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Celebrating85 Years of Servicein the Metro Atlanta Community

Thursday, November 29, 20186:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Oceans Ballroom at the Georgia Aquarium246 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., NE | Atlanta, GA 30313

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Foundation

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T H E C O C A - C O L A F O U N D A T I O N H A S G I V E N M O R E T H A N

34 YEARST O 2 , 4 0 0 + O R G A N I Z A T I O N S

$1 BILLION

$41ME M P O W E R I N G

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Lifted 1.2 million women out of poverty through entrepreneurial

skills-based education and training.

$408ME N H A N C I N G

C O M M U N I T I E S

Helped communities rebuild after natural and man-made disasters,

funded scholarships and developed our youth to flourish and thrive.

$216MP R O T E C T I N G T H E

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$335ME D U C A T I N GS C H O L A R S

Educated more than 10,000 men and women who were the first in their families to attend college.

Created access to clean water for more than 32 million people in Africa and around the world.

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Good evening members, friends, and supporters of the Atlanta Business League. Thank you so much for joining us for this historic and memorable evening of celebration. Our theme this year, “Celebrating 85 Years of Achievement,” reflects the League’s commitment to provide economic empowerment and business development opportunities for metro Atlanta’s women and minority communities-- with an emphasis on enterprises owned by African-Americans. Tonight, we highlight and underscore the important role of trailblazing African-American-owned businesses that have invested more than 100 years in our communities, present the Inaugural Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Empowerment Award and take a brief walk down memory lane.

As the South’s oldest and most influential minority business development organization, the Atlanta Business League has much to celebrate tonight, including its rich history of business development, advocacy and the enduring legacy that it builds upon today.

The League has long been a critical ingredient in the growth and development of metropolitan Atlanta. It continues in that vital role today. For some, it represents a rich history of ‘Negro’ business owners whose struggles and success-es paved the way for today’s African-American entrepreneurs. For others, the League serves as an effective training ground and a valuable rung in their personal growth and development. And for many others, it is a supportive and professional venue where relationships are developed and nurtured. In short, the Atlanta Business League is singu-larly unique for each of us; and it remains a vital vehicle and reliable resource for people at various developmental levels and walks of life.

Since its inception, the Atlanta Business League has been and is being piloted by some of Atlanta’s best and bright-est. Men and women alike, have sacrificed time and resources from both their businesses and home life to help grow the organization into the premier African-American business developer and advocate it is today. Tonight, we salute family business owners, community leaders and global icons who are living examples of those pioneers and pacesetters whose investments paid off, then and now, for all of us.

Sincerely,

Milton Jones, Jr.ABL Board Chairman

Leona Barr-DavenportABL President & CEO

A Message from the Board Chair and the President & CEO

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“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.” - Dr. Booker T. Washington

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Partners for Corporate GrowthCompanies committed to the growth and development of minority owned businesses.

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Message from the Board Chair and the President & CEO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Atlanta Business League Partners for Corporate Growth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

85th Anniversary Sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Program Agenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

85th Anniversary Honorary Chairs and Co-Chairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ABL Board of Directors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

ABL Past Chairs and Presidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2018 Hall of Fame Inductee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

ABL Hall of Fame Historical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2018 Booker T. Washington Legacy Builder Award Honorees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

The Inaugural Maynard H. Jackson, Jr. Empowerment Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

History of the Atlanta Business League. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2018 Member Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2018 Sponsors: Program/Media/Silent Auction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

2018 Student Business Shadow Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2018 ABL Events and Programs-Acknowledgements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

In Memoriam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

ABL Membership Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Table of Contents

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Welcome and Highlights of 2018

Purpose

Sponsor Remarks

Reflections

Business Hall of Fame InductionMaceo A. Brown, President & CEO, System 5 Electronics

Reflections

Invocation

Dinner

Reflections

Booker T. Washington Legacy Builder AwardWilliam F. Pickard, Ph.D., Chairman & Founder, Global Automotive Alliance

Reflections

Booker T. Washington Legacy Builder AwardFelker W. Ward, Jr., Managing Member, Pinnacle Investments Advisors, LLC

Reflections

The Inaugural Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Empowerment AwardIngrid Saunders Jones, Immediate Past National Chair, National Council of Negro Women

Acknowledgements & Recognition of Past Chairs and Presidents

Closing

P R O G R A M A G E N D A85TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Georgia Aquarium | November 29, 2018 • 6:00 PM

ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUE FILMING NOTICEPLEASE BE AWARE FILMING IS TAKING PLACE FOR THIS EVENT

By attending this event, you hereby grant the Atlanta Business League (including its affiliates, partners, and sponsors) your irrevocable consent for your likeness, actions, image and voice to appear in any production, media or materials stemming from this event, worldwide and in perpetuity, without any compensation or credit to you. If you do not wish to appear or be recorded, please remain outside of the event and contact an authorized ABL officer for additional information. Thank you.

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We congratulate the Atlanta Business League in the celebration of its 85th anniversary.

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85th Anniversary Honorary Chairs & Honorary Co-Chairs

HONORARY CHAIRSTad Hutcheson (VP, Community Engagement, Delta Air Lines, Inc.)

Helen Smith Price (President, The Coca-Cola Foundation,VP, Global Community Affairs, The Coca-Cola Company)

Erica Qualls-Battey (Area General Manager, Marriott International)

HONORARY CO-CHAIRS Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. (Chairman, 100 Black Men of America)

Peter McMahon (General Manager, Hyatt Regency Atlanta)

David Rubinger (Market President and Publisher, Atlanta Business Chronicle)

Michael Russell (Chief Executive Officer, H.J. Russell & Company)

Myrna White (Director of Public Affairs, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport)

ABL LEADERSHIPMilton Jones, Jr. (ABL Board Chair,Founding Member, Peachtree Providence Partners, LLC)

Tiffany Callaway Ferrell (ABL Board Chair-Elect,General Manager of Shared Services, Georgia Power)

INVOCATIONReverend Karen Webster Parks (Associate Pastor, Cascade United Methodist Church)

Atlanta Business League Staff and ContributorsLeona Barr-Davenport, President & CEOEleanor Chin, VP, OperationsMarti Covington, Executive ProducerSamantha Judie, Program Coordinator

Owen Montague, IT ConsultantEsther Taylor Brown, Administrative SupportReggie Tolbert, Graphic DesignerQuentin White, Client Services Coordinator

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At Grady Health System, we are driven by our commitment to providing quality, comprehensive healthcare in a compassionate, culturally competent, ethical and f iscally responsible manner. Fiscal responsibility

begins with our procurement process and our ef forts to secure the highest quality products and services that provide Grady and its patient’s the greatest value possible.

From our workforce, to our patients and our community, we consider diversity one of our greatest

resources. Grady has a strong commitment to the inclusion of all suppliers in our procurement activities.

We encourage Diverse Suppliers interested in doing business with Grady to register through our supplier database. Visit gradyhealth.org/suppliers.

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CHAIRWilliam Taggart

Executive in Residence & COO Morehouse College

CHAIR- ELECT

Director, Regional OperationsMetropolitan Atlanta

Southern Company Gas

2017 BOARD OFFICERS

Ed BakerExecutive in Residence

Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson

College of Business

TREASURERMichael V. Smith

Senior Manager, Assurance ServicesErnst & Young, LLP

Gretchen FullerPresident

Warner Fuller Consulting, LLC

Gerard GibbonsPresident of Enterprise/

Global SalesUPS

Roosevelt GilesPresident & CEO

Endpoint Consulting Group, LLC

SECRETARYCharmaine Ward

Senior Director,

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMilton Jones, Jr.Founding Member

Peachtree ProvidencePartners, LLC

Lonnie SaboorSenior Manager of

Small Business FinanceInvest Atlanta

Jesse Walton, Jr.First Vice President,

Senior Investment Mgmt Consultant

Morgan Stanley Wealth Mgmt

Willie WatkinsPresident & CEO Willie A. Watkins

Funeral Home, Inc.

