GCV Education Fund Team

Brionte has spent her career training activists, advancing equity and inclusion in the environmental movement, and organizing grassroots voters. She formerly served as the director of engagement at EcoDistricts, and before that, as the Georgia Sierra Club assistant director.

Brionte’s love of the Georgia environment grew from a striking moment in her childhood:

“When I was ten years old, my family and I got in our car and drove away from our military base in the hot, dry Mojave Desert to start a new life in Warner Robins Georgia. I will never forget waking up in the car after four long days of travel and being blown away by the view outside of my window of Georgia’s thick, green forests blanketing the landscape as far as the eye could see. Before that moment, I had only seen so many trees in textbooks. It was this experience that ignited a fire in me to love, explore and protect the environment.”

Hello, my name is Georgia Milteer and I was born in Honolulu, HI. Being a military child, we moved to Georgia when I was 3. We lived in Valdosta, GA for 5 years before moving to Warner Robins, GA. When I graduated from high school in 2010, I moved up to Atlanta and have lived here ever since. Since graduating from Park University in 2016 with my BA in Business Administrative Science: Management, I have spent 5 years of my career working in administrative roles for different companies.

 My love for the Georgia environment began at a young age. My most vivid memories stem from my childhood. My grandparents were school teachers who would visit every summer and Christmas. During the summers, we would visit several places in Georgia such as Ocmulgee Mounds National Park, Okefenokee Swamp, High Falls State Park and the Callaway Gardens, to name a few. My grandfather was a science teacher so many of the trips were lessons about nature. He also would stress the importance of why we should protect and take care of nature. The beauty of these sites always left me in awe, and I developed a great appreciation for nature.

I want to use my professional experiences as well as her personal ones to help the GCV team succeed in promoting conservation and equity for all.

From a young age, Sara has been fascinated with government and politics. As an intern during the 2009 Georgia General Assembly legislative session, Sara caught the excitement and has remained a strong advocate for the people ever since. 

In 2012, Sara joined the Georgia House Democratic Caucus as their Legislative Director and went on to also run candidate and issue based campaigns to help engage voters in a grassroots way. During her time with both Feminist Women’s Health Center and the City of Atlanta, Sara continued to work at the state Capitol as a lobbyist and mentor for nonprofit policy advocates. After spending a year working political campaigns at the senate and presidential levels, Sara returned to issue advocacy by becoming Executive Director of Common Cause Georgia. In this role, Sara championed democracy and ethics issues across the state using  robust grassroots education campaigns as well as effective media strategies to pass voting machine legislation that led to Georgia adopting a paper ballot voting system. 

Throughout her time with Common Cause Georgia, Sara worked to educate voters across the state on a myriad of democracy issues. She incorporated both citizen and professional lobbying to move the needle forward on ethics issues as well. Sara spent time traveling the state to help cities develop and maintain strong ethics programs within their local governments. 

For the past few years, Sara has been working with America Votes to help ensure one of the largest voter turnouts in Georgia history in 2020 and 2021. As Program Director, Sara worked with over 60 nonprofit organizations to plan, fundraise, and execute their voter turnout and lobbying campaigns. With over 25 million doors knocked during the 2020 general election alone, Sara and the AV team were instrumental in ensuring every program was successful in reaching its goals. 

Sara has both a BS and an MA in Political Science and enjoys hanging out with her three daughters, gardening, and teaching part-time at Clayton Stare University. 

Christian Emile Dacus is a classically trained artist, specializing in digital design and photography. Christian graduated from the University of Alabama with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and went on to work for some of the most prestigious and well known designers in New York’s thriving fashion industry. After leaving the fashion world in 2011, Dacus moved on the the Nightlife scene where he owned and operated several major New York City nightclubs and restaurants, before making his exit in 2014. Dacus now resides in Atlanta, GA where he lends his digital marketing and design services to nonprofit organizations to benefit marginalized communities.

Raised in a first-generation South Asian immigrant household in Metro Detroit, Neil has been dedicated to organizing for human rights and social justice for over 20 years, starting his career as a part of human rights and peace and justice movements fighting against the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Prior to GCV, Neil worked to build Atlanta Jobs with Justice, a coalition committed to bringing labor and community organizations together to win living wages for working people, defending workers’ rights, and promoting economic justice in Metro Atlanta. More recently, Neil transitioned to organizing with the climate and environmental justice movements as the Senior Georgia Beyond Coal Organizer for the Sierra Club. Neil’s goals are to unite communities to not only take on the challenge of climate change, environmental justice, and protecting our planet but also to transition our economies towards good green union jobs and affordable clean energy.

Alexis Greenblatt is a graduate of Emory University who is passionate about environmental justice and teaching people how they can advocate for themselves to their elected officials. In 2020, Alexis was the Communications Director for a State House campaign in Marietta which opened her eyes to the world of local politics in Georgia, and showed her that we need to elect outstanding candidates all the way up and down the ballot to ensure that all Georgians can live in a clean, thriving environment. She is excited about working towards a more progressive future and sustainable environment in the South.

