RMG Co-Founder and Subject Matter Expert
Director of Workforce Strategy & Initiatives, Resilient Georgia
Dr. Andrea Meyer Stinson received her Ph.D. from Florida State University, M.S. from Purdue University, and B.A./B.S. from the University of Georgia. She is currently the Director of Workforce Strategy & Initiatives for Resilient Georgia. For the past twenty years, Dr. Meyer Stinson was teaching undergraduate, graduate, and medical students. From 2011-2023 she was a professor in Mercer University’s School of Medicine. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She has worked therapeutically with children, couples, families, and communities since 2001.
Her clinical experience has occurred in a variety of settings including residential, day treatment, and outpatient mental health as well as integrative behavioral health. She is trained in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Dr. Meyer Stinson is the Past President for the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (GAMFT) and former board member for Resilient Georgia. She enjoys reading, spending time with her family, hiking, and planning for vacations!

Public Health Communications & Research Intern
Raidah Rahman is a first-year Master of Public Health (MPH) student at Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health, concentrating in Global Health. She previously served as an AmeriCorps Youth Refugee Educational Specialist with Catholic Charities, where she supported refugee youth through mentorship and academic guidance. With a background as a medical assistant and extensive volunteer experience in community clinics, Raidah is passionate about health equity, community engagement, and addressing the social determinants of health. She hopes to attend medical school and integrate her public health training into a future career focused on improving access to care for underserved populations.
In her role with Resilient Middle Georgia, Raidah supports the development of strategic communications and research materials, including infographics, policy briefs, and newsletters, while embedding evidence-based public health research into all content. She also assists with data collection, evaluation, and digital storytelling to highlight trauma-informed practices and resilience-building efforts across Middle Georgia.

Sophie is a six-year-old Chocolate Lab mix. Her mom was rescued in Crawford County, GA where she was born a few weeks later. Sophie is a working Service Dog. She alerts her human mom or handler to help keep her safe. Sophie enjoys playing with her three fur brothers and her feathery sister. She also enjoys playing ball. During summer months, she likes to take swims with her brothers. She also loves a good treat, but not too many veggies!

Manager, Resilient Middle Georgia
Community Projects Manager, Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia and One Safe Place Macon
Amanda Juarez serves as the Manager of Resilient Middle Georgia and Community Projects Manager with the Crisis Line & Safe House of Central Georgia. Her leadership focuses on strengthening rural collaboration and advancing equity-driven, community-based strategies that address the social determinants of health and their connection to trauma and chronic stress.
Amanda oversees all aspects of operations and process management for RMG, including communications and external relations, training and capacity building, initiative coordination, grant reporting, and budget management. She also supports coalition development, data analysis, and evaluation efforts to improve outcomes for underserved populations through collaboration, education, and shared impact.
Amanda earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, with highest honors, from Middle Georgia State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is a Rural Health Innovation Scholar and Policy Fellow. She is dedicated to improving outcomes for underserved populations through equity-driven, trauma-informed approaches that foster resilience and healing, with the goal of breaking generational cycles and building healthier futures for communities.

Engagement Specialist
Debra has worked with Resilient Middle Georgia for the last two years as an AmeriCorps Public Health Member. She focuses largely on community outreach where she works to spread the word about the RMG coalition’s mission, education and training, and programming. In her new role as Engagement Specialist, Debra will be connecting with families and community members through various outreach efforts. She will also serve as the primary RMG contact for the Georgia Family Connection Partnership County collaborative meetings. When she’s not out in the community, you can find her at home spending time with her fur-babies or working in her garden. She is also a passionate advocate for sharing the importance of service animals in communities.