- Atlanta Board of Education
- Vacant (District 6)
Tolton Pace
District 6
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Elementary Schools Cascade, Cleveland Avenue, Continental Colony, Deerwood Academy, Fickett, Heritage Academy, Humphries, Hutchinson, Kimberly, Kindezi at Gideons, Perkerson
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Middle Schools Bunche, Forrest Hill Academy, Long, Sylvan Hills
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High Schools Forrest Hill Academy, South Atlanta, Therrell
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Visionary Philanthropist |Non-Profit Leader |Minister | TEDx Speaker Coach
Tolton R. Pace is a native of Southwest Atlanta who graduated as the class Valedictorian from Frederick Douglass High School in 1996 and was featured that year as one of the nation's Top High School Seniors in “Ebony Magazine.” Pace is also a two-time graduate of Emory University where he received his Bachelors in International Studies, with a minor concentration in Spanish along with a Masters in Public Health. Pace joined the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation (AMBFF) staff in September 2023 and serves as Senior Program Officer, Atlanta’s Westside, wherein he oversees a range of grants aimed at increasing economic mobility through financial inclusion and affordable housing for legacy residents in English Avenue and Vine City. Prior to his role at AMBFF, Tolton served as Manager, Strategic Partnerships and Grant Programs with The Home Depot Foundation and was responsible for a $13 million annual grantmaking portfolio focused on workforce development, the arts, healthcare, outdoor spaces and veteran-related causes.
His professional experiences from more than 20 years include working in philanthropy and nonprofits focused on youth development in Atlanta’s Westside and South Atlanta communities, including the City of Atlanta’s WorkSource Atlanta, The Gifted Education Foundation, Young Life, the Agape Youth & Family Center and Atlanta Public Schools (Project GRAD & ESOL). Tolton currently serves on the Boards of WorkSource Atlanta, the Villages at Carver Family YMCA (Chair) and the Emory University Board of Visitors. Pace is fluent in Spanish and previously served as youth minister and general clergy at Impact Church. He is married to fellow high school classmate Khristal (an APS educator for more than 20 years), and they have one son, Roman Gabriel.