Angela Elizabeth Hammond

Born to Henry Jaurome Hammond and Elizabeth Athenia Hammond of Columbus, Georgia.

She enjoyed fishing, bike riding, and traveling abroad with her family. Angela was happiest when in the kitchen baking specialty cakes for her grandchildren and fruit cakes made from a family recipe passed on from her mother.

She graduated from Carver High School in 1983 in Columbus, GA. She graduated with honors, holding a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice with a concentration in Homeland Security and Emergency Management. She also obtained a Master of Business Administration degree (Public Administration) from Strayer University. Angela had been accepted into law school and was in pursuit of her Juris Doctorate.

Angela has over 23 years of business development and 30 years of law enforcement experience. She built an empire as the CEO of Consultants of Fine Motorcars LLC, Alston Hammond & Associates, and Hammond Development & Construction LLC.

She retired from the City of Atlanta Police Department, where she served as a criminal investigator and held various positions during her distinguished professional law enforcement career. During her tenure with the police department, her career was diversified and filled with accomplishments. In 1992, Angela was a catalyst for change. She was instrumental in The City of Atlanta implementing new policies and training that met the guidelines of the EEOC.

In 1998 at the age of 33, Angela purchased the franchise rights to All Tune and Lube. She was the second Afro-American woman in the Metro Atlanta area to own the franchise. Angela successfully grew the business and became inspired to become a licensed auto dealer. In 2000, she opened an auto brokerage company. Angela became the top Afro-American female auto broker in Atlanta. She consulted with three of Atlanta’s minority-managed credit unions for eleven years and developed their auto buying concierge program. Her program connected the community with the credit unions. She influenced the credit unions to amend their state charters to extend memberships to local community members. The amendment increased the credit union’s new memberships by hundreds and the auto loan portfolios by millions of dollars. She promoted voters rights and contributed to the rise of the economy through employment options. The greatest benefactor is that the credit unions began to teach financial literacy to community members. Local patrons learned how to save money, buy homes and cars, and create business opportunities; thereby encouraging black wealth in the community. In addition, Angela was the first Afro-American female to host an automobile show at the well known Phipps Plaza, located in the Buckhead area of Atlanta, GA.

During Angela’s rise to the top as a minority independent auto dealer, she faced racism and inequality. She led the charge in fighting Manheim, the nation’s largest dealers auto auction. Manheim suppressed the buying power of the black auto dealers by giving them lower credit lines than non-minority auto dealers. Angela called for the increase of credit lines, Afro-American auctioneers, and office workers at the Atlanta Manheim locations.

When it comes to Angela’s entrepreneurial skills, she is the true “Renaissance Woman”. She has established a reputation for developing business strategies and incubating new business models. Her expertise is in business development. She consulted and assisted incubating businesses in clarifying and aligning their sales strategy and business objectives to ensure maximum sales performance.

Angela was a consultant in the fields of security management, homeland security, employee misconduct, sexual harassment, financial kickback schemes, internal fraud, hostile work environments, emergency management and preparedness, business continuity, continuity of operations, risk assessment and management, and technology product management.

Angela was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Elizabeth Hammond. She also leaves in loving memory children, Nichelle J. Dixon and Cambridge Jenkins IV; grandchildren Amir Naim Jackson, Derrick Dixon Jr., Demi Derricka Dixon, and Deniyah Dior Dixon, siblings, Debra M. Rivers (James); Vernessa K. Hammond; Rodney J. Hammond (Diane); Henri T. Hammond (Martha); and a host of other relatives, and friends.

In Her Own Words:

“I view myself as an agent of change. I’ve always fought for equality.”

What life has meant to me: “I was like a buffalo, I ran into the storm to get through it, faster than cows that run away from the storm.”

A message to my family and friends:

“Live life to the fullest. Enjoy every moment. Go where no man has gone before. Be the Best you can be. Break the glass ceiling.”

Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 from 4-8 p.m. at Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 5755 Mallory Road, Atlanta, GA 30349, where a Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, June 23, 2022 at 11 a.m. Burial will immediately follow in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.