L.E.A.D. Is Georgia’s Own

Meet The Ambassadors

Volunteer Spotlight – Barbara Greene

Dinner With Champions

L.E.A.D. Honors Legacy Builders & Community Partners at Annual Dinner

GA Trend 40 Under 40

L.E.A.D. Is Georgia’s Own For the second year in a row, Georgia’s Own Credit Union supported L.E.A.D. via its annual Golf Challenge at the Druid Hills Golf Club and raised $28,000 to support L.E.A.D. programming. L.E.A.D. provides inner city young men with a path to higher education through the sport of baseball. Georgia’s Own recognizes the importance of providing [...]

Read the Full Story

Meet The Ambassadors On January 7, 2012 L.E.A.D. hosted its 2nd Annual Meet The Ambassadors event at the Diamond Directors training facility in Marietta. Meet The Ambassadors is a free event that allows the public to learn more about the dynamic young men and families we serve. It also gives the attendees a chance to train like the [...]

Read the Full Story

Volunteer Spotlight – Barbara Greene Barbara Greene has been a L.E.A.D. volunteer for over a year and she absolutely loves it! Barbara is also a member of L.E.A.D.’s LEADership Council and provides performance coaching to student-athletes in the organization. She is hours away from a degree in Sports Psychology and specializes in helping athletes use positive visualization and other tools [...]

Read the Full Story

Dinner With Champions Keynote Speaker World renown entrepreneur and activist, John Hope Bryant, delivered the keynote address at L.E.A.D.’s 2nd Annual Dinner With Champions Celebration. Mr. Bryant is the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE, whose mission is to expand economic opportunity in underserved communities through economic education and empowerment. He is also the author [...]

Read the Full Story

L.E.A.D. Honors Legacy Builders & Community Partners at Annual Dinner L.E.A.D.‘s 2nd Annual Dinner With Champions Celebration at Turner Field’s 755 Club was held on November 20th, the organization honored Michael Russell and Sam Bacote with Legacy Builder Awards for their many contributions to the Atlanta Community. An Atlanta native, Michael Russell and his family are no strangers to civic leadership in the Atlanta community. [...]

Read the Full Story

GA Trend 40 Under 40 L.E.A.D. founder/CEO C.J. Stewart was selected as a 2011 Georgia Trend Top 40 Under 40 honoree. This award is bestowed on individuals who are making their mark in their professions, their communities or the entire state. C.J. was honored for his work with inner city youth in the Atlanta Public School system. To read more [...]

Read the Full Story

Board Of Directors

Board of Directors

•   John Fowler (Founder/CEO, Facility Supply Group)
•   Eugene Heyward (Electrical Engineer, ITT Technologies)
•   Bill Mclellan, Co-Chairman (Director of Pricing, Bluelinx)
•   John Sadoff (Director Business Tax Services, Deloitte)
•   Louis Shapiro, Chairman (President, Shapiro Capital Management)
•   Kelli Stewart (Executive Director/Co-Founder, L.E.A.D., Inc.)
•   C.J. Stewart (CEO/Co-Founder L.E.A.D..; Owner Diamond Directors Athlete Development)

L.E.A.D.ership Council

•    Marvin Barge (Founder/CEO, Barge Consulting)
•    Tucker Barr (Associate, Arnall Golden Gregory)
•    Sue Gerten
•    Barbara Greene
•    Heyward “Buddy” Hawkins (President, Hawkins & Associates, Inc.)
•    D.J. Huyck, Chairman (Director of Service, OnePath Systems)
•    Cheri Alou-Jones
•    Lara Juras (Director of Human Resources, Atlanta Braves)
•    Mark Lapolla (Equity & Research Trader)
•    Michael Lavelle
•    Matthew Meshad (Land Development, Easlan Capital)
•    Bob Rathbun (Sports Television Announcer, Atlanta Hawks/College Sports)
•    Mary Jo Walker (Event Planner Extraordinaire)
•    Charles Wellborn (SVP Investment, SunTrust Investment Services)
•    Steve White (Principal, SFW Advisors)
•    Scott Williams (Manager Corporate Sponsorships, Atlanta Braves)
•    Ted Wood (Financial Advisor, Smith Barney)