Category: Speaker-Related

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

Our speaker is Keith Parker, President and CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia. One of the largest retail and nonprofit organizations in the southeast, GNG spans a 45-county territory, operating 67 stores, 52 attended donation centers and 13 career centers. 

Prior to joining GNG, Mr. Parker served as CEO of MARTA for five years. As CEO, he helped transform one of the most beleaguered transit agencies in the nation to a fiscally sound, award-winning organization. Parker’s leadership established MARTA as an important player in Georgia’s economic development.

Keith Parker has a BA in political science and masters in urban planning from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has an MBA from the University of Richmond.

Affordable housing advocate Marjy Stagmeier was our speaker in April, 2023. Her presentation is here.

Our speaker in January was John Haupert, CEO of Grady Health System. His presentation is here.

Donna Hyland, CEO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, was our May 2022 speaker. The presentation is here. The “Tanvi Video” is here.

The April 2022 presentation by Michelle Jackson and Greg Singer is here.

Our May speaker, Charles Shapiro of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, encourages everyone to attend the Council’s programs–currently online. Many of the programs are free, others require membership. Membership is highly recommended. See https://www.wacatlanta.org/ for program registration and membership info.

Upcoming programs:

• May 22. Mastering Leadership in Times of Crisis. Interactive conversation with Dorrier Underwood Consulting via Zoom. *MEMBERS ONLY. Register Now.

• May 26. Crisis Management. Jim Reed, President, YKK Corporation of America via Zoom. Open to All. Registration Opening Soon.

• May 27. Skills for the Future. Arlette Guthrie, Vice President of Human Resources, The Home Depot via Zoom. Open to All. Registration Opening Soon.

• May 28. Challenges Facing Global Democracies Amid COVID-19. Stacey Abrams via Zoom. *MEMBERS ONLY. Registration Opening Soon.

Our speaker for April 2020 was Polly Price, Professor of Law and Global Health at Emory. Her presentation is here.

In addition, she provides the following links of interest:

WABE: Familiar Echoes: 1918 Atlanta and the Spanish Flu

The Atlantic, March 19: How a Fragmented Country Fights a Pandemic

Yellow Fever and the “shotgun quarantine”

“We the People” podcast, “The Constitution and the Coronavirus (Warning: this is one hour.)

Mr. Rusty Kidd was a co-speaker at our January meeting. He recommends the following links related to gambling in Georgia:

Georgia House discussion on gambling (video).

Georgian’s gambling in neighboring states (video).

Georgia House Special Committee on Economic Growth

Dr. John Kindt was a co-speaker at our January meeting. His presentation materials on gambling in Georgia are here.

Dr. Kindt’s 2015 statement before the Georgia State Senate is here.

Our October speaker was Jim Durrett, executive director of the Buckhead CID and a member of the MARTA board. His presentation is here.