Voices of a Highway20 Heinä 2023

AAPI Organizing in the South: Redefining Leadership & Creating Space for AAPI Women ft. Ashley Mack

In this episode, Ashley Mack talks about the AAPI organizing communities she is a part of and what it means to be heard at the local and national level. She reflects on what community and home can feel like and shares her experience on being an Asian woman in different spaces throughout her life, including corporate America.
Ashley Mack has achieved several career breakthroughs in a short time. Ashley joined Southern Company as a Corporate Accountant in 2012. At the age of 29, she became a manager of people, leading a team of 8 accountants responsible for $1B+ in annual billing revenue among six regulated and deregulated natural gas utilities. In June 2021, she earned the opportunity to lead field operations, making her the first AAPI field operations leader in Atlanta Gas Light’s rich, 165-year history.
Ashley is no stranger to the DEI space and promoting the AAPI community. In 2018, Ashley co-founded and served as Chairwoman of Soar, the first Asian ERG at Southern Company Gas. With a mission to recruit, retain and advance AAPI employees across the company and to support the AAPI communities Gas partners with and serves, Ashley was able to gain enterprise recognition for the ERG’s efforts.
In 2021, Ashley was appointed Executive Director by the national board of directors. She is the
organization’s second Executive Director and the youngest to serve in this role. She is responsible for leading and executing the strategic plan for the organization as well as creating the culture of the organization with 30 individual chapters, a staff of 12 direct reports, 40+ indirect reports, thousands of active members and 25,000 stakeholders.

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Coming Back: Art, Identity & Home on Buford Highway

Growing up as an immigrant on Buford Highway, Dr. Nova Mead found belonging through art. Now, as Fine Arts Department Chair at Cross Keys High School, she has returned to the same community to help th...

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What does it mean to build community, not just property?

In our latest episode of Voices of a Highway, Vasti Pichardo, property manager for Atlanta’s Chinatown, a historical part of the Buford Highway corridor, shares what it looks like to lead with people ...

31 Maalis 30min

03: Food That Carries Us Home

David came to the U.S. from Thailand in 2004 to pursue graduate school. What he found along Buford Highway — access to familiar ingredients, vibrant food culture, and a sense of belonging — quietly sh...

21 Tammi 46min

02: Feeding the Heart of Buford Highway

Carlo Gan, Kamayan ATLWhen Carlo and his wife Mia opened Kamayan ATL, they weren’t just bringing Filipino food to Atlanta. They were creating a space where culture, memory, and community could gather ...

5 Joulu 202545min

01: Brewing Belonging Josh Owh, Postern Coffee

Through the partnership of We Love Buford Highway and Open Table Community, Voices of a Highway returns to celebrate the people who make Atlanta’s most diverse corridor feel like home. Buford Highway ...

4 Marras 202530min

Identities and Belonging: Beyond Affordability ft. Delia Mendez-Valdez

In this episode we hear Delia Mendez-Valdez, We Love Buford Highway’s Program and Communications Coordinator. She shares her dreams and hopes for Buford Highway’s future, especially through the lens o...

7 Joulu 20236min

Identities & Belonging: We Build What We Don't Have Yet ft. Jonathan Peraza Campos

In this episode we bring back Jonathan Peraza, who has been a guest in this podcast before! Jonathan discusses his dreams for Buford Highway and how this vision is centered around building spaces that...

30 Marras 202314min

Identity & Belonging: Photography & Community ft. Victoria García

In this episode Victoria García shares her stories about belonging on Buford Highway through the artistic medium she practices, photography. As a designer, visual artist, and community lover living al...

22 Marras 202316min