August 8 Speaker

Terrell L. Slayton, Jr., President & Chairman
100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.

http://www.100blackmen-atlanta.org


On December 31, 2006, Terrell L. Slayton, Jr. retired from Georgia state government after 30 years of dedicated service. During his last twelve years, he worked closely with Secretary of State Cathy Cox and served with distinction as Georgia’s Assistant Secretary of State.

Upon retiring, he founded The Slayton Group, LLC a lobbying, public affairs, organizational development and training firm. During his career, Terrell held several executive level positions in state government. He served as assistant commissioner in the Georgia Department of Human Resources and was the first African American male deputy commissioner in the Department of Corrections. In both agencies, he initiated successful leadership development programs and led several organizational development, training and facilitation initiatives.

Terrell has been actively involved in several community organizations including the United Way of Metropolitan of Atlanta; and a board member of The Georgia Legislative Black Caucus Advisory Board (past Chairperson), Leadership Atlanta, Georgia Communities in Schools, Inc., Morehouse Research Institute, and the Minority Advisory Board for the American Red Cross. Currently he serves as President and Chairman of 100 Black Men of Atlanta, Inc.

Mr. Slayton is a native of Troy, Alabama and holds an undergraduate and Masters Degree from Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama. He was awarded the Outstanding Alumnus Citation by his Alma Mater and also received the University’s Distinguished Service Award. Over the years, Mr. Slayton has received numerous meritorious awards.