ATLANTA – Five-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor – a champion bobsledder – is bringing her considerable talents to the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities.
Taylor, who was named to the council last month, attended George Washington University on a softball scholarship and even played softball professionally.
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