Events

Registration is Free for Regular and Corporate Members.

Guest luncheon fee is $20, payable by cash or check (made payable to Kiwanis Club of Atlanta) at time of meeting.

Parking Fee is $1.50.

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING. Stephanie will be joining us IN PERSON with treats to share!

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Stephanie Stuckey is CEO of Stuckey’s, the roadside oasis famous for its pecan log rolls.  The Company was founded by Stephanie’s grandfather, W.S. Stuckey, Sr. as a pecan stand in Eastman, Georgia in 1937 and grew into over 350 stores by the 1970’s. The company was sold in 1964 but is now back in family hands and making a comeback.

Billy Stuckey, son of the founder and former U.S. Congressman, reacquired Stuckey’s in 1985. Stephanie took over in November of 2019 and, under her leadership, Stuckey’s has purchased a pecan shelling and candy manufacturing facility in Wrens, GA, revamped their distribution operations based in Eastman, GA, acquired a healthy pecan snack company, undergone a rebranding, added four new franchised stores, expanded its B2B retail customer base, and increased online sales 550%.

Stephanie received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Georgia.  She has worked as a trial lawyer, elected to seven terms as a state representative, ran an environmental nonprofit law firm that settled the largest Clean Water Act case in Georgia history, served as Director of Sustainability and Resilience for the City of Atlanta, and taught as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Georgia School of Law.  Stephanie’s achievements include being named one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians by Georgia Trend Magazine and a graduate of Leadership Atlanta. She is active in her community, a longstanding member of Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, and serves on many nonprofit boards, including the National Sierra Club Foundation, EarthShare of Georgia, and her local zoning review board.

Quarterly Meeting of the Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta Trustees

Registration is Free for Regular and Corporate Members.

Guest luncheon fee is $20, payable by cash or check (made payable to Kiwanis Club of Atlanta) at time of meeting.

Parking Fee is $1.50.

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING. Comer will be joining us IN PERSON!

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Comer Yates has served for 23 years as Executive Director of the Atlanta Speech School, the nation’s most comprehensive language and literacy center with four schools, clinical programs and the Rollins Center for Language and Literacy.

The School impacts the lives of approximately 1,400 children and adults on its campus and tens of thousands of students across Georgia and the nation through its Rollins Center’s professional development program and its free online Cox Campus (coxcampus.org) with members from all 50 states and 82 countries. The Rollins Center concentrates on providing educators with the capacity to break the cycle of illiteracy and resulting poverty for children whose families have experienced generational lack of access (or denied access) to educational opportunity.

Yates is a former high school teacher, practiced law for fifteen years, and was an adjunct professor at Emory Law School. He currently serves as Chair of the Atlanta Rotary Education Foundation, is a member of the Executive Committee of the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region, Co-Chair of Georgia’s Pathway to Language and Literacy, is on the cabinet of Get Georgia Reading, and is a member of the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Braintrust for Babies. He also serves on the Board of Georgia’s Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. 

Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

Registration is Free for Regular and Corporate Members.

Guest luncheon fee is $20, payable by cash or check (made payable to Kiwanis Club of Atlanta) at time of meeting.

Parking Fee is $1.50.

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING. Frank will be joining us IN PERSON!

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Frank Fernandez joined the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta in August 2020, where he leads one of America's top 20 largest community foundations.  The united power of his perior experience and the anchor institution's 70 years of regional leadership combine as a force for good, championing equity across metro Atlanta.

Frank builds upon the Foundation’s exceptional resources, leveraging a full range of assets – human, reputational and financial – to pursue equity of opportunity through servant leadership, sustainable change making and inspired philanthropy that ultimately fulfills the Foundation’s mission to increase the vitality of the region and the well-being of all residents.  

Prior to joining the Foundation, he served for six years as the Senior Vice President for The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation where he led transformational revitalization of Atlanta’s Westside while simultaneously directing Blank’s community development, global giving, health access and social justice initiatives.

A recognized leader on affordable housing, transportation and economic development, Fernandez’ 15 years in management positions in Texas prior to joining the Blank Foundation included eight years leading Green Doors, an Austin nonprofit devoted to transforming lives and neighborhoods and five years as Deputy Director of PeopleFund, a community development financial institution. His work has been honored with the 2005 Austin Livable City Vision Award, the 2008 Austin Under 40 Nonprofit Leadership Award and the 2012 Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award. He currently serves as a member of the Mission Investors Exchange Board of Directors. Frank is an ADL and The Aspen Institute Civil Society Fellow.

A son of Cuban immigrants, Frank is a Florida native and holds a B.A. in philosophy from Harvard University and an M.P.A. from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas. After graduation, he worked on Wall Street as a public sector financial analyst for Salomon Smith Barney, structuring over $1 billion in financial transactions, before pursuing his graduate degree. He and his wife, Tina, live in Inman Park and are the parents of daughter, Lucia, and son, Francisco.

