Spring 2016

VBSS 2016 is Almost Here! ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Letter from our Board President,

Pam Rosenthal"Community is not a place. Community is what is taking place."

I read this quote several years ago and it struck me so much that Iwrote it on a Post­It note and stuck it on my bulletin board. It oftenreminds me of why I do the professional work that I do, and why Ichoose to volunteer my personal time with Leadership SandySprings. Ultimately, don't we all just want to live in healthy, fruitfulcommunities where we raise happy families and break bread withour neighbors? Over the past couple of months, Leadership Sandy Springs hasbrought thought­provoking, meaningful programs to the greatercommunity. At Live, Learn, Lead, we learned from Dr. JimJohnson about the profound demographic trends, and how wecan proactively prepare for the impact of these changes tostrengthen our communities. Just a few weeks ago, wediscussed our imminent transportation challenges and then cameto understand how these hurdles will ultimately create greaterconnectivity to each other and to our community. Leadership Sandy Springs continues to bring the critical issues tothe forefront to create dialogue, action and advocacy. It's true thatcommunity is what is taking place at Leadership Sandy Springs.Won't you join us?

LSS E­NEWS

In This IssueLetter from our Board

President

Live, Learn, Lead SandySprings

Volunteer for a BetterSandy Springs

Transportation Summit2016

Class of 2016 Update

Sponsors

Youth Leadership SandySprings

Lost Corner Mix 'n Mingle

Alumni RecognitionAwards

Graduation 2016

Member Notes

Vision and Mission

Board ofTrustees Executive Committee: President: Pam Rosenthal President Elect:Chip Swearngan Treasurer: Patty Voelz Secretary: Andrea Settles Primary area ofresponsibility:

Ambassadors:Patty ConwayClare Stefan

Live, Learn, Lead Sandy Springs 2016 was a great success

LSS was honored and delighted to host the second annual Live,Learn, Lead Sandy Springs in February featuring Dr. Jim Johnsonof the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise, UNC Chapel Hill. Dr.Johnson shared many fascinating and sobering demographictrends and statistics with Sandy Springs residents. Theinformation he presented illustrated the shifts many communitiesare experiencing. In his humorous style, he provided insights intohow to face these challenges as well as inspiration to continue theconversation in our local environment.

Volunteer for a Better Sandy Springs Day 2016

Sign Up Today! VBSS, our annual, community­wide service day returns onSaturday, April 16 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sponsored by

Civic Roundtable:Carolyn AxtGraham McDonald

Class 2016 Programs:Elizabeth KellySean O'Toole

Communications:Dawn ReedChip SwearnganSally Wyeth

Development:Andrea SettlesClare StefanBrenda Rothschild

Diversity:Trinita PattonJan Paul

Finance:Augustus BrownPaula OwensPatty Voelz

Human Resources:Robert CahnMark Rosenthal

Live, Learn, Lead:Teri CloudPam RosenthalVicki Willard

Member Programs:Gene JordanKaren Trylovich

MBM:Ernestine MorganJune Carlson

Selection/Recruitment:Villard BastienBob Levinson

Strategic Planning:Jason LinaTrinita Patton

VBSS: Steve SoteresJason LinaSally Wyeth

YLSS:Howard AustinChip Houston

Leadership Sandy Springs, our program of giving back has grownas sponsors and volunteers have stepped up to provide funding,materials, and labor to make improvements to 21 local nonprofitorganizations, government establishments and public schools.Improvements are valued at over $425,000 in upgrades to ourcommunity. Kickoff will take place rain or shine at North Springs Charter HighSchool at 7447 Roswell Rd, Sandy Springs, 30328, withbreakfast provided to registered participants, and Mayor RustyPaul in attendance to inspire and personally thank volunteers. Register here to participate and choose your work site today foryour VBSS Day T­shirt (while supplies last). Following the kickoff,volunteers will disperse to one of the work sites. Work tasksinclude landscaping, painting, carpentry, organization and generalclean­up projects. Work sites: Abernathy Arts Center, Big Trees Forest Preserve,Community Assistance Center, Crooked Creek Park, DorothyBenson Senior Multipurpose Complex, Hammond Park, HeritageSandy Springs, Keep Sandy Springs Beautiful, Sandy SpringsLibrary, Sandy Springs Tennis Center, Spalding Park, WatershedAlliance of Sandy Springs, North Springs Charter High School,Ridgeview Charter School, Sandy Springs Charter MiddleSchool, Dunwoody Springs Elementary, High Point Elementary,Ison Springs Elementary, Lake Forest Elementary, Spalding DriveCharter Elementary, and Woodland Charter Elementary.

Transportation Summit 2016Leadership Sandy Springs hosted its first Transportation Summitwith a stellar panel of experts: Keith Parker, CEO of MARTA;Yvonne Williams, CEO of Perimeter Community ImprovementDistricts (PCIDs); Bryant Poole, Assistant City Manager, City ofSandy Springs; and Chris Tomlinson, Executive Director ofGeorgia Regional Transportation Authority. The panel wasmoderated by Atlanta Business Chronicle publisher DavidRubinger. Numerous Sandy Springs residents and leaders of thebusiness, education, civic and nonprofit industries attended and

Trustees Emeritus: Ellen Stein Ludi Villanueva

submitted questions which the panel addressed. Multi­modalalternatives to driving were discussed including walking, biking,and taking public transit. A few exciting ideas were floatedincluding expanding MARTA and GRTA as well as running astreetcar on Roswell Road.

