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SR 555

Miller-Fields, Dr. Quentina M.; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Derek Mallow

Honors Dr. Quentina M. Miller-Fields for lifelong service in education and youth development in Savannah; ceremonial commendation recognizing leadership and community impact.

Senate Read and Adopted
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Bill Summary · SR 555

Summary — Senate Resolution 555 (SR 555)

Title: Miller-Fields, Dr. Quentina M.; commend
Sponsor: Senator Derek Mallow (District 2)
Classification: Senate resolution (honorary)
Status: Read and adopted; reported enrolled

Purpose and intent

SR 555 is an honorary resolution formally commending Dr. Quentina M. Miller‑Fields for her longstanding service to education, youth development, and the Savannah community. The resolution recognizes her professional accomplishments, community leadership, and contributions to programs that support at‑risk youth and families.

Key provisions

  • Commends Dr. Quentina M. Miller‑Fields for her “unwavering service to education, youth development, and her community.”
  • Summarizes her career highlights, including roles, programs she developed, awards received, and civic board service.
  • Extends the Senate’s best wishes for her continued success.
  • Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Senate to make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Dr. Miller‑Fields.

There are no statutory changes, funding provisions, or regulatory impacts in this resolution; it is purely ceremonial.

Notable background details cited in the resolution

  • Native of Savannah, Georgia.
  • Current role: Director of Student Affairs, Savannah‑Chatham County Public School System — supporting over 36,000 students.
  • Early career: first social worker for the Teen Age Parenthood Program; President of the First District of School Social Workers of Georgia.
  • Other roles: Job Placement Specialist and Assistant Site Administrator at the Riley Learning Center (serving students charged with or adjudicated of certain felonies).
  • Programs developed: Male Readiness Camp (three‑week summer program for grades 3–5 boys), the district’s first “Promoting Peace” Violence Prevention Conference, and the annual “Character Counts” Conference.
  • Honors: Gwendolyn Goodman “Champion for Children” Award; featured presenter at the National Youth At‑Risk Conference; “Excellence in Education” recognition from 100 Black Men of Savannah, Inc.
  • Civic service: board roles with Chatham County Health Department, Department of Family and Children Services, and Coastal Empire Disaster Relief Committee.

Who is affected

  • Primary recipient: Dr. Quentina M. Miller‑Fields (honored individual).
  • Secondary: the Savannah‑Chatham County Public School System and the local communities she has served (recognition in the official legislative record).

Procedural/timeline notes

Legislative actions recorded:
- 2025‑04‑03: Senate Hopper
- 2025‑04‑04: Senate Read and Adopted (entry in record)
- 2025‑05‑20: Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- 2025‑05‑22: Read & adopted; vote recorded in Journal; reported enrolled

Final status: resolution adopted by the Senate and enrolled for delivery to Dr. Miller‑Fields.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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