Monica DeLancy receives two awards for community service

Photo supplied by DeLancy at a church event with other community leaders.

Education, affordable housing, and community planning are part of a life filled with activism lived by Monica DeLancy of Austell, Ga.

Known in the Six Flags Drive community as the “unofficial” mayor, Monica DeLancy received two community awards recently at two separate ceremonies.

The award’s engravings signify that DeLancy, 44, is dedicated, loyal, and unwaveringly committed to community service.

On her LinkedIn profile, she deems herself a master community organizer. She works as a parent resource specialist for Cobb County Schools, owns a tutoring service, and is executive director of We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association.  

According to Ballotpedia, DeLancy ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 Democratic primary for the District 39 Georgia House of Representatives seat, winning 28.6% of the vote. 

DeLancy earned a degree in Biology from Dillard University in 1999. Additional professional experience includes working as a science teacher at a charter school in Texas. She has also worked as a volunteer with the Austell Community Taskforce for 10 years.