Mack WilbournPresident & Owner

Mack II, Inc.

Mr. Leonard Jenkins, Jr.Chairman

Atlanta Business League Foundation

Leona Barr-Davenport

President & CEOAtlanta Business League

TashwandaPinchback-Dixon

AttorneyBalch & Bingham, LLP

Candy MooreSenior Vice President

Wells Fargo

Dionne Moore Peasant

CEOMeat Masters, Inc.

Dennis BoydenRegional Director,

AT&T

Alexis Davis SmithPresident

PRecise Communications

Alonzo LlorensPartner

Gordon & Rees, LLPPresident

Accolades, Inc.

Lance MillerSVP, Deloitte CRG

Deloitte Transactions and Business Analytics, LLP

Thomas Dortch, Jr.President & CEO

TWD, Inc.

Todd GrayDirector of Supplier Diversity Materials

ManagementGrady Health System

Marcel HannahSVP, Small Business Banking ManagerBank of America

Egbert PerryChairman and CEO

The Integral Group, LLC

Erica Qualls-BatteyGeneral ManagerAtlanta Marriott

Marquis

THE ATLANTA BUSINESS LEAGUEBOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Charmaine WardDirector Corporate Relations

Georgia Power

CHAIRWilliam TaggartInterim President

Morehouse College

Marcel HannahSVP, Enterprise Sales

Performance ManagerBank of America

Ed BakerAssistant Dean

Georgia State UniversityJ. Mack Robinson

College of Business

Dennis L. BoydenRegional Director,

External AffairsAT&T

Retired

2018 VICE-CHAIRS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Karen HypolitePh.D., Lead Thinker/FounderThink S.T.E.M. Technologies

Crystal I. DrakeVice President

Southeast CommunicationsManager, Wells Fargo

Tremese DavisDirector of Supplier Diversity


Albert EdwardsManaging Director

Corporate Environmental Risk Management, LLC

Carl E. AndersonAttorney

Law Office of Carl E. Anderson

Board of Directors



CHAIR- ELECT



2017 BOARD OFFICERS



College of Business






Global SalesUPS




Senior Director,









Funeral Home, Inc.


Mack II, Inc.








Wells Fargo




AT&T





Accolades, Inc.




TWD, Inc.







Marquis



Georgia Power


Morehouse College



CHAIR- ELECT



2017 BOARD OFFICERS



College of Business






Global SalesUPS




Senior Director,









Funeral Home, Inc.


Mack II, Inc.








Wells Fargo




AT&T





Accolades, Inc.




TWD, Inc.







Marquis



Georgia Power


Morehouse College

CHAIRMilton Jones, Jr.Founding Member


2018 BOARD OFFICERS

CHAIR-ELECTTiffany Callaway Ferrell

General Manager of Shared ServicesGeorgia Power

Marcel HannahSVP, Enterprise Sales

Performance ManagerBank of America

SECRETARYShawn M. Graham

CPA, President/FounderInfinite Business Consulting Group

2018 VICE-CHAIRS & BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Albert EdwardsFounder & Managing Director

CERM

Alexis Davis SmithPresident & CEO


Alexis Davis SmithPresident & CEO


Robert WoolridgeGeneral Manager

W Atlanta-Buckhead

Alonzo LlorensABL Co-Vice Chair of Public Policy

PartnerPatel Burkhalter Law Group

Tremese DavisDirector of Supplier Diversity


Carl E. AndersonAttorney

Law Office of Carl E. Anderson

Ed BakerAssistant Dean

Georgia State UniversityJ. Mack Robinson

College of Business

Dennis L. BoydenRegional Director,

External AffairsAt&T

Retired

Todd GrayDirector

Supplier Diversity NFSKaiser Permanente


TWD, Inc.

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Past ABL Board Chairs & Presidents

(left to right)William A. Clement, Jr.Robert Shannon, Jr.Leonard Jenkins, Jr.C. David MoodyWilliam T. RobieDaryll H. GriffinErica Qualls-Battey

(left to right)Mary H. ParkerThomas W. Dortch, Jr.Joseph R. Hudson

John Kelley (1)Harriette D. Watkins (2)

Rhonda M. Brown (3)Michael Russell (4)

Raymond J. McClendon (5)Milton Jones, Jr. (6)Garry Blackwell (7)

Felker W. Ward, Jr. (8)Alice White Bussey (9)

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Past ABL Board Chairs & Presidents

Chairman Emeritus John W. Cox 1989–2003

ChairmanW.H. “Chief” Aiken 1952William T. Robie Mid 70’s Franklin O’Neal Felker W. Ward, Jr. 1981-1983 John W. Cox 1984-1989 William A. Clement, Jr. 1990-1991 Rhonda M. Brown 1992-1993 Nathaniel R. Goldston, III 1994-1995 Raymond J. McClendon 1996 Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. 1997-1998Garry Blackwell 1999Leonard Jenkins, Jr. 2000 Robert Shannon, Jr. 2001 Harriette D. Watkins 2002 James Young 2003 Daryll H. Griffin 2004 Alice Tolbert Wiggins 2005 John Kelley 2006 Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. 2007 Michael Russell 2008Erica Qualls 2009C. David Moody 2010Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. 2011-2012Mary H. Parker 2013-2014Milton Jones, Jr. 2015-2016William Taggart 2017Milton Jones, Jr. 2017-2018

PresidentsJ.L. Wolfe 1952Joel Stokes 1961-1962 Franklin O’Neal 1963-1967P. D. Davis 1968-1971Earnest L. Dixon 1972 Willie Richardson 1970’s Thomas Cordy 1970’sP. Gregory Johnson 1977 Hugh Dash 1978-1981Joseph R. Hudson 1982-1984Alice White Bussey 1985William A. Clement, Jr. 1986-1988Rhonda M. Brown 1989-1990

Chief Operating OfficersFranklin O’Neal, Executive Director 1968-1981 George Henderson, Director 1982Delores Monroe, Executive Director 1980’s Edward Menifee, Executive Vice President 1986-1990 Valerie Montague Goldston, President 1991-1996 Leona Barr-Davenport, President & CEO 1997-Present

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We salute them on 85 years of continuous leadership in service to African American businesses in our communities.

Georgia Power is proud to support the Atlanta Business League.

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Business Hall of Fame Inductee

Maceo A. Brown is the President and CEO of System 5 Electronics, the largest African-American owned and operated security alarm and monitoring company in the state of Georgia. In this role, he directs daily operations, implements strategies for success, creates product distinctions and positions the company as an industry leader.

Incorporated in 1989, System 5 Electronics’ purpose is to provide the newest technology in life-safety devices to protect residential properties and commercial establishments. At System 5, the corporate philosophy is to exceed customer expectations by delivering unprecedented service, rapid response and affordable, error-free monitoring. Clientele includes: National Park Service, Black McDonald’s Operators Association, H.J. Russell, American Family Insurance, Atlanta Tribune, Atlanta Business League, Rolling Out Magazine, This Is It! BBQ & Seafood, Goodrum En-terprises (McDonald’s), Burger King, 755 Restaurant Group (Popeye’s), Star Chain USA (Checker’s), Chicago Nancy Pizza, Home of Dr. King, John Wieland Homes, the Herndon Home Museum, Empire Board of Realists, and Bronner Bros., to name a few.

A respected entrepreneur in Atlanta, Maceo is often recognized for his leadership, business acumen and philanthro-py. He is the recipient of the Atlanta Business League’s, Corporation of the Year Award; Concerned Black Clergy of Atlanta Business of the Year Award; Bronner Brother’s Scroll of Honor Award, Atlanta Tribune’s Business Achievement Award, ICABA’S Entrepreneur of the Year Award, the Georgia Minority Business Heritage Award, The Jaguar Founda-tion’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award and the Community Empowerment Development Corporation’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. And most recently, Mr. Brown was honored as the recipient of the Herndon Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding accomplishments as an entrepreneur and role model for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Over the years, Maceo has been featured in numerous publications to include the Atlanta Voice, Atlanta Tribune, The Overground Railroad, Atlanta Metro and the 2016 Edition of Who’s Who in Black Atlanta.

