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LEADERSHIP COBB CLASS OF 2024-2025

LC '25 Class Resources

Belonging. Welcoming. Togetherness. Team-oriented. These are words that can accurately describe the concept of “Home.” Home is not only a place that you are connected to, but one that defines you. And you define it. 

Leadership Cobb will offer opportunities to expand leadership skills, meet new friends and colleagues, and learn more about Cobb County and our region. As you Bring It Home, this portal will provide you with all the information needed throughout your year in Leadership Cobb.

You are a part of the #BestClassEver. Our aim is to bring this diverse group together and create a space of belonging, respect, and community that each individual can call home. We want participants to feel inspired to take action and give back while fostering meaningful connections with each other. This class will be motivated to take all the offerings of Leadership Cobb and Bring It Home, to their families, their communities, their businesses and beyond, ultimately creating long lasting and impactful change. This will be a year of courageous conversations, barriers removed, and collective action.

Class leadership

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Jennifer New
Mount Paran Christian School

Co-Chair
770-595-6093

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Greg Mize
Atlanta Braves

Co-Chair
404-680-0830

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Joyette Holmes
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

Vice Co-Chair
770-500-5497

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Eddie Wade
Croy Engineering

Vice Co-Chair
678-588-1696

General Resources

SPARK

By sharing our lives and celebrating one another, we SPARK meaningful personal relationships, discover valuable connections, and motivate community engagement within the class. Every program day will begin with an official welcome and SPARK Report by LC’25 class members. Each group will have no more than 5 minutes to report out. The SPARK Report should consist of:

  • Class News: Life events and achievements of fellow classmates. Examples include promotions, awards, graduations, babies.
  • Community Engagement: Highlight and champion instances of servant leadership taking place among class members. Examples include volunteer coaching, Board or committee service, community service, professional association leadership.

You can view the SPARK Group Assignments here.

Program Resources

September 18, 2024

Meet The Social Services Day Committee

Pre-Program Evaluation
Post-Program Evaluation

View Program Pictures

Learn More: Additional Resources

Small Group Discussions with Cobb’s Non-Profits

Opioid Response in Cobb County – Cobb & Douglas Public Health Presentation

Cobb County Resource Guide 

Atlanta Community Food Bank

 Feeding America (national network of food banks)

Research and Data – Food Insecurity and Poverty

Federal Nutrition Programs

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Georgia Work Credit (also sometimes referred to as State EITC)

Stories of Hunger and Food Insecurity

Advocacy

Food Banks and the Health Sector

Do More: Opportunities for Service

Small Group Discussions with Cobb’s Non-Profits

Atlanta Community Food Bank

Hands on Atlanta

MUST Ministries, Inc.

  • mustministries.org/be-help
  • Mission: Serving our neighbors in need … transforming lives and communities in response to Christ’s call.

LiveSafe Resources

Make-A-Wish Georgia

  • Organization website: georgia.wish.org
  • Contact: Lindsi Pearson LPearson@georgia.wish.org (LC13)      
  • Mission: Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses in Georgia.

United Way of Greater Atlanta

  • https://unitedwayatlanta.org/
  • Contact: Nicole Lawson Doll, nlawson@unitedwayatlanta.org, 404-527-7197 (LC22)
  • Mission: Engage and bring together people and resources to drive sustainable and equitable improvements in the well-being of children, families, and individuals in the community.

The Extension

  • theextension.org
  • Contact: Betsy Mathews, betsy@theextension.org (LC17)
  • Mission: to facilitate a transformation that empowers individuals and communities experiencing homelessness and substance use challenges to engage in a process of change and recovery.

Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America

October 23, 2024

Meet The Public Safety Day Committee
Post-Program Evaluation
View Program Pictures

Learn More: Additional Resources

Updated Court System Chart 

Planning for Success: Preparing for Major Sporting Events in Cobb County by Cassie Mazloom

Laws of Leadership Presentation by Chief Jesse Evans

Alliance Leadership

Do More: Opportunities for Service

Cobb County Public Safety Foundation

  • https://ccpsf.org/
  • Mission: To provide relief, equipment, support, and training to advance the mission of police officers, firefighters, deputy sheriffs, E911 officers, and emergency medical technicians who serve Cobb County. By serving first responders we aim to help secure our community with the greatest safety and emergency resources available to all citizens of Cobb County.

