RUSLC Fall 2012 Presenters

Odelle A. Bizzell, II

ODELLE BIZZELL has been electrifying stages, lecture halls, and auditoriums for the last 4 years all over the   country. Odell has been a successful entrepreneur, author of 4 books, and featured in USA Today, Yahoo Finance, and CNBC.com all while in his 20s. Odell helps student leaders learn to recruit, retain, and motivate members in their organization along with other powerful skills to lead in the real world. His programs are fun, upbeat, thought provoking, life changing, and teach students how to IMPACT their organization, campus, and community. To find out more about Odelle visit: www.odellbizzell.com.

Katherine Elberfeld

KATHERINE ELBERFELD, founder and president of the Gabriel Center for Servant Leadership, is a Georgia  native. An Episcopal priest and published author, she holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., a master’s degree in communication from American University in Washington, D.C., and a master’s degree in divinity from Virginia  Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Va. Since 1998, Ms. Elberfeld has devoted her energies to spreading the power of servant-leadership. She is also passionate about reading, hiking and nature, aerobics, crossword puzzles,  music and is a longtime "Far Side" aficionado. To find out more about the Gabriel Center visit:  www.gabrielcenter.org.

Mark Elberfeld

MARK ELBERFELD, communications coordinator and facilitator of the Gabriel Center for Servant Leadership, grew up in Alexandria, Va. He taught in metro-Washington, D.C. and in Budapest, Hungary before settling in Atlanta. He holds a bachelor’s degree in English and art history from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. and a master’s degree in English from the Bread Loaf School of English in Middlebury, Vt.  He is currently finishing a master’s degree in creative writing at Georgia State University and has been at the Gabriel     Center since 2007. To find out more about the Gabriel Center visit:  www.gabrielcenter.org.

Chris Dupree

CHRIS DUPREE is a successful business leader with extensive sales and operations experience in the beverage industry.  P&L and revenue center experience managing group of up to 22 professionals, with up to $30 mm in revenue and up to $100 mm in assets.  Experienced in team building, change management and performance management.  Chris is know as a consistent performer that has met or exceeded the business objectives in the various sales and operations positions that he has held during his 31 years with Coca-Cola North America. 

Upon graduation from the University of Alabama, with a Bachelor of Science  in 1979 and becoming a Commissioned Officer in the United States Army, Chris was stationed at Fort Belvoir, VA and completed Engineering School.  Upon graduation and active duty, Chris joined Coca-Cola CUSA as a Territory Sales Manager in Waco, TX.  

Today Chris is the Director of Sales, Chain Accounts in the East Region.  In this role he directs and leads the development of sales strategy and implementation to increase the profit and volume of Coca-Cola products and services delivered to and through regional chains across multiple channels.

Robby Westbrook

ROBBY WESTBROOK, the head of Cherokee County's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management has been with the county for 31 years. He began his public safety career in Cherokee County in 1980 and became the Emergency Management Director in 1994.

 Director Westbrook is a practicing emergency manager and has been the Director of the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management since 1994. He is responsible for all aspects of the county emergency management program and began his public safety career in Cherokee County in 1980. Director Westbrook earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Reinhardt College and a Master of Science in Emergency Management from Jacksonville State University. Director Westbrook is a graduate of the Columbus State University Law Enforcement Command College and the University of Georgia Certified Local Government Manager Program. Director Westbrook is a Certified Emergency Manager and Master Emergency Manager within the State of Georgia and has obtained the highest international certification for emergency managers by earning the Certified Emergency Manager® certification given by the International Association of Emergency Managers.