In 1974, Mr. Brown studied at the IBEW in Atlanta (prior to this, African – Americans were forbidden to receive voca-tional training and could not earn a living working trade jobs). In 1978, he became a Certified Electrician, receiving a State of Georgia license from the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. Maceo is also credentialed by the State of Georgia Construction Industry Licensing Board as a Certified Electrical Contractor, Class 11; an Alarm System Low Voltage Contractor, and Cable Splicer.

Aside from being a successful entrepreneur, Mr. Brown is the Founder of M.a.c.e.o.’s (Mentoring Aspiring CEO’s) Kids, a non-profit organization created to pair African American youth with mentors in an effort to foster an en-trepreneurial spirit. The non-profit provides the opportunity for young men and women to learn the importance of economic empowerment, community development and enrichment; key necessities needed to start, grow and maintain their very own businesses.

Maceo is often sought after to deliver motivational and inspirational messages to aspiring youth, enterprising entre-preneurs, community leaders and church congregants. Living with stage four Prostate Cancer, Maceo is also devoted to empowering others on how to live victoriously with this disease. He can only do this through God’s grace and with the continuous support of his beautiful wife, caregiver and soulmate, Alicia Hutchinson-Brown.

Maceo A. BrownPresident & CEO

System 5 Electronics, Inc.

The ABL Business Hall of Fame was created in 2008, under the chairmanship of Michael Russell, to highlight the role of business and community leaders and companies who have consistently supported minority business development. The ABL Business Hall of Fame recognizes businesses that have been in continuous operation for 25 years or more.

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Business Hall of Fame Historical

1990 Accolades, Inc. 2015

1984 AEE Productions 2014

1971 Anderson Communication 2008

1968 Angel’s Paradise Higher Learning Academy 2013

1928 Atlanta Daily World 2008

1960 Atlanta Inquirer 2008

1905 Atlanta Life Financial Group, Inc. 2008

1971 Atlanta Livery Services 2008

1987 Atlanta Peach Movers 2012

1987 Atlanta Tribune 2012

1990 Ballethnic Dance Company 2016

1973 Banks Finley White & Company 2008

1977 Barbara J. Alexander Realty Co. Inc. 2008

1947 Bronner Brothers 2008

1980 Brown Office Systems, Inc. 2008

1962 Bussey Florist & Gifts 2008

1947 Busy Bee Restaurant 2008

1988 C.D. Moody Construction Company, Inc. 2013

1972 Charles F. McAfee FAIA NOMA PA 2008

1921 Citizens Trust Bank 2008

1992 Columbia Residential, LLC 2017

1972 Confidential Security Agency 2008

1900 Cox Brothers Funeral Home 2011

1981 DOBBS, RAM & Company 2008

1983 Donald Trimble Funeral Home 2008

1987 Dove Mailing Inc. 2012

1985 Duckett Design Group, Inc. 2010

1973 E.R. Mitchell Construction Company, Inc. 2008

1983 E.W. Bowen & Company 2009

1981 EC London & Associates 2008

1986 EGM Services, Inc. 2011

1982 Eventions, Inc. 2008

1975 First Class, Inc. 2008

1984 GNLD Wellness Center 2009

1982 Goodrum Enterprises Inc. 2008

1975 Gourmet Services, Inc. 2008

YEARFOUNDED

YEARFOUNDEDCOMPANY COMPANY INDUCTED INDUCTED

1980 Gregory B. Levett & Sons Funeral Home 2008

1992 Griffin & Strong, P.C. 2017

1982 Gus Thornhill Funeral Home 2008

1952 H.J. Russell & Company 2008

1969 Harold A. Dawson Company, Inc. 2008

1929 Haugabrooks Funeral Home 2008

1981 Head’s Plumbing Sales & Service, Inc. 2008

1971 Hosea Feed The Hungry and the Homeless 2013

1970 J.W. Robinson & Associates Inc. 2008

1960 Leroy R. Johnson & Associates Law Office 2008

1960 Lottie Watkins Enterprises, Inc. 2008

1971 Mack II, Inc. 2016

1986 Meat Masters, Inc. 2017

1981 Murray Brother Funeral Home 2008

1947 Paschal’s Concessions, Inc. 2008

1982 Perfect Image Printing 2015

1973 Premier Academy, Inc. 2011

1986 Prestige Packaging, Inc. 2011

1985 Russell Contract Furnishings, LTD 2010

1947 Sadie G. Mays Health & Rehab Center 2009

1965 Sanderson Industries, Inc. 2008

1989 Simon Sign Systems 2015

1984 Smith Real Estate Services, Inc. 2009

1886 South-View Cemetery 2016

1983 Standard Landscape Inc. 2014

1977 Stanley, Love-Stanley, P.C. 2008

1966 The Atlanta Voice Newspaper 2008

1978 The Baranco Automotive Group 2008

1981 The Cuffie Law Firm 2008

1982 The Harwen Group 2008

1971 Thomas, Kennedy, Sampson & Patterson 2008

1977 Turner Associates/OLH International 2008

1959 W. D. Lemon & Sons Funeral Home, Inc. 2014

1976 Williams-Russell & Johnson, Inc. 2010

1982 Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, Inc. 2008

1980 Young International Development Corporation 2008

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At H.J. Russell & Company, we build on our commitment to community.

It is simply our way. The Russell Way.

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171 17th Street, NW | Suite 1600 | Atlanta, GA 30363 | 404.330.1000hjrussell.com

Congratulations to the Atlanta Business League on celebrating 85 years of achievement.

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The Booker T. Washington Legacy Builder Award

Felker W. Ward, Jr. (Felker), is a principal in the Investment Advisory Firm of Pinnacle Investment Advisors, LLC.

After graduating from Tuskegee Institute, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, and served 20 years on active duty. He spent most of his career as a pilot, Logistics Officer, and Public Affairs Officer. He flew numerous helicopter combat missions in Viet Nam, and was awarded the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star for his war service.

He retired from the Army in 1974, in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Upon retiring from the Army, Felker embarked on his second career – as a lawyer. He practiced law for 15 years – engaged principally in business and finance practice.

In 1988, he launched a new venture – providing investment advisory ser-vices to institutional investors - pension funds, endowments and the like.

Since his retirement from the Army, he has achieved many honors and awards, including the Emory Medal – the highest achievement award given by the Emory University Alumni Association. He has also been inducted in the Georgia State University Business Hall of Fame. He has received the Emory University Wesley Woods Heroes, Saints and Legends Award, the award of Honorary Doctorate of Laws Degree from Tuskegee University, and the 100 Black Men of America 2012 Chairman’s Award for Economic Empowerment.

He is currently the Chairman of the Ft. McPherson Local Redevelopment Implementing Authority.

He is a successful businessman, and currently owns an interest in several companies.

Felker serves on several corporate and not-for-profit boards, including the Georgia Research Alliance, Tuskegee University Board of Trustees. In ad-dition, he is a member of the 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc., and recently completed his year of serving as President, and one year as Chairman of the Board of the Rotary Club of Atlanta – the largest Rotary Club in the south-east, and one of the largest in the world. He is also an emeritis Trustee of Emory University, and he serves as Civilian Aide Emeritus to the Secretary of the Army.

William F. Pickard, PhD is Chairman and Founder of Global Automotive Alliance (GAA), GAA New Ventures, Co-Managing Partner, MGM Grand De-troit Casino, CEO, Bearwood Management Company and co-owner of five black-owned newspapers.

