He has performed with the Aspen Chamber Symphony, Charleston Symphony and Wallingford Symphony and has also performed at Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Roemer oversees the companys long-term growth. In addition, she oversees Communications, Compliance & Privacy and Enterprise Risk. He also leaves the board of PZ Newco, the football club's holding company. Address: 230 Peachtree St., - Suite 2600. Twenty-fold expansion of business and professional links benefiting members. Atlanta Magazine named him one of Atlantas 500 most powerful leaders from 2019-2022 and he has also been named as one of the countrys most influential African Americans in The Root 100 and the Ebony Power 100. Norfolk Southern Corporation, Founding and Managing Partner She was named Philanthropic Leader of Tomorrow in 2014 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals and received the Early Start Award in 2018 for leadership in advancing early childhood policies and programs. Ryan Wilson CEO & Co-Founder The Gathering Spot Leona Davenport President & CEO Atlanta Business League Click on the tabs below to learn more about the organization and let your journey begin. In 1997, Leona received the Keeper of the Dream Award from the Golden Neo Life Diamite (GNLD) Wellness Center and Bradley Carmack, Inc . BOARD INSTALLATION CEREMONY. She is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) charterholder and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Council on Alcohol and Drugs (an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce) and the Development Committee of KIPP Atlanta. S . To date, L.E.A.D. Since its founding by Booker T. Washington in 1933, the ABL has enhanced and expanded Black businesses in the state. Jenn Bennecke is a committed community leader and volunteer. Atlanta Falcons Owner & Chairman Arthur M. Blank today announced the appointments of Bill Bolling, Dr. Robert M. Franklin and Ingrid Saunders Jones to the Atlanta Falcons . Prior to that, she served as Pittsburghs inaugural Chief of Innovation & Performance where she oversaw all technology, sustainability, performance, and innovation functions of city government. President of Atlanta City Council. Our progressive thinking and creative approaches are what make us stand out from the crowd. Director Lisa Collins. All rights reserved. These members were chosen by caucuses of county commission chairs, local legislative delegations and mayors. She serves on the Board of Visitors of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the YWCA of Greater Atlanta. Thank you to our local leaders. Prior to this role, Alston was the Atlanta Market President for Truist, leading a team that worked with privately held companies with annual revenues between $5-75 million. A native of New York, Hines attended Brown University in Providence, RI as part of the combined seven-year Medical Education Program where he received both his B.S. In his more than 30 years of experience with Truist and its predecessor bank, SunTrust, Alston has served in a variety of roles on both the client management and credit management sides of the business, bringing financial solutions that have helped clients reach their goals. Bennecke is a graduate of the University of Georgia. Business Hall of Fame. She serves on the board of reImagine:ATL, a non-profit that trains, equips, and inspires Generation Z to build careers in the creative and digital media industries and is a member of the 2019 Class of Henry Crown Fellows within the Aspen Global Leadership Network at the Aspen Institute. He serves on the Minor League Baseball Board of Trustees and is also on the Board of Directors and serves as vice president of the South Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Young attended Hollins College in Virginia where she received a bachelors degree. Managing Partner A native to Atlanta, Wilson actively serves organizations including the Atlanta Business League, Metro Atlanta Chamber, Peace Preparatory Academy, Ushers New Look and The Woodruff Arts Center. Home; About. Atlanta, GA 30318, 2220B Campbellton Rd SW, Atlanta, GA 30311. Jeffrey Hines, MD is the Medical Director of Diversity, Inclusion and the Center for Health Equity for Wellstar Health System in Marietta, Ga. Membership Top Reasons. Albert G. Edwards Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President at Corporate Environmental Risk Management (CERM) Tucker, Georgia, United States 6K followers 500+ connections Join to view profile. Sarah is a member of the MAGNET marketing and advertising global network, the American Association of Advertising Agencies' Atlanta Board of Governors, the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and the Atlanta Business League. Feb 24, 2012 at 08:08 AM. Dantes performs regularly alongside the faculty of the Atlanta Music Project. Wonya Lucas is President and CEO of Crown Media Family Networks, the umbrella unit subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Inc. that includes