Speaker Date Topic
Jacob Elsas, Founder, The Patch Works Apr 02, 2024 11:45 AM
"The Legacy of Jacob Elsas: A Man’s Commitment to Atlanta”
"The Legacy of Jacob Elsas: A Man’s Commitment to Atlanta”

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Jacob Elsas is the great-great-grandson of Jacob Elsas, the German-Speaking-Jewish immigrant who left his European birthplace in the 19th century and came to adopt Atlanta as his home. In 1970s Atlanta, today’s Jacob witnessed a nascent but steadily growing grassroots movement in historic preservation and community-building. Preservation-minded neighborhood civic associations began forming to counter development that threatened the city’s historical treasures.

Most importantly, Jacob took his cues from his own family, especially his father – Dr. Louis J. “Skip” Elsas – who firmly believed that to be successful in one’s own life, one must pursue endeavors intended to improve the lives of others. Namely, it was his father’s work in the 1970s and 1980s with The Patch, Inc. in Cabbagetown and the founding of the Historic Oakland Foundation that laid the groundwork for Jacob’s actions today. 

Jacob’s decision to co-create – along with his wife Nina – The Patch Works Art & History Center was guided by several generations of family ideology, which, in its purest essence, has been to give back to the city they have loved since 1867.

INTRODUCTION: Alan Elsas
INVOCATION: Michael McPherson
Javier Diaz de Leon, Consul General, Mexico Apr 09, 2024 11:45 AM
Consular Corps Day - "Driving Growth: The Economic Synergy between Mexico and United States"
Consular Corps Day - "Driving Growth: The Economic Synergy between Mexico and United States"

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Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon holds a Bachelors Degree in International Relations from the Universidad Iberoamericana and a Master of Arts in International Conflict Analysis from the University of Kent, England.

Diaz is a member of the Mexican Foreign Service since 1991 and holds the rank of Ambassador since April 28th, 2017.  During his diplomatic career he has held various positions: Deputy Consul Generalin San Diego; Deputy Consul General in New York, Head of the Office for Migration and Hispanic Affairs at the Embassy of Mexico in the United States, and Executive Director of the Institute for Mexicans Abroad of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Mexico City.

From June 2013 to May 2016 he served as Consul General of Mexico in Raleigh, NC.  In May 2016, he was appointed as Consul General of Mexico in Atlanta, Georgia, serving in this position since June 18, 2016.  The Consulate General of Mexico in Atlanta oversees the states of Georgia, Alabama and most of Tennessee.

Since May 2021, Consul General Diaz de Leon is Dean of the Atlanta Consular Corps.

INTRODUCTION:  Kathy Kite
INVOCATION: Walt Eaves
Frank Blake, Former Chair/CEO, The Home Depot Apr 16, 2024 11:45 AM
Giving Back - Crazy Good Turns Podcast
Giving Back - Crazy Good Turns Podcast

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Frank Blake served as Chairman and CEO of The Home Depot from January 2007 through November 2014, and then as Chairman through January 2015. Frank joined The Home Depot in 2002 as Executive Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Operations. 

Frank previously served as Deputy Secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy. Prior to that, he served in a variety of executive roles at General Electric, including Senior Vice President, Corporate Business Development. Frank’s public sector experience also includes having served as general counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, deputy counsel to Vice President George Bush and law clerk to Justice Stevens of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Frank serves on the board of directors for the Georgia Aquarium, Macy’s, Unifi, Inc. and Agnes Scott College.  He recently completed tenure on the Delta Air Lines, Proctor & Gamble, and Grady Hospital Boards.  He holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a jurisprudence degree from Columbia University School of Law. 

INTRODUCTION: Marbury Rainer
INVOCATION: Danielle Boyd
Richard Clark, Exec Dir, Undergrad Admiss, GA Tech Apr 23, 2024 11:45 AM
College Admissions- Myths, Lies, Gossip, Slander and Data!
College Admissions- Myths, Lies, Gossip, Slander and Data!

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Rick Clark is Georgia Tech’s inaugural Executive Director for Strategic Student Access. In this role, he directs the Institute’s efforts to establish and advance relationships with educational leaders, schools and school systems, government agencies, and community organizations in pursuit of the Institute’s strategic vision for growing enrollment, expanding access, and ensuring affordability. Additionally, he partners with Tech’s development team to engage corporate sponsors, philanthropies, alumni, and donors to fund scholarships and advance student success initiatives.

For 15 years Rick led Tech’s undergraduate admission team serving as AVP and Executive Director. Under his leadership, the Institute dramatically increased brand awareness, improved overall academic class profile, and exceeded strategic enrollment goals.

Rick has served on regional and national councils and boards. He is currently a member NACAC’s Committee on Leadership in College Admission, and Past Chair of both the national Government Relations Committee and Georgia Tech’s Staff Council. He travels annually to U.S. embassies through the Department of State to discuss the admission process and landscape of higher education. Rick is part of Leadership Georgia, an organization that seeks to cultivate and connect leaders across the state.

