The Community Conversations are a series of roundtable discussions designed to connect racial and ethnic community leaders with business, public, and elected officials. Community Conversations, which began in 2005, has held events in Cherokee, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties.
Each 'Conversation' is facilitated by Charles Krautler, director of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), and hosted by key decision makers and thought leaders including county commission chairs, mayors, the heads of local chamber of commerce, Community Foundations, and superintendents of schools systems. Read meeting summaries.
Community Conversations are organized throughout the ten-county region and potentially in other counties beyond the metro area. Contact us for information about Community Conversations in your county.
Seven varied African Americans provide perspectives on leadership, past, current and future, as part of the Global Atlanta Work Leadership video series. View the first two perspectives provided by Aaron Turpeau, ARC Board member and chairman of the Global Atlanta Works Advisory Committee and Michael Russell, President and CEO, H.J. Russeell Construction Company. Future issues will include conversations with Robert Brown, President and CEO, R.L. Brown & Associates, Leonardo McClarty, President, DeKalb Chamber of Commerce, Gwen Keyes Fleming, DeKalb County District Attorney, Stacey Abrams, Georgia State Representative and CEO, sageworks.IIc, and Lonnie King CEO, Onyx Development Company.
Are traditional civil rights leaders ready for a new generation to take the helm? Listen to: Passing the Torch of Leadership - A National Public Radio (NPR) Interview