At our June Luncheon we had a special presentation by Dan Branch. Dan has spent the past year working with local grads from the other Academies to organize and activate an online Networking Group in Linked-In named “Academy Connect Atlanta”. We believe “Academy Connect Atlanta†will be a great tool and resource for online interaction between local Academy grads, which should prove beneficial for offline professional and personal communications and collaboration.
To view Dan’s presentation slides click the link below:
Dan Branch Academy Connect Atlanta Presentation
Please read the following announcement from our Academy Connect Atlanta organizers regarding how to sign up!
Fellow Atlanta-area USNA Alumni,
In an effort to strengthen the bonds between Atlanta-area Service Academy alumni, a new “connection” has been created - Academy Connect Atlanta. The goal of Academy Connect Atlanta is to create a platform for all Atlanta alumni to connect, reconnect, and network with fellow Service Academy alumni, with a focus toward the business world.
If you are interested in joining Academy Connect Atlanta,
take the following steps:
First, register for a LinkedIn account. If you
don’t already have a LinkedIn user account, register by clicking on the following
text link:http://www.linkedin.com/
Next, join Academy Connect Atlanta. To join, click the
following text link: http://www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=1793667
All Join Requests will be Verified:
If you are a member of the USNAAA Atlanta Chapter and subscribe to our
email service USNAAAAMAIL, you may have already been pre-authorized to
join. (All requests for membership will be verified for Service
Academy alumni status. So, if your email address is not in the
USNAAAAMAIL database yet, the administrator will review your request to
join and grant access after alumni status has been verified.)
The immediate outcome of Academy Connect Atlanta is
that hundreds of service academy Atlanta professionals will quickly be
connected with fellow alumni who share the same passion for dedication,
hard work, and integrity in their business dealings and relationships.
In the near future, you will be invited – through the LinkedIn platform
– to participate in formal, business-related meetings with local and state
business and political leaders as speakers.
Please email any of the group’s administrators for more information:
Jeff Plank USMA ’85 jplank@grosscollins.com
Arnold Galit USNA ’92 arnoldgalit@gmail.com
Brian Pilger USNA ’93 blpilger@comcast.net
Dan Branch USNA ’96 dbranch@taylorconsultinggroup.com
Luncheon attendees
included: Mitch Rowland Â’71, Bill Rentz Â’55, John Stark Â’57, Matt
Coy Â’01, Tom Galloway Â’71, Karl Schwelm Â’71, Ed Sunberg Â’68, Rick
Jacobs Â’72, Ed Hux Â’61, Le Whitfield
Â’71, Bayly Taff Â’84, Bob Schultz Â’71, Mike Miller Â’66, Pete
Knoetgen Â’77, Jim Slemenda Â’66, Jon Barton Â’66, Mario Maddox Â’85,
Michelle Maddox Â’13, Brian Jackson Â’81.