Class of 2016 Update ­ Regional Day

2016 Class Regional Day consisted of a transit adventure. Afterpresentations from Georgia Power, MARTA and Grady Hospital,the class took the Georgia Tech Trolley, MARTA train, and AtlantaStreetcar. They finished the afternoon at Atlanta RegionalCommission hearing about the film industry in Georgia as well asPATH 400 coming to Sandy Springs.

Thank you to our VBSS sponsors!

Location Sponsors

Community PartnersNorth Springs Charter High SchoolSandy Springs Bar AssociationSR Walker Designs

Youth Leadership Sandy Springs Update ­Public Safety Day

Josh Patton takes his "beer goggles" off, stunned at how much asimulated three drinks affected his coordination. Sandy Springspolice officers brought the Fatal Vision goggles during YLSS' lookat public safety in our community. The group also heard fromundercover narcotics officers, the SWAT team and canine unit. They ended their study touring the Fulton County jail with SheriffTed Jackson.

LSS Alumni Mix 'N Mingle at Lost Corner

Come join the monthly 2015 Class Social as they extend aninvitation to all alumni at the Lost Corner Cottage, May 5th, 5:30­7:30pm. The beautifully restored 1920's cottage has recentlyopened as an event facility. Beer, wine, and light refreshmentswill be served. $10. Register here.

Please bring canned goods for the Community Assistance Center(CAC) to the event. CAC's Food 'n Fun event is on May 7th andit would be nice for the members of LSS to make a contribution.

Alumni Recognition Award Each year at Graduation we recognize alumni whohave been outstanding leaders in our community. Nowis the time to nominate for this year.

Nominees must have graduated at least five yearsago. The goal of the LSS Alumni Recognition Program is two­fold. The program is intended not only to honor the contributionsthat individual alumni have made to the community, but also tobuild relationships between members of different LSS class years.

By honoring the ongoing accomplishments of LSS graduates intheir volunteer work, the Alumni Recognition Program alsoacknowledges the diversity of the leadership roles they havetaken. LSS is proud to recognize the personal commitments thatthe alumni have made; their dedicated involvement in thecommunity is an important affirmation of the LSS experience.

* Nominations will be based on volunteer involvement in thecommunity and non­profit organizations (that is, beyond theirnormal employment duties).* To be eligible for nomination, an alumnus must be an LSSgraduate for at least 5 years.* The Alumni Award Committee is comprised of previoushonorees, who will meet annually for this purpose. Send nominations to Linda Bain at linda.bain@gmail.com. Previous Alumni Award Recipients are listed in our directory.

Graduation Class of 2016 2016 Graduation andAlumni Recognition,May 12th at TempleSinai, 5645 Dupree DrNW, Sandy Springs, GA30327.

Join the celebration aswe congratulate theClass of 2016 as well asour alumni awardwinners. $30 for the dinner. Register here.

Member Notes Let us know when LSS Alumni are promotedor receive recognition so we can share witheveryone.

Dr. Robert Shaw (2016) Principal of Riverwood InternationalCharter School and member of LSS Class of 2016, received theFulton County Schools' Central Learning Community Principal ofthe Year. Molly Welch (2015) and her company W Landscape Design, Inc.was awarded the street tree installation of 59 five inch bosqueelms along Abernathy Drive by the City of Sandy Springs, as partof the Abernathy Greenway southside addition. Craig Chandler (2015) was promoted from the rank of Captainto Major at the Sandy Springs Police Department.

Kyle Pietrantonio (2013) assumed the position of Holy SpiritPreparatory School Head of School March 1. He replaces GarethGenner, who resigned to become chancellor of Holy SpiritCollege.

Chad Knudsen (2013) is now Vice President Client Executive ofChas. Lunsford Sons & Associates. He can be reached at 678­462­8994.

Linda Bain (2002) just received Park Pride's 2016 InspirationAward for her work on our green space. Directory updates:Kristen Moody's personal email is kristenemoody@yahoo.com.Cheryl Sykes: 404­255­7305 cell; 404­255­7424 home. Neva Dixon Rountree can be reached at 404­406­5885.Maggie Ehrlich (2015) has a new email address:mehrlich@gsu.edu

YLSS Notes (new addition!)Five of North Springs Charter High School's recently announcedtop 10 students are YLSSers: Abi Szabo (salutatorian), Luke Muehring (STAR Student), aswell as Alice Ann Lever, Alexa Rakusin and Rachel Kaufman. Two of the top 10 students at Riverwood International CharterSchool are YLSS alumni, Kyle Weil and Shaina Goldfein.

Where They Are Now ­ YLSS Alumni

YLSS alumni Thomas Beeson recruited three teammates,bought cones, balls and other supplies to help establish an athleticprogram for Los Ninos Primero, an academic program for at­risk3­6­year­olds in Sandy Springs. Now Saturday mornings,Thomas and friends coach between 30 to 50 budding soccerplayers. Thomas is a 17­year­old junior at Marist.

YLSS alumni Chandler Arney signed to play lacrosse at VassarCollege.__________________________________________________________

Please continue to keep us regularly informed of promotions, jobchanges, professional initiatives, volunteer projects, and life/family

updates so we can share it with other members through ournewsletter. Send your information to:

communications@leadershipsandysprings.org

LSS: Our Vision and Our Mission Vision:Foster a vibrant Sandy Springs byserving as the nexus for communityleadership development. Mission:We develop, educate and connectindividuals to lead and bring value to our diverse community. Ourrole is to inspire, excite and equip people who will shape a thrivingSandy Springs.

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