Kwanza Hall

Current

• Councilmember at City of Atlanta, District 2
• Director of Business Development at Mactec Engineering and Consulting

Past

• VP of Technology at GoodWorks International
• IT Senior Project Manager at Fulton County Government

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Kwanza Hall’s Summary

Kwanza Hall was elected to the Atlanta City Council in November 2005. He represents District 2, Atlanta’s most socio-economically and culturally diverse district. Rich in history and culture, the district includes Centennial Olympic Park, Sweet Auburn, the King Center and Carter Presidential Library, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, Atlantic Station, and Inman Park, the City’s first suburb.

Councilman Hall serves on the Finance/Executive, Transportation and Community Development committees. Before his election to City Council, he served three years on the Atlanta Board of Education. An Atlanta native, Kwanza is an alumnus of Benjamin E. Mays High School and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently the Director of Business Development for MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Before joining MACTEC, he was Vice President of Technology for Ambassador Andrew Young’s GoodWorks International.

Among the boards on which he currently serves: Butler Street YMCA, Operation HOPE, the Historic District Development Corporation, the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, AfterSchool All-Stars, Creating Pride, and Midtown Bank. Kwanza is a 2007 alumnus of the German Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program. Other awards and recognitions: Leadership Georgia (Class of 2007); Regional Leadership Institute (2006); and L.E.A.D Atlanta (2005). Kwanza lives in the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District with his wife, Natalie, and two sons.

Kwanza Hall’s Experience

• Councilmember

  City of Atlanta, District 2

  (Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Government Administration industry)

  January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Key sponsored legislation 2006-2007
  
  07-O-1240 Updates distance requirements for Wine Specialty Shops to meet needs of higher-density intown neighborhoods
  
  07-O-0375 Expansion of Beltline Overlay (to include area west of Boulevard)
  
  07-R-1231 Provides one-year funding for 70 school crossing guards across City
  
  07-R-0487 Expansion of Downtown Improvement District (south of MLK to Memorial)
  
  07-R-0486 Establishes Zone 5 Precinct at Americasmart
  
  07-R-0244 Urges US Transportation Secretary to support Delta bid for direct flights between Atlanta and Shanghai
  
  06-R-2614 Authorizes temporary (6-month) hiring of 50 retired APD officers for assignment to high crime areas
  
  06-O-1332 Allocates $500,000 for Fairlie-Poplar Streetscapes Project
  
  06-O-1049 Approves new crosswalk and traffic signal for high-volume tourist area, Baker Street at Georgia Aquarium and New World of Coca-Cola
  
  06-O-0481 Allocates $350,000 for Edgewood/Auburn Corridor Streetscapes Project

• Director of Business Development

  Mactec Engineering and Consulting

  (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  December 2003 — Present (6 years )

• VP of Technology

  GoodWorks International

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Government Relations industry)

  June 2000 — July 2001 (1 year 2 months)

• IT Senior Project Manager

  Fulton County Government

  (Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

  January 1997 — June 2000 (3 years 6 months)

Kwanza Hall’s Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Political Science 1989 — 1995

  Activities and Societies:

  No. 6 Club, Media Lab

Additional Information

Kwanza Hall’s Groups:

MMF, Leadership Georgia, RLI, Regional Leadership Institute, LEAD

•    MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni

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