About Khaatim

Khaatim was first elected to the Atlanta Board of Education in 2003 becoming the youngest member to serve in the city’s history.

He is in his second term and continues to focus on the agenda set by the parents and community leaders in District 2.


In addition to ensuring quality public schools for all, Khaatim is committed to:

• reducing truancy and increasing the high-school graduation rate, particularly for African-American males;
• improving access to affordable, high-quality early childcare programs;
• involving parents, community leaders, educators and all stakeholders in improving our schools;
• and, facilitating a greater working relationship with the City to provide kids with after-school and summer enrichment opportunities.

Khaatim is active in his Mozley Park neighborhood and is the Education Committee Chair for NPU-K. He also stays involved in his former neighborhood, the Historic West End.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Helping Teens Succeed, Project GRAD Atlanta, Fulton County Board of Health, The Wren’s Nest and The Least that I Can Do and is President-Elect for the West End Rotary Club. He previously served on Hands On Atlanta’s Youth Service Advisory Board, United Way of Atlanta’s Youth IDA Program, and chaired the Advisory Council for Project NOBILITY, an after-school program in partnership with Brown Middle School and Spelman College.

Khaatim is a proud graduate of Morehouse College where he earned a degree in Urban Studies and Public Policy. He now works for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta’s Smart Start, the early childhood division, where he oversees several community-based school readiness initiatives with a total annual investment of over $2M. Prior to joining United Way, he spearheaded a national training project for Men Stopping Violence and also worked for the Atlanta Committee for Public Education, a local policy think tank that focused on engaging the business and civic community to support the Atlanta Public Schools.