This will be an interview style format.

Monthly Program Committee Meeting

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Each month club members greet the troops at the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.  Two shifts of volunteers needed:  10 am - 1 pm and 1 - 4 pm.

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING. David will be joining us IN PERSON!

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David Jernigan is the President & Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. In this role, David is responsible for overseeing the organization which includes 23 Clubs in 10 counties. He brings a wealth of experience to the organization, with more than 20 years in the youth development space.

Immediately prior to joining BGCMA, David served as the Deputy Superintendent for Atlanta Public Schools, where he assisted the Superintendent in realizing a bold vision of transformation. Through his leadership, the district achieved a graduation rate improvement from 59% to 78% and seamless college enrollment growth from 51% to 62% over five years.

Prior to this, David served as the Executive Director for KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools and the Founding Principal of KIPP WAYS (West Atlanta Young Scholars).

David received his teaching certification through Georgia State University and holds a Masters degree in Educational Administration from the National Louis University in Chicago. He is also a Morehead Scholar and graduate of the University of North Carolina Kenan Flagler Business School. In 2012, he completed executive training at the Harvard Business School.

David has received numerous awards throughout his career, including being named one of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s rising community leaders with its annual “40 Under 40” award and one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians” by Georgia Trend. An active member of his community, David also currently serves on the boards of Hands on Atlanta and Breakthrough Atlanta.

Registration is Free for Regular and Corporate Members.

Guest luncheon fee is $20, payable by cash or check (made payable to Kiwanis Club of Atlanta) at time of meeting.

Parking Fee is $1.50.

Registration is Free for Regular and Corporate Members.

Guest luncheon fee is $20, payable by cash or check (made payable to Kiwanis Club of Atlanta) at time of meeting.

Parking Fee is $1.50.

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING. Camille will be joining us IN PERSON!

TO REGISTER TO ATTEND IN PERSON, Click this Registration Link.  Registration closes on Aug 20th at Noon.

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Since 1998, Camille Russell Love has directed the cultural programming for the City of Atlanta. As Executive Director, she guides the cultural and artistic vision of the Chastain Arts Center and Gallery, the City’s Public Art Program, Gallery 72, Elevate, Contracts for Arts Services, the Cultural Experience Project and the Atlanta Jazz Festival, which, year after year, continues to be one of the nation’s preeminent free jazz festivals.

In October 2010, the Office of Cultural Affairs was recognized by proclamation from the Atlanta City Council for “unifying Atlanta’s cultural community through programs and cultural experiences that enhance the quality of life and provide cultural and art opportunities to all citizens and visitors.”

As a result of the impact she has made on the City, Camille has been recognized by various local, national and international agencies in response to her work. In 2002, she received the Inspired Cultural Excellence Award presented by Omega Media. She was a graduate of the 2006 Atlanta Regional Commission’s ‘Regional Leadership Institute’ and was awarded the Community Impact Award presented by Living the Dream in 2007. She has served on the boards of the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, APEX Museum, Piedmont Park Conservancy and the National Black Arts Festival. She was also a member of the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation National Selection Committee and the 1996 Cultural Olympiad Committee. In 2012 she was awarded both the Ford Freedom Unsung Award, presented by Ford Motor Company, and the Women in the Arts award from Synchronicity. The National Black Arts Festival presented Ms. Love with the Cultural Warrior Award in 2013 and Arts for Learning, Woodruff Arts Center honored her as one of three 2015 Luminaries: Champions of Arts in Education. In recognition of her contribution to art and culture in Atlanta and abroad, Camille Russell Love received the distinction of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture and Communication in 2017.

Previously, Ms. Love worked for 15 years at IBM in various marketing capacities, including Consulting Industry Specialist for Worldwide Software Strategy & Systems. In 1992 she became founder and president of For the Love of Art, a consultant practice that provided educational, fundraising, and public relations services for the visual and performing arts. In 1993, while presiding over For the Love of Art, she founded and became director of the Camille Love Gallery. The Gallery represented primarily African American artists to commercial and residential clients.

Camille earned a B.A. in psychology from Wake Forest University and attended Duke University Law School. She is a proud mother of three and a grandmother of two.

KCA 5th Tuesday at Zoo Atlanta!

Enjoy Light Hors D'ourves and Adult Beverages

with your Kiwanis Friends and Guests!

Special Zoo Keeper Talk!

Registration is Free for Regular and Corporate Members

$15 for Associate, Satellite, Emeritus and Honorary Members

$20 for Visitors and Member Guests

Monthly Board of Directors Meeting

Contact the Event Chair or the club the make sure this is still taking place.

Each month club members greet the troops at the Atlanta Hartsfield Jackson International Airport.  Two shifts of volunteers needed:  10 am - 1 pm and 1 - 4 pm.

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING. Marshall will be joining us IN PERSON!

