LEADERSHIP COBB CLASS OF 2024-2025
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.
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:
September 18, 2024
Meet The Social Services Day Committee
Pre-Program Evaluation
Post-Program Evaluation
Small Group Discussions with Cobb’s Non-Profits
Opioid Response in Cobb County – Cobb & Douglas Public Health Presentation
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
Small Group Discussions with Cobb’s Non-Profits
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Hands on Atlanta
MUST Ministries, Inc.
LiveSafe Resources
Make-A-Wish Georgia
United Way of Greater Atlanta
The Extension
Atlanta Area Council, Boy Scouts of America
October 23, 2024
Meet The Public Safety Day Committee
Post-Program Evaluation
View Program Pictures
Planning for Success: Preparing for Major Sporting Events in Cobb County by Cassie Mazloom
Laws of Leadership Presentation by Chief Jesse Evans
Cobb County Public Safety Foundation
Cobb County Safety Village
November 13, 2024
Meet The Sports, Travel & Tourism Day Committee
Post-Program Evaluation
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
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:
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:
Experience Cobb Challenge Rules:
December 12, 2024
Meet The Holiday Social Committee
Holiday Social Invitation
Post-Program Evaluation
Venue & Ornament Details: gloryhaus.com
March 26, 2025
Meet The Health & Wellness Day Committee
Post-Program Evaluation
Wellstar Overview Presentation by Callie Andrews
Spotlight on Leadership Calendar
Presenting Sponsor
Legacy Sponsors
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Cobb Chamber of Commerce
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