittney strives to bring her A game as we work together for this initiative.

Intern Title: Intern, Lakewood Ecodistrict's South Bend Park Initiative

Responsibilities: Assisting with the management of activities in South Bend

Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica

College and Major: Cornell University, Environmental and Sustainability Science with a concentration in Environmental Biology and Applied Ecology

Interests/Hobbies: Listening to music, watching Netflix, cooking and writing

Career Goals: Work for an environmental NGO anywhere in the world focusing on community level activism

Favorite Food: Rice

Favorite Vacation Spot: Any chair in the shade

Favorite Book: The Grapes of Wrath

Favorite Movie: Amadeus -or- A Clockwork Orange

Sports Team: Atlanta Braves (for no particular reason)

Superhero Name: Brittney
Power: Breathing under water
Attire: t-shirt and capris

 Get to know Timothy!

As an extension of the EcoDistrict strategies, the
Lakewood Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) lays out the plan "to link transportation and land use, increase housing options, promote mixed-use development, expand transportation choice, and encourage
thoughtful economic growth." Sustainable Lakewood is currently working with the city's Planning Department on rezoning the neighborhood's commercial area. One of our hard-working interns advancing this plan behind the scenes is Timothy Cho! Nicknamed by the team as Techno Tim (being very help with technology), he is known for his go-getter personality, punctuality and great people skills.

Job description: Lakewood EcoDistrict Intern focusing on the rezoning and redevelopment plan for Lakewood Heights

Job Intern: Lakewood EcoDistrict Intern focusing on the rezoning and redevelopment plan for Lakewood Heights

Hometown: Chicago, Illinois

College and Major: The Ohio State University; major: Environment, Economy, Development, & Sustainability

Interests/Hobbies: Working out, playing basketball, watching sports, video filming and editing, playing guitar, exploring cities, going outdoors,

Career Goals: Undecided but generally working to improve environmental, transportation, and social development for cities

Favorite food: Korean Food and Indian Food

Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with the sun and beach, but Orange County, California was my favorite place I've been to.

Favorite Book: A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Favorite Movie: Good Will Hunting

Sports Team: Atlanta Hawks, Ohio State Buckeyes

Superhero Name: Trill Tim

Powers: Nature controller/bender and super strength

Costume: Can't go wrong with the green superhero spandex and mask

Sushmita Arjyal
Job: Lakewood EcoDistrict Intern

Job Description: Focusing on the rezoning and redevelopment plan for Lakewood Heights

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

College & major: Villanova University, Sustainable Engineering

Interests/Hobbies: Painting, Photography, design

Career goals: Sustainability Consultant

Favorite food: Nepali momo and Sushi

Favorite vacation spot: Any place wiiith falls, greenary and lots of oxygen

Superhero Name: Daenerys Targaryen :)

Powers: Flying and seeing at night

Costume: Super intelligent costume (like ironman :))