Terrica Ganzy

Terrica Redfield Ganzy is Executive Director of the Southern Center for Human Rights’ (SCHR), where she
leads the SCHR team in carrying out its mission to dramatically transform the criminal legal system
through direct representation, impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.
Prior to becoming SCHR’s Executive Director, Terrica served in several different roles at SCHR, most
recently as Deputy Director, helping to coordinate SCHR’s strategy and programs. Terrica also served as
SCHR’s development director, designing and leading SCHR’s development strategy and building strategic
partnerships. For nine years, Terrica served as a Staff Attorney in SCHR’s Capital Litigation Unit, where
her work focused on representing clients on death row in Georgia and Alabama. For five years, she also
served as the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Death Penalty Resource
Counsel, providing training and resources to capital defense attorneys throughout the nation.
Terrica received her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law and an LL.M. in trial advocacy from
Temple University Beasley School of Law. She received a B.A. in English and Humanities, summa cum
laude, from Tougaloo College. She received a Certificate in Nonprofit Management and Social Enterprise
from Georgia State University’s Andrew Young School of Public Policy. She is admitted to practice law in
North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, the Georgia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Georgia, and the
United States Supreme Court.
Terrica was recognized by the State Bar of Georgia’s Committee to Promote Inclusion in the Profession
as 2023 recipient of the Commitment to Equality Award. She received the 2023 Excellence in Advocacy
Award from the Davis Bozeman Johnson law firm. Terrica is a member of Leadership Atlanta Class of
2022, a graduate of Leadership Clayton, a member of the 2015 Class of the Georgia Center for
Nonprofits’ High Potential Diverse Leaders, a 2014 New Leaders Council Fellow, and a graduate of
Georgia’s WIN List’s Leadership Academy.
Terrica serves as Vice-President of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation’s Board of Directors. She is the
Immediate Past President of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys’ (GABWA). Terrica also
serves as a member of the State Bar of Georgia’s Professionalism Committee and the State Bar’s
Seeking Equal Justice and Addressing Racism and Racial Bias Committee. She is a member of the Judicial
Council of Georgia’s Access to Justice Committee.