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Dr. Bernee Dunson – Dunson Dental Design

April 4, 2014 by angishields

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Dr. Bernee Dunson - Dunson Dental Design

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Dr. Bernee Dunson – Dunson Dental Design

Dr. Bernee Dunson is an honor graduate of Morehouse College where he received a Bachelor of Science in Biology. Following Morehouse, he traveled west to Los Angeles to the University of Southern California and acquired his Doctorate of Dental Surgery. He then moved to New York City and trained at Columbia University’s general practice residency program based at Harlem Hospital. Dr. Dunson then completed a three year hospital- based implant dentistry residency program at Loma Linda University and Emory Adventist Hospital. In 1996, he entered into private practice and started “Dunson Dental Design”, a comprehensive general dentistry practice which focuses on implant and aesthetic dentistry.

Dr. Dunson is an Honored Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry and a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry. He is also a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and General Dentistry.

Dr. Dunson has trained with some of the world’s leading cosmetic dentists and implant pioneers. He is one of a handful of restorative dentists in Georgia certified in IV conscious sedation with over 17 years of experience. Additionally, he is continuously seeking new opportunities to expand his knowledge base in order to bring the most effective and leading edge treatment to his patients.

Dr. Dunson has a passion for teaching. He is the founder and director of the Atlanta Academy for Reconstructive Dentistry where he teaches other dentists from around the world “Comprehensive Implant Dentistry” in Atlanta. In addition, he lectures both nationally and internationally on Implant Dentistry and other dental topics.

Dr. Dunson serves as the current Board Chairman of the Admission and Credentialing Board, and Vice Chairman Research Foundation. He served as the Education Oversight Committee of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. In the past he served as Chairman of Membership, and a member on the Bylaws Committee and Global Committee. He is a member of the examiner panel of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry. Dr. Dunson is also a consultant for Tatum Institute International and for various Bone Banks. Dr. Dunson has published several well-received articles on dental implantology. He is also an article reviewer for “Journal of Oral Implantology” and an associate editor of “International Journal of Clinical Implant Dentistry.”

Suzanne Burnes-Sustainable Atlanta and Arthur Frazier III-Spelman College

March 21, 2014 by angishields

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Suzanne Burnes-Sustainable Atlanta and Arthur Frazier III-Spelman College

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Suzanne Burnes, Executive Director – Sustainable Atlanta

An alumnus of the prestigious Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership, Suzanne Burnes brings two decades of environmental and sustainability experience to Sustainable Atlanta. Prior to joining as executive director, she served as the Assistant Director of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Sustainability Division.

Sustainable Atlanta exists to advance the health, prosperity and quality of life for all people in metro Atlanta by nurturing a balance between environmental stewardship, economic development and social equity. As a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit, we connect and leverage the work of public, private and community organizations to create tools to facilitate engagement, accelerate progress and share our region’s sustainability stories.

Sustainable Atlanta Launches Look Up Atlanta – Look Up Atlanta is the new social good community developed by Sustainable Atlanta. It’s where metro Atlantans can now come together to strengthen communities, inspire action and enrich lives. By raising awareness about local sustainability efforts, connecting people, and sharing resources, Look Up inspires individuals and organizations to act for good — helping build a healthy and prosperous future for everyone in the metro area.

Arthur Frazier III, Director of Facilities Management & Services/Spelman College; Co-Chair of the Sustainable Spelman Committee

Art Frazier is the Director of Spelman College’s Facilities Management & Services Department. Over the past 9 years he has led an organizational transformation that commenced with a new vision and mission and a change in leadership style and philosophy. In addition to his primary responsibility of operating a 39 acre campus and managing a staff of over 60 employees, Art is responsible for all of Spelman’s non-curricular sustainability initiatives and serves as Co-Chair of the Sustainable Spelman Committee. Art has been very instrumental in establishing Spelman as a leader in sustainability among Historically Black Colleges.

Sustainable Spelman – The mission of the College’s sustainability initiative is to extend our reach and engage the Spelman community in authentic conversations that will increase awareness, knowledge and action on campus.

“Spelman has a choice to change the world. But before we can change the world, we have to change ourselves… Understanding our own environmental impact and seeking to reduce it is a choice that all of us can make every day.”

“The sustainability theme continues to be important as we continue our work as signatories to the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment. Our Sustainability Task Force, led by Art Frazier and Dr. Fatemeh Shafiei, is doing great work, and we will continue that effort this year as we look to reduce our carbon footprint and increase our stewardship of our natural resources such as clean water and clean air with the development of our Climate Action Plan.”

