The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is the intergovernmental coordination and planning agency for the 10-county metro Atlanta area, including Gwinnett. Gain insight from ARC Chairman Kerry Armstrong.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Kerry Armstrong is a Managing Director/Development Partner with Pope & Land Real Estate, a commercial real estate investment and development firm specializing in mixed-use projects, primarily in the southeastern United States. He joined Pope & Land in July 2012, and is involved in the development, marketing, leasing, and management of its projects, along with identifying and securing future opportunities.

Prior to joining Pope & Land, Mr. Armstrong, as a Senior Vice President, worked with Duke Realty Corporation for nearly 22 years where he played a leadership role in building Duke Realty’s Atlanta Office portfolio from about 460,000 square feet in 1990 to more than 4.5 million square feet through development and acquisition.

He holds a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University.

Kerry is a member of several key organizations in the commercial real estate industry, including The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP), and The Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors, and previously CoreNet, and The Urban Land Institute.

Kerry also is actively involved in numerous civic, educational, and charitable organizations. He is currently Chairman of the Board of The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the official planning agency for the 10 county metropolitan Atlanta region, and is a member of the Senior Policy Group of the Atlanta Urban Area Security Initiative. He is the Chairman of The North Fulton Community Improvement District and a member The State of Georgia Public-Private Partnerships Guidelines Committee. He serves as Director and Past Chairman (2009) of The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, as Director and Past Chairman (2003) of The Council for Quality Growth, as a Director of The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce and is on the Executive Committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s IoT.ATL initiative. Kerry also serves on the Boards of The Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation, The ATO Foundation and The Richmond Property Group.

His previous community service includes serving as Co-Chairman of The Atlanta Regional Workforce Board, on the Georgia Governor’s Water Contingency Planning Task Force, the Finance Committee of Citizens for Transportation Mobility, the Boards of The Georgia Gwinnett Technical College Foundation, United Way of Gwinnett (2003 Annual Campaign Chair), The Georgia Bio Science Joint Development Authority and Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful. During his tenure on the Board of the ARC prior to being elected Chairman, he served on its Executive, Environment and Land Use (Water Team Leader) and Ethics Committees. He has also served on two Citizens’ Task Forces for Gwinnett County, and chaired two fundraising programs for The Boy Scouts. He also served on the Gwinnett Technical College President Search Committee. He is a Director and Past President of The Armstrong Clan Society, (a Scottish heritage society), and is a former member of the St. Andrews Society of Atlanta. He is an alumnus of Leadership Gwinnett (2002) and The Regional Leadership Institute (2016).

Kerry, his wife Wendy, and their daughter Jenny live near Duluth, Georgia, and are members of the Duluth First United Methodist Church, where he serves on The Administrative Council (Chairman), and the Finance Committee, having previously served on the Staff/Parish Relations Committee (including Chairman), and Major Gifts Committees for two capital campaigns.

He has received numerous accolades for his community service efforts, including a Public Service Award from The Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce in 2006, and he was named Citizen of the Year by The Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce for 2008. In 2013, he received the Georgia Department of Transportation Leadership Award. In 2018, he received the John Williams CID Leadership Award from the Council For Quality Growth. He has been recognized by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians.

He is an avid fly-fisherman and upland hunter.

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