Dr. Pickard’s forty-seven-year entrepreneurial career began as a McDonald’s franchisee in Detroit, Michigan. Since its founding in 1989, GAA has gener-ated more than $5 billion dollars in sales with eight plants in the U.S. and Canada, and service corporations such as Boeing, Mercedes Benz, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Delphi, Johnson Controls, Starbucks, Home De-pot and Merck Pharmaceutical.

He has served on numerous business and non-profit boards including As-set Acceptance Capital Corporation, Michigan National Bank, LaSalle Bank, Business Leaders for Michigan, National Urban League, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce and is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. In 2001, Pickard was awarded Michiganian of the Year for his business success, civic leadership and philanthropy. Pickard was the first Chairman of the African Development Foundation in 1982, appointed by President Ronald Reagan, and under President George Bush he was appointed to The National Advisory Committee on Trade Policy Ne-gotiations (1990) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board-Indianapolis Bank in Indiana (1991).

Dr. Pickard is also creating a new generation of entrepreneurs with Mil-lionaire Moves – Seven Proven Principles of Entrepreneurship, vision/at-titude, opportunity, relationships, talent/skillset, financial, failure and faith. Dr. Pickard will share his undeniable principles anyone can use to become a successful entrepreneur.

Dr. Pickard holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Western Michigan University, a Master’s Degree from the University of Michigan and a PhD from The Ohio State University. He has donated over $1M dollars to the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC. In honor of Dr. Pickard, The William F. Pickard Living Center is named in his honor at Grand Valley State University. Dr. Pickard has donated over $3M dollars to Western Michigan University which was used to build a new facility on campus Hall-Archer-Pickard East and Hall-Archer-Pickard West.

William F. Pickard Ph.D.Chairman and FounderGlobal Automotive Alliance

Felker W. Ward, Jr.Managing MemberPinnacle Investment Advisors, LLC

The Booker T. Washington Legacy Builder Award was created to honor those individuals who embody the philosophy of Dr. Booker T. Washington, a philosophy to enhance and expand the community at large through business development and growth. Recipients of this award have achieved longevity in business, and created a lifetime legacy. They have invested in their community and have been powerful advocates for African-American owned enterprises.

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The Inaugural Maynard H. Jackson, Jr. Empowerment Award honors the legacy of Atlanta’s first African-American mayor, a political trailblazer, and a national business phenomenon. This award recognizes an individual or corporation whose economic investments and community support have strengthened our city, our communities, and African-American owned businesses nationwide.

Ms. Ingrid Saunders Jones is the Immediate Past National Chair of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), a position to which she was elected in 2012. It was in 2013 that she retired from The Coca-Cola Company as Senior Vice President of Global Community Connections for The Coca-Cola Company and Chair, The Coca-Cola Foundation (Atlanta, GA). As the leader of Coca-Cola’s philanthropy efforts, Ms. Jones was responsible for the company’s contribution of more than $500 million to support sustainable com-munity initiatives, including the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), Catalyst, the Critical Difference for Women program at Ohio State University, the International Costal Clean-up, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the National Council of Negro Women and the World Wildlife Fund, to name a few. The Foundation also funds The Coca-Cola First Generation Scholarship Program for first generation college students. Ms. Jones also served on the boards of The Coca-Cola Africa Foundation and The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

Earlier in her career, Ms. Jones worked with the Honorable Maynard Jackson, then Mayor of the City of Atlanta; served as a legislative analyst for the president of the Atlanta City Council; served as the Executive Director of the Detroit Wayne County Child Care Coordinating Council; and taught in the public schools of Detroit and Atlanta.

Ms. Jones is a board member of Clark Atlanta University, the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Woodruff Arts Center, and the YWCA of Greater Atlanta. She also is a member of the Rotary Club of Atlanta and the Society of International Business Fellows.

Recognition of her leadership and contributions include the National Council of Negro Women’s 2011 Un-common Height Award; 2011 Jackie Robinson Robie Humanitarian Award; the 2010 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Boy Scouts of America; the 2010 Corporate Responsibility Award from ESSENCE Magazine; the 2008 Executive Leadership Council’s Achievement Award; The President’s Award from Morehouse Col-lege; The Ohio State University Foundation’s John B. Gerlach Development Award; and the Georgia State University School of Business Hall of Fame — among others.

A native of Detroit, Ms. Jones earned a bachelor’s degree in education at Michigan State University and a master’s degree in education at Eastern Michigan University. Michigan State University honored her with an honorary Doctor of Humanities Degree. She also received honorary degrees from the Atlanta College of Arts, Knoxville College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Morris Brown College, and Spelman College.

Ingrid Saunders JonesImmediate Past National Chair

National Council of Negro Women

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Mission: The Atlanta Business League fosters the growth, creation and development of successful business enterprises which are owned, operated and managed by African Americans in metropolitan Atlanta.

Goals:• Implement programs which promote the development of African American business and entrepreneurship.• Develop and implement initiatives that support African American businesses.• Implement programs which promote increased access to business opportunities and capital.• Encourage the support and patronage of businesses owned by African Americans.

Benefits:• Affiliation with a well-networked, business development organization that advocates on behalf of minority-

owned businesses.• Business or individual listings in the ABL Annual Membership Directory (wealth of resources for your busi-

ness).• Networking opportunities during Business Power Forums and special events.• Quarterly News Exchange with information for and about member businesses.• Educational training opportunities for business owners and staff.• Marketing and promotion of member businesses, via the ABL website.• Special discounts and more.

MISSION, GOALS & BENEFITS

History of the Atlanta Business LeagueThe Atlanta Business League (ABL) was established in 1933 as an affiliate of the National Business League, founded in 1900 by Dr. Booker T. Washington. The National Business League was committed from its incep-tion to a strong, comprehensive program of self-help and self-sufficiency which encourages civic pride and community re-investment.

The Atlanta Business League was formed on the same premise and principles. Serving the role as minority business developer and advocate, the ABL seeks to provide economic empowerment and business devel-opment opportunities for minorities throughout the metropolitan Atlanta region. The ABL is a strong force for positive growth whose programs and initiatives have fostered business relationships which have translated to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and new business start-ups. It serves as one voice for many small businesses, using their collective power to influence the course of events economically, politically and socially. As challenges arise, the ABL continues to resolve them.

Dr. Booker T. WashingtonFounder of the National Business League

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BusinessCecil Bernard EnterprisesCenter for Enhancing Organizational Learning and Development, LLCCERMCertified Hoops Training CenterCFB Advisors, LLCChatman & Associates Inc.CIA Media Group LLCCitizens Trust BankCity Express, Inc.City of NorcrossClark Atlanta UniversityCM Management GroupCMIT Solutions of Atlanta NortheastCobb County Department of TransportationConceited, Inc.Confidential Security AgencyConserte ConsultingConsumerSenseCorporate Culture CodeCOUNTRY FinancialCox Enterprises, Inc.CSM AmericaCulpepper & Associates Security Services, Inc.D Evans Consulting, Inc.Danette Oneal RealtorsDavis Professional Services, LLCDelta Air Lines, Inc.Destiny Financial GroupDevelopment Authority of Fulton CountyDFCG3Divine Destiny, LLCD’Lor Salon & SpaDodson 360- FarmersDonna Wade, LPCDove Mailing, Inc.Dover Solutions & Staffing, Inc.Duckett Design Group, Inc.Duckett Law, LLCDumas Edwards LLCE.W. Bowen & CompanyE37 Photography, LLCEdward JonesElarbee Thompson Sapp & WilsonEmpower Funding Group Inc.Encore Transportation & Language ServicesEndpoint Consulting Group, LLCErnst & Young, LLPEssential Medical CareEuQuant, Inc.Executive Marketing CompanyFirst Citizens BankFirst Class, Inc.First Genesis of Virginia, LLCFlenTek Solutions, Inc.Flowers CommunicationsFour Seasons Hotel AtlantaFS 360, LLCFulton Atlanta Community Action Authority, IncFulton County GovernmentG and G Stump RemovalG. Blackwell & Associates

