Dr Alieizoria Redd, PhD, LCSW

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Chief Executive Officer, Covenant House Georgia

Dr. Alieizoria Redd (“DrA”) joined Covenant House Georgia as the Executive Director in March 2018 and comes with 30+ years of experience as a servant leader in social services. Previously, Dr. Redd served children and families while employed at as the Vice President of Housing and Placement Services at CHRIS 180, Adjunct Professor at Tulane and Clark Atlanta Universities, Vice President of Programs at Inspiritus, and in private practice. She has served various populations as a direct service provider, clinician, clinical supervisor, advocate, advisor, administrator, professor, and executive leader. Dr. Redd supports the LGBTQ+ community as a co-chair of the Mayor’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board Co-Chair and is a member of Leadership Atlanta Class of 2023, “Rowdiest Class Ever.”

Dr. Redd earned a BA in Psychology from the University of Memphis, an MSW and PhD in Social Work Policy Planning Administration and Social Science with a cognate in Public Administration from Clark Atlanta University. She has been continuously licensed as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker since 2000. Her areas of concentration include: non-profit leadership; social and child welfare policy; commercial sexual exploitation of children; secondary trauma of social workers; refugee and immigration services; racial identity; youth homelessness; LGBTQ+ youth; and military families.

Throughout Dr. Redd’s career, she has offered herself tirelessly, using her business and academic expertise to create, manage, and ensure revenue for social service programs, scale projects, and seize opportunities to formulate strategies and strategic partnerships to bring safety, stability, resources, unconditional love, dignity, and support to the most vulnerable populations. 

Nelson Mandela profoundly stated, “Safety and security don’t just happen, they are the result of collective consensus and public investment.  We owe our children, the most vulnerable citizens in our society, a life free of violence and fear.”  Mandela’s words reflect Dr. Redd’s beliefs, and for this reason, she is a servant leader and social worker dedicating her life and career to ensure the safety, well-being, development, and stability of children and their families.