cables leading family friendly networks including the Hallmark Channel. He is a past president of the Alliance Theatre Company and served as a trustee of the Woodruff Arts Center for many years. Please contact the Urban League Office. [] The management of the property and business affairs of Little League Baseball, Incorporated, is vested in the International Board of Directors. She is member of Antioch Baptist Church North where Reverend Kenneth L. Alexander is pastor. Lucas is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta, International Womens Forum and Leadership Atlanta. Secretary Jacinta Carter. With a mission to empower underserved youth to realize their possibilities through music, AMP provides intensive, tuition-free music education to underserved youth right in their neighborhood. He has been recognized as the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Ivan Allen College School of Public Policy, 100 Most Influential Georgians (Georgia Trend), 100 Most Influential Atlantans (Atlanta Business Chronicle), 10 Most Influential Atlantans (Atlanta Tribune) and an Excellence in City Government award from the Atlanta City Council. Studie Young has been a leader in Atlantas residential real estate market for 40 years and is a founding member of HOME Luxury Real Estate. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta appointed Accenture North America CEO James Etheredge to its board of directors, according to a Feb. 22 news release. Director Demetria Ali. 25 Years in Business. Board Member. The agency is staffed mainly by professional social workers who administer its programs and report to a board of directors. Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, 2007-2008 The Ron Clark Academy, Board of Directors, Chair, 2007-2014 Atlanta Business League, Board of Directors, 2006-2009, 2016-2018 Atlanta Legal Diversity Consortium, Board of Directors, 2004-2006 Accion, Board of Directors, 2007-2008 She has worked and lived in the United Kingdom, China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Board of Directors Our board includes 10 members from across the 13-county region representing the newly created transit districts. Since 1984, Wilkinson has directed the operations and growth of the Wilkinson Companies and its subsidiaries. Dantes holds a Bachelor of Music in Bassoon Performance from McGill University and a Master of Music in Bassoon Performance from the Yale University School of Music. White received his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Harvard Law School in 1973 and graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina in 1969, where he was a Morehead Scholar. Pollack serves on numerous associations and committees including the Urban Land Institute (ULI), the National Association of Realtors, the Atlanta Board of Realtors and the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC). in Hebrew Literature and his rabbinic ordination from Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in New York and Jerusalem. Marc Pollack is Chairman Emeritus of RangeWater Real Estate, a full-service multifamily real estate firm founded in 2006 that specializes in acquisitions, development and property management across the U.S. Sunbelt. People TV Board of Directors (PTV) PTV is responsible for the daily operation of a public television access channel in Atlanta. WANDA YANCEY RODWELL ALEXIS DAVIS SMITH Director, Community Partnerships President & CEO & Global Community Affairs PRecise Communications The Coca-Cola Company THE ATLANTATHE ATLANTABUSINESS BUSINESS LEAGUE LEAGUE BOARD OFBOARD DIRECTORS OFBoard DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS of AND Directors OFFICERS 20172017 BOARD BOARD2017 OFFICERS OFFICERS BOARD 931 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., NW Atlanta, Georgia 30314 O: 404-584-8126F: 404-584-0445. 2023 Atlanta Business League, Inc. In her role, she leads work in the Government market segments, including Medicare, FEP and Medicaid, through Healthy Blue. IU has worked with leading organizations including Apple, Disney, PGA, Smithsonian Institution, Arnold and Winnie Palmer Foundation, NCAA, and WarnerMedia. He was appointed as a Class C. Subsequent to coming on staff with the Atlanta Business League, Ms . Professionally, Bennecke served as Assistant to the First Lady of Georgia under Governor Sonny Perdue and then as Executive Director of the Governors Office for Children and Families for Governors Perdue and Nathan Deal. Lane developed notable projects at Atlantic Station and the Lindbergh MARTA Station in Atlanta. Gary has also served as Senior Vice President of Federal Government Solutions (FGS) at Anthem, Inc., leading a federal business group comprising National Government Services (NGS) and WellPoint Military Care, both subsidiaries of Anthem, Inc., as well as the Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program. She also served as amanagement consultant at a global engineering and design firm, Arup. It provides workshops and training for participants, and honors African American female business owners and professionals from diverse business backgrounds. He graduated from The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut in 1964. 