The Center - Newton County, City of Covington, Georgia - Facilitating Community Preservation and Planning

Key Players

Kay Lee is a Community Initiative Entrepreneur spending time on projects that integrate her experience and corporate skills with her deep interest in making a difference in the community. Since her retirement from Southern Company, she has been focused on community projects in and around Covington and Newton County.

Kay gained corporate experience with The Southern Company - the nation's largest producer of electric power. The last ten years of her career in the private sector centered around special project roles - including managing Georgia Power's Olympic Project. She subsequently provided consulting expertise to Energy Australia and Scottish Power/PacifiCorp and her team of global consultants published a "Guidelines for Energy Infrastructure" - commissioned by the International Olympic Committee and intended for use by Organizing Committees as a guide to planning and building energy infrastructures for future Olympic Games.

hfletcher@thecenter-newton.org

Hosanna Fletcher received her BA in Sociology from the University of Georgia. She also holds two Master degrees from Tulane University - one in Public Health and a second in Sociology. She and her husband Kevin, a Newton County native, relocated with their daughter, Miranda, after evacuating from New Orleans in August of 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina.

Prior to working at The Center, Hosanna worked in the fields of Market Research, Community Health, and Student Services. Along with education and experience, Hosanna brings with her a fresh perspective on community development and preservation.

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Caitlin Keesee is a first year student at Oxford College of Emory University. She is part of the Bonner Leadership Program. Caitlin is a native of Augusta, GA.

Adam Kirk is a fifth year student in the 5-year professional program for Landscape Architecture at the University of Georgia.

Ruth Miller is a recent graduate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Urban Planning. A Newton County native, she currently resides in Boston, MA.

Lauren Hubbard, a Newton County native, is currently a Junior at Wake Forrest College in Mass Communications.

Lauren Oldja is currently a senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pursuing a degree in Urban Planning with a minor in Political Science. Originally from St. Petersburg, Florida, Lauren brings a new-comer’s perspective to the unique issues facing Newton County. She intends to pursue a career in international development.

Allen Jones is a recent graduate from the University of Georgia in the Landscape Architecture program. He currently resides with his wife, Laura, and baby girl, Claire, in North Carolina.