Gab International, LLCGeorgia Black United Fund, Inc.Georgia Gifts and MoreGeorgia PowerGeorgia State UniversityGeo rgia State University / J. Mack Robinson College

of BusinessGeorgia Tech Enterprise Innovation InstituteGeorgia-Pacific, LLCGlobal Automotive AllianceGlory Professional CleaningGNLD Wellness CenterGodwin & Associates, LLCGolf Women Mean Business (GWMB)Google FiberGourmet ServicesGrady Health SystemGranny NanniesGray Group SolutionsGreen Construction & Home ImprovementGriffin & Strong, P.C.Guardian Security Management, Inc.H.J. Russell & CompanyHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportHayes Security Services, Inc.Head’s Plumbing Sales & Service, Inc.Hillside International Truth Center, Inc.Holiday Ingraham Law, LLCHyatt Regency AtlantaIgnite Within, LLCIMIGIZ Enteprises LLCInfinite Business Consulting GroupInsights MarketingInsurance HubInterdenominational Theological CenterInvest AtlantaJ. Minorlogues, LLCJ. W. Robinson & Associates, Inc.J.P. Morgan ChaseJAE Financial GroupJaro Media Services, LLCJD Moore Insurance Brokers, LLCJE Dunn ConstructionJenCare Senior Medical CenterJMB Entertainment ServicesJohnson & Freeman, LLCJohnson & JohnsonKennedy Jones Solutions GroupKLS Workforce SolutionsKorrect Technology, Inc.KW Buckhead / CMG Asset Mgmt.Kye Wilson AgencyLarche’ Communications, LLCLaw Office of Carl E. AndersonLuellen Consulting Services, LLCM3 Enterprises, LLCMack II, Inc.Mahogany Interiors, LLCMarChasCo Productions, LLCMarley Media ProductionsMarriott InternationalMARTA

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Real Times Media - Atlanta Tribune/Atlanta Daily WorldRemedy Spa & Salon SuitesRenasant BankRobert W. Woodruff Library - AUC, Inc.Rohadfox ConstructionRoman Consulting, LLCRVP-Solutions, LLCRWIV Construction Company, LLCSadie G. Mays Health & Rehab CenterSage Consulting Network, Inc.SCB Designs, Inc.SG Contracting, Inc.She WorksSheltering ArmsSheraton Atlanta HotelShirley A. Langley CPASickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc.Sid’s PlumbingSkye Connect IncorporatedSlade Environmental Consulting, General ContractorSolomon Financial Partners, LLCSonia Booker EnterprisesSoulé Communication, LLCSouthern Company Gas dba Atlanta Gas LightSouthern Crescent Technical CollegeSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)South-View Cemetery AssociationSovereign Construction & Development, LLCSpelman CollegeSpenergy LLCSpirit Led Publishing and Printing GroupStandard Landscape, Inc.Stanley Love-Stanley P.C.StarWalker Industries LLCState Farm InsuranceStubblefield Ventures, LLCSummerset Assisted Living Communities, Inc.Sundra W. Vann, CPA, P.C.SunTrust Bank, AtlantaSuperior Task ForceSurely Foundation (House of Ferrell)System 5 Electronics, Inc.T. Dallas Smith & CompanyTAK Enterprises Group, LLCTara Brown Designs, LLCThe Anderson Firm, LLCThe Atlanta InquirerThe Atlanta VoiceThe Benoit Group, LLCThe Catalyst Group, LLCThe Champion NewspaperThe Chester Group, Inc.The Coca-Cola CompanyThe Commerce ClubThe Crenshaw Agency, Inc. / Allstate Insurance AgencyThe Elocen Group, LLCThe Employment Law Solution: McFadden Davis, LLCThe Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc.The Finn GroupThe Fulton-DeKalb Hospital AuthorityThe Gasby Group, Inc.The Gathering Spot

The Granville GroupThe Griffin Firm, PLLCThe Integral Group, LLCThe Joseph and Evelyn Lowery InstituteThe King CenterThe Networks of 11AliveThe Pendleton GroupThe Robinson Law Group, PLLCThe Tookes GroupThe Trinity Design Group, LLC, MBEThink S.T.E.M. TechnologiesThinkzilla PR & Consulting Group, LLCThompson Chin Associates, LLCThompson Hine, LLPTJFACT, LLCTraffic Troopers, Inc.Troutman Sanders, LLPTSD Design, LLCTWD, Inc.Tyler New Media, LLCUjamaa Construction, Inc.UNCFUnderdue Social Services, Inc.Unique Occasions ByTNicole, Inc.United Way of Greater AtlantaUnity National BankUpscales Property, Inc.V & L Research and Consulting, Inc.Vacant Investment ProtectionValue OneVictoria Hospitality Properties, LLCVirtual Concierge SolutionsVIVO360, Inc.VR James Agency, Inc.W Atlanta - BuckheadWade FordWarner Fuller Consulting, LLCWCLK, Jazz 91.9 FMWEBMyers Construction, LLCWellington Real Estate ProfessionalsWells FargoWheeler Trigg O’Donnell, LLPWho’s Who in Black AtlantaWider StyleWilco Financial Group, Inc.William The Computer GuyWilliams Accounting and Consulting, LLCWillie A. Watkins Funeral Home, Inc.WUNDERgrubs, LLCYMCA of Metropolitan AtlantaYour SweetSpot Coaching & Consulting, LLC

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2018 SponsorsCommitted to the growth and development of minority-owned businesses

2018 PROGRAM SPONSORS100 Black Men of America, Inc., A.E.T.C. Inc./FlyinHigh, Atkins (Member of the SNC-Lavalin Group),

Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Gas Light, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Atlanta Technical College,

Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine, Balch & Bingham LLP, C*E*R*M, CBS46/Peachtree TV, Chick-fil-A,

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Citizens Trust Bank, Council for Quality Growth,

COUNTRY Financial, Delta Air Lines, Ernst & Young, LLP, GAME, Georgia Power, Georgia-Pacific,

Grady Health System, H.J. Russell & Company, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport,

Jackmont Hospitality, Inc., JE Dunn Construction, Northwestern Mutual

Goodwin Wright, Peachtree Providence Partners, LLC, Quest Group Search, Reeves+Young, Southern

Company Gas, Southwest Airlines, System 5 Electronics, Inc., The Anderson Firm,

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Coca-Cola Company, The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority,

Troutman Sanders, LLP, WCLK Jazz 91.9

2018 MEDIA SPONSORSAmerican Technologies , Atlanta Business Chronicle, Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine , KISS 104.1 FM ,

On Common Ground, Steed Media/Rolling Out Magazine, The Atlanta Inquirer,

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Atlanta Voice, The Champion Newspaper,

WCLK JAZZ 91.9 FM, WGCL CBS46 Atlanta

2018 SILENT AUCTION SPONSORSAirlines Employment & Training Center (A.E.T.C.), Atlanta Airlines Terminal Corporation (AATC), Atlanta Braves,

Atlanta Business League, Atlanta Marriott Marquis, Accolades, Inc. , Georgia Aquarium , Gilbert Young, Artist,

Grady Health System, H.J. Russell & Company, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, iFLY Indoor Skydiving , LANCOR,

Mike Luckovich, Artist , Southwest Airlines, SWEETROOTS Hair , The Anderson Firm, LLC,

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Commerce Club, Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., Tracy Nicole Clothing,

W Atlanta Buckhead, William Buchanan, Artist

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The Atlanta Business League’s Student Business Shadow Project provides high school juniors and seniors in metro Atlanta with summer internships in businesses owned or managed by African Americans. The program provides the students with hands-on experience in business with the goal of encouraging them to pursue careers in business and entrepreneurship. In addition to working on projects in their ‘shadow businesses,’ the students have weekly field trips and site visits to businesses in a broad range of industries. The students also visit important cultural institutions in Atlanta.

