Board of Trustees

Administrative Divisions

Betty Siegel

1000 Chastain Road
Mail Drop 9106
Kennesaw, GA 30144

President Emeritus
Distinguished Chair, SILEC

Partnerships/Collaborations:

• Co-founder, of the International Alliance for Invitational Education, IAIE, an international non-profit organization now in its 25 th year, dedicated to maximizing the development of human potential throughout the educative process both in schools and colleges around the world. With international centers in Hong Kong and Bermuda, expansion is currently underway in South Africa, Hungary, China, Thailand and Bahrain.
• As a founding member, is currently the chair of the foundation of Safe America, an organization which has recently extended into WorldSafe, dedicated to influencing public policy and practice globally on matters relating to public health and public safety.
• Convener -- Oxford – Sundance Conclaves in partnership with participating AASCU universities.
• Seboka, in progress, conference in collaboration with Stellenbosch University & John Knapp, Georgia State University.
• Imbizio, in progress, in collaboration with Arlethia Perry, Office of External Affairs & Felice Suttle of South Africa.
• At the request of certain Chinese business interests, the Siegel Center for Business and Ethics in Shanghai is in process of being developed with an opening in the spring. The high-tech Siegel Internet Café already in operation.
• Lead consultant with Morris Brown College on institutional transformation.
• Siegel Institute – Chair collaboratives.
• Initiator and convener of Wintering Into Wisdom conference.

Public & Community Affairs

• Active member, Governor’s Commission for New Georgia
• Co-hosted a reception for Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, GCAPP
• Governor’s Boards Seminars conducted on ongoing basis to deliver Ethical Leadership Orientation sessions designed to meet different levels of leadership. The orientation is the product of a partnership with John Knapp, formerly with SILEC, and now with The Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility at Georgia State.
• Global Citizens Circle Boston and Atlanta
• Member of the following boards:
  • American Humanics
  • American Institute for Managing Diversity
  • Atlanta Ballet
  • Battle for Kids
  • Bacchus
  • Blaze Sports
  • Boy Scouts of America
  • Character Education Partnership
  • CHRIS Kids
  • Commission for a New Georgia
  • Delta Board of Curators
  • G-CAPP (Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention)
  • Georgia Council for Humanities
  • Georgia Public Broadcasting NE Georgia Advisory Board
  • Georgia Substance Abuse
  • Grady Health Care system Board of Visitors
  • Golden Key International
  • G-PAN
  • Humanics
  • Hope Homes
  • Junior Achievement of Georgia
  • International Alliance for Invitational Education
  • Life University
  • Medici Center
  • One Georgia Bank
  • PAGE Foundation
  • Piedmont College
  • Ron Clark Academy
  • Safe America
  • Servant Leadership
  • Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF)
  • The Georgian Club
  • The National Museum of Patriotism
  • The 191 Club
  • Theater in the Square
  • Wellstar Institute Advisory Board
    
    

Selected Speaking Engagements:

July 07:

• McConnell Foundation

 August 07:

• The Davis Academy – Keynote, opening school address.
• Shallowford Presbyterian Church, motivational speech.
• University of West Georgia - Georgia Women's Institute - Address & Awards Banquet.
• Barrow schools opening address.
• “UGA Lessons in Leadership Class”, Regent Pat Petard, Terry School of Business, University of Georgia.

September 07:

• Major address U.S. Probation Office Fall retreat.
• The Federal District Court, naturalization ceremony.
• Convener Oxford-Sundance Conclave
• The Atlanta Regional Commission Regional Youth Leadership Program
• Participant – Global Citizens Circle Boston
  

October 07:

• Keynote: International Alliance for Invitational Education, Lexington, KY.
• Major address The Principals Center Annual Conference, Georgia State University on Invitational Education.
• One GA Bank Luncheon address for Atlanta business leaders with Judge Benhem.
• Keynote address faculty, staff and students, University of Findlay.
• Keynote 4th annual Stryker Lecture Series, Florida State University – 50 th anniversary of Leadership Institute.
• Address GA Coalition for Physical Activity and Nutrition.
• University Class – Leadership KSU College of Education
• Remarks – Concert Hall dedication
• Invited to Drucker Foundation Annual Meeting – New York City
• Leadership Planning team for Hesselbein Center, University of Pittsburgh
  

November 07:

• Cobb Chamber Leadership Program.
• Georgian Club, Global Education/Becoming an Invitational Leader.
• International meeting of WorldSafe in London
• Meeting with Stephen Covey on Ethical Leadership – Salt Lake Citiy
• Convocation address – Life University

December 07:

• College of Nursing Mercer University address to graduates.
• Commencement speech, Troy State University.
• United Community Bank, address Junior Board of Directors.

January 08

• SILEC, Year of Authentic Leadership.
• Project Management Institute ~ Keynote
• Rotary Club of Rome

February 08

• Sandy Springs Business Association Meeting.
• Presenter, Turknett Leadership & Character award ceremony
• Mass. Personnel Associates
• ACHS Annual Golden Key, Keynote.
• Harper College Executive Leadership Conference.
• U.J. Southern Mississippi, address.
• Keynote, Project Management Institute
• Women In Technology, address
  

March 08:

• Board of Corrections Ethics Orientation.
• Atlanta History Center.
  
  

April 08:

• International Association of Facilitators (IAF) North America Conference, Atlanta; Invitational Ethical Leadership
• Possible Woman Summit
• Massachusetts College
• Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study, South Africa

May 08:

• North Atlanta Prayer Breakfast address.
• Address KCTCS New Horizons Teaching and Learning Conference
• Rotary Peace Symposium, University of South Carolina
• Input Leadership Summit
• 2008 Excel Leadership Graduation
• Home Depot ~ Global Compliance & Ethics
• Virginia Network

June 08:

• Dublin 1 st Year Experience

July 08:

• Golden Key International Conference

August 08:

• Project Management Institute
• Bibb County Schools
• WellStar Society
• James Madison University

 Awards and Nominations

• Nominee - Woman of the Year – Atlanta Women’s Network
• “2007 Distinguished Services Award" from Georgia Coalition for Physical Activity & Nutrition on continued dedication and support.
• Awarded “2007 Lifetime Ethics Advocate Award” The Center for Ethics and Corporate Responsibility, J. Mack Robinson College of Business. The annual address for the Center is named the Betty L. Siegel address.