Nancy Chorpenning, Founder/Managing Director of C-Suite Advisors

January 31, 2014 by angishields

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Nancy Chorpenning, Founder/Managing Director of C-Suite Advisors

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Nancy Chorpenning – Founder and Managing Director of C-Suite Advisors

Nancy Chorpenning [core-PENN-ing] is the Founder and Managing Director of Atlanta-based C-Suite Advisors, a business advisory practice supporting organizations in their quest to grow. She is Founder and Executive Director of the CEO School for Women, a year long business program starting next month, and is working on a book, “Business Whispers”.

From strategic discovery to organization structure and operations, Nancy’s work is informed by her +20-year tenure as an executive in Management, Professional Information and Education with Fortune 100 companies (e.g., Time Warner’s Little, Brown & Company Publishers) as well as high profile start-ups (WebMD), combined with a superb graduate Marketing education from Northwestern’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Included in Who’s Who Among American Women and Who’s Who in America, Nancy is active in local, regional and National business and community organizations. After serving on the Small Business Council and developing a CEO Roundtable program for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Nancy served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Women Business Owners – Atlanta (NAWBO Atlanta) for 6 years, including serving as President of the Atlanta Chapter. She was appointed to the NAWBO Presidents Assembly Steering Committee (PASC) in 2012, inaugurating a Leadership Boot camp for NAWBO, and is responsible for 18 Southern Tier NAWBO Chapters. Nancy will become PASC Chair in 2014. In 2013, she was elected to the Board of Directors for the Washington, DC-based National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) where she serves on the Executive Committee as Chair for Governance.

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Linda Brenner – Designs on Talent, Moira Vetter – Modo Modo Agency, John Masters – John Masters CPA

December 6, 2013 by angishields

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Linda Brenner - Designs on Talent, Moira Vetter - Modo Modo Agency, John Masters - John Masters CPA

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Linda Brenner – Designs on Talent and Skillsify, Inc.

Linda Brenner is Founder and CEO of both Designs on Talent – an HR consulting firm – and Skillsify, Inc. – and HR technology firm. The firms leverage proprietary process improvement approaches and tools to help organizations improve hiring and retention results. Designs on Talent was started in 2004 and today boasts a client roster that includes Coca-Cola, L’Oreal, Linkedin, Chick-fil-A, Raytheon and Turner Broadcasting.

Prior to starting Designs on Talent and Skillsify, Linda Brenner spent her professional career in talent acquisition and talent management leadership roles with Gap, Pepsi and Home Depot. She attended undergrad and grad school at the University of Cincinnati and lives near downtown Atlanta with her family.

linda@designsontalent.com

www.designsontalent.com

www.designsontalent.com/blog

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Moira Vetter – Modo Modo Agency

Moira Vetter is the founder and CEO of Modo Modo Agency, a strategic business-to-business marketing firm that has won over 125 awards in its first 5 years. Modo Modo, Moira’s second entrepreneurial venture, was Atlanta Business Chronicle’s 2010 Second Fastest Growing Women-Owned Business. The firm, which has since grown another 130%, has offices in Atlanta and Los Angeles.

Moira began her career 25 years ago in technology and healthcare before moving to the agency world. In that time she has helped more than 170 businesses with well over 200 products and services define, launch, grow and even divest of their ventures.

She serves on the Executive Advisory Board and is Past President of the Atlanta Chapter of the America Marketing Association. She is a member of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2013 and serves on the Georgia Department of Education’s Marketing Cluster to help develop marketing curriculum for Georgia High School students. She was a featured Entrepreneur in the 30th Annual Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, was a featured speaker at the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and is a guest entrepreneurship blogger for Frazier & Deeter. Moira published her first book: AdVenture, An Outsider’s Inside View of Getting an Entrepreneur to Market in May 2013.

Personal Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/moiravetter/

Email: moira@modomodoagency.com

Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/modomodoagency

Company Website: www.modomodoagency.com

Book Page on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1iyjcy4

John Masters – John Masters CPA

John Masters is a CPA, Attorney at Law and Registered Investment Advisor practicing in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (now known as Booth Graduate School of Business) where he received his Master of Business Administration degree. He also earned his Juris Doctor Degree and became a member of the Georgia Bar. He previously earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He was employed by Lockheed Martin in the Structural Fatigue Test Group while a student at Georgia Tech, then became a Field Engineer with Hewlett Packard selling computer systems to the educational community in the mid-western United States. After returning to north Atlanta he began his practice in accounting, law and portfolio management. His business activity includes accounting, tax and investment centric work. He represents taxpayers and businesses with respect to tax planning and preparation, gift and estate planning, tax controversies, portfolio management, and handling a variety of business problems for clients. John is an active member of the Civil Air Patrol, the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accounts, the Atlanta and Georgia Bar Associations, and other organizations. John is currently a member of the Audit Committee of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants and a serves as a Member at Large of the Society’s Council.

www.JohnMastersCPA.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/john-masters/12/917/ba6/

