Howard Mosby

Howard Mosby (born June 20, 1961) is an African American member of the Georgia House of Representatives.

Early life and education

Mosby was born in Atlanta to Gwendolyn Mizell Mosby, a retired Burgess-Peterson Elementary School (Atlanta) teacher.[1][2] Mosby's father is Nathaniel "Nate" Mosby, who served as the second African American to the DeKalb County Commission. Nate Mosby was also chairman of the DeKalb Community Relations Commission, and served as the DeKalb community representative on the Atlanta Regional Commission. Mosby's father was employed as one of the first African American managers of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Mosby graduated from East Atlanta High School. Mosby earned an AA in business administration from Georgia Perimeter College in 1989, when it was called DeKalb College.[3][4] Mosby graduated from Georgia State University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance.

Mosby has three brothers and one sister; David Mosby, Warren Mosby, Phillip Mosby and Natalyn M. Archibong.[2][5] Mosby's sister, Natalyn Mosby Archibong[6] serves as an elected council member on the Atlanta City Council.[7] His brother David serves as an elected city council member of Oak Ridge, Tennessee's city council.[8]

Career

Mosby is a Certified Public Accountant. Beginning his healthcare career in internal audit at the Grady Health System, Mosby quickly rose thru the managerial ranks and became the vice president of medical affairs at the major healthcare institution.[9][10]

Mosby was first elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2002. Mosby is a Democrat, serving District 83.[11]

Mosby serves on three House committees; Ways & Means, Health and Human Services, and Governmental Affairs.[11]

In 2006, Mosby graduated from the Flemming Leadership Institute and was given the Arthur S. Flemming Award.[12][13]

In 2009, Mosby assumed the chairmanship of the DeKalb County delegation to the Georgia House of Representatives.

Mosby currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the 1st Choice Credit Union as Secretary. He also serves on the board of the Georgia Charitable Care Network as its treasurer.

Personal

Mosby is unmarried and has one son.

References

  1. ↑ "Atlanta City Council : Council Member Natalyn Mosby Archibong : Council District 5". Citycouncil.atalnta.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  2. 1 2 "About Natalyn". Natalynmosbyarchibong.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  3. ↑ "Representative Howard Mosby's Biography - Project Vote Smart". Votesmart.org. 1961-06-20. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  4. ↑ "In The Loop » Graduation: ‘when achievement is transformed into opportunity’". Intheloop.gpc.edu. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  5. ↑ (PDF) https://web.archive.org/20131004230326/http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20052006/48668.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20080221164451/http://apps.atlantaga.gov:80/citycouncil/bios/5.htm. Archived from the original on February 21, 2008. Retrieved March 2, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ↑ "Lawyer Natalyn Archibong - Atlanta Attorney". Avvo.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee". Oakridgetn.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  9. ↑ "State Representative Howard Mosby". Howardmosby.com. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  10. ↑ "MAPH Evalutation Update" (PDF). Maph.unc.edu. Retrieved 2013-10-17.
  11. 1 2 https://web.archive.org/20130819054326/http://www.house.ga.gov/Representatives/en-US/member.aspx?Member=175&Session=23. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "Flemming Fellows Directory". Leadersforprogress.org. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20071016191824/http://stateaction.org:80/leadership/flemming/index.cfm. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved March 2, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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