{"65515":{"#nid":"65515","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Institute Appoints New Director of Community Relations","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 11, Christopher Burke joined the Office of Government and Community Relations as the new director of community relations. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cChris brings a network of professional contacts in local government and relationships with key leaders to Georgia Tech that will serve the Institute well as we seek to strengthen our involvement in and support of our surrounding communities,\u201d said Dene Sheheane, executive director of government and community relations.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs director, Burke will maintain and cultivate relationships with community and government groups including the Atlanta City Council and the Mayor\u2019s Office. He will coordinate community outreach activities with local neighborhood associations and will advise Tech students on community service and leadership opportunities related to community initiatives.\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI\u0027m very excited about the chance to serve the communities surrounding Georgia Tech and work on initiatives that improve the quality of life for people in these areas \u2014 and all residents in metro-Atlanta,\u201d he said. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBurke comes to Tech from the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association, where he has been employed since 1999 and has served as vice president of government affairs since 2003. In this role, Burke worked with neighborhood, government and business leaders on housing initiatives that are important to the Atlanta area. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThose experiences taught me consensus-building skills that are relevant to progress and the many commonalities we as residents of metro-Atlanta share,\u201d he added. \u201cEnsuring that Georgia Tech\u0027s reputation of excellence resonates with members of the Atlanta community is a priority. My goal is to ensure that every community we touch will enjoy a stronger future.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBurke earned a bachelor of arts in sociology and a master of public administration from Clark-Atlanta University.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn April 11, Christopher Burke joined the Office of Government and Community Relations as the new director of community relations.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"On April 11, Christopher Burke joined the Office of Government and Community Relations as the new director of community relations."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-04-12 07:45:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:34","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-04-12T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65516":{"id":"65516","type":"image","title":"Christopher Burke","body":null,"created":"1449176863","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:07:43","changed":"1475894579","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:59","alt":"Christopher Burke","file":{"fid":"193235","name":"chris_burke.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/chris_burke.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/chris_burke.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":931995,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/chris_burke.jpg?itok=Myqw_lVi"}}},"media_ids":["65516"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.gov.gatech.edu\/community","title":"Office of Government and Community Relations"}],"groups":[{"id":"1183","name":"Home"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12753","name":"Christopher Burke"},{"id":"12754","name":"Director of Community Relations"},{"id":"12755","name":"Office of Government and Community Relations"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}