Email: jmasters@jmasters.com

Baha Zeidan – Azalea Health and Stuart Bracken – Bioscape Digital

December 1, 2013 by angishields

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Baha Zeidan - Azalea Health and Stuart Bracken - Bioscape Digital

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Baha Zeidan – Azalea Health

Baha Zeidan, co-founder and CEO, provides the strategic direction for Azalea Health. Mr. Zeidan’s leadership ensures goals are both achieved and surpassed in the areas of customer service and experience, sales, profitability, and the overall company objectives. As the leading force behind new technology development, Mr. Zeidan acts as an ambassador; enabling the Azalea Team to forge ahead of industry standards and exceed expectations. He is also a strong proponent of Health IT, cloud computing, mobile development, device computing, and big data analytics. Additionally, Mr. Zeidan cultivates quality relationships with partners and shareholders that aid in the further advancement of Azalea Health. Though fostering external relationships is important, Mr. Zeidan also works to provide an upbeat work atmosphere where team members are empowered, enthusiastic, and driven to deliver top-notch results in their respective fields. He received his BS in Computer Science from Valdosta State University, and is currently pursuing his Masters degree in Information Technology Management with a focus in healthcare.

Website: www.AzaleaHealth.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/azaleahealth

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/azalea-health

Twitter: https://twitter.com/azaleahealth

Stuart Bracken – Bioscape Digital

Stuart Bracken guides the strategic vision of Bioscape Digital, a next generation healthcare company fixing healthcare through cutting-edge tablet technology.

A serial entrepreneur, Mr. Bracken’s career to date includes co-founding four separate successful companies. With experience in Mobile, SAAS, and License models, Bracken previously co-founded CallMe!, a built for purpose human capital management company. Previously, Bracken was an early employee at Firethorn, a startup in the mobile commerce space, which was acquired by Qualcomm (QCOM). Bracken holds a Bachelors Degree in Business and Information Systems and a Masters in Accounting from Wake Forest University as well as an MBA from The Goizueta Business School at Emory University. Mr. Bracken is currently President of Goizueta’s Alumni Entrepreneurship Network and serves on the Goizueta Alumni board at Emory.

Website: www.bioscapedigital.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/shbracken/

Belinda Stubblefield – Year Up Atlanta and Chris Morocco – KidsLink

November 22, 2013 by angishields

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Belinda Stubblefield - Year Up Atlanta and Chris Morocco - KidsLink

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Belinda Stubblefield/Year Up Atlanta

Belinda Stubblefield was appointed Executive Director of Year Up Atlanta in July 2013. With more than 20 years of leadership experience in large corporations as well as in entrepreneurial firms, Ms. Stubblefield is the founder of Stubblefield Ventures, LLC, a partner of Paradies-Atlanta, LCC, which operates 20 retail stores at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Atlanta Business League has recognized Ms. Stubblefield as one of “Atlanta’s Top 100 Black Women of Influence.” She received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. in Mathematics Applied Science from University of California at Los Angeles.

Facebook.com/yearupatlanta

Twitter.com/yearupatlanta

Website: www.yearup.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/yearup

LinkedIn: http://http://www.linkedin.com/in/stubblefield

Twitter: www.twitter.com/yearup

Chris Morocco/KidsLink

KidsLink CEO Chris Morocco brings nearly two decades of early stage and start-up experience and leadership to KidsLink. Chris has broad experience in developing and successfully launching companies in various industries during his career: retail & consumer product, Internet, and healthcare software & services.

Prior to KidsLink, he was CEO and board member of Petrus Brands, the owner and operator of two national franchise concepts: Planet Smoothie and Shane’s Rib Shack. Chris led the management buyout of the $80 MM franchise-based brand portfolio in the fast-casual dining and healthy lifestyle categories from Raving Brands. Three years later he orchestrated the sale of two of the brands to a strategic buyer.

Before his role as CEO of Petrus, Morocco was President of Innovative Brands, which was integrated into Raving Brands and where he served as Chief Development Officer and oversaw the Emerging Brands Division of the company. Chris previously cut his teeth with various technology and early stage companies in the mid-90s, including Nextron, a SafeGuard Scientifics partnership company that provided internet software and services for small to mid-size organizations.

Website: www.mykidslink.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/KidsLink/294945547301107

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/chris-morocco/12/4a7/975

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KidsLinkApp

John McKinney of CRB Atlanta

November 15, 2013 by angishields

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John McKinney of CRB Atlanta

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John McKinney – CRB Atlanta

CRB, a leading provider of engineering, design and construction services for customers in the biotech, pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, has expanded into Atlanta with a dedicated office and local leadership team. Atlantan John McKinney, a proven leader in the field of engineering and design, will serve as Core Team Leader for the office located in the Palisades Office Park in the central perimeter area. Georgia’s status as a burgeoning hub for the life sciences industry along with CRB’s growing local client base brought about the decision to open the local office.

