Dr. Kendra King on Leadership at the ASCEND Leadership Conference Saturday

Dr. Kendra King will provide the keynote address on Leadership at the First Annual A.S.C.E.N.D. Leadership Conference for Younger Women this Saturday, March 26th. We want you to get to know Dr. King before you meet her Saturday. Hold on to your seats this woman is so awesome that she will blow you away!

Dr. Kendra A. King is a sought-after political thinker and commentator on political and spiritual leadership, Hip Hop politics and culture, African-American politics, the Black church, and leadership training and development. She is an Associate Professor of Politics at Oglethorpe University and the Director of the Rich Foundation Urban Program. Dr. King is an author or co-author of two books and nearly 10 articles. In 2009, Dr. King published two book chapters: "Let's Get It Started" in Service-Learning With Government Partners (Jossey-Bass Publishing Company, 2009) and For Us, By Us: Marginalized Groups Need To Take Back Hip Hop for the book, Justice in America (Kendall-Hunt Publishing, 2009).

She is also a very passionate and grounded public speaker. In 2008, she was praised for her ability to, “add insight, vision, and wisdom as well as hold her own,” as the only female voice on the 2008, “Watch This” Election Panel which included the Honorable Andrew Young, Congressman Hank Johnson, and Bishop Eddie L. Long. The event was hosted by CNN.

In addition to professional work, Dr. King devotes time to community service. Most notably, she was appointed as the Director of the Rich Foundation Urban Leadership Program, an umbrella organization on the Oglethorpe University campus which helps to attract, maintain and develop leaders. She has served as faculty advisor and mentor to several campus-wide organizations and students. She has served as a member of the Faculty Council and the Academic Program Committee in service to her colleagues.

ASCEND Act   | Speak | Create | Empower | Network | Develop
Saturday, March 26, 2011
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
103 West, Atlanta

Visit youngerwomenatlanta.org to learn more!