2020 Luncheon Guest Speakers
Kent Alexander
Co-Author of The Suspect:
An Olympic Bombing, the FBI, the Media,
and Richard Jewell, the Man Caught in the Middle
Reverend Natosha Reid-Rice
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Ann Cramer
Coxe-Curry & Associates
Nanette K. Wenger
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Emory University School of Medicine
Reverend Dr. Joanna Adams
Morningside Presbyterian Church
Martha Farmer
Founding/Executive Director
Leadership America
2019 Luncheon Guest Speakers
John Portman
Portman Holdings
Susan Norris
Rescuing Hope
Lee Thomas
GA Film Commission
Wilma Sothern and George Chidi
Central Atlanta Progress
Amber Berry
Westside Yoga
Steve Gibson
Mimosa Hall and Gardens
Laura Comacho
Communications Coach
Terri Lonowski
Soulful Listening
Wendy Babchin
2018 Luncheon Guest Speakers
AJ Robinson, President
Central Atlanta Progress
Keith Mask, Vice President, Environmental Sustainability
COX Enterprises, Inc.
John Ahmann, West Side Future Fund
Ed Munster, President & CEO
YMCA of Metro Atlanta
Brad Smith
Independent Film Location Agent
Dr. Teresa Hargrett, Principal
Floyd Middle School
Susanna Greer, PH.D, Director of Clinical Research and Immunology
American Cancer Society
Dr. Beverly Tatum, Former President
Spelman College
Kevin Green, President & CEO
Midtown Alliance
Georgia First Lady, Sandra Deal
2017 Luncheon Guest Speakers
Dr. Tim Mullican, DVM, Chief Zoological Officer, Georgia Aquarium
“Bringing the Ocean to Atlanta – 10 Years After”
Keith Bailey, Interpretive Ranger, Etowah Indian Mounds
“Mississippian Culture in Georgia”
Larry Gellerstedt, Chairman & CEO, Cousins Properties
Mrs. Barbara Dooley, Author and Georgia Personality
Bert Burns, Gold Medalist, Paralympian and Entreprenuer
Ryland McClendon, Assistant General Manager, MARTA
Jennifer Grant Warner, President and CEO, Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Paedia Mixon, CEO, New American Pathways
2016 Luncheon Guest Speakers
Dr. Corey Keyes, Professor of Sociology at Emory University
“Mental Illness and Mental Wellness – Learn How You Can Flourish”
Carmen Westbrook, Image Consultant, “Pull Yourself Together!”
Wendy Watkins, PPC, Wendy Watkins LLC – Coaching & Training
“Jump In!” – Learning how to use the Pace Cetters’ Theme to Live a Delicious Life
Linda Harris, “Hat, Humor & Home – The Story of Joel Chandler Harris and
The Wren’s Nest House Museum”
Derreck Kayongo, CEO, Center for Civil and Human Rights
Nathan Nowak, “Women, Fitness & Nutrition”
Gayle Skelton, President of Les Dames d’Escoffier
Kirkland A. McGhee, VP and Regional Counsel, Kaiser Permanente Georgia
June Cline, CSP, A Southern, Sassy and Savvy Harley Riding Humorist
2015 Luncheon Guest Speakers
William T. Baker, “Designing Great American Homes”
Jared S. Faellaci, Deloitte, Director Business Development
Commissioner Tim Echols, District 2, Georgia Public Service Commission
Craig Dominey. Georgia Dept of Economic Development, GA Film Industry
Kay Stevenson, Trees Atlanta
Debby Stone, “The Art of Shameless Self-Promotion: Tell Your Story; Transform Your Career”
Doug Barron, Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance
Donald Hackett, Certified Sommelier, Sherlock’s Wine Merchant
Parisa Khosravi, Former SVP of Global Relations for CNN Worldwide
2014 Luncheon Guest Speakers
Lisa Schiffer, HA&W Wealth Management, Financial Sanity Seminar
Wendy Watkins, Recipes for Success and Happiness
Carmie McDonald, Fox Theatre Institute
Doug Shipman, CEO, National Center for Civil and Human Rights
Nicole Guerrero, Department Manager, Personal Stylist Team at Nordstrom
Ciannat M. Howett, Director of Sustainability Initiatives, Emory University
Katharine Pike, Lighter Body Solutions
Susan Casella, Coordinator, Northside Hospital Breast Care Program
Kevin Green, President & CEO, Midtown Alliance
A prospective member must be sponsored by an active Pace Cetter and attend two luncheon meetings prior to consideration for membership.
Contact us at pacecetters@gmail.com to learn more.
General Information:
Pace Cetters
P.O. Box 56963
Atlanta, GA 30343
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