Kwanza Hall was elected to the Atlanta City Council in November 2005. He represented District 2, Atlanta’s most socio-economically and culturally diverse district. Rich in history and culture, the district includes Centennial Olympic Park, Sweet Auburn, the King Center and Carter Presidential Library, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, Atlantic Station, and Inman Park, the City’s first suburb. Former Councilman Hall served on the Finance/Executive, Transportation, Public Safety, Utilities, Zoning and Community Development committees. Before his election to City Council, he served two years on the Atlanta Board of Education. An Atlanta native, Kwanza is an alumnus of Benjamin E. Mays High School and attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For six years he served as the Director of Business Development for MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Before joining MACTEC, he was Vice President of Technology for Ambassador Andrew Young’s GoodWorks International. Kwanza is currently working in the tech startup community.His board service included Butler Street YMCA, Operation HOPE, the Historic District Development Corporation, the Ferst Foundation for Childhood Literacy, AfterSchool All-Stars, Creating Pride, and Midtown Bank. Kwanza is a 2007 alumnus of the German Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program. Other awards and recognitions: Leadership Georgia (Class of 2007); Regional Leadership Institute (2006); and L.E.A.D Atlanta (2005). Kwanza lives in the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District.