The 2018 winner, Rose Burton, is the executive director of HomeStretch, an organization headquartered in north Fulton that helps working homeless families return to stability and sustainable permanent housing. Burton joined HomeStretch in 2009 after relocating from Buffalo, NY. She spent the early part of her career in the banking industry. Believing that serving others is the rent we pay for our room here on earth, Burton dedicated herself to a life of service and began her nonprofit career in 2002. 

Burton is a passionate advocate for families in need. Under her leadership at HomeStretch, the agency has grown to serve 39 families each year. As a collaborative partner, she serves on the North Fulton Housing Continuum of Care, the North Fulton Poverty Task Force, and the Roswell Housing Team of the Georgia Initiative on Community Housing. She is a Leadership North Fulton 2015 alum, serves on the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and is a proud member of the Rotary Club of Roswell, where she embraces the motto of Service Above Self. 

Rose holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York Empire State Colleges FORUM Management Program and is a member of St. Paul AME Church in Dallas, GA. She lives in Dallas with her husband, Jeff, and together, they have five children and three grandchildren. To learn more about Homestretch, please visit Homestretch.org.