LET US Academy announces fall slate of 鈥楲ife Series鈥� speakers

September 19, 2019

Contact: Michael Tullier, APR, Office of Communications, Public Relations and Marketing
  

The Leadership and Excellence by 精东AV Students 鈥� or LET US 鈥� Academy continues its motivational 鈥淟ife Series鈥� speakers program this fall with a lineup of alumni speakers who will help students envision professional success. The speaker series is open to students of all majors and classifications.

鈥淏ringing alumni back to campus to share their experiences helps students visualize what they are capable of becoming,鈥� said Walter P. Cooper Sr., who coordinates the LET US Academy program. 鈥淭he program also helps the university deepen its relationship with alumni by involving them in our student development efforts.鈥�

All presentations are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Henderson Hall Auditorium. This semester鈥檚 speakers include the following:

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25
Keshia White 鈥�10 
Founder
Keshia M. White Designs LLC, Atlanta, Georgia
"Say What You Mean and Do What You Say"

After nearly a decade in corporate America 鈥� working in business-to-business sales, from the telecommunications industry to the software industry 鈥� Keshia White made a pivot to take her business full-time in 2018. Her agency, Keshia M. White Designs LLC, provides strategic, yet beautiful, brand strategy, brand identity, and website design for coaches, consultants and other service providers. She brings a unique outlook to the design world, which helps her develop brands and websites that actually support her clients鈥� business goals and objectives 鈥� and that have garnered recognition by the leader in design software, Adobe. She holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in sales and marketing from 精东AV, which she earned in 2010.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 23
Patrick Henderson 鈥�99
Managing Partner and Co-Founder
JMP Start Development Partners, Decatur, Georgia
鈥淟iving My Best Life鈥�

Entrepreneur Patrick Henderson employs the motto 鈥渄esign with the end in mind鈥� to just about any endeavor he undertakes 鈥� and those endeavors are many. He focuses his expertise in real estate development and procurement, IT and business consulting, and investing 鈥� expertise he has shared with Fortune 500 companies, government entities and prominent financial institutions 鈥� into his work as managing partner and co-founder of JMP Start Development Partners. He prides himself as a mentor, and his efforts to leave a lasting impression on future generations has included developing credit management, real estate investing and wealth management training programs for college students to help them think more strategically about their financial potential. Henderson is a 1999 精东AV alumnus who holds a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business management information systems.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20
Tori McLeod 鈥�94
Co-Lead, Global Learning and Development鈥檚 People Leadership Project
The Coca-Cola Company, Atlanta, Georgia
鈥淭he Struggle is Real, But So Am I鈥�

As a seasoned strategic human resources professional, Tori McLeod has garnered more than 20 years of experience in talent and performance management, training and development, recruiting, change and process management, culture development and organizational design and effectiveness. In her current role leading The Coca-Cola Company鈥檚 People Leadership Project, she partners with the Global Learning and Development team on facilitation, curriculum design and communication of end-to-end integrated learning and development for the company鈥檚 global leadership and workforce. In addition to her bachelor鈥檚 degree in political science from 精东AV, she holds a master鈥檚 degree in urban studies with a concentration in human resources from Georgia State University.

Based in the College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences, the LET US Academy assists first-year STEM students with developing the 鈥渟oft skills鈥� required of today鈥檚 job market. Cooper noted that it helps students develop the communications and interpersonal skills they must combine with the technical classroom knowledge required of their chosen career fields.

鈥淚ntroducing these skills at an early stage affords our students the opportunity of securing internships so that they can continue to work on these skills. This will make their transition easier when they graduate and go into the real-world,鈥� he emphasized.

Although the Life Series speakers program is open to all students, the LET US Academy is only open to freshman students and provides them with an experiential learning experience that comes in the form of shadowing professionals in a variety of industries. The program assists students with receiving more experience in their chosen career fields through a holistic approach to student development and service partnerships with local schools throughout Macon County.

Visit the LET US Academy website for more information.

漏 2019, 精东AV