A little about us.

Recognizing that child victims of crime had special needs, former District Attorney Jack Partain established The GreenHouse in 1994 as an outreach of the DA’s Victim/Witness Assistance Program. Use of the house, a little bungalow that had been subdivided into two apartments, was offered for $1 a year by World Carpet, now Mohawk Industries. The community was generous in outfitting the little house and inmate labor was used to transform it from a shabby duplex into a charming child-friendly cottage decorated around a rainforest theme. The

GreenHouse was dedicated in a public ceremony in May 1995 with then-Attorney General Mike Bowers and Miss Georgia 1995 Andrea Krahn serving as special guests.

In 2012, the The GreenHouse Board of Directors voted to become an independent agency, separating from the District Attorney’s Office to become a standalone 501(c ) 3 organization. In 2013, The GreenHouse became a United Way of Northwest Georgia Community Partner which allowed services to continue, so no clients were lost in the transition.

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In 2019, The GreenHouse relocated to a temporary, larger facility and will implement forensic medical exams on-site by August of 2019. The GreenHouse is currently pursuing a capital campaign to purchase or construct a permanent facility ensuring that the needs of victims are met with no delay for years to come. 

Our team

STAFF (pictured above from left to right)

Natima G. Walker, Executive Director

Marlen Rodriguez-Sandoval, Advocate

Melissa Wells, Forensic Interviewer

Marshall Lynch, Therapist

Damaris Natola, Therapist

(second row)

Mollie Welch, Advocate

​Dr. Mary Ann Hensley, Therapist

BOARD MEMBERS

Ben Rickett, Board President

Johnathon Bowen, Board Vice President

Mike Dubose, Treasurer

Elaine Campbell, Secretary

Bert Poston

Jerry Henderson

Dan Jones

Jackie Killings

Jennifer Ward

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​Lisa Edwards

Michael Williams

Michel Bates

Sarah Lewis

Turner Plunkett

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