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The March 2026 meeting is at the Capital City Club downtown at noon on March 19th. This meeting is open only to members and guests of members.

We pleased to have as speaker the popular AJC columnist Bill Torpy.

Bill writes about metro Atlanta for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and joined the newspaper in 1990. He writes the metro column and has covered politics, government and countless stories about police, courts, the justice system and humanity in general. The Chicago native graduated from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill., and previously worked for the Daily Southtown in Chicago

The January 2026 meeting is at the Capital City Club downtown at noon on January 15th. This meeting is open only to members and guests of members.

Our speaker is Georgia O’Donoghue, Chief Operating Officer of the Atlanta World Cup Host Committee. In addition to her World Cup work, Ms. O’Donoghue is Vice President of Business Operations for Atlanta United Football Club. She joined AMB Sports & Entertainment in 2017 and has served as Director of Strategy and Operations for Atlanta United.

Starting in June, Atlanta will host eight World Cup games, including a semi-final. The city could experience the equivalent of “eight Super Bowls in 39 days”.

Georgia O’Donoghue has degrees in marketing and economics from the University of Georgia. She, her husband, and young son live in Buckhead.