Patricia Robbins retires as Buckhead Coalition office manager

Patricia Robbins, who has been a key staff member of the Buckhead Coalition for 15 years—more than half the influential non-profit civic group’s life—has retired as office manager to “live on the beach.”

Robbins was showered with words of appreciation at the association’s monthly meeting, and given an engraved crystal trophy. Coalition President Sam Massell said she would “be missed as we all pitch in to make up the gap.”

The Coalition was formed in 1988, and Ms Robbins started with the office 12 years later. She helped ensure the purpose of its mission to nurture the quality of life of those who live, visit, work, and play in Buckhead, Massell said. She was in charge of internal bookkeeping as well as many other chores.

The membership of the Buckhead Coalition consists of 100 chief executive officers, and “Trish” was known to almost every member’s administrative aid, according to Massell.