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TechBridge

$1500 current bid
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Meet with Andre Dickens, Vice President of Development at TechBridge.

Auction Package:

Pick between the following options for your 1:1 meeting with Andre:

  • Bourbon Tasting at a local Atlanta distillery.
  • Afternoon at Top Golf Atlanta. Drinks and small plates included.
  • Cigars and bourbon at a local cigar bar.

About Andre:

Andre Dickens is a City of Atlanta council member, businessman, nonprofit executive, engineer, speaker, deacon, father, and native Atlantan. His career follows his passions and his impact follows his commitment.

Dickens is the Georgia Community Leader for TechBridge, a nonprofit that drives community impact by bringing affordable technology and business expertise to other nonprofit organizations. In 2018, he co-founded the Technology Career Program. The free program is designed to prepare unemployed and individuals experiencing a disadvantaged in the work field for a career in the growing technology job market. The program teaches them high demand technology skills while helping participants land jobs in IT departments across Atlanta.

Council member Dickens was elected citywide to the Atlanta City Council Post 3 at-Large in November 2013. He previously served as the chairman of the Public Safety Committee and the Community Development Committee, as well as on the boards of the Atlanta BeltLine, Invest Atlanta, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights.

Dickens served as the Assistant Director of Outreach Initiatives for Georgia Tech's Office of Institute Diversity. He spearheaded the African-American Male Institute, which resulted in a significant increase in the GPA and graduation rate among black males. He also managed the Focus graduate school recruitment program and the Challenge Program that helps hundreds of students successfully transition into college life each year.

Winning Bidder:

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