| Event Name: |
The State of the Defense Industrial Base in Georgia
Website
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| Event Date: |
03/27/2025 |
| Event Time: |
11:30am - 1:00pm |
| Event Organizer: |
Atlanta Chapter |
| Event Sponsor: |
FBC |
| Description: |
Come out and learn about the "State of the Defense
Industrial Base in Georgia"
Our speaker this month is Kimberly S. Allred,
Manager-Aerospace, Defense, and Cybersecurity for
the Metro Atlanta Chamber. She will discuss what
is going on in an around the state including the
latest up and coming activities.
In her current role, Kimberly spearheads the Metro
Atlanta Chamber's Aerospace and Defense ecosystems
where she helps convene business leaders,
academia, and other key stakeholders to strengthen
the ecosystem, grow these industry verticals and
recruit new companies within these sectors to
locate to the region. Kimberly previously worked
on the Chamber's Economic Development team as a
Project Manager facilitating both expansion and
recruitment efforts across the 29 county Metro
Atlanta region.
This month's meeting will be at Dobbins ARB in the
Consolidate Club Dining Area. This is a dining
facility, and you can purchase lunch and attend
the meeting. Please sign up, and if you need base
access, reach out to us.
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| Event Subject: |
Defense Cybersecurity Aerospace |
| Event Speaker: |
Kimberly is involved in numerous community non-
profit and professional organizations where she
has held several leadership positions including
serving on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta
Commercial Board of Realtors, Site Selector's
Guild, Council for Quality Growth's Emerging
Leaders Initiative, The Drake House Professional
Advisory Council, the Greater North Fulton
Chamber's NextGen Committee, and the University of
Mississippi's Young Alumni Council. She also
served on the City of Roswell's 2040 Comprehensive
Plan committee, the Atlanta Regional Commission's
Regional Excellence Awards jury, and is a graduate
of Leadership North Fulton and the Department of
Community Affairs Georgia Academy for Economic
Development.
Kimberly lives in East Cobb with her husband,
Brandon, and their daughter, Harper Grace.
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| Event Category: |
Luncheon |
| Event Theme: |
Defense |
| Location: |
Dobbins ARB Consolidated Club
Marietta, GA |
| Event Contact: |
Paul Ivan Wertz |
| Event Contact Phone: |
1770331549 |
| Event Contact E-Mail: |
paul@sherpawerx.com |
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