Our Team
Formerly StudentsFirst Georgia, GeorgiaCAN: The Georgia Campaign for Achievement Now launched in 2011 as a nonprofit education organization that advocates for all students across the state to have access to high-quality schools. Our goal is to ensure that students across Georgia have the opportunity to attend great schools and receive a great education that prepares them for future academic and professional success. We work to advance policies and programs that prioritize positive impacts for students statewide—especially those with the greatest needs.
About Michael O’Sullivan
Executive Director
Michael O’Sullivan is the executive director in Georgia, a position he’s held since 2012. In this role, he works to improve the quality of education in the state through the enactment of student-centered policies. He entered this role with a background in advocacy, elections and organizing, developed from the numerous political campaigns he has worked on over the years, including the 2012 Georgia Charter School Amendment. Prior to his campaign work, Michael spent six years as the director of legislative affairs for the Georgia Secretary of State.
Steven Quinn
State Outreach Director
Cymara Hancock
Advocacy Manager
Dr. Ty’Sheka Lambert
Community Engagement Organizer
Missy Purcell
Community Organizer Associate
Parent Fellows
Working alongside GeorgiaCAN’s State Outreach Director and Parent Fellowship Coordinator, GeorgiaCAN Parent Fellows support community and civic engagement in education reform in their community.
Denise Cambridge
EPIC and Parent Fellowship Coordinator
Tara Crate
Cobb County Parent Fellow
Telita Harris
Clayton County Parent Fellow
Nakhia Hill
DeKalb County Parent Fellow
Chavonne Johnson
Lowndes County Parent Fellow
Erika Levasseur
Gwinnett County Parent Fellow
Elicia Royal
Atlanta Public Schools Parent Fellow