GAHRA RESIDENT LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
STONE MOUNTAIN, GA
AUGUST 25-27, 2026
Conference Location:
Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort
4021 Lakeview Drive
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Conference Registration Online
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on August 1, 2026
The GAHRA Human Services – Resident Support Committee is planning for the 25th Annual GAHRA Resident Leadership Development Conference. The conference will be held August 25- 27, 2026, at Atlanta Evergreen Lakeside Resort, Stone Mountain, GA. The registration cost for the conference will be $350.00 per person. This fee includes conference materials and other conference amenities. Rooms will book up quickly, so make your reservations now!
We ask that you complete the online Registration Form along with payment by 5:00 p.m. August 1, 2026, so that we may finalize our plans. Registration is limited to the first 150 people.
Registrations after the deadline will not be accepted. There will be no on-site registration.
This conference will provide leadership, development and wellness training that should excite and motivate everyone involved to return to their authorities inspired and refreshed. The cost for this conference is an eligible expense using your Resident Participation Funds.
Feel free to contact Shanicki Burton at (770) 957-4494 ext. 223, sburton@mcdonoughha.org or Nicole Smart at 770-419-5108, nsmart@mariettahousingauthority.org if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Shanicki L. Burton, Chair
Nicole Smart, Vice Chair
GAHRA Human Services – Resident Support Committee
Resident Leadership Information Packet
TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2026
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm Conference Registration
3:30 pm – 4:15pm Conference Opening
6:00 pm Drone Show/ Dinner on your own
Each Housing Authority is asked to provide (3) door prizes- $10 minimum cost per prize
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2026
7:45 am – 8:45 am Breakfast
8:45 am – 9:15 am Opening Session
9:15 am – 10:15 am Morning Session
10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:30 pm Morning Session
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch/ Door Prizes
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Afternoon Session
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Afternoon Session
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm Afternoon Break
3:15 pm – 4:15 pm Afternoon Session
4:15 pm- 4:45 pm Afternoon Session
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Dinner/ Decade’s Party
THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026
7:00 am – 9:00 am Breakfast
9:15 am – 10:45 am Welcome & Invocation, Reflections & Open Mic, Closing