Chiquita Turner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Ms. Turner holds a Bachelor of Family and Consumer Sciences degree from the University of Georgia, and a Master of Social Work degree from Georgia State University. Ms. Turner has served in various frontline and leadership roles for the Division of Family and Children Services for nearly a decade while providing crisis therapy and intervention at psychiatric hospitals. Ms. Turner has participated in several leadership development programs including the Division of Human Services Lead Academy, the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, and much more. Her passion for social work has always been her calling, and she credits her grandmother for modeling what it means to have a servant heart. Ms. Turner has a proven track record of excelling in client centered practice, group and individual therapy, program management, mentoring, and modeling resiliency to other practitioners in the social work field. In addition, she has made presentations at various child welfare professional conferences and seminars. She enjoys enjoy going to concerts, traveling, Zumba class, and being a mom to two teenagers and a senior citizen, overprotective Chihuahua. Chiquita is a current resident of Atlanta, GA where she volunteers and cheers for her children’s sport teams on Fridays, and root for the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturdays.