Georgia College & State University to host Usery Forum on Leadership Today

The Hon. Jane Kidd to speak at Georgia College & State University.

On Monday, 16 Oct. 2023, at 5 p.m, Georgia College & State University Leadership Programs will host Jane Kidd, Alex Gregory Distinguished fellow and leader in residence for the Usery Forum on Leadership. 

Kidd’s career spans more than 30 years in public service and higher education. Elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2004, she represented the 115th district in the General Assembly. She served as chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia from 2007 until 2011. Additionally, she served three terms on the City Council of Lavonia, Georgia and as campaign manager and district director for U.S. Congressman Don Johnson.

An experienced communicator and public relations professional, Kidd served in executive leadership roles at Clemson University, the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication and Piedmont University. She served as vice president for the public relations firm Gehrung Associates and as director of development for the State Botanical Garden of Georgia.

"We are delighted and honored to have Jane Kidd speak in our Usery Forum," says Dr. Harold Mock, director of leadership programs. "Like the namesake of our forum, Jane's career epitomizes service to others and a deep and abiding commitment to leadership for the public good." 

The Usery Forum on Leadership is hosted by Georgia College's Leadership Programs. 

The event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Magnolia Ballroom in Milledgeville. To learn more, visit ideas.leadcreatively.org.

The Usery Forum on Leadership honors the legacy of U.S. Secretary of Labor W. J. Usery, Jr., exploring leadership that brings people together in service to the public good. The series is supported by a generous gift from Mr. And Mrs. Melvin and Eleyce Usery.

For more information, visit leadcreatively.org or contact leadership.programs@gcsu.edu or (478) 445-1227.

Georgia College’s Office of Leadership Programs provides teaching, research and public service related to leadership, citizenship, democracy and public affairs. With the support of a distinguished faculty and practitioners, we educate the next generation of Georgia’s leaders for the public good. Our programs bring together scholars and students, as well as business leaders, non-profit executives, journalists and public officials and offer a trusted forum on citizen-leadership and pressing issues of the day.