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The October meeting of the Roundtable is at noon Thursday, October 19th at the downtown Capital City Club. 

Our speaker is attorney and author Gregory Moore. Mr. Moore served 13 years as the commissioner of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Founded in 1913, the SIAC now consists of 15 institutions in seven states, including Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College. Mr. Moore engineered substantial revenue growth and negotiated multi-year corporate partnerships, including Coca Cola, Nike, and Home Depot.

Mr. Moore is the author of Searching for Michael Jordan, the history of five high-school basketball stars over a 25-year period. The book examines why some young players realize their potential and others do not.

Gregory Moore has a BA in Political Science from the College of New Jersey. His law degree is from the University of Oregon.

The September meeting of the Roundtable is at noon, Thursday, September 21st at the downtown Capital City Club. 

We’re honored to have as speaker Doug Shipman, President of the Atlanta City Council.  Elected in November of 2021, Mr. Shipman had previously served as CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center and as founding CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. 

Doug is a graduate of Emory University and holds a Master of Theological Studies Degree from the Harvard Divinity School and a Master of Public Policy Degree from the Harvard Kennedy School. 

The May meeting of the Roundtable is at noon on Thursday, May 18th, at the downtown Capital City Club.

Our speaker is Michael Minor, CEO of UnitedHealthCare Community Plan of Georgia.

Mike has over 20 years of healthcare experience. Prior to joining UnitedHealthcare, he held leadership positions with Amerigroup/Anthem, Centene, and Wellcare. Mike has expertise in Medicaid managed care, Medicare Dual Special Needs plans, finance, and provider contracting.

Mike Minor received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville and his Master’s in Health Administration from Xavier University.

The April meeting is at noon on Thursday, April 20th, at the downtown Capital City Club.

Our speaker is affordable housing expert and advocate Marjy Stagmeier. Ms. Stagmeier is a founding partner of TriStar, a nationally recognized real estate investment firm in Atlanta. Stagmeier led TriStar to develop its sustainable housing model that targets blighted and marginalized apartment communities near failing elementary schools.

Atlanta’s Channel 11 has a full-length feature on Marjy’s work.

Marjy’s new book Blighted: A Story of People, Politics, and an American Housing Miracle tells the story of the reinvention of Summerdale, an aging,  mold-infested apartment community located in one of Atlanta’s grittiest corridors.

The March meeting is at noon on Thursday, March 16, at the downtown Capital City Club.

Our speaker is baseball announcer and former star player Jeff Francoeur. Jeff was the Braves’ first-round pick of the 2002 draft while a senior at Parkview High School in Lilburn. The Braves called him up to the majors in mid-season 2005; he hit a home-run in his first major league game, was a candidate for rookie-of-the-year, and appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in August of that year.

Francoeur played four years for the Braves and continued on to a 12-year major league career. Today, he dazzles TV viewers with his knowledge of the game as a color analyst for Braves’ broadcasts.

The February meeting of the Roundtable is at noon, Thursday, February 16th, at the downtown Capital City Club.

Our speaker is Marsha Barsky, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Dance at Kennesaw State University. Ms. Barsky has 20 years of experience fostering and implementing creative and educational programs for both the public and private sectors. 

Before joining the KSU faculty, Ms. Barsky served as director and choreographer for Company Rose in Nashville. The company presented works at the Frist Art Museum, and performed in venues throughout the southeast. In 2019, she received a Tennessee Arts Commission Individual Fellowship Award for her choreography. As a dancer, she has performed with the Desert Dance Theatre and Shelter Repertory Dance Theatre. 

Marsha received her BFA in Dance from Arizona State University, and her MFA in Performance, Choreography and Somatics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. 

The January meeting of the Roundtable is at noon, Thursday the 19th, at the downtown Capital City Club.

Our speaker is John Haupert, CEO of the Grady Health System since 2011. Grady plays a central role in Atlanta health care and that role becomes more critical with the closure of Atlanta Medical Center.

John Haupert is a board-certified Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and recipient of the ACHE Regent’s Leadership Award.  Nationally, John served on the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association from 2018 to 2020 and is currently the Chair-elect.  Haupert is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science Degree in Health Care Administration.