2018 Student Business Shadow Project Overview

2018 Student Business Shadow Project ParticipantsMaya Bradley, “Elliott” - The Atlanta Business LeagueJayla Cornelius - CERMJustus Demery -TWD, Inc. D’Angelo Edmondson - ALL N ONE Security Services, Inc. Kweigne Elam - DCTV, Channel 23 Stephen Mack - Erick McGlothen, Inc. Amaka Obasi - American Cancer SocietyJordan Powell - Atlanta Victim AssistanceLondon-Skye Roberson - CIA Media GroupZaria Robinson - Concessions International Mocha Sales, “Mission” - the King CenterCameron Tillery - Eric McGlothen, Inc. Draylen West - TWD, Inc.

2018 Student Business Shadow ProjectParticipating High SchoolsArabia Mountain High School Arlington Christian SchoolBenjamin E. Mays High SchoolDeKalb School of the ArtsHealing Waters Home SchoolHenry W. Grady High SchoolHillgrove High School Lakeside High SchoolMaynard Jackson High SchoolWestlake High School

2018 Student Business Shadow Project BusinessesALL N ONE Security Services, Inc., Bobbie Powell American Cancer Society, Joshua Menifee Atlanta Victim Assistance, Brenda Muhammed CERM, Diometra Aldridge/Sharon Douglas CIA Media Group, Montina Portis Concessions International, Tiffany Finley Eric McGlothen, Inc., Eric McGlothen The King Center, Barbara Harrison/ Donald Bullock TWD, Inc., Miranda Mack McKenzie

Student Business Shadow Project SpeakersAlexis Cohen - student, Babson College Dan Fowler, Jr. – American TechnologiesMontina Portis – CIA Media Group

Field Trips & Site VisitsAmerican Cancer SocietyChick-fil-A Support CenterHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportPerfect Image Printing Southern Company/Atlanta Gas Light The King CenterTyler Perry StudiosUrban League Luncheon/Hotel Hospitality Walking Tour

SponsorsCERMChick-fil-AGeorgia-Pacific Foundation

SBSP Facilitators/TrainersSamantha Judie - SBSP Coordinator, Atlanta Business League He nry Laws - SBSP Site Facilitator, Retired Athletic Director, North

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Acknowledgements2018 ABL Events & Programs2018 Board Installation Ceremony Judge Kimberly Esmond Adams - Superior Court of Fulton County, Atlanta Judicial CircuitDebb Moore - Radio Personality, Atlanta’s Jazz Station, WCLK Jazz 91.9Rob ert M. Franklin, Jr. Ph.D. - James T. and Berta R. Laney Cahir in Moral Leadership Candler School of Theology,

Emory University 11th Annual Congress on the State of Black Business Co-Chair Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. - ABL Vice Chair of Public Policy, President & CEO, TWD, Inc.Co-Chair Alonzo Llorens - ABL Co-Vice Chair of Public Policy, Partner, Patel Burkhalter Law GroupCo-Chair Al Edwards - Founder & Managing Director, CERMTiffany Callaway Ferrell - General Manager of Shared Services, Georgia PowerFrederick Daniels, Jr. - EVP/Chief Credit Officer, Citizens Trust BankTremese Davis - Director of Supplier Diversity, Southern Company GasTerri Denison - Co-Chair, Georgia District Director, SBAAnthony Flack - Commercial Loan Officer, Access to Capital for EntrepreneursLisa Flagg - CEO, Fulton-DeKalb Hospital AuthorityTodd Gray - Director of Supplier Diversity Materials Mgmt., Grady Health SystemClyde Higgs - COO, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.Vickie Irwin-Avery - Supply Chain Contracts Manager, Georgia PowerJoseph Jackson - President & CEO, Greater Atlanta Economic AllianceArchie Jones - Vice President Finance CFO, NOWaccountMilton Jones, Jr. - ABL Board Chair, Founding Member, Peachtree Providence Partners, LLCKimberly King - Equal Employment Opportunity Director, GDOTGary MaGaha - President, Atlanta Metropolitan State CollegeMichael E. Paris - President & CEO, Council For Quality GrowthWilliam Reeves - Vice President, Business Unit Leader-Heavy Civil, Reeves + YoungMichael Russell - CEO, H. J. Russell & CompanyLonnie Saboor - Senior Manager of Small Business Finance, Invest AtlantaLarry Scott - Director, Mayor’s Office of Contract Compliance, City of AtlantaKofi Smith - President & CEO, Atlanta Airlines Terminal CorporationT. Dallas Smith - President & CEO, T. Dallas Smith & CompanyDavid Springstead - Asst. GM of Capital Programs & Development, MARTARholanda Stanberry - Contract Compliance Administrator, Fulton County GovernmentHon. Michael Thurmond - CEO, DeKalb CountyBrad Wilson - General Manager, Supply Chain Management, Delta Air Lines

40th Annual Chief Executive Officer Appreciation Luncheon Bentina Chisolm Terry - Co-Chair, SVP Northwest Region, Georgia PowerCurley Dossman, Jr. - Co-Chair, President, Georgia Pacific FoundationEd Bastian - CEO, Delta Air Lines Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. - President and CEO, TWD, Inc. Crystal Drake - Vice President, Southeast Communications, Manager Wells FargoTiffany Callaway Ferrell - Board Chair-Elect, General Manager of Shared Services, Atlanta Business League, Georgia PowerShon Gables - On Air Personality, WGCL CBS46Shawn M. Graham - CPA, President/Founder, Infinite Business Consulting Group

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Daryll Griffin - President, Accolades, Inc. Ernest M. Hodge - CEO, EH Automotive GroupTad Hutcheson - Vice President Community Affairs, Delta Air LinesMilton Jones, Jr. - ABL Chair, Founding Member, Atlanta Business League, Peachtree Providence Partners, LLCHon. Keisha Lance Bottoms - Mayor, City of AtlantaRev. Dr. Craig Oliver, Sr. - Senior Pastor, Elizabeth Baptist Church Vicki R. Palmer - President, The Palmer GroupDr. Alvetta Peterman - President, Southern Crescent Technical College Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice - President and Dean, Morehouse School of Medicine Michael Russell - CEO, H.J. Russell & Company Kofi Smith - President & CEO, Atlanta Airlines Terminal Corporation Harriette Watkins - Executive Vice President, Watkins Group 12th Annual Men of Influence ReceptionQuinnie Jenkins - Honorary Chair, Regional Leader of Community Affairs & Grassroots, Southwest AirlinesTremese C. Davis - Co-Chair, Director, Supplier Diversity, Southern Company GasMonica Richardson - Co-Chair, Senior Managing Editor, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionTiffany Callaway Ferrell - Board Chair-Elect, General Manager of Shared Services, Atlanta Business League, Georgia Power Milton Jones, Jr. - ABL Chair, Founding Member, Atlanta Business League, Peachtree Providence Partners, LLCSandra Broughton - Pastor, Fully Developed MinistriesDr. Otis W. Brawley - Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Executive Vice President, The American Cancer SocietyDominique Wilkins - VP Basketball, Atlanta HawksLecester “Bill” Allen - President and Founder, Allen Entrepreneurial Institute/Camp Exposure InternationalDr. Mark Berry – Vice President, Environmental and Natural Resources, Georgia Power CompanyDr. Carlton Donald - Founder & President/CEO, PHIGENIXEugene Duffy - Senior Managing Director, Institutional Sales, Mesirow FinancialJason F. Esteves - APS Board Chair, Atlanta Public SchoolsTodd Gray - Director Supplier Diversity Materials Management, Grady Health SystemJoseph Handy - President & COO, Georgia AquariumClyde Higgs - Chief Executive Office (Interim), Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald L. Johnson - Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of TechnologyDr. Gavin Samms - Head of Schools, Genesis Innovation AcademyMichael L. Smith - Senior Deputy General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportMichael Sullivan - Vice President of Technology, Southern Company GasLyndon A. Wade (family of) - Former President and CEO, Atlanta Urban League

