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or more than 20 years, the Chamber-sponsored Leadership
Coweta program has provided participants a better
~ B Y D A N A B R O W N understanding of how our community works, opportunities to
F build relationships with the region’s leaders and inspiration
to use their talents to serve our community. Each year, approximately
20 applicants representing areas such as business, social services,
government, cultural and educational organizations are selected by the Brass has pointed
Leadership Coweta Executive Team. In the nine-session class, they learn his leadership skills
about the business, government and nonprofit aspects of community toward public service
life in Coweta County so that they may engage in many facets of since being part of the 2013
community leadership. Leadership Coweta class. He ran for
For 2016, Leadership Coweta was redesigned with enhanced and was elected to the Georgia State
features. “We changed the structure of the board and program to Senate to represent District 28 beginning
accomplish the ultimate goal, which is to grow leaders in Coweta in January 2017. In that role, he will be the Garnet Reynolds & Matt Brass
County and to get those leaders more involved with the voice of Coweta, Carroll, Fulton, Heard and
Chamber, political processes, government, nonprofits, and Troup counties. He will continue to co-chair
in the community as a whole,” said Leadership Coweta “What we Leadership Coweta even as he begins his
Co-Chair Matt Brass. want with time in office.
Co-Chair Garnet Reynolds agreed, Leadership Coweta is for “What we want with Leadership Coweta
saying “Throughout the program you it to be the grounds on which is for it to be the grounds on which
can see how the Chamber plays a role to grow these leaders and to give the to grow these leaders and to
in all aspects of the community from current leaders a source to give the current leaders a
healthcare to business to education to replace themselves.” source to replace themselves,”
quality of life. You get a full picture and can see - Matt Brass, Georgia State Brass said. “That’s really what the idea
what an important role the Chamber plays in our Senator, District 28 behind Leadership Coweta is. It’s up to the
community, but also what role the Chamber believes you graduates to figure out what role they’re going to play,
can play in the community as a leader.” and then it’s up to our current leaders to nurture them to
Both Brass and Reynolds are alumni of Leadership Coweta help them find their role. What my job is as co-chair and
classes and attest to the impact the program has had on them. on the board is to help all of them figure it out.”
Reynolds, a commercial banker with BB&T, said, “It helped me get “Leadership Coweta is the key program for the future
involved and improve my relationships within the community. My leaders of Newnan and Coweta County,” said Reynolds. “The
expectations were met far beyond what I thought I would be able to get program is positioned to motivate, educate and encourage
out of the program as a student, and that made me want to get involved individuals to make a positive impact and difference for the citizens
as a leader because I was hungry for more.” and the business owners of Newnan and Coweta County.”

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