Get to know Pat

Patricia Carter Coppin, a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee spent her formative years in the Alton Park community.  She attended Frank H. Trotter Elementary School and the historic Howard High School.  After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree from Knoxville College, Patricia went on to earn her Masters of Arts Degree in Gerontology Administration from Fisk University.

Over the past 25 years, Patricia has worked tirelessly in her chosen profession, which has resulted in a career filled with extra-ordinary successes and accomplishments.  Amongst her many awards are proclamations from both the Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and the Fulton Board of Commissioners proclaiming a day in her honor.  Patricia also recieved the Mayor's Point of Light Award 2003.  In 1994 Patricia founded Community Alert Inc., a non-profit geriatric and family resource center.  For more than 13 years, Patricia has and continues to serve as program director.

Patricia is an active member of numerous religious, civic and social organizations including the Georgia Association of Housing Services for the Aging, American Society on Aging, Gerontological Society and National Urban League Guild.   On a personal note, Patricia's passion centers around History and Heritage.  She enjoys using past historical facts as primary tools to teach us to more adequately deal with current situations in order to thrive and prosper in the future.

Patricia is the 3rd  of five children.  Her parents are Mr. Raymond Edward and Lillian Keith Lewis Sr. of Chattanooga, Tennessee.  She is the loving wife of Samuel W. Coppin and a devoted mother to her daughter, Monique Coppin.  Sam, Pat and Monique currently reside in the surburbs of Atlanta, Georgia

Get to know Sam

Upon graduating from Rutgers University with a degree in Business Management, Samuel W. Coppin had a brief career with the New York Jets and then entered the oil industry working his way up to Divisional Operations manager, shortly after, Sam spent 23 years in the dental industry contributing to both the manufacturing and the distribution arenas where he soon became the first minority Vice President in the Dental industry.   Sam became actively involved in Community Alert Inc. in 1998, where he has experienced many life changing ventures.  He has a fondness for working with and serving seniors and realizes that it has been the most rewarding part of his career since becoming a vital part of Community Alert Inc. Sam is the recepient of Young Business man of the Year award given by the Harlem YMCA, and An Appreciation Award by the National Dental Association.  Sam is also a founding member of E.D.G.E.S., and has also recieved the Bright Light Award given by the National Black Caucus.