Welcome!! As the founders of GANCC, we are excited to invite you to our launch of the Georgia Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce.
We are experienced professionals with extensive backgrounds in the field of autism spectrum disorder as well as parents of young adult children.
As parents and professionals, we understand the importance of a collaborative community of providers, agencies, parents, and community working closer together to allow our children to thrive. But after our adult children graduated from high school, we lost our entire community, supportive environments, and workplace options.
So we had no choice but to build that community again through the GANCC!
Modeled after the highly successful Colorado Neurodiversity Chamber of Commerce (we consulted with and are still collaborating with them!), the GANCC will be providing educational lectures and workshops; facilitating networking and social opportunities; and driving proven workplace models for our community of neurodivergent individuals, their advocates, service professionals, and Georgia businesses. Our members will include:
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Neurodiverse Population ages 18 and up who are working toward or ready for the workforce.
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Professional Service Providers who are experts in the field of transitional programming as well as creating and implementing workplace environments for neurodivergent populations in the workplace.
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Georgia Companies looking to implement the neurodivergent workforce into their businesses. These companies seek to understand and welcome the ROI benefits within their thriving organization. Also for HR experts and those corporate staff who educate and build a DEI culture with the company.
Our newest Board Member and Keynote Speaker, Michel Bordeau, MA, LCSW, will discuss on the struggles facing the neurdivergent adult population - in the workforce and in life. He will discuss key readiness skills and job experience as well as enhancing workplace environments and culture where everyone in the organization thrives! He will highlight how the GANCC will work toward creating connections, education, social networking and events for all our members that lead to successful outcomes.
RSVP TODAY! Come get to know us and find out how we can turn our connections into collaborations that turns into actionable progress! We are looking for community involvement as we all are committed to creating a more inclusive society.
Please RSVP as seating is limited.
Thank you,
Jacey Smith, MBA
Cathi Arora, MPA
Jenny Rankin, LPC
Details:
- Date: January 29, 2025
- Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
- Location: Serendipity Labs,121 Perimeter Center W, 2nd Floor, Atlanta, GA 30346
- Speakers: Jacey, Cathi and Jenny
- Keynote Speaker: Michel Bordeau, MA, LCSW
- More about Michel HERE