Marshall P. Duke, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology at Emory, is Editor in Chief of the ‘Journal of Family Life’ and author of nine books and more than one hundred articles focusing on the family and other social learning networks. He is a member of the core faculty of Emory’s Center for the Study of Myth and Ritual in American Life (MARIAL) and a Senior Faculty Fellow at Emory’s Center for Ethics. Over the years, he has appeared on ‘Good Morning America,’ the ‘Today Show,’ and the ‘Oprah Winfrey Show.’ His work has been written about in the ‘New York Times,’ the ‘Boston Globe,’ the ‘Wall Street Journal,’ ‘Parents Magazine,’ and ‘Time Magazine.’ During his 50 years at Emory, Professor Duke has served as Chair of the Psychology Department and has been honored to receive the Emory Williams Teaching Award, a Crystal Apple Teaching Award and Emory’s highest award for service, The Thomas Jefferson Award.

Monthly Program Committee Meeting

As CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian leads a team of 75,000 global professionals that is building the world’s premier international airline, powered by a people-driven, customer-focused culture and spirit of innovation.  Under Ed’s leadership, Delta is transforming the air travel experience with generational investments in technology, aircraft, airport facilities and, most importantly, Delta’s employees worldwide. A 22-year Delta veteran, Ed has been a critical leader in Delta’s long-term strategy and champion of putting Delta’s shared values of honesty, integrity, respect, perseverance and servant leadership at the core of every decision.

Since being named Delta’s CEO in May 2016, Ed has expanded Delta’s leading position as the world’s most reliable airline while growing its global footprint and enhancing the customer experience in the air and on the ground. During his tenure as CEO, Delta has become the world’s most awarded airline, having been named the No. 1 airline by J.D. Power; Wall Street Journal’s top U.S. airline; Fortune’s most admired airline worldwide; the most on-time global airline by FlightGlobal; among TIME100’s Most Influential Companies, a Glassdoor Best Place to Work and more. In 2018, Fortune magazine named Ed among “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” and in 2019, he was elected to the membership of the Council on Foreign Relations. Most recently, Ed was named among the Top 10 CEOs of 2021 in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards as a leader who excelled at supporting their people throughout a global pandemic.

Ed’s values-based leadership propelled the airline to become the industry leader and a trusted global brand, guided by empathy, humanity and devotion to service, which has served Delta well in good times and bad. He has served as a Delta leader and steered the company through the most challenging periods of the company’s history, including 9/11, bankruptcy and COVID-19.

When asked to sum up his job in five words, Ed’s response is: “Taking care of our people.” The answer reflects his leadership philosophy, which is based on the “virtuous circle” – if you take care of your people, they take care of your customers, whose business and loyalty allows you to reward your investors.

Ed joined Delta in 1998 as Vice President – Finance and Controller and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2000. He left Delta in 2005 and became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Acuity Brands. He returned to Delta six months later to become Chief Financial Officer, and in 2007 was appointed to serve as Delta’s President.

Before joining Delta, Ed held senior finance positions at Frito-Lay International and Pepsi-Cola International. Ed started his career with Price Waterhouse, where he became an audit partner in its New York practice.

Ed grew up in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., and graduated from St. Bonaventure University with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration. He lives in Atlanta and is deeply involved in his faith, family and community.

THIS IS A KCA HYBRID MEETING. Fabiola will be joining us IN PERSON!

As the Global Sites Strategy Lead, Fabiola plays a key role in driving Google’s $7 billion commitment to expansion in response to industry challenges in tech equity, representation, and pipeline diversity. Her scope of leadership reaches across real estate workplace solutions, staffing & HR, product area leadership, internal culture and employee resource groups, and internal and external community engagement. Previously, Fabiola led government and community affairs for the Google Fiber brand, where she was responsible for the company’s community impact and government relations strategy execution across business integration, community investments and employee engagement.

Prior to joining Google, Fabiola served as Vice President of Communications & External Affairs for the Make-A-Wish Foundation, where she led the marketing, communications and community relations functions for one of America’s top 10 nonprofit brands. She also held previous leadership roles with the American Red Cross and Points of Light. While with Points of Light, Fabiola served on the management team that led the merger between Hands On Network and The Points of Light Foundation, creating the largest non-profit organization in the world, dedicated to volunteer service.

In addition to her Board service with the Metro Atlanta Chamber  of Commerce and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, Fabiola serves on the Board of Directors of several nonprofit organizations, including Year Up Greater Atlanta and 48in48. She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the Junior League of Atlanta and The Links, Inc.

Fabiola has been honored with numerous awards for her contributions in building inclusive and resilient  communities,  including  the  Google  Diversity  Core  Award  in  2018.  Futhermore, she has been recognized with the 40 Under 40 distinction by Georgia State University, Georgia Trend, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Fabiola  holds  an  Executive  Education  Cetificate  from  Oxford  University,  a  Master  of  Public Administration from Central Michigan University, and a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University. She resides in Smyrna, GA with her husband and two daughters.