LEAD Atlanta

Congratulations to the following LEAD alumni on their most recent professional accomplishments! Check out who was featured on this month's Leaders in Action and congratulate your class members and friends: https://lnkd.in/eaNsTq_2 Are you an active LEAD alumnus and are not receiving our emails, or do you want to renew your LEAD alumni membership? Contact [email protected].

LEAD Class of 2025 Mentor Program Highlight ? We officially kicked off the LEAD Class of 2025 Mentoring program last month, and we are delighted that the pairs are already meeting up! ? Here’s a snapshot of Mini'imah Shaheed?‘23 and her LEAD ’25 mentee Kate McNamara at KIPP STRIVE Primary School for their first get-together. This picture is actually in front of Kate’s former classroom! ? The LEAD Mentoring Program allows active Leadership Atlanta alumni to support current LEAD class members civically, professionally, and personally throughout the program year. ? We thank and celebrate alumni like Mini'imah who choose to participate year after year!

We had a sold-out LEAD Alumni immersive program yesterday at the High Museum of Art, exploring the intersection of well-being and art. Huge thanks to our incredible speakers, Chris Appleton'19/LEAD '13 and Carlton Mackey LEAD '11, for sharing insights about their work and their dedication to highlighting the benefits of the arts for our entire community. Many attendees also enjoyed a complimentary ticket to walk through the museum afterward. Thank you to our LEAD Alumni Co-Chairs Annie Appleton LEAD '22 and Lindsey Caldwell LEAD '15 for a great morning.

We invite all active Leadership and LEAD Atlanta alumni to our upcoming program, Building Bridges: Understanding the American Muslim Experience. ? To register, email [email protected].

The LEAD Class of 2025 had a fantastic time at Camp Rock Eagle this past weekend during their annual Opening Retreat! Thank you to our Opening Retreat Co-Chairs: Merry Hunter Caudle, CEcD LEAD '20, Jacob Martin, PhD LEAD '22, and Carl McCray LEAD '23 for creating a space that allowed the class members to fully and authentically engage with one another, hear from phenomenal speakers, and learn more about the LEAD curriculum. We are grateful for the Class Chairs Tari Owi LEAD '20 and Matt Westmoreland LEAD '15 and look forward to their continuous guidance throughout the program year. Thank you to the 45 active LEAD alumni volunteers who helped all weekend by facilitating workshops, leading sessions, and setting up the camp. We couldn't have done it with out y'all! Thank you Sheffield Hale '96 for grounding the group on the condensed History of Atlanta, Dad's Garage Theatre Company for helping the group get to know each other through improv and intentional icebreaker activities, and our incredible challenge speaker, Kevin Gillespie '24/LEAD '13 for sharing your story and insights on how to make the most out of the LEAD year.

"Recognizing Atlanta's best and brightest young professionals and emerging leaders." Congratulations to the following LEAD alumni who were honored as members of the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2024 40 Under 40! Benjamin C. Andrews III LEAD ‘20, Statewide Program Manager, Advanced Technology Development Center in the Georgia Institute of Technology Gino Brogdon Jr., LEAD ‘16,?Owner, The Brogdon Firm LLC and Senior Neutral, Miles Mediation and Arbitration Christopher Gilmore LEAD ‘19, Partner, Townsend & Lockett LLC Pierce Hand Seitz LEAD ‘22, Atlanta Municipal Court Judge, Municipal Court of Atlanta Kelly Harper Lee LEAD ‘22, Director of Community Impact, Atlanta Dream WNBA TaCara Harris LEAD ‘23, Litigation Partner, King & Spalding LLP Natalie Jones LEAD ‘20, Economic Development Project Manager, Atlanta Beltline Inc. Shannon Joyner LEAD ‘22, Vice President of Marketing, Atlanta Falcons Football Club Evan K. LEAD ‘22, Principal Lead to Chairman, Chick-fil-A Corporate Support Center Carl McCray LEAD ‘23, General Manager, Corporate and Commercial Human Resources, Delta Air Lines Tony Mitchell LEAD ‘22, Director, State Government Affairs, Southern Region, Gilead Sciences Inc. Ashley Nealy LEAD ‘18, Assistant Director, Support Services, U.S. Department of the Treasury Tari Owi LEAD ‘20, Administrator, Department of Urology, Emory University School of Medicine Christopher Perlera Uma?a LEAD ‘15, External Affairs Director, Ser Familia Inc. Jacquelyn Renée Schneider MBA PMP LEAD ‘17, Managing Strategy Consultant, Georgia Institute of Technology Rashad Stallings LEAD ‘19, Community Affairs, HD Supply Kyle Walcott LEAD ‘22, Director of Advancement, Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation

Join us for a conversation on Arts & Health at the High Museum of Art! We have long known that arts participation has impacted individual and community health. With the advancement of research and the growing mental health crisis, new opportunities are emerging for the arts & culture field to more directly connect its work to health and well-being. Join your fellow LEAD Atlanta alumni for a discussion on increasing access to the arts for health & well-being with Carlton Mackey LEAD ‘11 and Chris Appleton LEAD ‘13/LA ‘19. Carlton serves in a newly created role at the High Museum of Art as the Assistant Director of Education, Community Dialogue and Engagement. Chris is the Founder and CEO of Art Pharmacy, a tech-enabled healthcare company that works with managed care plans, health systems, and community partners to address the mental health crisis through social prescribing. Program Details: - Date/Time:?Wednesday, September 18, 8:45 - 10:00 am. The speaking portion starts at 9:15 am. After the fireside chat, all are invited to the?High Museum’s “Access for All” programming day?with free admission at 10 am. - Accommodations:?Free tickets to enjoy the High Museum shortly after the Fireside chat concludes!?Refreshments (coffee and water) included. All active LEAD alumni and their guest are welcome to register. Interested in registering? Email [email protected].

LEAD Class of 2025 Mentor Program Highlight ? We officially kicked off the LEAD Class of 2025 Mentoring program a few weeks ago, and we are delighted that the pairs are already meeting up! Here’s a snapshot of Cesar Wurm ‘23 and his LEAD ’25 mentee Jovan Paige enjoying coffee and breakfast at their first get-together. ? The LEAD Mentoring Program allows active Leadership Atlanta alumni to support current LEAD class members civically, professionally, and personally throughout the program year. We thank and celebrate alumni like Cesar who choose to participate year after year!

We are so excited to invite you to this upcoming event. Are you an active LEAD alumnus who loves building community over trying new food and pairing it with wine? If so, we invite you to our first hybrid Wine and Supper Club Shared Interest Group Gathering. This will be a unique opportunity for you to build community with other LEAD class year’s by bringing a dish that you love, and/or your favorite wine. You do not need to be a food or wine connoisseur to participate, and you do not have to bring both wine and a dish, you can choose whatever you feel most comfortable with. This event is only available for active LEAD alumni. Please email [email protected] to register! Thank you to our Wine Club Co-Chairs April A. LEAD '11 and Natalie Jones LEAD '20, as well as our Supper Club Co-Chairs Raymond Tran LEAD '22 and Amanda Bisgaard LEAD '22 for orchestrating this event!

LEAD Class of 2025 Mentor Program Highlight We officially kicked off the LEAD Class of 2025 Mentoring program two weeks ago, and we are delighted that the pairs are already meeting up! Here’s a snapshot of Kerri Sauer '17 and her LEAD ’25 mentee, Timka Lockheart at the 2nd Annual Payments Inclusion Forum hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The LEAD Mentoring Program allows active Leadership Atlanta alumni to support current LEAD class members civically, professionally, and personally throughout the program year. We thank and celebrate alumni like Kerri who choose to participate year after year!