Harvard Club of Georgia

Sunday Supper - November 20 (6-9PM)

with guest: Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim

Sunday Suppers are casual gatherings where new ideas and stimulating conversation are the main fare. The guest speaker leads an informal discussion based on their work or topic of interest. Reservations are open to current Harvard Club of Georgia members and their guests on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendance is limited to 12 people so that the conversation is more personal and happens around the dinner table.

The dinners are Pot-luck, so please bring a dish that you like that you can share. The November dinner will be at the home of Mike St. Louis.  We will have 12 club members (in addition to the guest speaker).

If you are interested in hosting a Sunday Dinner, please contact Robert ( rahahn5@gmail.com )

You must be fully immunized against Covid to attend.

COST: Free, but you must register in advance.

RSVP: Open to first 12 HCG members

SPEAKER: Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim

Guest Speaker

     Meet Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim

Guest Topic: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in City Local Government

Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim has always been a trailblazer. Born and raised on Atlanta’s Southside, she
was the first person in her family to graduate college, earning degrees from the University of
California at Berkeley, and, later, Goizueta School of Business at Emory University.
Two decades after graduating college, she led the legislative process to establish the City
of Atlanta's first, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. In her role as Chief Equity Officer, a
senior level-cabinet position, Qaadirah works with City leadership to develop social justice
policies and programs that confront equity, diversity, and inclusion issues, particularly around
the areas of workforce mobility, housing affordability, health, education, youth engagement, and
LGBTQ affairs.
A former U.S. Air Force Reservist, Qaadirah spent 17 years working at the Future
Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to disrupting the cycle of poverty by helping students at
underinvested-in public schools thrive and pursue higher education. She departed as the
organization’s CEO, having increased the organization’s revenue by 432% and ensured a 100%
high school graduation rate among afterschool participants.
As a Black woman in a groundbreaking new leadership role, Qaadirah remains devoted
to her personal mission to dismantle systems of injustice that marginalize people and
communities with her lived experience. She believes each one of us has a role to play in
empowering voices that go unheard, leading with dignity, and uniting with each other to chart
the path to a better tomorrow.