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Business & Industry
of DeKalb County?
Meet DeKalb’s Innovators What is your vision for the future
I hope that DeKalb becomes a place that has
more artistic activities for the public. I hope that
Arantza Peña Popo we can become more of an artistic hub inside of
the state of Georgia.
What is your favorite aspect of DeKalb County?
I really appreciate trees we have, it's like you are
Claim to Fame: Winner of the 2019 Doodle for always surrounded by nature wherever you go.
Google Competition What is distinct or exceptional
Education: Arabia Mountain High School about DeKalb County?
I think what makes DeKalb County truly
Hometown: Stone Mountain, Georgia distinctive is our mix of both the natural and
How long have you lived in DeKalb County? urban landscapes. One minute you’re in the
For about 14 years forest, the next on a mountain, and in the
next the metropolis of Atlanta. It’s the variety
Occupation: Student / Artist
that fosters excitement and allows you to see
Organization/School: something new every day.
University of Southern California
What did the Google Doodle Contest
Description of your current mission mean to you?
as an artist or a student: It meant a lot to me to have my art on public
I am still deciding what I want to do with my life, display, but even more importantly, is was very
but for now, I want to help the environment and motivating and heartwarming to know that I had
fix the harm mankind imposed on nature. an entire community rooting me on.
Meet DeKalb’s Innovators What role do you or does your organization
play in that future?
David A. Ross, ScD DeKalb County has been a valued partner for
us in our growth. In particular, the support
of county leadership and the Decide DeKalb
Occupation: President & Chief Executive Officer Development Authority enabled us to acquire
our new headquarters facility at 330 W. Ponce
Organization: The Task Force for Global Health
de Leon Ave. As we build out this facility in
Description of the organization’s mission: the coming years, we will be bringing more
People around the world suffer needlessly from economic development to the community and
debilitating diseases and other large-scale health further heighten the county’s visibility on the
threats. The Task Force for Global Health exists to international stage. We also intend to do more to
eliminate these diseases and protect the health help support public health in DeKalb County.
of populations.
What is your favorite aspect of DeKalb County?
What is your vision for the future
of DeKalb County? DeKalb County leadership recognize the
DeKalb County is home to the richest importance of a strong nonprofit sector to a
concentration of international public health thriving community. They have stepped up in
organizations in the world with the Centers for many ways to ensure nonprofits like The Task
Education: Doctor of science degree, operations Disease Control and Prevention as the anchor. Force are successful.
research, Johns Hopkins University; Bachelor Efforts are underway at both the state and local What is distinct or exceptional
of Science degree, aerospace engineering, levels to spur more economic development about DeKalb County?
University of Colorado around global health. We anticipate DeKalb DeKalb County has a diversity of cultures that
County will play a bigger role in international mirror the populations that we serve at The
Hometown: Laramie, Wyoming
public health as more organizations realize Task Force. This helps distinguish the county
Moved to or began working the extraordinary value of locating and as a welcoming home to people from all over
in DeKalb County in: 1983 operating here. the world.
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