Tony Watkins serves as Executive Director at Northside Youth Organization in Atlanta, GA. Prior to joining NYO, Watkins served as Assistant Athletic Director Head Girls’ Basketball Coach at Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School from 2008 – 2016. As Head Girls Basketball Coach, "Coach Tony," as he is known around the Atlanta area, guided the Holy Innocents Lady Bears to the GHSA State Playoffs in every season from 2008 to 2016. The Lady Bears won the Region Championship four times, reached the GHSA Final Four in 2013, the GHSA Finals in 2014
and 2015, and won the GHSA Class AA State Championship in 2016. "Coach Tony" was named the GACA Region Coach of the Year four times (2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016) and was recognized by the Atlanta Tip-Off Club as the Garland Pinholster Metro-Atlanta Girls Coach of the Year (Class 1A-3A) in 2014, 2015, and 2016.