Leadership DeKalb Hosts Membership Open Houses in February

Leadership DeKalb will host its annual Open Houses for prospective members on February 2 at the DeKalb Medical Women’s Center and February 9 at DeKalb Medical at Hillandale. DeKalb District Attorney Gwen Keyes Fleming (pictured) will moderate the panel of graduates. Nominations for the Class of 2011 are being accepted now. Candidates must live or work in DeKalb County.

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Leadership DeKalb Represented at Annual Regional Leadership Day at the Capitol

Each year, the community leadership programs in the region convene to discuss a topic of importance prior to the next legislative session. This year's topic was how to fund our transportation needs. About 20 Leadership DeKalb members, including those pictured, participated with over 200 other metro area leaders. Back row: Loretta Hicks '09, Matt Hicks '02, Chris Holliday '09, Tonia Warfield '06, Betty Willis '97, Melody Dawkins '08. Front row: Thayra Riley '09, Harold Buckley, Sr. '87, Denise Walker '09, Harold Buckley, Jr. '08, and Jim Tudor '90.

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DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown Supports Youth Leadership DeKalb

Youth Leadership DeKalb class members are among the beneficiaries of this year’s Sheriff Thomas Brown Annual Golf Tournament held on November 3, 2009, at the Celebrity Golf Club in Tucker. DeKalb County Sheriff Thomas Brown, a graduate of Leadership DeKalb and recipient of the 2001 Distinguished Alumni Award, hosts the charitable tournament each year to provide a resource for funding community service programs. Pictured from left to right are: Sara Fountain, Executive Director of Leadership DeKalb; Sheriff Thomas Brown '91; Faye Andresen '01, Co-Director of Youth Leadership DeKalb; and Angela Battle '07, Co-Director of Youth Leadership DeKalb.

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Leadership DeKalb: Developing and Connecting DeKalb's Leaders Since 1986

Founded in 1986, the Leadership DeKalb leadership development program is a non-profit organization for positive change which continues to annually train and build a network of ethnically and culturally-diverse, well-informed leaders and emerging leaders who are committed to addressing and resolving issues that impact the quality of life in Georgia’s DeKalb County. Leadership DeKalb is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that began as a program of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce and became independent in 1994.