[Letter to Tim Westboreland from Spencer Cox]

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Atlanta
1438 Weit Peachtree St, NW
Suite 100
Atlants, GA 30309-2956 Sic of
Ofe: 404s872a0o Sandra L. Thurman
Fax: [phone]
As Executive Director of AID Atlanta, Sandra L. "Sandy"
Yhurman is responsible for planning and administering all
programs and services of the largest and oldest
community-based AIDS service organization in the
Southeast. With an annual operating budget in excess of $3
million, the agency annually provides social services to
more than 3,000 people with HIV disease and reaches
approximately 150,000 individuals with HIV prevention and
risk-reduction education. The agency also actively
advocates at the local, state, and national levels on
behalf of people with HIV disease.
Ms. Thurman earned her bachelor's degree in Human
Resources Administration and Management from Mercer
University. She also has extensive training in employment
counseling, and working with law offenders. She began her
service with AID Atlanta in 1988 as Director of Public
Affairs. She brought to the agency a long list of
credentials in public service, politics, marketing, and
communications. She previously held positions as Account
Services Coordinator with PARTNERS Health Plan; Public
Affairs Director for AmeriPlan Health Services, the largest
HMO in Georgia; and Job Placement and Statistical Analyst
with the Georgia Department of Labor, Correctional Services
Division. She also spent nine years as a successful
special events consultant.
A native of Atlanta with a family history of political
and public service, Ms. Thurman has remained committed to
the cause of people. Her AIDS-related activities include
membership on the State AIDS Task Force, the Fulton County
HIV Planning Council, and the Executive Committee of the
Coalition of Title I Cities (CAEAR Coalition). In
addition, she serves on the Governor's Commission on Women
and the Advisory Committee for the 1996 Olympics. Ms.
Thurman is an accomplished fundraiser having chaired
numerous fundraising galas, including Heartstrings, and has
served on countless committees. She has served on the
Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation, the
March of Dimes, the Atlanta Ballet Associates, Pets Are
Loving Support (P.A.LS.) and SisterLove. She is a
graduate of Leadership Atlanta. Ms. Thurman currently
consults on a variety of topics, including fundraising and
development, managing organizational change and growth, and
managing diversity.