In her free time, Alexis loves to go to concerts and be outside – she is especially passionate about chasing down a good sunset. She hopes her work will help to amplify GCV’s message to Georgians of all ages and backgrounds.

Atlanta Metro Native, Mia Delamar has led a career and lifestyle dedicated to scholarship and service. As a recent graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, TN, she began her pre-political journey as the Chair of Policy Review in the SGA. Throughout her matriculation at Belmont, Mia went on to become the second black Parliamentarian under the first black president of the SGA. From there she became an Organizer for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin and an Organizer for the Democratic Party of Georgia. During these campaigns while helping to elect the President and two key Senators of Georgia, Mia found her passion for the political sector and striving to help constituents have their voice heard. 

For the three years, where she first began as an intern, Mia has worked at The Delamar Firm LLC, a Metro-Atlanta area law firm which specializes in small business litigation, family law and estate planning, Mia served as Senior Legal Assistant to the Managing Attorney. 

As a classically trained musician and dancer, commercially trained vocalist, Mia is a professional recording artist, writer and choreographer. She also is an actress who believes in the importance of The Arts. One of her mottos is to “Fail Forward”. She wants to prove that you can have a successful career in entertainment and also fight for causes you believe in that make a difference in people’s everyday lives. 

Mia loves the beach and frequents one of Georgia’s close kept treasures, Tybee Island. She believes keeping the environment healthy and clean helps keep Georgia’s natural wonders beautiful for generations to come.

Deborah’s academic background includes a BA in Political Science from Winston-Salem State University and theological studies at Beulah Heights University from 2012 to 2015. Her dedication to community empowerment through education is evident in her commitment to engaging, equipping, and empowering communities.
She excels in generating ideas, fostering community involvement, and establishing collaborations, particularly within faith-based groups. Deborah’s approach to education as a catalyst for community empowerment underscores her unwavering commitment to driving positive change.
Her adept communication skills enable her to effectively convey intricate ideas and inspire action among diverse audiences. Deborah’s extensive volunteer work and teaching experience highlight her steadfast dedication to making a tangible difference in the lives of others.
In essence, Deborah’s journey is a testament to her unwavering dedication to service, education, and leadership, aiming to bring about impactful change within communities, both locally and globally.

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Nic has lived in Atlanta, GA and Chicago, IL for the bulk of her young and middle adulthood. She earned her JD from DePaul University in Chicago. Nic has dedicated the bulk of her midcareer to developing and executing winning voter contact and issue-based campaigns, including campaigns to achieve equitable clean energy solutions; she owes her success to her flair for building rapid rapport with under-resourced communities and efficiently pinpointing their values and issues to leverage increased voter turnout and mobilize tenacious policy advocacy. When Nic is not organizing communities, she’s organizing cutthroat game nights for her tight-knit family + friends, listening to true crime + educational podcasts, or relishing her latest adventure. Nic is her partner’s – textile and ceramic artist extraordinaire Zipporah Camille – biggest cheerleader. She must mention her co-pilot Kitty – a male Maltipoo – and Marley her silly, yet brainy Standard Poodle.

Paul hails from the region around Augusta, Georgia, having lived in Martinez, Louisville, Thomson, and Appling before moving to Gwinnett and Hall County. He learned about community organizing from DACA-mented friends and GALEO while attending Gainesville State College, where he earned a BA in Communications and Digital Media as it became the University of North Georgia. He has managed campaigns for U.S. Congress, Sheriff, and Public Service Commission candidates. As a public relations professional, he’s represented community and movement formations during huge moments. He’s especially proud to have represented undocumented poultry workers in Gainesville following an industrial tragedy in January 2021, Daniel Blackman’s campaign for Public Service Commission during the 2020 Georgia runoffs, New Georgia Project Action Fund for the 2021 and 2022 election cycles, the Press Lead for the Stop Cop City Referendum Coalition, and serving as the inaugural Communications Director at the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund, which runs a guaranteed income program that focuses on Black women across the state. Paul has helped place stories with or worked with journalists from most major outlets in the United States and Western Europe. He currently lives in Decatur with his son and participates in Atlanta’s wonderful theater community.

Born and raised in East Point, GA, Julian hold a BA in History with a minor in Journalism and an MA in Urban Studies from Georgia State University. Before joining Georgia Conservation Voters, He worked as the Clean Energy Coordinator at the Southern Alliance, where he tracked clean energy developments across five southeastern states. When he’s not working, he enjoy walking his dog, Kylo, planning international trips, and hanging out with friends. Julian is an avid sports fan and support all local teams, including the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, and Atlanta United. He also listens to old rap albums from the 2000s, such as Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor and OutKast’s Stankonia during his downtime.