Fulton County District 4 Commissioner Natalie Hall has been named by Women of Distinction, Inc. (WOD) as the 2019 Public Service Honoree of the Year.

Commissioner Hall will be recognized in the Public Service category at the 11th Annual Empowerment Luncheon, held on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at 103 West. This year’s event theme is “Activating the Magic Within.”

The Women of Distinction is a non-profit organization of women who are catalysts for positive community social change. WOD members share the common interest of social change in the nature of social institutions, social behavior, social relations of a society, and community of people. Members span from a wide variety of professions including entrepreneurs, corporate executives, attorneys, educators, media personalities and medical professionals.

“I am deeply honored to receive this recognition,” said Commissioner Hall. “Answering the call to public service is its own reward, so I am especially grateful when others take the time to recognize the work of elected officials.”

Natalie Hall is Fulton County Commissioner of District 4, which encompasses the heart of Atlanta, downtown, Midtown, Old 4th Ward, and neighborhoods west of downtown Atlanta to Fulton Industrial Boulevard. The unique attribute about this district is that it’s completely inside of the City of Atlanta. Since joining the Board of Commissioners in 2017, Commissioner Hall has focused on testing, treatment, and education for HIV/AIDS, workforce training and employment opportunities, affordable housing, mental and behavioral health, seniors, youth, and civic engagement.

Commissioner Hall is a member of the following policy committees through the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG): Revenue and Finance, Economic Development and Transportation, and Federal. Commissioner Hall is also a member of the Fulton County

Board of the Health, the Atlanta Homeless Continuum of Care (CoC) Governing Council, and has been appointed to a number of NACo boards and committees such as the Healthy Counties Initiative Advisory Board, Information Technology Standing Committee, Resilient Counties Advisory Board and the Large Urban Caucus Steering Committee.