Greater Lithonia Chamber to host Katrina Young as guest speaker on Sept. 21

LITHONIA, GA—The Greater Lithonia Chamber of Commerce will host its Third Wednesday Luncheon on Sept. 21, 11:30 – 1 p.m., at the Stone Manor Events Facility, 3113 Stone Mountain St., Lithonia.

The guest speaker for the event will be Katrina Young, Business Retention and Expansion Manager with Decide DeKalb

Young served four terms on the Rockdale County Board of Education (RBOE) from 2007-2020. She was unanimously voted to serve as Board Chair in January 2019.

Young represented the Board at the Conyers Rockdale Chamber of Commerce Board of Governor, Economic Development Board, and the Big Six Leadership initiative.

Young served as president of the Georgia School Boards Association (GSBA) from 2018-2019; president elect 2017-2018, and vice president 2016-2017 term. Notable service at GSBA includes Strategic Planning, Executive Committee, Legal Defense Committee, New Board Member Mentor, Georgia Vision Project Steering Committee, Advocacy Institute, and GSBA delegate to the National School Board Association Federal Relations Network.

Young is the former Director of Business and Industry and Continuing Education in Economic Development at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, a unit of Technical College System Georgia where she was responsible for continuing education programs and customized training for for DeKalb, Morgan, Newton and Rockdale Counties.

The luncheon is free for Chamber members and $20 for nonmembers.

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