November 2025 Meeting

The November meeting of the Roundtable is  at noon on Thursday, November 20th, at the downtown Capital City Club.  This meeting is for members and guests of members only.

We’re honored to have as speaker, Darin Schierbaum, Chief of the Atlanta Police Department.  Chief Schierbaum joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2002 after ten years with the Johnson County Illinois Sheriff’s Department.  

Upon graduating as class valedictorian of Academy Class 180 he was assigned to Zone 5 where he held several assignments including Beat Officer in the Midtown neighborhood and plainclothes detail officer. Schierbaum took a variety of assignments within the department and rose through the ranks to Deputy Chief in 2020. In 2022, Mayor Dickens appointed him Chief.

An Illinois native, Chief Schierbaum holds a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from Herzing University and a master’s degree from Columbus State University in Public Safety Administration. He is a resident of Midtown and enjoys spending his off time at bookstores and exploring historically significant sites in and around the city.