Alumni Awards

Christa-Marie Singleton MD, MPH, FACPM, ’83 is the Chief Medical Officer in the Office of Health Equity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), where she serves as the principal medical advisor and spokesperson on clinical-to-community topics. She was the first female Marist School graduate to attend the University of Notre Dame, where she received her Bachelor of Science in microbiology. She earned her medical degree from University of Louisville, her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and completed her pediatric residency at Thomas Jefferson University. She currently represents the CDC on several national and local governing boards, steering committees, and advisory councils. Christa-Marie aided the CDC COVID-19 response as a subject matter expert spokesperson. She was recognized for her post-graduate accomplishments by Thomas Jefferson University and University of Louisville, has been a White House Fellowship Program national finalist, and received the 2011 Outstanding Scientific Award from the Atlanta Federal Executive Board. She is a volunteer physician with Dekalb County’s Georgia Board of Health, the founder of Seats at the Table Collaborative, and an active member of Marist Women Build. Christa-Marie’s son is a current student at Marist School in the Class of 2024. She inspires future generations of students through her exceptional professional and civic service achievements.

 

 is the director of the Severe Behavior Program at Marcus Autism Center. Marcus Autism Center awarded Colin’s exceptional commitment to giving back to his community with the 2022 Community Service Award. Colin is also an associate professor of the department of pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. He received his Bachelor and Master of Education degrees from the University of Georgia and his doctorate in school psychology from The University of Texas at Austin. He is a past president of the Georgia Association of Behavior Analysis, current chair of the Licensure Committee for Behavior Analysts in Georgia, and serves on four editorial boards, including the “Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis”, the flagship journal in his field. The noble pursuit of his calling to care for children in need and his dedication to that service in his community exemplifies the mission of Marist School.

Dr. Kelleen C. Fitzgerald ’85 earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Georgetown University and her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. She completed her internal medicine internship and residency at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Kelleen cofounded The Atlanta Internists in Sandy Springs in 2015, where she practices internal medicine and is a member of the National Lipid Association. Kelleen volunteers her God-given talents in service to others through Mercy Care Street Medicine, which brings primary care to the homeless of Atlanta. She also serves as the Marist School Alumni Board Co-Vice President of Service and Spirituality, working to provide alumni with opportunities to learn and live the Marist Way. She has three children, two of whom graduated from Marist School in the Classes of 2015 and 2022. Her service to volunteer projects, planning retreats, and supporting many other spiritual offerings through the Marist Alumni Association’s Service and Spirituality Committee has made a lasting impact on the Marist community.