Third Wednesday Luncheon
Luncheons provide a venue for making new connections, getting the word out about your business, learning about other businesses, and discovering what is happening throughout the community. Each luncheon includes member announcements, a guest presenter as well as a business sponsor.
Current Chamber Members Register Here:
Chamber Guests Register Here:
Guest $20.00 in advance
Guest $25.00 at the door
Upcoming Luncheon Dates and Speakers
* all luncheons will be held at the
Kaiser Permanente Panola Medical Center *
Members are Free
Guest $20.00 in advance.
Guest $25.00 at the door.
February
Date: 2/19/2025
Speaker: Nancy Flake from Urban League of Urban Atlanta
and Rosemarie A. Drake from the US Small Business Administration
Rosemarie has also served as the State of Georgia Deputy District, Supervisory Lender Relations
Specialist and Lender Relations Specialist in the Philadelphia District Office
Rosemarie A. Drake, 7(a) Program Division Chief at the U S Small Business Administration in the Office
of Capital Access. Her role as Chief includes developing and recommending Agency-wide policies and
procedures which govern the SBA’s 7(a) loan program.
Rosemarie has over 25 years experience in commercial lending, complex credit, and financial analysis,
entrepreneurship and serving on advisory boards for nonprofit entities focused on lending to
underserved markets.
She is a graduate of Temple University’s School of Business and attended Kentucky State University in
the Whitney Young Honors Program. Rosemarie is an active member of the Beulah Missionary Baptist
Church in Decatur, Georgia. She is a native of Philadelphia, PA.
March
Date: 3/19/2025
Speaker: TBD
April
Date: 4/16/2025
Speaker: Dekalb County School District Superintendent
May
Date: 5/21/2025
Speaker: Dekalb State Delegation Multiple
June
Date: 6/18/2025
Speaker: Chris Clark from Georgia Chamber of Commerce
July
Date: No Meeting
August
Date: 8/20/2025
Speaker: TBD
September
Date: 9/17/2025
Speaker: TBD
October
Date: 10/15/2025
Speaker: Kaiser Permanente
November
Date: 11/19/2025
Speaker: GALA
December
Date: 12/17/2025
Speaker: Membership Appreciation Breakfast
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