Speaker

2008 Conference Speakers

C. W. Copeland - The Power of Credit -

C. W. Copeland is an adjunct professor at Clark-Atlanta University and the Principal of C.W. Copeland & Associates, LLC. He holds numerous licenses and registrations in the areas of investments and insurance and is a Financial Planner with the Atlanta Planning Group where he coordinates the efforts of attorneys, tax advisors, employee benefits coordinators, estate and business planners, and pension managers for the benefit of his clients.

Lee Baker, CFP® - Building Your Financial Security

Lee has been actively involved in the Financial Planning Association and its predecessor organizations (ICFP & IAFP) since 1998. In 2007, Lee serves as President of the Georgia Chapter of the Financial Planning Association. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Emory University CFP® Program. Lee sits on the Board of Directors for the Wesley Community Centers, Inc. a non-profit organization dedicated to meeting the needs of an underserved youth and senior population.

Lee has been quoted in the pages of Black Enterprise Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Financial Planning Magazine, Dow Jones and Investment News. Lee has also made television and radio appearances on Focus Atlanta, A Woman’s Place.

GEORGE G. ANDREWS - PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CAPITOL CITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY

With advocacy for the African American Community as his cornerstone, George G. Andrews has built a solid professional career in Atlanta and the state of Georgia as a People's Banker. He is the Founder/ Director of Capitol City & Trust Company. This institution has grown and prospered under the watchful eyes of Mr. Andrews, who currently serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Capitol City Bank & Trust Company has four branch offices in Atlanta, including Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and three regional offices in Albany, Savannah and Augusta, Georgia.

Michael Johnson - Keynote Luncheon -Achieving True Wealth in 2008

Michael A. Johnson is a Mortgage Banker here at Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Sports & Entertainment Division who brings a wealth of knowledge as well as the passion to help you to have a pleasant buying experience. Obtaining your financial goals and balancing home life can be a most difficult and exasperating task. Let me show you how to not only achieve the much needed balance of living in high speed society, but also acquire the home of your dreams. I will accomplish this by providing you with loan options that will assist you in establishing equity and balancing debt which will help you get back to the more important things like enjoying family and your new home.

Robert Wilson - Taking Control

Rob is a master at teaching Wealth building concepts. He has published a number of best-selling books including “Unlocking Wealth”, “Taking Control Live”, “It’s Business, Not Personal”, “Building Children Money Habits”, “Credit- Understanding The Variables” (WAC Books).

Georgia Secretary of State, Cathy Cox, recognized him for helping citizens “achieve their highest financial goals and improving the future of their families.” In 2005, former Secretary Cox acknowledged Wilson as an outstanding citizen for his consumer advocacy work and appointed him a Goodwill Ambassador to the state of Georgia.