Meet Joan
A Washington, DC, native, Garner has been in Atlanta since 1978, making her home in various neighborhoods across the district. She now resides in the historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood with her partner of 11 years, attorney Jane Morrison.
A graduate of the University of District Columbia (bachelor’s in English) and Howard University (master’s in organizational communication), Garner has long been known both for her work in the non-profit sector and for her community leadership. Also an entrepreneur, she founded Garner Results, Inc., a consultancy that develops giving strategies and provides management support to the non-profit and philanthropic communities.
Garner was previously president and CEO of the Historic District Development Corporation, a community-based, nonprofit organization that facilitates the preservation and revitalization of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic District and other historic/preservation communities. She also served as executive director of the Southern Partners Fund, a community-based public foundation committed to equal rights; as co-director of the National Network of Grantmakers, which supports social justice work; and as executive director of the Fund for Southern Communities, which fosters social change in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
A graduate of the University of District Columbia (bachelor’s in English) and Howard University (master’s in organizational communication), Garner has long been known both for her work in the non-profit sector and for her community leadership. Also an entrepreneur, she founded Garner Results, Inc., a consultancy that develops giving strategies and provides management support to the non-profit and philanthropic communities.
Garner was previously president and CEO of the Historic District Development Corporation, a community-based, nonprofit organization that facilitates the preservation and revitalization of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic District and other historic/preservation communities. She also served as executive director of the Southern Partners Fund, a community-based public foundation committed to equal rights; as co-director of the National Network of Grantmakers, which supports social justice work; and as executive director of the Fund for Southern Communities, which fosters social change in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.
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