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ECE Student Seminar: Leveraging the Alumni Association – Now and as Alumni

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Date: Monday, April 26

Time: 12:30pm-1:20pm

Location: Klaus (Bldg 153) Rm 1447

To join remotely: https://bluejeans.com/987636040

Speaker: Dene Sheheane

Speaker’s Title: President

Speaker’s Affiliation: Georgia Tech Alumni Association

Seminar Title: Leveraging the Alumni Association – Now and as Alumni

Abstract of Talk:
The Georgia Tech Alumni Association builds an enduring community with all alumni standing in proud support of Georgia Tech and each other. Like any good community that means we work together to solve problems and provide opportunities to enhance everyone who is a part of it. Students will learn how they can connect with alumni to enhance their educational path by finding a mentor or job shadowing. The Alumni Association also provides valuable leadership development opportunities through volunteering that build the executive functioning skills needed to succeed post-graduation. Those opportunities to network, connect, learn, and engage don’t stop at graduation – we offer experiences for our alumni to continue to learn, grow, and give back. Learn how staying connected as alumni can help you find your next job, upskill to get ahead, and make lifelong connections. And we sure do have a lot of fun!

Biographical Sketch of the Speaker:
Dene Sheheane currently serves as the President of the Georgia Tech Alumni Association, a role he assumed in July of 2019. In this position, he works alongside the association staff, board of trustee members, and alumni volunteers to promote and serve all alumni and the Institute.

Prior to his current role, Sheheane served as Vice President of Government and Community Relations at the Georgia Institute of Technology beginning in 2014. In this role, he oversaw the Institute’s coordinated approach for developing and maintaining strong local, state, and federal relations through a team that serves as the “front door” for Georgia Tech to government and community stakeholders. Sheheane served as the primary representative of the Institute to government officials and was a principal advisor to the president and served as a member of his cabinet.

An alumnus of Georgia Tech, Sheheane returned to lead the government relations unit in 2007 after 13 years at Georgia State University where he was Associate Vice President for External Affairs. While at Georgia State, he was involved in all facets of external affairs and managed the university’s state relations. Sheheane’s more than 25-year career in government relations began in 1990 working in the administration of Georgia Governor Joe Frank Harris followed by a term with the administration of Governor Zell Miller.

A native Georgian, Sheheane holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Georgia Tech and a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University. He is a former chairman of the National Higher Education Government Relations Task Force and was selected as the 2017 recipient of the Marvin D. “Swede” Johnson Achievement Award in state government relations for higher education. He serves on the board of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and as an advisory board member to the Zell Miller Foundation.  He is an alumnus of Leadership Georgia, Class of 2002.

Sheheane resides in Acworth, Georgia, where he served as Chairman of the Acworth Downtown Development Authority. He and his wife Carrie are active members of Acworth United Methodist Church. They are the proud parents of three children – Riley, Max, and Tess.

 

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  • Created By:Ashlee Gardner
  • Created:04/22/2021
  • Modified By:Ashlee Gardner
  • Modified:04/23/2021

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