Odyssey Annual Brunch
February 5, 2018
St. Regis Hotel – Buckhead
Thank you for joining us at the Annual Brunch. We invite you to follow this site to see photos and video from the morning, as well as updates about planning for the 10th Anniversary Brunch in 2019!
The Odyssey Brunch is Odyssey’s premier fundraising event of the year, and is attended by several hundred Atlantans who share a commitment to educational access for all of Atlanta’s youth. The morning includes a networking brunch, raffle, and a short keynote address by a national thought leader in education. The event also honors each year a star Odyssey student who represents the promising future of Atlanta’s youth.
Odyssey Brunch Keynote Speakers
2017 – Dr. Michael Lomax, CEO and President of UNCF
2016 – Dr. Pedro Noguera, Distinguished Professor at UCLA
2015 – Meria J. Cartstarphen, Superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools
2014 – Panel with Dr. William Clarkson IV, Headmaster of The Westminster Schools, and John “Sandy’ Smith, founding Odyssey Board Member, moderated by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN
Dr. Michael Lomax
Dr. Pedro Noguera
Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen
2017 Photos
2018 Odyssey Brunch Committee
Co-Chairs: Catherine Flynn and Betsy Meacham
Honorary Co-Chairs: Amy Kim Gira and Lys Paulhus
Corrie Alford
Jennifer Bennecke
Trameka Bettis
Tasneem Bhatia
Marnee Byrd
Julia Demetrius
Abby Echols
Reema Gillian
Lea Gilliland
Emi Gragnani
Margaret Goheen
Tina Hunsicker
Chambless Kalka
Lindsey Kamin
Jennifer Kellett
Landon Lanier
Ashley Miller
Catherine Jaxon
Swati Patel
Whitney Paulowsky
Alden Potts
Michelle Quinones
Stephanie Resnick
Jeannie Sands
Mary Schwartz
Silke Wahl
Angela West
Kira Wood
Annual Brunch Raffle
Congratulation to Raffle Prize Winner Patricia Robinson.
Funds raised by the raffle will cover the costs of 6 students next summer.
Prize Package included:
- Elegant accommodations for two nights for two people (one room) at The Cloister or The Lodge at Sea Island. The resort has received four Forbes Five-Star awards for nine consecutive years.
- One round of golf per person (2 total and including cart and forecaddie) on any of Sea Island’s championship courses, including Seaside and Plantation, site of the PGA Tour’s RSM Classic.
- $2,000 American Express Gift Card to cover food and other travel costs.
