Leadership Atlanta

Congratulations to our alumni who were named by the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Leaders in Corporate Citizenship Awards. Ann Cramer Lifetime Achievement Award- Hala Moddelmog '97, The Woodruff Arts Center Board Champions- Ty Lord '15, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, ... James Stevens '15, Troutman Pepper Executive Champion (Large Company)- Chris Womack '00, president, Georgia Power Social Entrepreneur- Atticus LeBlanc '20, PadSplit https://www.bizjournals.com//moddelmog-lifetime-achievemen

Congratulations Kimberley Euston '12 on your move to Korn Ferry! #LeadersOnTheMove

Have you see the exciting news?? Roz Brewer, the incoming CEO of Walgreens will be speaking to our alumni on March 9! Please use your email address as the access code. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-from-the-top-featur All Active LA Alumni and a guest are welcome to register. Need to renew? No problem! Email [email protected] for help!

Not too late to sign up for tomorrow's wine group event! Join us for a laid back evening of learning about wine and hopefully make some new wine loving friends! Email [email protected] to be added to the distribution list!

Georgia Tech Professional Education (GTPE) has selected Amy Corn '18 as Academic Program Director of its forthcoming Financial Technology (FinTech) professional education and training program. This program is integral to a collaborative FinTech initiative with the State of Georgia and the Board of Regents University System of Georgia (USG) to develop career pathways in this growing and important industry.

All active Leadership Atlanta and LEAD Atlanta Alumni are welcome to join us next week for our Chinese New Year Cooking Class with Natalie Keng '20 of Chinese Southern Belle! Please email [email protected] to register.

Congratulations to Janine Musholt '19, who will become the next President of the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Foundation! She will begin her role on November 23. #LeadersOnTheMove https://www.choa.org//janine-musholt-named-new-president-o

Congratulations to our alumni on being honorees for the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2020 Diversity & Inclusion Awards: Board Champion: Lisa Collins '20, Partner, Atlanta IP Team Leader, Chair Black Affinity Group, Firmwide Diversity Council, BakerHostetler Corporate Diversity Champion: John O'Neill '11, President, Central Region, Cushman & Wakefield Outstanding Diversity in an Organization: Goodwill of North Georgia (Keith Parker '14 serves as President & CEO.)... Outstanding Voice: Harold Franklin '12, Partner and Diversity Chair - King & Spalding Top Diversity & Inclusion Officer: Lori George Billingsley '08, Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, The Coca-Cola Company https://www.bizjournals.com//diversity-and-inclusion-awards

Please join us in congratulating the following Alumni on this esteemed award: Kwame Johnson '20, President and CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta Steve Lewis '07, Chair, Troutman Pepper... Helene Lollis '08, President and CEO, Pathbuilders Dr. Victoria Seals '18, President, Atlanta Technical College Kyle Waide '15, President and CEO, Atlanta Community Food Bank https://www.bizjournals.com//meet-the-2020-most-admired-ce

It's not too late to join our Book Club! The next meeting is November 17. Email [email protected] to join us and get the details for our virtual discussion about this month's read, "The Catcher in The Rye."

If you missed our #Election program yesterday, you missed a good one! Thank you to all of our presenters and our panelists for sharing such timely information as we come into a historic election today. Don’t forget to cast your vote today if you haven’t already. #YourVoiceYourVote

We're 50 coats away from our goal! Will you help us get there? Go to https://www.myregistry.com/ and search for "Kimberly Elementary" and select the coats you want to purchase. Donate a coat today to support these students!

Congratulations to the following alumni who were just named members of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.'s Class of 2020: Leadership Atlanta: Derin Dickerson '16, Partner, Alston & Bird LLP... Richard Makerson '20, CEO and Managing Partner, BlueFletch Whitcliff McKnight '18, Head of Lower School, The Westminster School Doug Selby '02, Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LEAD Atlanta: Kirk Brown LEAD '15, Chief Development & Communications Officer, Ron Clark Academy Greg Clay LEAD '11, Partner & Senior Strategist, Lineur Inc. Chris Gilmore LEAD '19, Of Counsel, Townsend & Lockett, LLC Jason Esteves LEAD '12, Vice President of Legal, Equifax Julius Farrington LEAD '18, Head of Marketing Southeast and Mid-Atlantic, AMAZON WEB SERVICES (AWS) Tony Jones LEAD '17, Attorney, Law & Moran Paul Larkin LEAD '19, Microbiology Safety Officer, Centers For Disease Control (CDC) Michael Sterling LEAD '13, Partner, Dreyer Sterling, LLC

It's not too late to register for this morning Behind the Scenes of the 2020 election! Program starts at 9:30 am. Here is the link to register (your email address is the promo code). https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dream-team-a-behind-the-sc

HAPPY HALLOWEEN Our staff got into the Halloween spirit and worked on these two SPOOKtacular pumpkins this week as part of the Georgia-Pacific Center’s Pumpkin Carving Contest. And guess what? WE WON ... This was so fun for us! Swipe to see all the details. Share in the comments what your safe and socially distant Halloween plans are!

DON'T MISS OUT! RSVP NOW for our new date this Monday, November 2nd! This event is open to all active Leadership Atlanta alumni and their guests. Register here using your email address as the Access Code: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-dream-team-a-behind-the-sc

Join us in congratulating Chris Womack '00, who will become President of Georgia Power on November 1! He'll assume additional responsibilities as Chairman & CEO once Paul Bowers steps down in April 2021. Chris Womack will be the first Black CEO of Georgia Power, which was founded in 1902. We love seeing our alumni continuing to lead and soar to new heights! #LeadersOnTheMove Check out the full announcement in the Atlanta Business Chronicle: https://www.bizjournals.com//georgia-power-bowers-retire-w

PROGRAM RESCHEDULE: Please join us for our rescheduled Election Program this Monday, November 2 from 9:30-10:45 AM! Click here to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/he-dream-team-a-behind-the-sce

Help bring warmth to the students at our adopted Atlanta Public School, Kimberly Elementary! Donate a coat today.

Congratulations Kerri Sauer '17 who is now the Vice President of Transformation for Fannie Mae! #LeadersOnTheMove