Kerry L. Heyward is the University Attorney for Georgia State University where she is a member of the senior leadership team. She is responsible for overseeing all legal matters for the University, including advising the university’s president and senior administrators regarding legal issues; supervising university attorneys and office staff; representing Georgia State in legal proceedings and negotiations; overseeing litigation management and corporate transactions; and assessing legal risks of university activities and making policy recommendations to reduce those risks.She oversees the provision of legal services regarding personnel matters, student issues, research, compliance, intellectual property, real estate, and athletics.
Heyward joined the university in 2000 and was named University Attorney in 2007.Prior to joining Georgia State University she was an associate at a law firm specializing in transactional law, estate planning and tax law.She serves on numerous university committees, and is a member and secretary of the Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc.She is a member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. She earned a B.A. from the University of North Florida and her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law.
Mr. Bharath Parthasarathy is Deputy General Counsel for Georgia State University, one of U.S. News’ “Most Innovative” universities. He is responsible for complex corporate and legal matters for the institution, including corporate governance, transactional, intercollegiate athletics, innovation and entrepreneurship, and higher education matters. He began his legal career as an Associate at Alston & Bird LLP.
Mr. Parthasarathy is active in many organizations throughout Metro Atlanta, including the Leadership Council of Zoo Atlanta, and the Advisory Boards of 48in48.org and Generations Financial, and has served as a Director to Health Students Taking Action Together, Inc. and Last Mile Health. He was named a member of the “40 Under 40” by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2013) and an “On the Rise” attorney by the Fulton County Daily Report (2013) and is an alumnus of Leadership Atlanta (Class of 2013), Power 30 Under 30, and Outstanding Atlanta.
He holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a J.D. from Emory University .
The Robert Woodruff Volunteer Center (aka "United Way Building") has been sold and the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta office is looking for a new location! This is only affecting the office, NOT the luncheon meeting location. We will continue to have our weekly luncheons every Tuesday, Noon, at the Loudermilk Center Ballroom with parking in the adjacent deck. The United Way is moving into the Loudermilk Center offices (the ARC is moving out soon) and they will continue to own and operate the Loudermilk Center and the parking deck.
So where will the club offices go? That is what we are currently trying to figure out! We are researching several options from a small office space similar to what we have now, as well as a shared office location with a storage facility for the office records and archives. Of course, if you happen to have some office space in downtown, midtown or Buckhead area of Atlanta, and would like to donate it for the office to use, we would love to hear from you! But also email me if you know of open space in your building which is at a reasonable rate, and is in a good location and convenient for our weekly meetings. Our target transition is this August, but we must relocate by November.
Do you want to let the members of our club know more about you and your business? Do you want to network and cultivate more business contacts? If you answered yes, then you need to sign up to do a "Member Spotlight" at one of our club meetings!
Spotlights are done every 2nd and 4th Tuesday luncheon meeting (and the occasional 5th) each month. You have two minutes to showcase your business and tell the other members how you can benefit them! To get on the schedule, just email Karen at KiwanisClubAtlanta@gmail.com.
Just in case you missed the last couple Member Spotlights at the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta luncheon meeting, we have listed the last few below. The next time you need someone with their expertise, please, "Do Business with a Kiwanian!"
"Do Business" with these Kiwanians!
Allen Harris focuses his law practice exclusively on issues relating to family law and divorce, including the division of complex assets, alimony, prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements. He can be reached at 404.239.0026, or afh@petersonharris.com.
Kevin Isakson is a Principal with Isakson Living the developer and manager of Park Springs and Peachtree Hills Place, a corporate member of our club. Kevin’s responsibilities include site selection, acquisition and zoning as well as overseeing the Marketing and Sales of their communities.
Phillip Rogers is a founding employee and senior vice president of Capital Markets with Atlantic Capital Bank, a publicly traded, multi-state community bank offering superior financing solutions and treasury services to mid-market and emerging growth companies. He can be reached atPhillip.Rogers@atlcapbank.com
Clay Prickett is an engineering design & manufacturing consultant for the consumer goods industry, helping corporations and individuals alike bring their ideas for new products to market. He can be reached at 404-326-0229 or clayprickett@gmail.com.
Do you shop at Amazon? Then SMILE and go to Amazon Smile for your next purchase and help our club's Foundation!
AMAZON SMILE - Shop at the Amazon Smile website and .5% of your purchases can be donated to the Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta! Just go to CLICK HERE TO START SHOPPING and let your fingers do the donating!
Don't get the BOOT! Be sure your car has a Kiwanis Club of Atlanta car decal properly displayed on your vehicle.
The security company contracted by Lanier Parking will be booting all cars that are parked in the reserved parking places and that do not have a valid decal on their car identifying them as attending the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta luncheon. So if you arrive prior to 11:45 am on Tuesday, please make sure you have a parking decal on your car. You can get a decal from Karen at the luncheon meeting, and then place it on the right back window (passenger side) from inside your car. They are static cling, so easy to put on and take off!
and go to Amazon Smile for your next purchase and help our club's Foundation!