931 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., NW Atlanta, Georgia 30314 O: 404-584-8126F: 404-584-0445. Comment or Message * Submit. Several organizations have been the beneficiary of her community and civic volunteerism. Julia Houston is currently the Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Equifax. Richard W. Courts IV is President of Atlantic Realty Company, a privately held commercial real estate firm whose primary focus has been to provide real estate investment, development, brokerage and advisory services to their clients since 1936. Barr Davenport served on the ABL Board of Directors. Designed and developed by VIVO360. He was a co-founder of the Major Metros forum of this same association. She and her husband, Michael, have two children. $28,000 in the School of Business Administration by Clark Atlanta University. He is a member of the Atlanta Chapter of the 100 Black Men and Atlanta Rotary Club and has previously served as Co-Chair for Black Men Count Initiative of Fair Count. 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Not pictured: Rabbi Peter Berg, Wonya Lucas, Kelli Stewart, Ryan Wilson. Jerry Wilkinson is founder and Chairman of The Wilkinson Companies, a privately- held real estate investment, management and construction firm. Since 2019 Pollack has turned his attention to being a full-time advocate, philanthropist and social impact investor in the homelessness and affordable housing sectors in Atlanta. Julie Ann Crommett has been working in the content and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) spaces for over a decade, leading disruptive, systemic change across media and tech. David is also the founder of the Atlanta Tech Village the United States 4th largest tech hub and the lead investor in Calendly, the worlds most popular scheduling app. SteelSky Ventures, 230 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 2600 Atlanta, GA 30303-1600, Workforce Development Education & Training, Workforce Development, Education & Training, 1300 Joseph E. Boone Blvd, NW; Atlanta, GA 30314, 836 Metropolitan Parkway, SWI, Atlanta GA 30310, 740 Cameron M. Alexander Blvd. A unique and compelling voice for social change through the arts, in 2010 Dantes was one of 25 groundbreaking creatives to be awarded $25,000 from AOL Artists 25For25 grant program. Name * First. Read his complete professional backgroundhere. This commitment to providing affordable loans to underserved small and medium businesses has positioned ACE as the 42nd largest nonprofit in the Atlanta Business . Her background also includes leadership positions at Discovery Communications, Turner Broadcasting System, The Weather Channel Networks as well as brand management roles for The Coca-Cola Company and Clorox. Prior to that role, Gary served as Chief Operating Officer and then President of Amerigroup Georgia. Please enjoy our website and feel free to contact our office with questions or for additional information about becoming a member, upcoming events, or a volunteer activity. State Farm Insurance Company, Senior Community Development OfficerWells FargoBoard Chair, Adwoa Ghartey-Tagoe Seymour , Atlanta Red Cross, Minority Recruitment (2002 Co-Chair); Workforce Investment Board for the State of Georgia; Atlanta Development Authority; Clark Atlanta University Community Advisory Board (2002 03 Chair); Workforce Development for Fulton County; Boy Scouts of America and the National Leadership Coalition on A I D S . On Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Atlanta Business League (ABL) starts its 90th-anniversary celebration with a new board of directors chaired by the CEO and co-founder of The Gathering Spot Ryan Wilson . GCN creates thriving communities by helping nonprofits succeed. Director Deanna Hamilton. Ronald E. Alston is the Not-For-Profit & Government Banking Leader for the Georgia Region of Truist Financial Corp. He earned his M.A. She is also a 2016 and 2017 Georgia Superlawyer Rising Star. He is a Certified . Suite 1000Atlanta, GA 30303404.688.5525 Give us a shout, tweet us, send us a smoke signal or drop by our offices. Originally, from Birmingham, Alabama, she is a long-time resident of Atlanta with her husband, Zach, who is the retired headmaster of Wesleyan School. CLICK HERE. Rabbi Berg has spent a great deal of time working with advocacy groups on issues such as poverty and homelessness, criminal justice reform, preventing the trafficking of minors, mental health, civil rights, religious freedom, gun safety ,ending mass incarceration, hate crimes and the environment. Sarah was . She is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta and has served on the boards of Neighborhood Nexus and MetroLab Network. 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