October 9, 2025

Flourish Atlanta

Mark your calendars for a very special Heroes for Hope gala, a cornerstone of our mission to prevent and end homelessness.

For over 125 years, Hope Atlanta has been a guiding light for individuals and families facing the challenges of homelessness. This milestone anniversary calls for an extraordinary celebration of the leaders and partners who share our unwavering commitment to creating brighter futures.

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We’re thrilled to announce that Matt Keith of Bank of America and Tiffany Callaway Ferrell of Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas Company have returned as Co-Chairs for Heroes for Hope 2025. This year, we are proud to recognize Norfolk Southern as our Corporate Hero, accepted by President & CEO, Mark George. And, as part of our 125th Anniversary celebration, we will also present the distinguished Legacy Award to Crystal Hanlon, Senior Vice President and Culture Officer at The Home Depot. We hope you’ll join us for an unforgettable evening celebrating this year’s extraordinary Heroes and their invaluable contributions to our community!

Honorees

Corporate
Hero for Hope

Norfolk Southern logo.
Accepted By
Mark George
President & CEO

Founder's Award
Winner

Crystal Hanlon
Senior Vice President and Culture Officer,
The Home Depot

Event Co-Chairs

Matt Keith
SVP, Segment Executive-West Division, Bank of America
Tiffany Callaway Ferrell
Vice President, Operations, Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas Company

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Live Auction

Join us for a chance to bid on exclusive items like:

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Thanks to Our 2024 Heroes for Hope Sponsors

TITLE SPONSORS
PRESENTING SPONSOR
The RMR Group logo.
CHAMPIONS
GUARDIANS

Raymond & Lucy Allen
Norma & Robert Kadoori
The Tedder & Zanaty Families

ADVOCATES

Alston & Bird
Atlanta Braves Foundation
Bank OZK
CBRE
Columbia Residential
Dematic
Genuine Parts Company
The McKelvey Family
Jamie & Jaci Shanks
Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP

FRIENDS

AT&T
Atlanta Hawks
Eddie and Shan Cooper
CORT
Cox Enterprises
Enterprise
Gas South
Gensler
Gorman & Company
Jack & Caroline Hardin
Hope Beckham Espinosa Inc.
INCISIVE
Infinity Real Estate Management
Molina Healthcare
Selig Enterprises
John & Catherine Spillman
Sterling Seacrest Pritchard
Troutman Pepper
UBS Financial Services Inc.
Vecino Group

PATRONS

Ron Alston
Rocky Atkins & Sally Cohen
Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation
Clint Bailey
Susan Barkoff
Ellen Brooks and Matt Holton
Laura Deisley/Walker Deisley Consulting 
Jerry H. Getant
Alex & Jenny Idichandy
Ashley & Nick Luft
Cheryl Naja
Paramount Consulting Group, LLC
PointeNorth Insurance Group
Karthikeyan Ramasamy
Kat Reynolds
Oscar Shepherd
Marc Sonenshine
Rhonda Taylor
The Benoit Group
Dr. S. Rob Todd and Mr. Melvin Burns
Tory Winn
Cathie & Bobby Wood
Cesar Wurm
Erin Yabroudy/Harry Norman Realtors

Previous Heroes for Hope Events

Since 2000, Hope Atlanta has hosted the annual Heroes for Hope gala, honoring community leaders making an impact in the fight to prevent and end homelessness.

On October 9th, 2024, Atlanta civic and corporate leaders championed progress and Hope during the sold-out 2024 Heroes for Hope gala that raised a record-breaking $800,000!​

  • Individual Hero for Hope: Mayor Andre Dickens, City of Atlanta
  • Corporate Hero for Hope: QuikTrip, accepted by Kevin Thornton, President of QuikTrip
  • Volunteer Hero of the Year: Cheryl Naja, Hope Atlanta Board of Directors, Alston & Bird (retired)
  • Co-Chairs: Matt Keith, Senior Vice President of Bank of America and Tiffany Callaway Ferrell, Vice President, Operations at Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas Company

“Visions of Hope”

On October 26th, 2023, we celebrated our Heroes,  unveiled a bold new strategic plan, and held a live auction.

  • Individual Honoree: Shan Cooper, Founder and CEO of Journey Forward Strategies, LLC
  • Corporate Honoree: Atlanta Gas Light, accepted by Pedro Cherry, President and CEO of Atlanta Gas Light and Chattanooga Gas
  • Co-Chairs: Kashi Seghal, Founder and CEO of Retaaza, and Chris Sizemore, CEO of Incisive

“Voices of Hope”

November 17th, 2022, Heroes for Hope returned in person to celebrate our honorees and several milestones, like the expansion of Hope Atlanta’s services to include hunger relief.

  • Individual Honoree: Bentina Terry, Senior Vice President of Customer Strategy & Solutions at Georgia Power
  • Corporate Honoree: Chick-fil-A, accepted by CEO Andrew T. Cathy
  • Co-Chairs: Ashley Northcutt, Tax Partner at Tidwell Group and Chris Sizemore, CEO of Incisive

“A Day of Hope”

Our virtual Heroes for Hope event took place on October 7th, 2021.

  • Individual Honoree: Ann Cone, Senior Vice President of CBRE
  • Individual Honoree: Althea Broughton, Partner at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
  • Co-Chairs: Heather Olson, Managing Director at Berkadia, and Monalisa Chowdhury, Head of Financial Reporting & Business Unit Controllership at Voya Financial