Cobb County Safety Village

November 13, 2024

Meet The Sports, Travel & Tourism Day Committee
Post-Program Evaluation

View Program Pictures

Learn More: Additional Resources

Cobb Travel & Tourism Presentation by Holly Quinlan

State of Tourism Presentation by Jay Markwalter

Visit Marietta Presentation by Brittney Gray

The Growth of Soccer in Atlanta Presentation by Sarah Kate “Skate” Noftsinger

Cobb Galleria Centre Overview & Sneak Peak by Karen Caro

The Battery Atlanta Presentation by Jeremy Strife

Do More: Opportunities for Engagement

Get out and experience Cobb! (download flyer here)

Cobb County is full of exciting spots to explore, with countless places for fun and adventure! Here’s a list of a few must-visit locations—and if you check them all off, you could win BIG!

Follow these steps to participate:

  • Upload your photo for each location you visit from the list of Cobb County spots HERE.
  • Provide details: Enter your name, email address, and location name for each photo.
  • Authorize your submission by checking the required permissions granting Cobb Travel & Tourism the right to use your photos for marketing.

That’s it—you’re done!

The winner will be the first to visit all 12 locations or have the highest number of location visits by April 23, 2025.

Experience Cobb attractions:

  • Lake Acworth
    • 4425 Beach St, Acworth, GA 30101 
  • Acworth Rosenwald School
    • 4410 Cherokee St, Acworth, GA 30101
  • Smith-Gilbert Gardens
    • 2382 Pine Mountain Rd, Kennesaw, GA 30152
  • The Piedmont Bank Amphitheater at Depot Park 
    • 2828 Cherokee St, Kennesaw, GA 30144
  • Mountain to River (M2R) Trail – Pose with a piece of art
    • 34 Mill St, Marietta, GA 30060
  • The Battery Atlanta
    • 755 Battery Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30339
  • Smyrna Village Green Park
    • 200 Village Green Cir SE, Smyrna, GA 30080
  • Silver Comet Trail 
    • Entry points in Smyrna, Mableton, and Powder Springs
  • Mable House Complex
    • 5239 Floyd Rd SW, Mableton, GA 30126
  • Discovery Park on the River Line
    • 6653 Discovery Blvd, Mableton, GA 30126
  • Linear Park Skate Park 
    • 1301 Richard D Sailors Pkwy, Powder Springs, GA 30127
  • Frog Rock Brewing Company
    • 2764 Broad St, Austell, GA 30106

Experience Cobb Challenge Rules:

  • Take a photo with each of the 12 designated spots in Cobb County and upload them as you go! If possible, have a sign or location landmark in your photo.
  • Be sure to use the same name and email for every photo submission so we can track your entries.
  • All photographs must be submitted by Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
  • Winners will be announced at the LC25 Spring Retreat.

Post-Program Evaluation

View Program Pictures

Spotlight on Leadership Calendar

  • Sarah Batts, Shepherd Center
    • Tuesday, October 29, 2024
    • 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
    • Shepherd Center
  • Dr. DeRetta Rhodes, Atlanta Braves
    • Monday, November 18, 2024
    • 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
    • Brasfield & Gorrie
  • Dent Thompson, Phoenix Air
    • Tuesday, December 17, 2024
    • 1:00 – 2:30 p.m.
    • Cobb County International Airport
  • Carol Tomé, UPS
    • Thursday, January 9, 2025
    • 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
    • UPS Corporate Campus
  • Dr. Ángel Cabrera, Georgia Institute of Technology
    • Tuesday, February 25, 2025
    • 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
    • Georgia Tech Research Institute – Cobb County Research Facility (South)
  • Ron Clark Academy
    • Wednesday, March 19, 2025
    • 10:00 – 11:30 AM
    • Ron Clark Academy
  • Harold Melton, Former Supreme Court Justice
    • Tuesday, April 1, 2025
    • 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
    • Cobb Chamber

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