34th Annual Super Tuesday Conference Precious Anderson - Co-Chair, President/CEO, The Anderson FirmCynthia Day - Co-Chair, President & CEO, Citizens Trust BankSarah Riggs Amico - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of GeorgiaCarl E. Anderson - Attorney, Law Office of Carl E. AndersonRobert W. Crummie, Sr. - Pastor, Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, President & CEO, Carver CollegeNajah Aziz - Salon Owner, Like The River The SalonTwanda Black - Host, Business in Black Public Affairs Director, KISS 104.1 FMSonia Booker - Entrepreneur/Author/Speaker, Sonia Booker EnterprisesDennis Boyden - Regional Director External Affairs (Retired), AT&TKathy Bremer - Managing Director, BoardWalk Consulting

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Gianna Brown - Founder, Gemuity GroupTara Brown - Founder/Principal Designer Tara Brown DesignsTia Buckham-White - Founder, Notre InternationaleAcquanette Chatman - Agency Owner, Chatman & Associates, Inc, Allstate Insurance AgencyJamye Copelin - Client Service Manager, Accolades, IncTremese Davis - Director Supplier Diversity, Southern Company GasTerri Denison - Georgia District Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), SBAThomas W. Dortch, Jr. - President & CEO, TWD, Inc.Sanquinetta Dover - President & CEO, DoverStaffing & DoverSolutionsCrystal Edmondson - Broadcast Editor, Atlanta Business ChronicleTiffany Callaway Ferrell - Board Chair-Elect, General Manager of Shared Services, Atlanta Business League, Georgia PowerJulie Appiah Finn - Chief Mentor, The Working Mother’s MentorWilliam E. Flippin, Sr. - Senior Pastor ,The Greater Piney Grove Baptist ChurchHon. Lelia Foley-Davis - First African American Female Mayor in the US Grace Fricks - President & CEO, Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs, IncGretchen Fuller - President, Warner Fuller ConsultingShawnalea Garvin - President, A.E.T.C. Inc/FlyinHighCarolyn Jernigan Glenn - Owner/Publisher, The Champion Newspaper Todd Gray - Director Supplier Diversity NFS, Kaiser PermanenteSierra Grigsby - Executive Assistant to the VP & Company Treasurer, The Coca-Cola CompanyLee Haney - 8-time Mr. Olympia, Author, Bodybuilder, Entrepreneur Lee Haney NutritionWinifred Hemphill - President, South-View CemeteryHon. Deana Holiday Ingraham - Mayor, East Point, GAYglesias Hollins - Manager, Strategic Initiatives, Global Community Affairs The Coca-Cola CompanyVicki Irwin-Avery - Supply Chain Contract Manager, Georgia Power Yvonne Bryant Johnson - CEO, Bryant and Associates, LLC Keyra Lynn Johnson - Managing Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion Delta Air Lines Tharon Johnson - Founder/CEO, Paramount Consulting Group Jerlyn Jones - Registered Dietitian, Nutritionist & Owner The Lifestyle Dietitian, LLC Debra Jones - Owner/CEO, D. Jones Productions LLC Milton Jones, Jr. - ABL Chair, Founding Member, Atlanta Business League, Peachtree Providence Partners, LLC Dianne Kaseta - Director of Marketing, Northwestern Mutual Goodwin, Wright Hon. Dar’shun Kendrick - Georgia State Representative Andrella Kenner - Founder & President, CI2 Aviation, Inc. Danica Kombol - CEO, Everywhere AgencyBrian Lacey - President & CEO, A superior Choice-Home Care and Concierge Farrand Logan - Senior VP/Commercial Banking Division Mgr., Citizens Trust Bank Betty Mason - Assistant State EEO Administrator, Georgia Department of Transportation Shayla McNair - Visionary, SHAY LATTE COFFEE Justin Neal - Wealth Management Advisor, Northwestern Mutual Goodwin, Wright Tracy Nicole - Owner/Designer, Tracy Nicole ClothingEbony Norflis - Founder & CEO, Interaction Consulting Group, LLCMary H. Parker - President & CEO, All-N-One Security services, Inc.Cellini Parker - CEO, The Concrete Lady, LLCDionne Moore Peasant - CEO, Meat Masters, Inc.Montina Portis - President, CIA Media Group, LLCJen Price - Owner, The Atlanta Beer Boutique

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Shannon Wilson Rivers - Associate Attorney, The Griffin Firm, PLLCTerreta Rodgers - Executive Director of External Affairs, Atlanta Technical CollegeTom Royer - Senior Financial Security Consultant, COUNTRY FinancialLonnie Saboor - Sr. Manager of Small Business Finance, Invest AtlantaLarry Scott - Director, Mayor’s Office of Contract Compliance, City of AtlantaM. Alexis Scott - Political Commentator, The Georgia GangJosetta Shropshire - President/CEO, Positive Promotions Ltd.Kofi Smith - President & CEO Atlanta Airlines Terminal CorporationDavid Springstead - Asst. General Manager of Capital Programs & Development, MARTADiedra St. Julien - VP/Marketing Director, Citizens Trust BankPamela Stephenson - Board Chair, Grady Hospital/The Fulton-DeKalb County Hospital Authority Board of Trustees Darcel Stewart - Owner The UPS Stores: 0334,1096,1690,2523,6956Trena Stubbs - CEO, Apex Virtual SolutionsCherie Thomas - VP, Marketing & Business Development James Dallas & AssociatesHon. Teresa Tomlinson - Mayor, City of Columbus, GA Velma Trayham - CEO, Thinkzilla Consulting GroupDr. Debbie Wallace - CEO, Executive Director 360 Healthy Lifestyle Network (360HLN)K. Renee Ward - CEO, Creative Umbrella Consulting, LLCCharmaine Ward-Millner - Director Corporate Relations, Georgia Power Janis Ware - Publisher, The Atlanta VoiceAdrienne White - VP, Business Development and Strategy, Citizens Trust BankMichelle Taylor Willis - Publisher, South Fulton Lifestyle MagazineRyan Wilson - CEO & Co-Founder, The Gathering SpotJohn Wright - Managing Partner, Northwestern Mutual Goodwin, Wright

Tuesday Talks for ABL CEOs John T. Grant - Executive Director, Celebration Bowl, ESPNDaniel J. Halpern - CEO & Founder, Jackmont HospitalityGlen Jackson - Co-Founder, Jackson SpaldingKeith T. Parker - President & CEO, Goodwill of North Georgia Business Enrichment Seminars, Business Power Forums Grow Your Brand with Digital MarketingHow Safe is Your Financial Future?Financial Summit 2018 Access To Capital, in partnership with Georgia Minority Supplier Development CouncilGladys Agwai - Founder & CEO, Ignite Within, LLCEd Baker - Executive in Residence, Georgia State University, J. Mack Robinson College of BusinessGretchen Fuller - Managing Partner, Warner Fuller Consulting, LLCJames Gnefkow - Executive Vice President, Peachtree PlanningShawn M. Graham, CPA - President & Founder, Infinite Business Consulting GroupTodd Gray - Director Supplier Diversity NFS, Kaiser Permanente Mia D. Martin - CEO, Modern Créatif

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A native of Butler, Alabama, Young has served on the Atlanta City Council since January 2002. The district he represented is comprised of several communities on the westside of Atlanta, including English Avenue, Washington Park and Vine City. An avid Atlanta Falcons fan, he helped oversee the completion of the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, also located in District 3.