The opening of the CRB Atlanta office is a critical step for continuing our growth in the Southeast region,” said McKinney. “The office enables us to more closely engage in this burgeoning life sciences market and enabling us to be even more responsive to our customers in Georgia.”

While its Atlanta office is new, CRB is not a newcomer to the market. The firm is currently working on several major projects for life science and pharmaceutical companies in Atlanta and throughout Georgia, including Baxter, Ethicon, Merial and Alkermes. Based on demand for its specialized services, CRB expects to expand its Georgia portfolio substantially over the next few years.

CRB is a full-service network of engineers, architects, constructors and consultants assisting advanced technology organizations in the planning, design, construction and operational support of facilities across the globe. With world-class technical expertise and an empowered team of 600-plus, we relentlessly pursue and deliver the right solutions to our clients’ technical challenges, no matter how big or small.

Founded in 1984, CRB has twelve production offices located in: Kansas City, Mo.; St. Louis, Mo.; Raleigh, N.C.; Philadelphia, Pa.; San Diego, Calif.; San Jose, Calif.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Kalamazoo, Mich.; Boston, Mass., Boulder, Colo., Baltimore, Md., and Atlanta, Ga.

Website: www.crbusa.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CRB1984

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/crb-consulting-engineers

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CRB_USA

Brooke Lucas – Georgia Department of Labor

November 11, 2013 by angishields

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Brooke Lucas - Georgia Department of Labor

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Brooke Lucas, the Chief of Staff for State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler

Brooke Lucas joined the Georgia Department of Labor in January of 2011 as Deputy Commissioner of Workforce Solutions. She was hired by then newly elected Labor Commissioner Mark Butler to lead the process of improving the Labor Department’s contributions and connectivity to Georgia’s economic development efforts.

In January of 2012, Brooke was promoted to Chief of Staff. In addition to managing oversight of daily operations at the Department, Brooke also serves as liaison between the Commissioner’s office, the Georgia General Assembly, the Governor’s Office, 47 Labor Department Career Centers, multiple state agencies and private industry on labor and workforce issues.

In the fall of 2012, SWAT (Special Workforce Assistance Team) was created to identify workforce system improvement opportunities across Georgia. SWAT is a grassroots approach to full employment in Georgia’s most threatened communities – economically depressed areas with high unemployment rates. SWAT works with communities to raise awareness of economic realities, develop and employ effective response strategies, and gain support for Georgia Department of Labor and its workforce partners.

In the spring of 2013, the Business Services Unit was created to strengthen GDOL labor exchange activities through an innovative combination of new computer efficiencies and personal attention from specialized front-line staff. This combination ensures GDOL labor exchange is a smoothly functioning job matching system, making connections between the business community’s varied workforce needs and fully trained job-seekers with skillsets that match those needs. By proactively working with workforce partners to help job-seekers build those specific skill sets, Georgia’s businesses will continue to keep pace with emerging technologies and successfully compete in our global economy.

A native of Metro Atlanta, Brooke is a graduate of Mercer University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts. Brooke is currently enrolled at the Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia in Atlanta. She is scheduled to receive her MBA in May of 2014.

James Franklin with TechBridge and Anthony Joseph with Concessions International

September 20, 2013 by angishields

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James Franklin with TechBridge and Anthony Joseph with Concessions International

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James Franklin/TechBridge

James Franklin was named Chief Executive Officer of TechBridge in July 2011 when he transitioned from his position as Chairman of the Board. James’ service to TechBridge started in 2006 as a volunteer. From there he joined the Board, serving as Products and Services Chair, Digital Ball Chair, and Board Vice-Chair before becoming Board Chair.

Prior to joining TechBridge as CEO, James held executive management positions at a number of IT products and services companies. Most recently, James was General Manager for the Enterprise business segment of Omnilink, a software-as-a-service business. He also worked at Avanade, an Accenture company focused on Microsoft solutions, where he ran the Southeast Region, and HP, where he served as General Manager for HP’s US State Government Consulting business unit. Throughout James’ career he has focused on the delivery of top quality IT products and services for leading brands.

James has a MBA from the University of Maryland and BA in Management Information Systems from the University of Georgia. With generations of family history in Georgia, James is honored to have the opportunity to serve the community through TechBridge.

View James’ LinkedIn Profile HERE

Anthony Joseph/Concessions International

Atlanta-based Concessions International, LLC, founded in 1978, is a dynamic food and beverage concessionaire with operations in eight airports. The company’s portfolio includes franchised, licensed and proprietary concepts, including casual dining, quick service, snack, deli and bar and grill. The company is a franchisee of major national brands including Fresh To Order, Seattle’s Best Coffee, and Einstein Bros. Bagels. CI operates Pemberton Café at the World of Coca Cola and a brick-and-mortar Paschal’s in the historic Castleberry district of downtown Atlanta.