Board Members
Beverly Burks, M.B.A.
Chair
Mayor Burks was sworn in as the mayor of Clarkston in November 2020. Clarkston is home to residents from over 50 countries and is known as ‟the Ellis Island of the South.” Mayor Burks works tirelessly to develop affordable housing solutions, support businesses and residents, create community-centric policing, leverage partnerships, and reduce health disparities. For over 17 years, Mayor Burks worked for several Fortune 100 companies as a business consultant and technical manager. She is currently the director of Community Engagement at the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority and is responsible for partnerships, grant management, and programs.
Shatrina Cosby, B.A.
Parliamentarian
Shatrina Cosby is Vice President, Account Management & Development at Purchasing Power®. She has over 20 years of strategic business-to-business leadership experience, including business process outsourcing, relationship management and process improvement, through partnering with notable Fortune 100 clients. A DeKalb County native, Ms. Cosby earned her bachelor’s degree in business from Georgia Southern University. She currently serves as Fundraising Chair of DeKalb’s National Pan Hellenic Council and is on the executive board of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Stone Mountain-Lithonia Alumnae Chapter. Ms. Cosby is an advocate for community service and spends her spare time volunteering with organizations throughout the Atlanta metro area.
Jada Bussey-Jones, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Dr. Bussey-Jones is a professor of medicine and the vice chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of Medicine of Emory University’s School of Medicine. She also serves as the chief of Grady General Medicine and the assistant dean for Professional Development for Emory School of Medicine at Grady. Dr. Bussey-Jones has expertise in minority health and health equity, as well as patient and provider education. She has developed initiatives that address disease prevention for vulnerable populations, as well as curricula on cultural competence, disparities, and the social determinants of health.
Felipe Den Brok, B.A.
Mr. Den Brok has over 30 years of experience in law enforcement and emergency preparedness that spans both the public and private sectors. He is currently the director of the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Emergency Preparedness. Mr. Den Brok’s background includes tenure as a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and as a sworn officer with the Atlanta Police Department. He is also a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Rhonda Cooper, R.N., M.S.N./N.E.D.
Rhonda Cooper is an accomplished nursing leader with over 20 years of professional nurse experience, including extensive expertise in school health services, public health collaboration, and population-based student wellness initiatives. She currently serves as Senior Nurse Coordinator for Wrap Around Services/Student Health Services in the DeKalb County School District, where she provides clinical oversight, professional guidance, and strategic support to consultant nurses and school-based nursing staff in advancing safe, healthy, and equitable learning environments. Ms. Cooper collaborates closely with the Department of Public Health to support communicable disease surveillance and emergency preparedness and leads the implementation of evidence-based health practices in accordance with Georgia school health laws, the Georgia Nursing Practice Act, and National Association of School Nurses (NASN) standards of school nursing practice.
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