Over the last eight years he has written a regular blog on the college admission process. He is the co-author of the book and workbook The Truth about College Admission: A Family Guide to Getting In and Staying Together, and co-hosts a podcast under the same name.

A native of Atlanta, he earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a M.Ed. from Georgia State University. Prior to coming to Tech, Rick served at Georgia State, The McCallie School and Wake Forest University.

INTRODUCTION: Karen Sheldon
INVOCATION: Elizabeth Fullerton
KCA 5th Tuesday Social and Networking Apr 30, 2024 5:30 PM
Center for Puppetry Arts
Center for Puppetry Arts

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Kiwanis 5th Tuesday Meeting!

Tuesday, Apr 30th from 5:30 til 7:30 PM

Center for Puppetry Arts

1404 Spring St NW, Atlanta, GA 30309

A special evening for our club to enjoy light appetizers and adult beverages while hearing about the United States' largest organization dedicated to the art form of puppetry. It is one of the few puppet museums in the world. Exhibits will be open for viewing!

5:30 pm Reception Begins (Arrive any time after 5:15 pm)

6:30 pm Welcome and Remarks 😊

This will be in place of our regular luncheon

Free for Reg/Corp Members - $20 for Assoc/Satellite/Emer/Hon Members  $25 for Guests

~RSVP Deadline Thursday, Jan 25th~

Sara Warren, Justice, Georgia Supreme Court May 07, 2024 11:45 AM
Law Day

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INTRODUCTION: Marbury Rainer

Dr. Tim Lieuwen, Georgia Tech May 14, 2024 11:45 AM

Dr. Tim Lieuwen is a Regents’ Professor, the David S. Lewis, Jr. Professor and the Executive Director of the Strategic Energy Institute at Georgia Tech. In this capacity, he manages Georgia Tech’s overall strategy and external relations for its over 1000 researchers working in energy RD&D. He is also founder and CTO of TurbineLogic, an analytics firm working in the energy industry. Prof. Lieuwen is an international authority on clean energy and propulsion, and his work has contributed to numerous commercialized innovations. He has authored 4 books and over 400 other publications and serves on a variety of boards in the energy and national security industry. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and received many other major engineering awards.
 

Tim has been married to his wife Rinda Lieuwen for 28 years, and they are parents of four daughters. He serves as an elder at Westminster Presbyterian Church, and in his free time enjoys woodworking, running, and enjoying the outdoors.

INTRODUCTION: Tommy Herrington
INVOCATION: 
Blake Schneider, Director May 21, 2024 11:45 AM
Young Adult Addiction and Recovery Center at KSU

 

INTRODUCTION:  Karen Carlisle

Michael Thurmond, CEO, Dekalb County and Author May 28, 2024 11:45 AM
James Oglethorpe, Founder of Georgia
James Oglethorpe, Founder of Georgia

Michael L. Thurmond is the CEO of DeKalb County, Georgia. He is also an attorney, author, and motivational speaker.

Thurmond’s book Freedom: Georgia’s Antislavery Heritage, 1733-1865, was awarded the prestigious Georgia Historical Society’s Lilla Hawes Award. In 2004, the Georgia Center for the Book listed Freedom as “One of the Twenty-Five Books All Georgians Should Read.” The third edition of his first book, A Story Untold: Black Men & Women in Athens (GA) History, was published in 2019. The following year, the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Council awarded Thurmond a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the research and preservation of African American Georgia history.

cEO Thurmond, a sharecropper's son, holds a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and religion from Paine College and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina’s School of Law. Thurmond also completed the Political Executives program at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He earned the reputation of being a “turnaround expert” after transforming the culture and operations of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, the Georgia Department of Labor, and the DeKalb County School District.

In 1986, Thurmond became the first African American elected to the Georgia General Assembly from Athens/Clarke County since Reconstruction. In 1998, he was elected Georgia Labor Commissioner, becoming one of the first African Americans to be elected to statewide office in Georgia. He is married to Zola Fletcher Thurmond, and they have one daughter, Mikaya.

INTRODUCTION: Michael McPherson

George Mattson, CEO Jun 04, 2024 11:45 AM
Wheels Up
Wheels Up

George Mattson served as a member of Delta Air Lines’ Board of Directors from 2012-2023, prior to his appointment as CEO of Wheels Up. He previously served as a partner and co-head of the Global Industrials Group in Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 2002 to 2012, during which time his responsibilities included oversight of the Transportation and Airline practices. Since 2014, he has been the lead investor and Chairman of Tropic Ocean Airways, the nation's largest operator of seaplanes and a Wheels Up partner. Mattson brings 25 years of aviation experience to the role of CEO, as a strategic advisor, financier, business owner/operator and director.

INTRODUCTION: Dennis Withers
INVOCATION:
KCA 5th Tuesday Social and Networking Jul 30, 2024 5:30 PM
Shepherd Center
AJ Robinson, Atlanta Downtown Aug 27, 2024 11:45 AM

 

INTRODUCTION: Tim Wright