During his council tenure, Young’s strong leadership and collaborative problem-solving skills resulted in adopting policy with a long-term positive impact on the city. With support from former Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration through the Department of Planning, Young suc-cessfully completed “Westside Revive.” This unprecedented initiative created redevelopment plans for neighborhoods that have not benefited from traditional economic opportunities. Young’s active role in the redevelopment of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive corridor resulted in more than $65 million for the completion of the Historic Westside Village project that served as a catalyst for continued investments.

He also supported funding of police and fire equipment to enhance public safety through-out his district, including infrastructure improvements and cameras. Young lent his legislative support for the creation of the Atlanta Citizens Review Board and abolished the Disorderly Conduct 6 statute that unfairly profiled citizens in underserved neighborhoods, after the shooting death of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston by Atlanta Police.

Young earned a Bachelor of Architecture from Hampton University. He played trumpet on The Marching Force. A proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and the National Or-ganization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and former Vice-President of the Atlanta Chapter.Young was the son of a retired army sergeant major who served in the United States Army for 30 years. At one point, the family was stationed in Alaska.

“The different places that he served while in the Army afforded me and my family exposure that I don’t think we would’ve ever had. It also gave me a love for all people,” Young has said about his childhood.

Young grew up wanting to be an architect and was in the industry for more than 30 years.“I really love construction. When I was younger, I spent many summers with my uncles do-ing construction projects. That experience really gave me a love for the built environment and being able to shape things from ideas and concepts,” he said.

At the time of his passing, Young was serving on the Atlanta City Council’s City Utilities and Community Development/Human Services committees as well as the Committee on Coun-cil. During his tenure, he served as a member of most of the council committees including serving as chair of the Zoning Committee.

When asked what message he wanted to share with constituents in his absence, Young said, “Atlanta City Council District 3 is alive and well. We have challenges that we have to overcome in the city… (but) we’re excited about the future.”

The Honorable Ivory Lee Young, Jr.

In MemoriamRemembering Atlanta Business League Members

(1962-2018)

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BUSINESS ENRICHMENT SEMINAR SERIES The Atlanta Business League utilizes the Business Enrichment Seminar Series (BESS) to provide its membership with educational experiences, training and consulting that provide members with significant opportunities for personal and individual business growth.

BUSINESS POWER FORUM The Atlanta Business League Business Power Forum (BPF) is an informative gathering where attendees are given the opportunity to hear from some of the most successful local and national entrepreneurs as well as CEOs of major corporations and leaders of key Atlanta organizations. Attendees have the opportunity to learn from the experiences of these seasoned business professionals and gain valuable tips on business management, marketing, and technology while also enjoying a networking opportunity with the speakers and other ABL members.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) APPRECIATION LUNCHEON For the past 37 years, the Atlanta Business League (ABL) has recognized local chief executive officers (CEOs) for outstanding participation in minority ven-dor development and community activities. These CEOs are recognized, in part, for their vital support of the ABL’s work of promoting economic equality for minority-owned enterprises.

CONGRESS ON THE STATE OF BLACK BUSINESS The Atlanta Business League collaborates with other key organizations to host the Annual Congress on the State of Black Business in metro Atlanta. The Congress is a forum for reviewing the current economic outlook, showcasing business opportunities and making recommendations on how black busi-nesses and consumers can make a greater contribution to the economic life of metro Atlanta.

MEN OF INFLUENCE RECEPTION & INDUCTION CEREMONYEach year the Atlanta Business League recognizes its list of Atlanta’s 50 Influential Black Men during a reception and induction ceremony. These “Men of Influence” have demonstrated their commitment to the citizens of metro Atlanta by maintaining significant involvement and participation in community and civic activities.

WOMEN OF VISION BREAKFAST The Atlanta Business League published its inaugural list of “Atlanta’s Top 100 Black Women of Influence” in 1994. The WOV Breakfast provides an edu-cational opportunity for individuals at all levels, from students to corporate executives, to meet and interact with women in leading positions throughout metro Atlanta. For many it is a source of inspiration to meet these living legends who have blazed a trail for others.

SUPER TUESDAY CONFERENCE The Atlanta Business League provides workshops and training for participants and recognizes African-American female business owners and professionals from all walks of life. Super Tuesday Conference attendees are primarily business owners and professionals, especially women, from throughout the metro Atlanta community.

ANNUAL DINNER MEETINGThe Atlanta Business League Annual Dinner Meeting serves as a yearly recap that recognizes the achievements that the ABL and its members have made throughout the year. The event also recognizes African-American-owned businesses that have been in operation continuously for 25 years or more and holds an induction ceremony to enter them into the ABL Business Hall of Fame.

STUDENT BUSINESS SHADOW PROJECT The ABL provides high school juniors and seniors with hands-on, real-world access to African-American business owners and their companies for the purpose of encouraging them to explore careers in business. The Student-Business Shadow Project (SBSP) provides the students exposure to professionals in corporate America as well as minority business owners and their employees.

ABL CARES The ABL CARES initiative is a coordinated effort to channel the financial and volunteer resources of ABL members and their associates to benefit the Atlanta metro community. Instituted in 2004, its overall purpose is to support organizations that require help meeting the social, educational and welfare needs of the community.

TUESDAY TALKS WITH ABL CEOs The Tuesday Talks with ABL CEOs affords members the opportunity to meet with metro Atlanta CEOs and community leaders in small group settings. The Tuesday Talks are quarterly 90-minute roundtables that are typically held at the office of the host CEO. ABL members register to meet with one of the participating CEOs and there is a maximum of 10 members per session. During the talks, CEOs engage ABL members in a candid exchange of ideas and information.

THE BRIDGE The (ABL) Bridge consists of young entrepreneurs and professionals ages 21 to 40. It connects the existing ABL structure to a new wave of younger entre-preneurs through programming that is focused on their needs. The goal of The Bridge is to be the platform that brings together young professionals and those who have already blazed the trail for a unified exchange of ideas and resources.

2018 Programs & Projects

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Date: ____________/_________/__________ Company: ______________________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________________________________State: _______Zip:____________ Telephone: (______) ________________ Fax: (______) ___________________ E-‐mail: ______________________ Web site address: ________________________________ NAICS Code(s): __________ ___________ _________ Name of CEO/President/Owner: ____________________________________________________________________ Applicant’s Name:________________________________________________________________________________ Title: __________________________________________________________________________________________ Product/Service: _________________________________________________________________________________

(As it would be listed in the “Yellow Pages”)

Ownership: □Minority □Majority Type of Business: □Services □Retail □Manufacturer □Wholesaler □Government Non-‐Profit □Other-‐Specify: ________________ Revenue: □$1-‐$250K □$250K-‐$500K □$500K-‐$1 Million □$1 Million + Year Business Started: _______ # of Employees: □ 1–5 □ 6–10 □ 11–20 □ 21–50 □ 51–100 □ 100 + Age: □1900-‐1945 □1946-‐1964 □1965-‐1980 □1981-‐! Method of Payment: □ Check □ Master Card □ Visa □ American Express Account #: _____________________________________ Exp. Date: _____/_____/_____ Signature: _____________________________________ Credit/Debit Card CVV Code: _____________

√ MEMBERSHIP TYPE REVENUE DUES

Business $1 Million + $1375.00 Business $500K -‐ $1 Million $685.00 Business $250K -‐ $500K $385.00 Business $1-‐ $250K $275.00 Associate/Individual N/A $150.00 Student N/A $20.00 (with student ID) Write the number of additional company representatives: □ - Additional company representative: $150.00 per rep. Name: _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Please return completed application with your check, payable to Atlanta Business League, for membership dues to: Atlanta Business League, P.O. Box 92363 Atlanta, Georgia, 30314, Attn: Membership

Referred by: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Atlanta Business League 931 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, NW

Atlanta, Georgia 30314 (Office) 404-‐584-‐8126

(Fax) 404-‐584-‐0445

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